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Achilles tendon injury sidelines
Carril indefinitely By Ram Luthra The nation’s No. 7-ranked TCU men’s tennis team won’t have any players participating in the Rolex National Indoor Championships in Dallas today through Sunday. Senior Esteban Carril, ranked No. 20 nationally, removed his name from the singles main draw Tuesday because of an Achilles tendon injury. Kristin Lage, associate athletic trainer, said Carril has a left Achilles strain. She said although Carril is making progress, no timetable can be set for his return. “We want him to get as much out of the tendon as possible, but he isn’t able to train hard on it,” Lage said. Carril said the injury is unusual.
“It’s a very weird injury, because sometimes it’s all right and then at times it causes (a lot of) pain,” Carril said. “It really is painful when I run on it.” Carril said the injury occurred sometime during the Winter Break, but he could not remember exactly when. Carril is taking part in daily therapy, stretching and strength conditioning to repair the injury. He is seeing limited action on the court during practice, he said. Because of the nature of Carril’s injury, head coach Joey Rive said he wants to make sure Carril heals properly. “This is a very delicate injury,” Rive said. “(Carril) needs to give the injury time to get healthy.” Carril said he is optimistic about a speedy and healthy return, but he is trying to remain patient. “I really want to come back for the National Team Indoors in Seattle,” Carril said. “But in order for that, I need to get healthy and get cleared by the training staff.” The Frogs are scheduled to participate in the National Indoor Championships in Seattle Feb. 15 to 18. The two-time All-American has already missed the Rice Indoor Tournament and a dual match vs. Texas-Arlington during the spring season. Carril was replaced in the tournament by Middle Tennessee State sophomore Daniel Klemetz. Ram Luthra |
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