I apologize for the delay in postings. It's been a very busy 2 weeks of tennis for our program. We've played many close matches, held our annual hit-a-thon fundraiser, and had a fun Davis Cup tournament.
At the moment we currently have a 9-2 record on the season overall. In league play we are 8-2 having dropped another close match 5-3 to Newberg on their home courts. In this match the guys competed hard, got off to a great 2-2 start after the first four matches, but just did not have enough to overcome a deep, athletic Tigers team. I am very proud of the way our players competed and gave their all in every match. At 8-2 we are alone in 2nd place in a very tough Pacific Conference.
In addition to this tough loss to Newberg we have won the four other matches we have played since my last post. We beat Glencoe 5-1 (we still have 2 matches to finish today), Century 7-1 on the road, 8-0 against Forest Grove at home, and finally won last Thursday 7-1 at Tigard against a very deep team - especially on the doubles side of the line-up.
With each and every match our players continue to improve and work harder than ever to earn the win for our program. With 7 matches left in our season it is time for the guys to kick it up a notch and continue to work hard to prepare ourselves for the District tournament. As usual, we have an excellent chance to win the team title and send multiple representatives through to the state tournament - and I myself am extremely excited to see how the guys will perform from here on out!
This is our match schedule this week:
- Monday - Finish 5-1 home match vs. Glencoe (Reza and Cody only), practice right afterward
- Tuesday - Home vs. Hillsboro @ 4pm
- Thursday - Home vs. Tualatin @ 4pm
Thank you for your continued support for our program at matches with cheering, food, and support for the guys. Also a big thanks to all who contributed to our Hit-A-Thon Fundraiser and fun Davis Cup Tournament afterward.
Go Grizzlies!
-Coach Gabrielsen
