Well hello there! I don’t need to tell you that the Blog has been pretty much dormant for the past year-plus. There are more than a few reasons for that, and it’s not just Covid. Yes, the season being cancelled last year took a lot of wind out of everyone’s sails, and while there is…
As time goes on since the season unraveled, it feels all the more futile as the entire world continues unraveling as well. To be honest, I long for the days where most of my emotional energy was going towards D3 Tennis. And as I’ve been saying on Twitter, those days feel like many months ago,…
Well, here we are again. I hope everyone out there is doing alright, given the circumstances. I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot lately, both in work emails and just in everyday life when talking to people (either on the phone or from 6ft apart, by the way). It’s just one of the…
Hey, everyone. Thank you to all who have written in so far with their thoughts about what this experience has been like for them. Below we have a nice mix of players, coaches, and parents sharing a good variety of perspectives. I know for me it’s been interesting to hear how everyone is dealing with…
Man, this has cut deep with me. I know D3 Tennis is not the #1 priority in this world right now, but anyone involved in the sport knows how much it matters to a whole lot of people. I’ve been struck with how often I’m hearing, “This is all so crazy.” It’s true, and it…
I’ll admit this post is somewhat self-serving. There’s not a ton of action with the teams I cover going on, and I’m a little uninspired to write about them until some actual results happen this weekend. So for now, I thought it would be fun to take a little trip down memory lane and talk…
Just a quick Sunday night recap of some stuff that’s happened in the D3 Tennis world over the past few weeks. Let’s go: RPI Good news and bad news for this team so far. The good news? They beat both RIT and Rochester 9-0 to start the season. After losing to Rochester last year in…
So the shift key on my computer only works about a third of the time right now. I’m 100% NOT going to use the caps lock to make sure everything is capitalized as it should be, so just bear with me through this article. Alright, it’s been a few weeks and there’s currently a Top…
Seasons Greetings, everyone. Not sure who out there is thinking about D3 Tennis right now, but I hope you’re ready for what I am confident is the most confusing season preview of the year. Whether your team is directly involved in this or not, I recommend giving this post a skim, as there are potential…
Fast Facts Location: Northfield, Minn. (45 miles south of Minneapolis) Head Coach: Stephan Zweifel, 23rd year as head coach (and here’s your yearly reminder that he’s also a biology professor and perhaps the only coach in D3 tennis with a Ph.D. in molecular genetics!) Assistant Coaches: Nick Crossley (ninth year) and Josh Heiden (sixth year).…
