By Cooper Chadwick
When the state tennis tournament was in Winfield in 2023, Wellington’s duo of Kadynce Aufdengarten and Logan Robinson got tons of support. It was a key to their finishing eighth in state.
Even though it was their first season playing together, Aufdengarten and Robinson meshed well.
“On the court, we are hard hitters with extreme focus. Off-court we have similar personalities – we both are goofy and compassionate. I’m very vocal on the court and she takes everything in stride. She has a great awareness of where the ball is at all times,” Robinson said.
Aufdengarten is adamant on doing what it takes to improve on her finish in state with Robinson in October.
“I got second last year at regionals behind my teammates Cruz and Lyric Cornejo and (I) hope to get first this year. I hope to get in the top four at state as we were one match away from the top four last year and battled hard to take the match into three sets before falling to Independence, so we went on to place eighth,” Aufdengarten said.
Placing higher in state has been on the mind of both players, driving them to put in more work in the offseason.
“Tennis is about muscle memory and repetition, so I try to build good habits before the season starts and then build on them during the season,” Robinson said.
