ITA Rules Everything Around Me: Issue 3

Friday. October 4, 2019. Central   ITA Rules Everything Around Me: Panic! At the Zoo (Issue 3)   Good Morning to all of the half-awake student-athletes on the bus headed to Day 1 at the Zoo!!   If you’re up and reading this at publishing… you should probably get to bed if you want to do…

2019 Season Preview – The Blog & Stuff Like Dat

I told you that we’d be back. It took a while. It took my colleagues to ridicule me and berate me until I barely had a will to live. But, I come back to you a stronger, more philosophical writer. I come back to you all with a deeper understanding of what it means to…

Central Rules Everything Around Me: Issue 2

Tuesday. October 1, 2019.   Central Rules Everything Around Me: Leo reigns supreme but the North remains Black & Gold. (Issue 2)   The Central kicked off its ITA season with the Midwest Regional up in Minnesota hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College. Leo Vithoontien of Carelton was Vegas’ favorite coming in to the tournament, while…

Central Rules Everything Around Me: Issue 1

Thursday. September 26, 2019. C.R.E.A.M. With minute exactness, to the smallest particular, to a Tee. The Central gears up for ITA season. Issue 1   Welcome Back to the Central Region! Everyone knows that ASouth’s first article of the year is the official start of blog season (even if it’s a recap article of last season).…

Kicking off the 2019-2020 Season with D3RegionalNEC

It’s my fourth year of blogging, and even though the year is just starting, I’m experiencing a severe case of senioritis. You all better hope it’s one of those scenarios where I realize that if I don’t kick it into gear I might flunk out!  Anyway, with that intro out of the way, let’s jump…

Women in Coaching with Alex Covington

I know what you’re thinking. Two interviews with amazing women coaches in two weeks from ASW? How could we be so lucky? Well fortunately for you all I have strep throat and my workplace highly frowns upon showing up to work febrile, so I snagged an extra day off. This is an interview that I…

Women’s Fall Kickoff: Fresh Faces on the Scene

Well, well, well, boys and girls we are back! After a summer hiatus filled with sun, sand and wishing I was as good as Coco Gauff, the Blog (at least the women’s side of things) is back! ASW kicked things off with her interview of D3 tennis alum, Leah Bush, and even though spring is…

2019 Blog Awards, Part 2

Another day, another USWNT win, and another Blog Awards article. If you missed part 1, make sure you check it out here. I don’t want to keep harping on the women’s national team (jk, I do), but the difference between their success – World Cup champs, Olympic Gold medalists – and the men’s side losing…

2019 Blog Awards, Part 1

I’m finally taking a break from watching the USWNT crush in the World Cup to put together an article. This Nike ad just got me way too hype, and now I wanna see the good ol’ USA bring home some hardware. Speaking of, the Blog pooled our collective tennis minds to highlight some fantastic performances…

Senior Series: Podcast with Superwoman Gabi Kitchell

Happy Taco Tuesday, ladies and gentleman! Today I am dropping the hottest of tracks. The one and only Gabi Kitchell agreed to chat with me about all things in her life – her massive tennis success, her pregame snack ritual, the way she played better without practicing, managing to finish college with her son Sebastian…