20 wins...

Good news folks, I get to announce a twenty win season. We were able to win two more matches today, going 3-0 for the weekend, to eclipse the 20 win mark. In our morning match we defeated the University of the Sciences (PA) 9-0 (click here for boxscore).

The Clippers welcomed back Andreas today for the doubles and thus we were able to return to our normal pairings. Racking up points early and often, we swept all three positions allowing only two games to USP. Resting Alex and Andreas for the morning singles, we were still able to gather all six matches completing the shutout. As usual, USP fought to the finish and demonstrated the good sportsmanship. It is now likely that we will face them for the third time this season on Tuesday back on our courts in the semi-final of the CACC.

After a short break and a some team pizza, we faced off against NCAA I Bryant University. We have been looking forward to playing BU as we knew that they would bring a competitive team to Bronxville for the match. Once again we started fast and swept the doubles. The singles matches proved to be competitive in a few spots but we were still able to finish the day on the plus side of an
8-1 score (click here for boxscore).

Today's action completes the regular season slate. All in all a pretty good campaign for the Clippers. We will now turn our attention to the CACC post season tournament which begins on Tuesday 4/20. We will be the #1 seed and host our semi-final match. With a win, we will advance to the final which will be held on the campus of Chestnut Hill College Thursday 4/22.

More than ever, it is now time for the coaching staff to best prepare the team for post season success. We have set goals and hope to achieve them. However, this will not occur without effort, sacrifice and togetherness...a little luck will help as well.

Please come join us on Tuesday and support the team. This match is a special one as it will be Alex's last home match as a Clipper. As all of you who read this blog know, Alex has meant so much to this program and this college. It will be nice to have a chance to celebrate his achievements. Stop by and see Alex play one last time and wish him good luck in his future. If you have some time, say hello to Coach Dano too.

Nuff said...