Indiana Women's Tennis: Senior Quotes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Seniors Caitlin Bernard, Michelle McKamey, Jelly Bozovic and Annabelle Andrinopoulos will be honored on Sunday for senior day. Also being honored will be manager Daniel Meszaros and athletic trainer Jessica Carr.

The following are quotes from the team on each senior and support staff member.

Caitlin Bernard

Cait, even though I only know you for a short amount of time you've become close to my heart. You taught me to never give up no matter how bad it is. You taught me what it means to fight for something greater than myself. You showed me that no injury can stop you if you really love something. You always knew how to make me laugh. My heart breaks at the thought of never seeing you again on the courts with/next to me. It is not gonna be I (IU) without U...Thank you for being my friend and support I needed.
- Laura Masic

Cait:
My favorite cat person, I will miss you and Trenty so much. Being part of team Trenty was so fun and I will miss these moments when we tried to make Trenty proud. Thank you for being a good teammate, and being there for me. I will miss the way you fight on the court, and how every time you step on that court you play to win. You influenced me to do better and try harder. I will miss everything with you. Thank you for it all!
-Mila Mejic

I'm so grateful that I got to call you my teammate, my doubles partner and my friend. You are an amazing leader and tennis player, and at the same time, one of the most fun people i have ever met. Along with that, you are one of the strongest people I have ever met and I have no doubt that you can overcome anything in this world, while still keeping a smile on your face.
I'm grateful for all the memories we have on and off the court, as well as being best friends. I wish you all the best in your career and I hope one day you will lead a college team to winning the NCAA tournament . Love you
-Alex Staiculescu

Hey Caitlin congrats! You made it!! Six years of being on the team and training every single day with your intensity is amazing! I don't know if i could do it! I am so beyond proud of you and it is going to be so hard to say goodbye to such an amazing teammate. It's going to be so hard getting used to you not being around, but i promise I will make you proud! Congrats and I love you!
-Rose Hu

Dear Cait, thank you for all the fun times and support you gave me through my roughest time in my already tough freshmen year. Thank you for making me laugh constantly with your busted comments. Wishing you all the best for the future. May you achieve everything that you want.
- Sayda Hernandez

Cait getting to know you this year has been absolutely fantastic. I'm so thankful for your great team leadership. You were so approachable for me this year and I wish you all the best in wherever life takes you next.
- Jacqueline Stasney

Cait,
I am tearing up even thinking about writing this to you. If anyone knows us, they know our bond is inseparable and honestly one of a kind. You have been an overwhelmingly good leader to this team and you have overcome so many obstacles that will show how much of a fighter you are forever. You are truly the best friend and teammate a gril could ask for and I am still beyond thankful that you wanted to be my friend. I love everything about you and look up to you in a million ways. I strive to have your fierce mentality and I;m working on it haha! The world is yours my love, you have everything going for you and have such a bright future ahead of you. I hope you have the most special day and you get all the love and support that you deserve. Here's to a lifetime of us! I love every bit of you!!! Congrats.
-Lexi Kubas

Michelle McKamey

Michelle: Michelle your work ethic is so inspiring. How you manage to come to tennis practice everyday and give it your best with so much positive energy after such little sleep and so much studying is just something so many of us could never do. You are the most supportive teammate there is and there is no one that cheers for others louder than you. Hopefully we can stay in touch as you'll still be here at school. Best of luck with optometry!
-Jacqueline Stasny

Mich, you are the type of person who doesn't need to say a word and yet will bring joy no matter where and with who you are. You brought so much positivity into my life and always made me smile with your best dancing moves. You showed me how at the same time you can be a great athlete and student. As you would always say "Fake it until you make it" well Mich, you made it...I am so proud of you! I am so "glad" that corona happened because if it hadn't I wouldn't be able to meet you and call you my teammate, my friend, my family.
-Laura Masic

