UTR Analysis of the Women’s Elite 8 and Singles Individual Tournament

Hello fans, as I did last year, I’d like to get an article out to you with some analysis of the NCAA Team Tournament (Elite 8) as well as the NCAA Singles Tournament. I’m going to be using the UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) system. UTR is increasing in popularity as a tool, and is proving…

The Bowdoin Journey

Four years ago, a tradition was born when the Williams Ephs won the National Championship in dramatic fashion over the CMS Stags.  It was one of my favorite NCAA Tournaments as there was definitely a ton of drama and a very exciting final.  I remember it because it was also my first NCAA Tournament as…

A Ode to the Victors: 2016 National Championship Poem

When in May, the D3 tennis world is at it’s end, Some have joy while others heart’s need to mend. This post season brought us many a thrill, Tests of courage, talent, and young men’s will. It all began with the journey of one team, Behind 3-0, an exit in the quarters it seemed. Backs…

The Guru’s Elite 8 Recap

A recap of the eight teams that participated this week. I’m still speechless 48 hours later… Johns Hopkins – I don’t think the Blue Jays have received enough credit for reaching four Final Eights in the past five years. That’s something teams like Bowdoin, Kenyon, Williams and Trinity (TX) have failed to do. Due to…

2016 NCAA Individuals Bracket Challenge!!!

Here are the links for our NCAA Singles and Doubles Bracket Challenges!!!!!  2016 Singles & Doubles Bracket Challenges *PLEASE NOTE THIS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION* PLEASE DO NOT JOIN YET. Quick turn around here, boys and girls, but here are your singles and doubles bracket challenges. You have until 9am (Eastern) tomorrow to fill out your singles…

2016 Women’s NCAA Title: #1 Emory vs #2 Williams

Wow!  We’ve had a couple of incredible days of tennis on both the men’s and women’s sides.  These battles are what the NCAA tournament is all about.  NCAAs is a different beast from the regular season; all the pressure and anticipation of the event can make for some crazy and exciting matches.  Every single player…

NCAA Finals Preview: #3 Middlebury vs #4 Bowdoin

NCAA FINALS PREVIEW: #4 BOWDOIN VS. #3 MIDDLEBURY Happy last 24 hours of the team season, boys and girls! Tonight I’m bringing you a preview of tomorrow’s NCAA Finals all by my lonesome, because as the Guru pointed out earlier today, we are guaranteed a fifth NESCAC national champion over the past seven years. Both…

NCAA Finals Roundtable: #4 Bowdoin vs #3 Middlebury

NCAA FINALS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION With the tomorrow’s finals being an all NE affair, I’ll have a full preview later tonight where I can ramble on and on and on. However, some of the other writers wanted to offer their thoughts on the matchup. If you have any questions you’d like answered, feel free to ask…

NCAA Semifinal Preview: #1 Emory vs #4 Bowdoin

NCAA SEMIFINAL PREVIEW: #1 Emory vs #4 Bowdoin NE: WOW! That Bowdoin comeback left me exhausted for hours, and I was almost 1,000 miles from the action in Kalamazoo! As always, The Guru summed up everything in four simple words. Match of the year — Division 3 Tennis (@d3tennis) May 23, 2016 For those of…