Week II

Finished up a hard-working week one of practice. I think I can safely say we have enough players that can keep score so that we will be able to field a team! Really, though, we had a good week. Knocked off a lot of rust, worked hard on doubles combinations, and all the players are very sore from Conditioning Sessions, and two days of intrasquad play.

This week we will try and get a bit better each day. Augustana(IL) will provide very skilled opposition on Saturday(1/30) at 10am.

Great Time of Year!

What a great time of year it is.

Sunday was Monday in Australia and the start of the Australian Open.

Yesterday was the beginning of Spring Tennis here at Coe when our Men's team was able to begin practice!

TWO WEEKS!

In just fourteen very short days the 2010 Men's Tennis Season gets underway. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable new year! Now it is near time to string up all the racquets, stretch out the rested legs, and get on the court and get after it!

Merry Christmas!

Coach Murphy Moving On!

Mark Murphy, the Associate Head Coach here at Coe, has been offered, and accepted the position of Women's Tennis Coach/Tennis Facilities Director at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Like Coe, Kalamazoo is a NCAA D3 school and their facilities serve as the host for the USTA Boy's 18 and 16 and under National Championships every August. Coach Murphy will do a great job for the Hornets and we all wish him the best! (Except on April 23rd when Coe will take on Kalamazoo)

A good, solid quote!

“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential”

Sir Winston Churchill

DAVIS CUP LIVE!

Last chance for live ATP/WTA Tennis coverage on TV for the year.

Davis Cup: Spain vs Czech Republic in Barcelona, Espana on The Tennis Channel this Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

46 Days until Kohawk Tennis Practice Begins!

Barclays ATP Tour Finals

Hey, check out all the action in London on the Tennis Channel. Don't forget, they are showing the Doubles too! Starts this Sunday, 11/22.


Live Coverage of Singles & Doubles daily 630am and 1pm(CST)

Replays at 6pm (CST)

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (ATP) - November 22-29
Day Time (CST) Singles and Doubles Coverage (LIVE) Sunday 6:30 AM Singles and Doubles Coverage (LIVE) Sunday 1:00 PM Singles and Doubles Coverage Sunday 6:00 PM	The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, the world’s biggest-ever indoor tennis event, will feature the world’s top eight singles players and eight doubles teams competing to be officially crowned 2009 ATP World Tour Champions. Each of the top eight players and doubles teams will be drawn to play a minimum of three round-robin matches to determine which four players and teams advance to the knockout

ENJOY!

ITA Pre-Season D3 Rankings

The Pre-Season ITA Rankings are out as of November 10th. The Kohawk Women's Tennis team received the #26 spot in the National D3 Team Rankings. This marked the 12th consecutive time Coe has been ranked nationally. The next rankings will be published in mid-March.

In the Central Region the Coe Women's Team was #9, and the Kohawk Men were #12! In Singles play Hannah Jensen was #23, while Greg Janssen was #25. The Schupbach Sisters, Andrea & Michelle, were #12 in Doubles.

Tennis Channel

During our down time between seasons(Men begin on 1/17/10, Women on 2/22/10) I like watching the live matches shown on the Tennis Channel. They show a lot of Men's and Women's matches from the Indoor European Circuits. It is a great way for me(and you!) to see how the professionals are playing. It is on the Pro Circuit where "cutting edge" tactics and shots get revealed. I learn a lot that is applicable to the two Coe College teams. And the announcers are a lot less talkative than those you find on network TV!