I’m quite pleased that each of these teams put on an impressive display yesterday because it’s starting to look like other than Wash U and Chicago, the central region is down. The Bears swept Kenyon while the Maroons defeated Pomona-Pitzer 7-2. Yet, despite their big victories, both teams had some rocky spots. As we know, Kenyon…
Division 3 tennis is in full swing, and it looks like the central region has played a bunch of matches. With that, I want to provide my thoughts on how the central region teams I cover have performed. As we always say, it’s a long season, so you can’t predict much from early season results, but…
Now that some of the hot shot veterans have reviewed their teams, it’s time for a couple of new bloggers to show them what’s up. Both RegionalAS and I prepped months for this draft, and that hard effort showed…for one of us. Anyway, I’ll let you, the readers, decide whose team is better. As a…
Alright, central region tennis fans! The weekend of first dual matches is upon us, with nationally-ranked Chicago, Kenyon, and Coe all in action. In this post, I’m specifically going to cover the Coe vs.Chicago match. While I’m excited to see the Kenyon lineup, the Lords are facing NAIA Northwestern Ohio, so there really isn’t any…
Coach: Frank Barnes, 15th Season Location: Whitewater, Wisconsin Preseason ITA Ranking: 17 Blog Power Ranking: 27 Twitter Handle: @UWWTennis Overview 2016 was quite the year for the Warhawks, to say the least. Under the tutelage of THE Frank Barnes, UW-Whitewater amassed a 23-7 overall record, a national ranking of 16, and an epic upset victory over Kenyon. Their season ended on…
Coach: Tommy Valentini, 8th Season Location: St. Peter, Minnesota Preseason ITA Ranking: 20 Blog Power Ranking: 20 Twitter Handle: @GACMensTennis Overview I’ve covered a lot of teams from the “central” side of the region, so I’m glad I get to break the monotony by previewing a team on the “midwest” side. First, a quick shout out to Gustavus…
Coach: Scott Thielke, 24th Season Location: Gambier, Ohio Preseason ITA Ranking: 11 Blog Power Ranking: 17 Twitter Handle: @CoachThielke, @Kenyon_Tennis Overview The Lords took the old saying, “It’s not how you start but how you finish” to heart last year. Up until the NCAA tournament, it looked like Kenyon was having its worst season in recent years, suffering losses to…
It’s time for another preview! Luckily for Chicago (and the other teams who I preview in the next couple weeks), I am on a two-week vacation, meaning my previews will be longer and better-researched (sorry Wash U and Case). Here we go… Coach: Jay Tee, 5th Season Location: Chicago, IL Preseason ITA Ranking: 5 Blog Power Ranking: 2 Twitter Handle: @UChicagoTennis…
Coach: Todd Wojtkowski, 9th Season Location: Cleveland, Ohio Preseason ITA Ranking: 8 Blog Power Ranking: 14 Twitter Handle: @casetennis1 Overview It’s no secret that Case has one of, if not the, best coach in D3 tennis. Since his arrival to Cleveland in 2008, Coach Todd Wojtkowski has given his life to the Spartans program, and it has…
Welcome to D3Midwest10s’ first season preview. Just as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter @d3midwest10s and feel free to e-mail me at d3midwest10s@gmail.com. Let’s get to it… Coach: Roger Follmer, 16th Season Location: St. Louis, Missouri Preseason ITA Ranking: 4 Blog Power Ranking: 7 Twitter Handle: @WashUmTennis (Finally) Overview: What better way to start off my season previews than…
