Today the Individual portion of the Men's D3 NCAA National Tourney began. 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams were selected from the over 2000 players in starting lineups around the country. On Day I, two rounds of singles and one round of doubles took place. The picture above shows the concluding handshake in the round of 16 match between Sam Sweeney of North Central College and #4 seed, Andrew Peters of Middlebury College. Peters won 62 63 in an excellent match.
Again what stood out for me was the impeccable defense and shot selection displayed by the vast majority of the singles and doubles players. Very few "free" points were allowed. The other obvious difference from the regular season play that I have viewed was the virtual absence of negative emotion both in the physical sense and in the verbal sense.
Saturday, quarter and semi final singles beginning at 9am, followed by quarterfinal doubles action.
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