I found some more pictures that I hadn’t put up on flickr. These photos were from my first trip to the NCAA’s as a Whitman Coach. At the time this was probably one of the best freshman classes in the nation — 5 freshman all playing in the top 5. I believe that year we reached a high ranking of #12.
Disclaimer: Coach has decided to switch his blog to an independent host, and allow players to post from time to time, so this is Conor writing (with Andrew and Steven co-piloting).
Hello Whitman tennis fans, and greetings from the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Washington. This facility is absolutely gorgeous. There are six, purple, indoor courts with scoreboards, umpire chairs, and three rows of stadium seating each. The surfaces are beautiful. The seating is beautiful. The electric heaters in the viewing area are really, really beautiful. But enough gushing; let’s get to the tennis.
Friday was a hectic day, as Steven and I scrambled to get from Walla Walla to Seattle in time for our first round matches. We both had matches scheduled for 2:50, but I couldn’t leave until 10 because of a meeting with a professor, and Stevie couldn’t leave until 11 because of class. I was worried about making it in time, and, frankly, I didn’t think Stevie had any chance. Thanks to some creative interpretations of the speed limit, a clear pass, and a lenient tournament desk, however, Steven made it. Unfortunately, I drew a tough first round match in a player from Seattle University. I had a tough time shaking the rust off from the 4 1/2 hour drive in my first set, and then an even tougher time shaking the rust off from a month and a half without competitive tennis, and lost 6-2, 7-5. I didn’t get to see Steven’s match, but he must’ve played well because he won 6-1, 6-4. Continue reading »
Been going through photos on my computer and ran across these gems. I think these photos were from a Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) varsity athletic event on Ankey field. Question for the day — should I tag and put on facebook?
One of the benefits of a deep roster is the ability to split the squad into two parts. Yesterday half of the guys traveled with me to take on Willamette while the other half went with Coach Ann to play Lewis and Clark College.
A few weeks ago I was surprised by a visit from Chris Gregersen. Chris is one of the best (if not very best) player to ever grace the Whitman tennis courts. After being ranked #1 in DIII, Chris transfered to Northwestern where he was Todd Martin’s doubles partner. He and Todd achieved a high ranking of #13 in NCAA I doubles.