{"id":8113,"date":"2022-03-28T18:50:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2022-03-28T18:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:50:37","slug":"athletic-setback-leads-to-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2022\/03\/28\/athletic-setback-leads-to-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic setback leads to comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Meredith Haas \u201824, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A women\u2019s tennis player was able to turn a major injury into a success story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The possibility of injury looms overhead as an athlete\u2019s worst nightmare, and this is a nightmare that one athlete is familiar with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Honrade, a junior on the women\u2019s tennis team, expected April 28 to be just like every other match, but that was not the case. A few games in and one week before conference playoffs, no one would expect what was coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was running for a ball and felt my left knee dislocate in the middle of a point,\u201d Honrade said. \u201cI remember falling down and yelling for the trainers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shankroff Tennis Center went quiet as spectators and players tried to grasp what had happened. Trainers rushed to help Honrade, where she was carried off the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took an MRI to confirm that the injury was an ACL tear, and surgery was quickly scheduled for the beginning of summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was devastated,\u201d Honrade said. \u201cWhen I was told I wouldn\u2019t be able to compete again for at least nine months, I felt like a huge part of me was ripped away. I was also angry because all of the hard work I had put into the season was ruined by a single moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The road to recovery wasn\u2019t easy, requiring physical therapy two to three times a week after surgery, as well as frequent check-ups with her surgeon. As Honrade began to gain some function of her knee, the next step was working with LVC\u2019s athletic trainers to begin getting ready for a return to competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flash forwards several months, and Honrade has returned to action on the tennis court, resuming her position right back among the top of the team\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was definitely a long, slow process to get back to normal,\u201d Honrade said. \u201cIt feels amazing to be back on the court and competing, all the hard work and time I put into these past 9 months is finally paying off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making it to the championship last year and picked second in the pre-season polls, the LVC women\u2019s tennis team is undoubtedly going to be even stronger with Honrade back on the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this setback would likely have kept many athletes away from their respective sports, the same could not be said in this instance. Instead, Honrade has a new appreciation for what it means to be an athlete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf this experience has taught me anything, it\u2019s to be grateful for your body and never take your abilities for granted,\u201d Honrade said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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