Author: d3tennisguy

Now, a couple of you readers out there are probably saying, “Hmmm, I wonder what he means by ‘Karmic justice’?”. It’s almost like I included that in the title of the post as a hook, and now you’re about to find out how big of an asshole I really am (hint: not that big of…

Hey there, Spring season really picks up the pace this week, and there are a lot of matches on the slate that deserve some coverage. Unfortunately, I’m really short on time, so the best I can do is a short blurb on each of them. The regional writers will be picking up some of the…

Here they are. I think they did a good job. Hard to punish Cruz too much for the GAC loss after beating Bates. Hard to reward GAC too much for the Cruz win with the Tyler loss. Congratulations to Earlham for their national ranking! These will chance quite a bit in the coming weeks as…

Some of you more loyal readers may recall the recruiting/development rankings I created at some point around this time last year. At the time, the development rankings were basically just a thought project to quantify some of the claims that get thrown around on this blog. On the blog and just around DIII tennis, you’ll…

Lost in the excitement of the National Indoors this weekend was perhaps the most significant match of the season so far (as far as post-season implications goes). Three days after losing the Cruz in their season-opener, the Bobcats went into Pomona’s tennis complex and came away with a season-defining victory. A few things to consider:…

Obviously, Indoors is the biggest show in town this weekend, but there are some other important matches going on, which deserve some attention. After today’s match against UCSC, Bates continues its early Spring Break against the California elite. Case looks to consolidate its strong UMW weekend against Depauw and Whitewater. Wash U starts its promising…

Since we’ve already used a fair amount of blog space on Tyler, the story of the weekend is undoubtedly the beginning of Kenyon’s season. With Indoors still a couple weeks away, the Lords got a jump on the rest of the country by opening its season with a couple decent matches against UW-Whitewater and Chicago.…

Trinity impresses, Tyler Topples GAC at Home GAC went into their Texas swing thinking of themselves as a top 15 team hoping to earn an upset over a depleted Trinity team. Instead, they got smoked by a rejuvinated Trinity team before getting upset by Tyler. The Tyler loss isn’t exactly a bad one. The Patriots, who…

Ladies and Gentleman, the tennis season is official upon us! Several teams have already hit the courts this year in competitive matches outside of DIII competition. Whitwater has been impressive. Redlands (no Lipscomb!) and Santa Cruz (no Nurenberg or Larsen!) have been thoroughly underwhelming. But ultimately, none of these matches really matter. Remember last year…