Welcome back again, between work and tennis this week has flown by. We made our final trip of the year to Pittsfield on Friday and had a productive practice of drilling with a doubles set at the end. Our games continue to sharpen up as we near our season opener and on court intensity and focus have begun to increase dramatically. We were treated to some unbelievable weather this weekend which allowed us to practice outdoors both days. Frustration was rampant when we first hit the courts as many of us had forgotten what is was like to play with the outdoor elements. It didn't take long to get readjusted and everyone enjoyed the 50's and blue sky. Between Saturday and Sunday the change in comfort level with the outdoor environment was even more apparent. We started off practice with some competitive doubles sets and finished things off with a set of singles.
Our schedule for the week includes lots of matchplay. We'll be playing singles and doubles sets almost every day and there is no doubt in our minds that we will be ready for the high level of competition that awaits us in California and Georgia. On Friday afternoon the team will travel to my house in New York where we will feast Friday evening, spend the night, and then take off for our 6:30am flight out of JFK. Everyone is excited to get up at around 3:30am, especially Bret who likes to remind us that in junior tournaments he never won a match if it started before 9am. Two years ago we had a travel nightmare, getting stuck in Albany and then Chicago, so we're hoping for a smooth travel day this year.
Saturday night was the annual Men's-Women's Tennis Team Mixer. We were thrilled to be in the company of the defending national champions and had a great time. The theme for the event was Wimbledon, though most on the Men's team "forgot" to dress the part. Ben Kelley and Kevin being the noted exceptions to this. I'll post a few pictures from the event below (thanks to Grace for the great camera work). A few members from both teams were absent due to crazy amounts of work from upcoming midterms.
Some of the Women's Team (Left to right: Lucy's Sister, Lucy, Taylor, Nikki, Grace, Annie, and Cary in front)
Great day of outdoor tennis
That's all for this week, next week from LA!
-Jeremy
Our schedule for the week includes lots of matchplay. We'll be playing singles and doubles sets almost every day and there is no doubt in our minds that we will be ready for the high level of competition that awaits us in California and Georgia. On Friday afternoon the team will travel to my house in New York where we will feast Friday evening, spend the night, and then take off for our 6:30am flight out of JFK. Everyone is excited to get up at around 3:30am, especially Bret who likes to remind us that in junior tournaments he never won a match if it started before 9am. Two years ago we had a travel nightmare, getting stuck in Albany and then Chicago, so we're hoping for a smooth travel day this year.
Saturday night was the annual Men's-Women's Tennis Team Mixer. We were thrilled to be in the company of the defending national champions and had a great time. The theme for the event was Wimbledon, though most on the Men's team "forgot" to dress the part. Ben Kelley and Kevin being the noted exceptions to this. I'll post a few pictures from the event below (thanks to Grace for the great camera work). A few members from both teams were absent due to crazy amounts of work from upcoming midterms.
Some of the Women's Team (Left to right: Lucy's Sister, Lucy, Taylor, Nikki, Grace, Annie, and Cary in front)
Great day of outdoor tennis
That's all for this week, next week from LA!
-Jeremy
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