Tough loss...

Well folks, we were finally defeated by our NCAA I opponent St. John's University 4-3 (click here for boxscore).

I certainly had my concerns about this match as St. John's was a much tougher team than what we had been playing since our spring break time in Florida in early March. As a result, it was difficult for our guys to play to their best level. This is understandable.

Also, the loss served as a good lesson to us all that we will have to practice and prepare much better in the future if we expect to compete for the NCAA II title in May. Frankly, there were absolutely some great things displayed on the court but unfortunately, for whatever reason, we had several instances of poor choice making as well. These choices at inopportune moments cost us the match.

The good news is that we still have time to get back to work and return to the good tennis so as to be hungry and ready for the championship events to come.

We will travel back to Philadelphia, PA tomorrow to play two Saturday matches versus Philadelphia University @ 11:00am and Chestnut Hill College @ 3pm. Who knows, if we play well, maybe a trip back to Pat's King of Steaks...

Nuff said...