Michelle:
Mish mali, you are the most positive person I've ever met, always with a smile on your face. You helped me out so much to lift up from my down periods in my freshman year, and I never took a chance to thank you for that. I love talking to you about anything, because you have such an amazing personality. I will miss our small chit-chats on the court, even though they got me distracted from practice often. I will miss your positivity on and off practice, and I'm so happy you're staying for 3 more years because I will be able to spend time with you off court. Thank you for everything!
-Mila Mejic

Michelle:
Thank you for being the sister and gave me a lot of help in these past two years! Will remember the time when we were studying together on the bus and you always helped me. Your hard work and discipline is definitely what I will always remember about you I wish you all the best in your next journey and I will always be there to support you??
-Rose Hu

Dear Michelle, you have brought so much brightness to my life on and off the court. Your tireless energy is immaculate and always gets me in a better mood. I am so thankful that Indiana gave me you and that I can call you my teammate. Wishing you all the best in your future journeys. Cannot wait for you to be my future optometrist.
-Sayda Hernandez

Thank you Michelle for all the leadership and positivity you bring every day. I am so lucky to have met such a role model as you. I admire the passion you put in every thing that you do, whether it is tennis or school or just being organized. I know you like Meredith Grey, but you are the real life version of Cristina Yang, a pure perfectionist. You motivate me to not settle for " pretty good", but to aspire for greatness in every aspect of my life. For that I will be thankful for the rest of my life. I am lucky to get to call you my teammate and my friend. I wish you'll keep being yourself throughout any obstacles life will throw at you because you are a pretty amazing person. I wish you all the best in your career and I have no doubt that you will be the best optometrist this planet has ever seen! Love you
-Alex Staiculescu

Miche,
I look up to you in so many different ways and don't know if I would have survived these last two years without you. You are possibly the most disciplined, hardworking and genius person I have ever met. It is inspiring to watch you do the things you do and it is beautiful to see how far you've come in such a short amount of time. I have a blast with you on and off the court and I wouldn't change our friendship for a certain thing. I aspire to be like you in all of my life and I will forever thank God that I was able to learn from such a star. I have no doubt in my mind that you will succeed in anything that you want to do, I just want you to be brave and honest in every decision you make. You are a shining star, nothing in this world can hold you back from achieving what you want. Never hold yourself back! The world is yours and I cannot wait to see what you do in this next chapter of your life. Thank you for everything and I hope you have the best senior day. I love you!
-Lexi Kubas

Jelly Bozovic

Jelly: Thank you Jelly for all your support, leadership and kindness you gave me for these past two years. Thank you for being there for me whenever i needed help: from rides, to advice ,and to helping me adjust in a different country. I am also thankful for all the Jelly questions that always lighten up everyone's mood. You are one of a kind and I am lucky to have you as a friend and as a teammate. I want to thank your mom too for her kindness and support, as well as for all the coffees that I desperately needed. I wish you all the best in your next chapter and I hope the FBI people are smart enough to accept you in their program. You are a gem , love ya !
-Alex Staiculescu

Jelly:
Jellyzabeth, I can't imagine college life without you and I don't want this semester to end. I will miss you so much. Thank you for being a great teammate, you made every practice and every trip more enjoyable. Thank you for showing me how to fight, you're a true Jelly monster. Thank you for being my roomie this whole semester, I will miss laughing and joking with you until 1 am. Thank you for listening about my problems, you were always there when I needed you. You're such a fun person and I wish we had more of it. Thank you for helping me out with everything, next year I will probably die without you to take care of me. Most importantly, thank you for being my best friend and my mom at the same time
-Mila Mejic

Jelly: jelly, life really comes full circle. I remember being just 15 and hitting with you at burns field with Tom. Getting to know you even more this year has been great. The confidence you carry yourself with is unmatched. Thank you for being there for me when I was having a hard time this year. I could always come and talk to you! Good luck this summer, I know you'll find great success in whatever your future holds.
-Jacqueline Stasny

Dear Jelly, thank you for showing me how to be a part of the team. Thank you for every piece of advice you have given me. Thank you for being a great teammate! Good luck and tons of best wishes.
-Sayda Hernandez

