Indoors weekend is typically the kickoff to the season but this year so much has happened already that I feel as if we’ve already gone into the heart of the season. Indoors is always a great event and I’m so glad that Gustavus has decided to host once again. That said, Gustavus is in way…
If anyone who is going to be at Indoors this weekend is interested in writing some guest articles for the blog, please e-mail me (d3tennisguy@gmail.com). It would be great to have someone who can relay the dramatic moments, and I would love to keep the blog as up-to-date as possible. For instance, if someone saves…
There are some matchups happening this weekend that are worthy of recognition, but once Indoors starts, I will probably not pay attention to anything else. Here are my predictions for those matches: Saturday #21 Wisconsin-Whitewater @ Kalamazoo Kalamazoo has proven that they are tough, especially on their home courts, but there’s a really safe way…
#2 Emory vs. Gustavus Adolphus It’s good for the Gusties to play matches like this, but, honestly, they don’t have any chance. Gustavus has a couple good players, but they are no match for Pottish/Goodwin, and Emory is by far the deeper team. Goodwin hasn’t been playing so far this year, so he might be…
Occidental def. #24 Brandeis 7-2 I’ve always wondered why Oxy doesn’t have a successful tennis program. They are a small, somewhat prestigious school in a strong conference in Southern California. This year, the coaching carrousel landed on Brian Newhall, who, apparently, has coached the tennis team in the past. Maybe he can bring these guys…
I thought I would just post a few predictions for the significant matches that will be taking place this week not in Minnesota. These aren’t really well though out (because that has been working so well for me), and they’re really just meant as a jumping off point for discussion, so please comment if you’ve…
Another crazy set of matches in the last 24 hours, and I’m not really sure how to cover them, so I’ll just go chronologically. #19 Case Western def. #16 Depauw 6-3 I couldn’t have been more wrong about Case Western, but at least this time, the original D3 was with me. They played strong doubles,…
Sorry, but this post will not include the Case/Depauw match because it’s not over yet (at least, the scores aren’t available), and I won’t be able to post later (Saturday night!). In all honesty, that match is probably over by now. Case lost to Ferris State, and that just doesn’t sounds like a team that’s…
Weekend Preview #2 Saturday Washington & Lee @ #13 John’s Hopkins Washington & Lee beat Christopher Newport 5-4 over the weekend (in a match that went unnoticed by me), but that doesn’t mean that they’re ready to compete with the Blue Jays. Still, I’m interested in this match to see which of Hopkins’ 39 freshmen…
#12 NC-Wesleyan 5, #7 Kenyon 4 So much for that talk about Kenyon being a possible Final Four team. And so much for the talk about NC-Wesleyan sucking at doubles. I. Am. Always. Wrong. Anyways, NC-Wesleyan looked good in doubles today. It seems like Kenyon was lucky to get the one point that they got.…