Spring Break thus far.....
13 Men. 11 Women. 3 Coaches. Altamonte Springs, FL. 8 Days. 13 Matches.
TENNIS:
Since this is a TENNIS trip, I figured we should cover the on-court happenings first.
The Men played twice on Saturday, and had one match per day since. The 38th ranked Kohawks stand at 3-2 on Spring Break; with competitive losses to D1 Valparaiso and #20 Texas-Tyler, and a quality win over McMurry. Ryan "Frosted Flakes" Hickman earned some respect in the D3 Tennis world (
Player of the Week article). Complete schedule and box scores
here.
The Women played twice on Sunday, and twice Tuesday. They stand at 2-2 with wins over Oglethorpe and College of Wooster, but losses to #40 Texas-Tyler and St. Marys (of Notre Dame). In both of the losses, we had some tight Doubles, and 3 set Singles battles within that tested us on multiple levels. The Women have shown noticeable growth as competitors, and most importantly, as a TEAM, because of it. Complete schedule and box scores
here.
As for competition ahead, the Women play rival Wheaton and PSU-Berks on Thursday. The Men play 13th ranked NAIA Aquinas College and possibly, PSU-Berks, on Thursday.
OFF-COURT:
The Alumni Association at Coe hosted a luncheon for the Men and Women following play vs Texas-Tyler on Tuesday. This was especially appreciated by the Women given needed food, and a quick-turnaround / travel between matches. Thank you!
Our SID at Coe made an appearance at the Texas-Tyler match also, and captured some great action photos.
The following alums came to see us:
Malcolm Gilreath '90 - Former Head Coach of USD Women's Tennis)
Daken Starkenburg '14 - Physics genius now studying at the Univ of Florida.
Yasushi Inoue - Recent one-year International Student. Noah was in on the surprise; Sushi will be spending the next 12 days with us in FL, and back at Coe. Here is a
video that we had put together for Sushi during his time with us.
With a day off today, we already have players at Universal. Others are headed to a large Outlet Mall later today. Friday is typically a "Beach Day" for the entire crew.
All in all, many positive memories thus far, and more to come!
#kohawksflyinghigh