It’s been a minute since my last article on the Central Region 5s and I’m sorry that the 4s have had to wait so long (however, now the 1-4s know how the 5s and 6s feel waiting for them to finish their matches). Since I’m behind – and it sounds like people really miss the…
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).…
Pool C this, Pool C that. Shut up about Pool C. I am here to give an update on how the Central Pool As are doing this year and since no one in the blog chat gave me an answer as to how far my central jurisdiction is – I’m sorry if I miss you.…
So, me and the rackets was talkin’ and here’s the rundown on the central region’s top 10 per the ITAs last regional rankings. I intend on giving a snapshot of each team’s season thus far and some predictions going forward. It’s been a minute since I’ve written something substantial but never forget: Central. Rules. Everything.…
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…
Location: Gambier, Ohio Coach: Scott Thielke ITA National Ranking: 14 ITA Regional Ranking: 4 Blog Power Ranking: 12 Twitter Handle: @KenyonMTEN UTR Power 6: 68 Kenyon 2018 Spring Season tl;dr: Kenyon ended 20-5 with another obstacle-free NCAC conference championship added to their trophy case. They suffered three 4-5 losses (Northwestern Ohio, Mary Wash, and CMU),…
Location: Chicago, Illinois Coach: Jay Tee (not JT) ITA National Ranking: 3 ITA Regional Ranking: 1 Blog Power Ranking: 4 Twitter Handle: @UChicagoTennis UTR Power 6: 72 U Chicago 2018 Spring Season tl;dr: Chicago won a freakin’ UAA championship. They got third at indoors and got smacked by Bowdoin in the NCAA semifinals last season.…
Location: St. Louis, Missouri Coach: Roger Follmer (18th Season) ITA National Ranking: 9 ITA Regional Ranking: 3 Blog Power Ranking: 7 Twitter handle: @WashUmTennis UTR Power 6: 72 Wash U 2018 Spring Season tl;dr: Wash U got third in the UAA losing to Emory in the semis and overcoming CMU in the third-place match. They…
It makes sense that a streaky player would be a streaky blogger – that’s science, right? This season I will be preparing season previews for the eight nationally ranked teams in the central: Chicago, Wash U, Kenyon, Case, Kalamazoo, Denison, GAC, and Oberlin. All eight will drop this month and I’ll begin with the… Kalamazoo…
I was grocery shopping the other day and someone’s textone was the Kim Possible “whats the ‘sitch” tone and it stuck with me all day leading to this intro. The central region’s top ten is an amalgamation of teams poised for long postseason runs, teams enjoying the R&R of offseason, and some teams still vying…
