I know, I know...it has been too long.  I am back and ready to start filling all of the Wabash Tennis Fans in on how things are going.  Fall 2009 has brought a bunch of new faces to the team and not just freshmen.  We are also returning a good core of lettermen.  As well as some upperclassmen that were either overseas studying or not on the team last year.  Our biggest goal right now is for us to get to know each other a lot better and figure out what our identity as a team is.  Once this is accomplished, we can start focusing on doubles combinations, singles line-ups, and match preparation.

One thing is for sure about this year's team:  We will be fit and we will fight.  Every member knows what we need to do to compete and to this point they are putting the time in to get better.  Every one of them is just a "good kid" and wants to see their teammates succeed.  We hosted a little tournament last weekend and things went well.  Now are preparing for the ITA Central Region Tournament hosted by Washington Univeristy in St. Louis.  In one week we will be there competing against the region's best players.  Should be an excellent test of where we are after our tough practices.  Once we get back, I will let all of you know how we did.  Wish us luck! 

2009-2010 Roster:(* denotes letters earned)

Evan Bayless (SO)  Crawfordsville, IN    *

Bryan Burzon (JR)  Fort Wayne, IN

Michael Demeter (FR)  Crawfordsville, IN

Elliot Dewey (FR)  Warren, OH

Billy Evans (JR)  Gary, IN  **

Peter Gunderman (SO)  Zionsville, IN  *

Rob Janda (SR)  Burr Ridge, IL

Ian Leonard (FR)  Bloomington, IN

Zach Lowry (SO)  Indianapolis, IN  *

Ricky Ritter (JR)  New Palestine, IN **

Nick Smith (SO)  Fort Wayne, IN

Lewis Towne (SO)  Danville, IL

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Wabash Tennis Always Fights,

Coach

Posted by Jason Hutchison at 02:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

There is a certain tradition on the tennis team that we must do each time we step on the court for practice, the dynamic warm-up. Although this may seem tedious doing it every single day of practice, it’s a great analogy to what this year appears to be headed, dynamic. Dynamic is quite an odd word, but at the same time it just seems to fit us. We’re constantly doing things to improve our game all around. First off, we’ve been mixing up practice a lot more this year, hitting every particular area where we need improvement. Within the first two weeks I’m already seeing a lot of improvement in areas where I have often neglected in the past, most noticeably my footwork. The biggest mix up by far has been not what were doing on the court, but the time were spending pumping iron, jump roping, and much more. I have high hopes for what is going to happen after doing this for three months! The other cool thing that happened this year was the all campus showdown. This was a pretty big event last Saturday where players from all around the state came and just played competitively/fun for a whole day. Our whole team played great, especially Pete and Ian at doubles. More importantly, it was just a blast getting to play a couple new guys from outside the twelve guys on our team. Well, enough looking back over the past two weeks. Next Thursday, the 24th, 8 guys get to go down to ITA’s in St. Louis. I’m pretty excited to go for the first time, and I’m sure we’ll do great after seeing us play last weekend. The team I know is focused in on ITA’s at this point because it’s the last major event of the fall season. With that in mind, I’m sure it will be the best week of practices yet. Can’t wait to write about how we do, Hope you have a great week, Nick Smith Class of 2012

Posted by Jason Hutchison at 02:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)