Well, the tennis season is off to a rainy start. After a solid week of try-outs our first and only week of practice as respective teams before matches begin was very good. It rained on us for the first two days of the week but we were able to get full practices in on Wednesday-Friday of that week. With our first match being on Monday, I was glad we were able to get in three full practices during the week. This gave the guys time to hit some tennis balls, increase their consistancy, and become familiar with their respective doubles partners. I had planned to hold practice Saturday morning of that week, but alas, Oregon weather came out in full force and it rained. Luckily I was able to use my connections as a Linfield Alumni to get us access into the Linfield Rutschman Fieldhouse (Indoor tennis courts) for part of the day on Saturday and Sunday afternoon and night. The guys relished the opportunity to hit more balls and really impressed me with their work ethic, level of focus, and intensity over these two days of practice. Unfortunately. all 3 of our matches scheduled for the week before spring break were cancelled due to poor weather conditions. In addition to those 3 days of cancelled matches, the remaining 2 days of make-up matches were cancelled. I know the guys are itching to get out there and compete, and I am anxious and excited to see them take part in their first match. However, we will just have to wait for the weather to improve before we can get out there and compete! I hope all of you had a wonderful, relaxing spring break. I know the guys are ready to get out there and take on some league opponents this week. Our tentative schedule for the upcoming week (3/28-4/1) looks like this:
- Monday - Practice 3:45-5:45 @ Patton (slight chance of a make-up match @ home vs. Forest Grove)
- Tuesday - Match vs. Tualatin @4pm
- Wednesday - Match vs. Westview @ 4pm
- Thursday - Match @ Glencoe @ 4pm
- Friday - Practice 3:45-5:45 @ Patton
- Saturday - Practice TBA
Let's hope for some great weather this week!
