2016 Power Rankings 3/9

We are back with another set of Power Rankings! Now, not much happened this past week in terms of matches, as we saw a lot of chalk performances such as Bates def. MIT, UWW over GAC, and Pomona over UMW.  However, Redlands did pull the upset over the UMW Eagles and they are now benefiting…

Men’s Regional POTW: 2/29-3/6

NCAA MEN’S REGIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: February 29-March 6 Another week, another POTW. As more and more teams take their spring break trips over the coming weeks, look for plenty of coverage on The Blog. D3AS has scolded me for bringing politics into this week’s POTW, but it’s an important topic in our daily…

2016 Men’s Power Rankings 3/4

What a week it has been for me, as I have admittedly been MIA and not active on the blog.  Luckily, I have a team of writers who straight kill it week after week, so kudos to them.  They set up these power rankings and I actually just finished them, which I realize is 2…

This Week in West: Whitman/Swarthmore and Redlands/Mary Washington

If the last two “Spring Break Walla Walla”s were the first two Godfather movies, this year’s iteration is definitely Godfather III. It’s OK in that it still has live streaming and at least one good match, but it’s not one of the best movies of all time. I apologize for mixing metaphors, but with Cal…

2016 Power Rankings 2/24

The first big tournament has completed, so you know what that means! With a ton of action happening this weekend, we just had to bring the weekly power rankings back this week.  This is one of our best articles in terms of interaction as it brings a lot of debate about what the bloggers are…

Who You Should Be Rooting For At Indoors

WHO YOU SHOULD BE ROOTING FOR AT INDOORS Happy Wednesday, boys and girls. Enjoying #IndoorsWeek? We certainly are. This tournament is going to be fantastic. But what about the people who aren’t rabid fans of Wash U, Pomona-Pitzer, Emory, Chicago, Trinity Tx, Kenyon, CMU, or Case Western? I know how you feel. Sometimes I get…

The Guru’s Top 20 Teams of the Past Five Years

As the blog historian, I wanted to come in with my version of a season kickoff article. This will review the top 20 teams of the past five years as determined by average finish between the 2011 and 2015 seasons. There is one exception to this which I will explain below. I will also take…

2016 Women’s Season Preview: #22 Whitman College Missionaries

WHITMAN MISSIONARIES   Twitter Handle: @whitwomentennis Coach: John Hein   Fall 2014 Ranking: #29 Spring 2015 Ranking: #22 Fall 2015 Ranking: #22   Player Ranking (National/Regional): Jenna Dobrin: #50/#13 Cello Lockwood: NR/#25     Hi Tennis Addicts! Welcome back to another preview of the fast-approaching D3 ladies tennis season. This installment will see yours truly,…

2016 Season Preview: #17 Whitman

Coach: Jeff Northam, 89th season Location: Walla Walla, WA Preseason Rank: 17 Twitter Handle: @whitmantennis Overview: Whitman is another team in the West region that is undergoing an upheaval this season. After clambering in the dregs for several seasons, the Squirrels have established themselves as a perennial top 20 team starting in 2012. Nevertheless, they haven’t beaten a top…

The 2016 Fantasy Draft – Full Draft Results

Well, well, well.  The team and 3 others got together for the Fantasy Draft I was telling you about earlier, and we absolutely killed it.  It’s tough to get 10 working dudes in the same google doc at the same time to draft Division III Tennis players for hypothetical teams, but we did it.  I…