By Nathan Pace
InkFreeNews
WARSAW — Addie Lind is wrapping up her junior year at Warsaw High School and is bringing attention to her school on the tennis court. Lind went undefeated at No. 1 singles during the season and is in position for further success.
“I’ve had some great competition. All these girls I’m playing against are really good. A lot of them are also good friends of mine. I’ve known these girls for multiple years and have been playing against them for multiple years,” Lind said. “I know as I get further into the competition it will be a lot harder. I am just going to keep my head up high and keep playing the best that I can.”
Lind is the youngest of four siblings and her mother, Stacy Lind, is also her high school coach. In addition to coaching tennis at Warsaw, Stacy teaches the sport and her daughter has absorbed everything like sponge.
“I teach tennis camps with my mom, anything involving tennis around Warsaw I’m probably in it. It brings me joy to help people learn to enjoy the sport. Tennis to some people is confusing and I think it’s easy and I want to show them a new side of tennis,” Lind said. “My mom has always taught tennis and that’s what I grew up with. I started in kindergarten and played ever since.”
Her mom works at the Eastlake Athletic Club in Elkhart as the tennis pro. Her older brother, Colton, also played tennis at Warsaw when Stacy took over the head coaching jobs for both the girls and boys teams in 2019.
“I looked up to him a lot,” Addie Lind said on Colton. “He had a great work ethic. He helped me as a motivator.”
Lind grew up in Warsaw thanks to her dad Eric, taking a job in the orthopedics industry. The whole Lind family has called Warsaw home ever since.
Lind had strong freshman and sophomore seasons but as a junior, just winning a point against her is rare in Northern Lakes Conference competition. Her 2024 season was a perfect 20-0 through the regular season.She added a sectional title on Friday, May 17.
A regular season win against Penn to push the Tigers to a 3-2 team victory is currently her favorite moment of the year. She won a regional match against an opponent from Penn again on Tuesday, May 21, 6-3, 7-5.
It’s not just her tennis pedigree helping Lind as much as its her dedication to the sport year round. Lind says she practices two to three hours a day even in the offseason. The hard work has also made her more confident on the court.
“I think my mental toughness has come a long way because tennis is a very mentally tough sport. If you don’t have great mental toughness I think you can struggle a lot. I think I have come a long way from that,” Lind said.
Playing in college is something Lind is seeking and she will play in some tournaments during summer vacation to boost her recruitment.
With one more season at Warsaw remaining, Lind is appreciative of the support she has seen from the Warsaw community.
“I think they are very supportive. I can feel the support from them for our team. It feels good knowing the community has my back,” Lind said. “I feel very prideful that I am able to represent the Warsaw community in such a good way.”
