Never before has the SCIAC tournament held so much weight. NCAA individual bids, NCAA doubles bids, and NCAA Pool C bids all hang in the balance as the SCIAC’s five elite teams face off in Whittier, CA this weekend. We’ve already seen on weekend on conference tournaments provide its share of highlights, and this one…
UT-Dallas def. #11 UT-Tyler 5-2 In a season that had been mostly bereft of on-court drama, we finally got some thrills this past weekend in the conference tournaments. Nothing could top Wash U’s victory over Emory in terms of suspense and calibre of play, but I think the biggest surprise of the season came in,…
Since I’m covering the West region this year, I think it’s appropriate that the Ojai gets proper recognition. The Ojai is fun in DIII tennis for two reasons: it gives players and doubles teams on the cusp of qualifying for a national championship one last shot, and it provides talented lower-lineup players on teams like…
Headed into the Ojai, the almighty West region had just two big matches this weekend, but they were both doozies. In the first, Redlands took on P-P on their senior day in a match with major Pool C implications. Tomorrow, Cruz and CMS will renew their rivalry, surprisingly playing at Biszantz for just the second…
Well, after a solid month of everyone and their mother flying to Claremont to get their collective asses handed to them by the stronghold of West region dominance, I think we’ve earned a slight reprieve before things pick back up again with the SCIAC tournament, Ojai, and the annual California region clusterf***. Nevertheless, the West…
The rankings are coming out in a couple days, and I’m sure they will reflect another fortnight of positive rankings momentum for the west region. It’s weird because the relative rankings of the teams in each region are in large part determined by a select few inter-region matches. For example, Pomona-Pitzer beating GAC benefits all…
There are a couple gems in my region this weekend, headlined by tomorrow’s tilt between #1 CMS and #4 Cal Lu. At the behest of the almighty Nicolas, I thought I would throw some previews your way. Let’s go in chronological order. I’m no Tarantino. #1 CMS at #4 Cal Lu We all know the…
Monday the 18th #13 Whitman vs. #26 Whittier We can call this one the “Battle of Whits” if we’re feeling punny. Normally, I’m against D3TG on the Whitman bashing, but I have to agree with him on this one. Whitman is on the back end of a long trip, something that normally causes teams to underperform.…
UC Santa Cruz The Banana Slugs have proven once again that they are very tough to beat on their home courts. Their victories over Pomona-Pitzer were foregone conclusions: the Sage Hens just aren’t that strong this year (especially with Weichert out) and the Squirrels were gassed from the previous day. They were truly impressive against…
Well, there’s a phenomenal quad between four great West region teams happening this weekend, so it’s only natural that I be the one to cover it. One one corner we have the reeling Pomona-Pitzer Sage Hens – possibly coming off a revitalizing victory over Mary Washington –, in another we have the injury riddled Whitman…