Jelly, you have not just been a friend to me, you have been a home, a shoulder I can always count on, and most important you have been my family. Thank you for everything that you and your beautiful family have done for me, I hope one day I am going to be able to do the same for you. Thank you for being the leader and for all the support and effort you gave to the team. Thank you for accepting me as I am. I can't even describe how much you mean to me and how much I am gonna miss you, my curly friend ??
-Laura Masic

Jel,
I look up to the way you compete, work hard, and always persevere no matter what is thrown at you. You are seriously a gem and have been such a leader to this team. This friendship we have created is something I will forever hold close to my heart and is something I will never forget. You are someone who is never afraid to be brave and someone who always sticks up for themselves. I strive to be like that and I always take notes on how you act in certain situations. You are seriously so special and I cannot wait to see and watch you grow these next years as you step into the real world. Love you so much Jel, thank you for it all.
-Lexi Kubas

Annabelle Andrinopoulos

Belle: Belle this year has been an absolute blast. Your humor enlightens everyone's mood all of the time. You have been such a supportive and caring teammate to me and I'm super thankful. Good luck with your future. I know you'll do big things!
-Jacqueline Stasny

Dear Belle, thank you for making this freshmen year so much funnier and easier. Thank you for everything that you have done for this team. Everything you do is filled with incredible passion and persistence. I wish you all the luck in this world!
-Sayda Hernandez

Belle:
Hii Belle sis, thank you for your effort and leadership that you have given to the team. I'm also proud of your experience and how you've handled it. I wish you best of luck in your next journey of life! I love you!
-Rose Hu

Belle: Thank you for being an international mom for me. As you know, there are many problems coming at you when you are an international student and I look up at you and ask myself: " How would Belle handle this? " I probably never told you this, but I admire how organized you are with every aspect of your life and how you manage to have fun in any circumstances. You are what I aspire to be when I will be 24. I am so thankful that I met you and that we became not only teammates, but good friends as well. I know at this time you don't know if you want to stay in the US or go back home, but follow your heart and no matter what you decide, I know you will be successful and have an awesome career anywhere in the world. Love you
-Alex Staiculescu

Belle:
Annabelle, you were like an older sister to me, the one I always wanted to have. Always there when I needed her support. I will miss your jokes, you have an amazing sense of humor and you always make me laugh hard. I admired the way you fight and how much you sacrificed yourself for this team. I will miss occasionally joining you in the lobby to study , and I'll miss seeing you there at 6 am because you're still studying. You are a great person and thank you for everything you've done for me.
-Mila Mejic

Belle, you were the inspiration to all of us, I cannot even describe to you how much I respect you as a person and athlete. You showed me that everything is possible if you really want it. Your positivity, smile, and kindness have made an unbearable time so much better. You made me laugh when I didn't even want to. Your words of encouragement inspired me on and off the courts, you will never know how much your help meant to me. You are always gonna be my mom and someone who has a special place in my heart.
-Laura Masic

Belle,
I sometimes wonder how I got so lucky to have the greatest friends/teammates I could have ever asked for. You make my day better the second that I see you. You are a courageous leader and I look up to you in so many ways. I am so beyond thankful that I met you and your sense of humor is one of my favorite things about you. You always make me feel included and loved no matter what. Thank you for teaching me so many life lessons and always making me feel special. You are truly one of the greatest friends I have ever had. Thank you for everything and for treating me with kindness in every way possible. The world is yours, and whatever you decided to do you will succeed at it. I have no doubt in my mind that you will be a star in anything and I know that we will be close forever. You are such a light in my life. Thank you again for it all. I love you so much!
-Lexi Kubas

The team also wanted to thank their senior manager Daniel Meszaros and athletic trainer Jessica Carr.

