Oleh Jannerson Girsang
Nama Frederika Girsang tidak asing lagi di dunia tennis Indonesia. Mungkin anda bilang saya emosional. Itu benar. Bagi saya sendiri selama ini, Frederika Girsang mendapat tempat khusus karena dia boru Girsang--satu marga dengan saya.
Walau saya tidak pernah mengenalnya secara pribadi, tetapi dia adalah idola saya di olah raga tenis. Mantan pemegang ranking 138 International Tennis Federation (ITF) ini telah mengukir nama Indonesia di dunia internasional.
Setelah bertahun-tahun tidak melihatnya tampil, muncul kerinduan untuk sekedar mengetahui dimana dia sekarang. Mungkin saya bernasib baik hari ini, karena secara kebetulan menemukannya di situs http://www2.owlsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=560&path=wten.
Ternyata, sekarang dia menjadi Assistant Head Coach Temple, Amerika Serikat. Kerinduan saya sedikit terobati membaca kisahnya dan melihat gambarnya. Frederika, perempuan Indonesia berprestasi dan memberikan inspirasi. Selain sukses di Tennis, dia juga sukses dalam perkuliahannya. Bahkan sudah memegang gelar Master dari Ball State, USA.
Inilah kutipan lengkap, tentang kisahnya. Saya tidak menerjemahkannya, karena takut salah. Entah
Women's Tennis Coaching StaffFrederika Girsang
Frederika Girsang
Assistant Head Coach
fgirsang@temple.edu
Frederika Girsang is in her second season as an assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Temple.
She arrived on North Broad Street after two seasons as an assistant women's tennis coach at Ball State. At Ball State University, she assisted the head coach with on and off court duties, as well as working with the team. She also guided individual players through one-on-one sessions.
A four-year letterwinner in tennis at Western Michigan, Girsang was tabbed the 2003 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, which was the first time a WMU player had received the award since its inauguration in 1998. During her career she also was named the 2001 MAC Newcomer of the Year and helped the Broncos to win the MAC championship. Girsang was ranked nationally and regionally over her tenure with the Broncos with her highest ranking being 62nd.
Girsang was the 2003 singles champion at the ITA National Summer Championships and was runner-up in doubles play. She competed in the Riviera All-American Championship in Pacific Palisades, Calif., also in 2003.
Prior coming to the United States, Girsang was the top Indonesian junior player with International Tennis Federation (ITF) ranked 138, where she also competed at the Australian Open Junior. She then continued her success by achieving her highest national ranking (#4) in Indonesia, and competed internationally at the ITF Women's Circuits.
In December 2008, she competed at the USTA National Championships at Flushing, NY, and captured the USTA gold ball at the Women's Doubles event.
A native of Jakarta, Indonesia, Girsang earned a bachelor's degree in recreation from Western Michigan in 2005 and a master's degree in sports management from Ball State in 2008.
Source: http://www2.owlsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=560&path=wten
Terima kasih Frederika karena telah membalas email saya 17 Desember 2010. Semoga sukses selalu. Kami bangga punya Frederika.
Email Frederika Girsang, 18 Desember 2010
"Hallo Jannerson!
Salam kenal juga.
Terima kasih atas blog-nya. Saya sangat terkesan sewaktu membacanya dan bangga bisa membawa nama Girsang sampai dimana saya berada saat ini.
Semoga sukses selalu dan marga Girsang bisa membawa inspirasi buat rekan-rekan yang lain.
Terima kasih,
Frederika Girsang
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