Monday #19 Trinity (CT) def. #26 Kalamazoo 6-3 This was a surprising box score, as Trinity won by dominating the bottom half of the singles lineup. We knew that depth wasn’t Kalamazoo’s strength, but it seemed like they were at least four players deep. Trinity picked up some close wins at the top of the…
I think the easiest way to talk about the big picture is by going through each team and looking at their individual situations, so that is what I’m going to do. Although they are no longer accurate, I’m going to do this in the same order as the last ITA rankings. I’m going to discuss…
Monday #5 NCW vs. #27 Chicago Everyone knows that Chicago is capable of winning any match, but this year has been tumultuous for them, and I don’t think it’s getting better today. NCW plays with a lot of heart, and they’re too confident to get intimidated by Chicago. They also need to bounce back from…
Rain diminished what would have been an extremely significant weekend, but there were still a couple huge stories. The biggest story of the weekend was Washington and Lee, who finally got a couple big wins after playing really good tennis for the first half of the season. On Saturday, they beat Case Western in an…
Atlantic South Max Kaye (Swarthmore) Very few A South teams were in action last week, but that doesn’t diminish Kaye’s performance. He went 5-0 in singles for the Garnet against five different ranked opponents (CMS, P-P, Redlands, Kenyon, and Whittier). His win over CMS spurred a comeback for Swarthmore, as they pulled off the upset…
A couple good matches took place yesterday that got lost in the excitement of the Stag-Hen. First off, Case Western beat Mary Washington 5-4. After a strong start to their season, Mary Washington is really struggling right now. They have several other chances, but they have to right the ship fast or they are going…
Well, it was a very interesting day at the Stag-Hen. Claremont bounced back from a tough week, as expected, but they did not do it at all like I expected them too. The Stags have never been a dominant doubles force, and they have always been one of the deepest, if not the deepest, teams in…
You gotta love a good bracket this time of year. #1 Emory vs. #8 Skidmore Skidmore played a great match against Trinity, and they will be rewarded for it when the rankings come out later today, but they are not ready to beat the Eagles. This will be a great tournament for Goodwin to get…
To Everybody, I’m going to do a Stag-Hen preview tomorrow, but I want to make sure I have the match-ups right. I believe the seedings were set before all of this craziness happened, but I want to make sure I have all the right teams in the right places before I do a preview for…
Let me start off by apologizing for all of the grammatical errors that were in my last post (there were several). Most of this stuff I write is just stream-of-consciousness, but the last post was a little ridiculous. Now to stuff that matters… Monday and Tuesday I think this has been the craziest season anyone…