The D3 Tennis World’s Reaction to COVID-19 and the Season Cancellation: Part III

As time goes on since the season unraveled, it feels all the more futile as the entire world continues unraveling as well. To be honest, I long for the days where most of my emotional energy was going towards D3 Tennis. And as I’ve been saying on Twitter, those days feel like many months ago,…

The D3 Tennis World’s Reaction to COVID-19 and the Season Cancellation: Part II

Well, here we are again. I hope everyone out there is doing alright, given the circumstances. I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot lately, both in work emails and just in everyday life when talking to people (either on the phone or from 6ft apart, by the way). It’s just one of the…

The D3 Tennis World’s Reaction to COVID-19 and the Season Cancellation: Part I

Hey, everyone. Thank you to all who have written in so far with their thoughts about what this experience has been like for them. Below we have a nice mix of players, coaches, and parents sharing a good variety of perspectives. I know for me it’s been interesting to hear how everyone is dealing with…

Share your thoughts with the Blog on the impact of the season being cancelled

Man, this has cut deep with me. I know D3 Tennis is not the #1 priority in this world right now, but anyone involved in the sport knows how much it matters to a whole lot of people. I’ve been struck with how often I’m hearing, “This is all so crazy.” It’s true, and it…

The Great NE Migration: Northeast Women’s Spring Break Preview (Part 1)

COVID-19 note: We’ve already seen some men’s and women’s teams cancel spring break for this year, and while I’m sad, I completely understand and respect the decision made by teams, coaches and athletic departments. We hope everyone is staying healthy and taking the necessary precautions (wash your hands and don’t pick your noses, please!!!). I’m…

Women’s Players of the Week: Indoors Edition

Howdy, y’all! Season is back in full swing and we on the women’s side are back to your regular programming, which means Player of the Week Wednesdays! This weekend really kicked off the meat of the spring season for us with Indoors, so this week, we’ve primarily focused on performances there. We are looking to…

2020 Women’s Indoors Championship Preview: #2 CMS vs. #3 Emory

What a great weekend of tennis so far, and the best is yet to come! We are so gosh darn excited about CMS vs. Emory that ASW and I just had to type out our thoughts and get everyone ready for the championship match. Our Indoors final features two of D3’s marquee programs, and while…

2020 Women’s Indoors QF Preview: #3 Pomona-Pitzer VS #6 MIT

Hey y’all! It’s NEW and WestWomens back with your fourth and final match preview for the Indoors QFs! This is the match that got a ton of bloggers abuzz in our pre-tournament roundtable, and based on our predictions, it looks like it might be a nailbiter! **Disclaimer from NEW: MIT has been playing around with…

2020 Women’s Indoors QF Preview: #2 Emory vs. #7 Brandeis

Double posting? In one day? Are we the men’s blog? Thankfully not, though like the rest of the readers I am intrigued about ASouth’s dramatic tell-all that’s supposedly coming our way tomorrow. I’m back with my OG partner in crime NEW to preview Emory/Brandeis match. We were reminiscing about Indoors last year when she was…

2020 Women’s Indoors QF Preview: #4 CMU vs #5 Chicago

Can I let you all in on a secret? I have “academic time” this morning where I guess I’m supposed to sit in class and learn something (or something like that), but instead I slept in and am blogging. And I don’t feel even a little bit guilty. Let this be a message of hope…