Daniel Meszaros

DANIEL : I want to thank you for all the hard work and dedication you've been putting in this team on a daily basis. You've always managed to make practice more fun and to put me in a good mood on the court with a little joke. All the little things that you do for this team make a big impact on our success, even if it's not that obvious. Thank you for being a great person on and off the court and I wish you all the best in your next chapter! You will be missed!
-Alex Staiculescu

Daniel thank you for being the best manager that a team could ask for. Thank you for all the support and effort you put into this program. I am gonna miss you so much Big dawg! P.s. Go back to Europe it's so much better:)
-Laura Masic

Daniel: thank you for being an absolutely fantastic manager. It was great being able to relate to someone about Kelley and all of my classes. Good luck in Chicago next year I know you'll do great! We will definitely miss you at practice next year.
-Jacqueline Stasny

Daniel:
Thank you for loving your job so much, I never saw anyone being more passionate about picking up balls than you. This team will never have such a manager. I enjoyed playing against you, even though I would be mad because you just can't miss a single ball. Thank you for all the fun we had, you are truly the coolest manager ever! Živeli!
-Mila Mejic

Daniel:
Thank you for all the effort and hard work you've given to this team. I know picking up all the balls that are left on the court is not always the best thing. I know being on the same court over and over again is not always the most exciting either. I really appreciate those things that you've done for this team. Thank you Daniel!
-Rose Hu

Daniel, thank you for taking care of all of us and the effort you have given to this team. Thank you for being the best manager ever! I am gonna miss you.
-Sayda Hernandez

Daniel,
Thank you for being such a great addition to our team and being so supportive. You are such a great guy with so many amazing qualities and I'm proud to say you were our manager these past two years. You work so incredibly hard and love your job so much it's inspiring. I wish you the best of luck in your years to come! You will do amazing things!!
-Lexi Kubas

Jessica Carr

Jessie: I remember the first week when Lexi told me you were the best trainer ever. And now I know you truly are. Not only have you helped me with all my injuries and problems this year but you have also just been such a great friend not only to me but to everyone on the team. Your positive attitude is amazing. We love you!! Good luck in your future!! - -Jacqueline Stasny

Jessie:
Thank you for taking care of me,otherwise I would probably die. You are the best trainer and best psychologist as well. Thank you for supporting me in making hard decisions this semester, you encouraged me to be brave and stand for myself. Thank you for the leadership you provided us, I appreciate every advice you ever gave us. And don't forget, always remember the girl in the mirror, because she is the most positive and most thoughtful person.
-Mila Mejic

Jessie:
Jessie, when I started writing this I actually wanted to cry. I can't imagine what we're gonna do without you next year. Thank you thank you for taking care of each of us on this team and always working so hard. Jessie I will miss you. I don't know if other trainers can send us encouragement quotes when we're down or not. If yes I will appreciate it, if not I will be stronger. Jessie, you will always always be remembered!
-Rose Hu

Dear Jessica, thank you for being the best athletic trainer someone could have! Thank you for everything you did for this team. I am going to miss you.
-Sayda Hernandez

Dear Jessie, thank you for taking care of me and everything that you have done for the team. Without you, my groins would have left my body. I am gonna miss you so much! Wishing you all the luck in this world, because you deserve it.
-Laura Masic

Jessie,
You are possibly the reason I made it through these last years standing and alive. You have treated me with such care and love that you have seriously changed my life for the better .You keep me disciplined and always in tact, even when I am being dramatic. You are my mom away from home and I am so thankful for the friendship we have created over these past years. I seriously look up to so many of the attributes you contain and I wouldn't wish for anyone else to be my trainer. Thank you again for anything and I will never in my life forget you. I can't wait to see what you do in your future and how you succeed. Love you so much.
-Lexi Kubas

Jessie, This is coming from the healthy one of the team, or at least for now. I admire you for all the passion you put in your work every day and for always having a smile on your face in any situation. You have done a lot of things for this team that weren't necessarily in your job duties, which shows what a lovely and compassionate person you are. You've always managed to lift this team up ! I wish you all the best for your next chapter and keep being the awesome person that you are.
-Alex Staiculescu

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