Here comes another stellar article from the Texas Fanatic, his first season preview. As long as he keeps writing these fantastic articles, I will keep pawning my work off on him. Soon we’ll get him his own log-in. I honestly have nothing to add, and I feel his analysis is spot on. Coach: Russell McMindes,…
Coach: Steve Bickham, 3rd year Location: Claremont, CA Preseason Ranking: 5 Twitter Handle: @defendthecoop, @sagehentennis? Overview: In the past, I’ve been effusive with my praise of the 2015 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, and I welcome one last opportunity to fawn. They posted 19 wins over ranked teams, 10 by a 5-4 margin to go with a couple more comfortable 6-3…
Coach: Geoff Roche, 18th season Location: Redlands, CA Preseason Ranking: 15 Power Ranking: 20 Twitter Handle: @UofRMTennis for all of your sporadic coverage needs Intro: As much as I’ve beaten the whole Lipscomb/Cummins thing to death over the past couple years, Redlands tennis has pretty much been defined by those two players for the past four…
As I stated in my preview, graduation hit California DIII tennis like Kam on Megatron, which left several of my favorite teams with a lot of questions entering the 2015-2016 season. This weekend went a long way towards answering many of those questions, but it also brought up a whole new batch of quandaries. Let’s…
An excellent day of tennis yesterday got me stoked to hit the Blogosphere today, so y’all are getting a NW Regional wrap-up. There’s not a ton to discuss about the regional, so I’m just going to write a quick blurb about the top four teams. Whitman Grade: B+ This tournament was basically dominated by the second…
Come one, come all to what I hereby declare is the most intriguing ITA in the DIII tennis landscape this year! A silverback gorilla has been wandering the streets of Claremont after being kicked of the Stags’ collective back, but a whole new group of CMS players are hoping to #getthere as well. On the…
Ladies and Germs, the Texas Fanatic is back with an SW ITA recap for you all. I know there were readers (fine, reader) out in the interwebs clamoring for some expert opinion, so here it is. My addendums are in italics. “SW ITA Recap The SW ITA has come to a close and we have…
The matches are already underway, but for those trying to wrap their minds around the goings-on of the SW ITA, here’s a quick precap from the Texas Fanatic. It’s been a while since you’ve had mid-tournament updates, so enjoy the content from our young blood! “Southwest ITA San Antonio has brought a plethora of results,…
Greetings tennis fans! I’ve been busy (as I’ve alluded to one or a thousand times) and have recruited some writing help for the SW ITA Regional this year. Below is a debut article from a writer who will be joining us this season! (And hopefully beyond). Enjoy. “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round,…
Salutations DIII tennis fans and welcome to my inaugural post in what is likely my final season as a full-time blog writer (I’m seriously serious this time). Over my four years of West region blogging, I’ve found that, even though the the conference is a bit of a one-trick pony, the NWC is somewhat like…