The Blog Retirement Article

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…

Central Rules Everything Around Me: March 6th – 8th Weekend feat. Spring Breaks (maybe)

Central Rules Everything Around Me: March 6th – 8th Weekend feat. Spring Breaks (maybe) Recently it seems like the C in C.R.E.A.M. has changed to covid-19 in the past week. @d3west, The Blog’s Number One Resident gives his take in a succinct two tweet thread here. We’re not sure if Case, Kenyon, and Wash U…

Changes and Constants: A Look Back at the D3 Tennis World of the Past

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…

Central Region Preview Palooza

  OOF – This preview got away from me and became longer than I had anticipated. So, pardon me for the longform here, but I think that this will make for some nice morning commute reading or pleasant I’m at work but I’m not ready to work reading. I tried uploading this earlier with my…

First Four On: A 10,000′ look at Central Singles

It’s been a minute since my last article on the Central Region 5s and I’m sorry that the 4s have had to wait so long (however, now the 1-4s know how the 5s and 6s feel waiting for them to finish their matches). Since I’m behind – and it sounds like people really miss the…

Central Season Preview: They Got Five On It

  What if I told you, he wasn’t the greatest. That a region would fail to protect its greatest natural resource. That sometimes it is a matter of life and saying, “On It”. That no one can outrun the truth. What if I told you, he wasn’t the only Nike shoes reseller. That you can…

Central Rules Everything Around Me: Issue 4

Thursday. October 17, 2019.   Central Rules Everything Around Me: With It or ON IT! (Issue 4)   tl;dr: Case Western is back and (possibly) better than ever. Singles Breakdown: Main Draw Champion: James Hopper (Case)def. (2) Jake Zalenski (Kenyon) 7-5, 6-4 Back Draw Champion: Kenyon–Finalists Pascal Lee & Luis Andres Platas   The frontpage story…

ITA Rules Everything Around Me: Issue 3

Friday. October 4, 2019. Central   ITA Rules Everything Around Me: Panic! At the Zoo (Issue 3)   Good Morning to all of the half-awake student-athletes on the bus headed to Day 1 at the Zoo!!   If you’re up and reading this at publishing… you should probably get to bed if you want to do…

Central Rules Everything Around Me: Issue 1

Thursday. September 26, 2019. C.R.E.A.M. With minute exactness, to the smallest particular, to a Tee. The Central gears up for ITA season. Issue 1   Welcome Back to the Central Region! Everyone knows that ASouth’s first article of the year is the official start of blog season (even if it’s a recap article of last season).…

FINAL 2019 POWER RANKINGS, MENS

Hi. I have awoken from my summer slumber to give you our final version of the 2019 Power Rankings. Maybe later this year we will do a “WAY TOO EARLY 2020 POWER RANKINGS” because the chodes on ESPN really like that kind of shit. But, that’s for later on, when I’m done traveling and living…