2019 Early Season Hot Takes: UAA > NESCAC

D3AS’ HOT TAKE: The UAA is the best conference this year, that ever was, and ever will be. D3AS DEFENSE: Sure, it’s early, but the UAA now has 6 top 15 teams (on the Men’s side) and we’re in early March. It has long been assumed that the NESCAC is the better conference, but I…

2019 Power Rankings, 3/4 Edition

Hi all! I was late with Power Rankings last week because the blogger team slacked off. I am not to blame at all and no blame should be placed on me. For comments and concerns, please direct them to my lawyer, D3RegionalNEC. All other concerns, please direct to my “fixer” D3RegionalASouth. Here are your Power…

This Weekend in the Central: March 1-3, 2019

  RE: This Weekend in the CENTRAL REGION: March 1-3, 2019   #1 U Chicago: idle #8 Wash U: idle #12 GAC: March 2: vs. St. Olaf & Hamline #13 Kenyon idle #14 Case Western: idle #24 Kalamazoo: March 3: vs. #25 Denison #25 Denison: March 2: vs. Hope, March 3 vs. #24 Kalamazoo #35…

Players of the Week: 02/18/19-02/24/19

REGIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: 02/18-02/24 Happy Tuesday, boys and girls. Today we have our first Players of the Week (POTW) of 2019! This is a weekly feature we run near the beginning of each week highlighting some of the accomplishments of players in our “regions.” There will be a different theme each week, with…

D3RegionalNEC Rapid Reaction: UPSET SPECIAL

I realize I still have to finish (well, first I have to start it) my Coe season preview, but in keeping with my new philosophy of “if you want me to write about your team, do something interesting,” tonight calls for some rapid reaction on the first big upset of the year, with unranked Rochester…

2018 “End” of Year Awards

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME, boys and girls! Before we can really move onto the 2018-2019 season it is only fair that we recognize the best of what was. Yes, we usually do the Blog Awards at the end of the spring season, but we busy, lazy, and ready for summer vacation. Oh…and some people didn’t bother…

D3REGIONALNEC’S KICKOFF AND BURNING QUESTIONS!!!!

Why, hello there! Welcome back to THE BLOG! After an extended summer vacation, we’ve all nestled back into our mothers’ basements for the fall and are getting set to go on another year of Division III Tennis Blogging. I’m hoping that by posting this article, I will encourage my fellow writers to get going as…

ASouth’s UAA Recap – Studs and Duds

I have two favorite tournaments every year, and they will be the same every year.  These tournaments are of course, Indoors, and the UAA Tournament. Every year, I try and do something a little extra special for both of these tournaments as well as an extra Studs and Duds Recap that everyone loves to pore…

Players of the Week: 4/23 – 4/29

REGIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: 04/23-04/29 Happy Monday, boys and girls! The final POTW of the regular season is here, and now we turn our attention to the remaining conference championships. We are just one week away from Selection Monday, so check back all week as we continue to ramp up coverage (as if that…

NEC Stream of Consciousness!

Short on time, but wanted to hit you all with some late night stream of consciousness as another weekend arrives. Here are a few thoughts on the happenings in the world of the Northeast and Central regionally ranked teams. No proofreading, little research, just some pure, unfiltered, thoughts. Enjoy! Will UWW pull off another late…