WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME, boys and girls! Before we can really move onto the 2018-2019 season it is only fair that we recognize the best of what was. Yes, we usually do the Blog Awards at the end of the spring season, but we busy, lazy, and ready for summer vacation. Oh…and some people didn’t bother…
What’s up tennis fans! After a long summer hiatus, your favorite women’s writers are back in action, and with an expanded squad! This season’s lineup features FOUR talented (and tennis obsessed) writers: returners ASW and Central (formerly known as NEW) are joined by newcomers West and new NEW (formerly known as Nameless)! To kickoff this…
2018 MIDDLEBURY INVITATIONAL RECAP Hello again, boys and girls, and welcome to another year of The Blog! AVZ (the face of the Blog) kicked us off with a podcast featuring our headmaster, and D3RegNEC(k) posted his 5 burning questions yesterday. Today, I’m joined by the aforementioned RegNEC(k) and, making his bloggorial debut, please welcome NewRegional!…
Man, it’s the summer. So when RPI Tennis comes around bothering me talking about how they waiting for Power Rankings, it gets me heated. But, it’s true that these are overdue. And I take responsibility for that. Here are our Final Power Rankings of the 2018 season. Note that these are not forward looking, which…
Another team year has come to an end. And with most years, that brings a totally new champion to the table on the Men’s side. This year happens to be no different. Every year, we crown a new set of players, a unique team that’s different than any other team from any other year. It’s…
NCAA FINALS PREVIEW: No. 1 Bowdoin vs No. 2 Middlebury As the legendary Damian Kulash said, here it goes…here it goes…here it goes again. Not only is the the third and final round of a 2018 heavy-weight fight, it’s a rematch of the 2016 finals, when Bowdoin won its first and only NCAA title. Midd had…
NCAA Semifinal Preview: Middlebury vs Emory After a somewhat disappointing day in terms of the lack of excitement, we’re back with our 2nd NCAA Semifinal preview and what hopes to be a more thrilling day of tennis! Midd and Emory both won their QF matches without too much trouble, ending Whitman and Williams’ respective seasons.…
With the quarterfinals under our belts, we now turn to our first semifinal preview and a highly anticipated match-up between the Eagles and the Panthers. Emory made light work of Chicago to secure their spot in this match, but Midd, despite a not-so-close scoreline, was battling a fiery Wesleyan when the match was decided. Before…
Happy Quarterfinal Day, boys and girls! The teams start in fewer than ten hours, but we wanted to give you all one more piece of fun content, AND give the players something to read when they wake up in the morning. What better to accompany those breakfast bagels than a steaming hot portion of BULLETIN…
Your favorite ladies are back on the women’s side of the Blog to bring you what has been come somewhat of a blog trademark: match-by-match breakdowns. We’ve kind of brought two articles together to bring you a double dosage of D3 women’s tennis with short team profiles followed by the usual match rundowns. So, in…
