We had the Reunz (Henning), he had the runs...

In a recent interview, Yankee relief pitcher Chan Ho Park explains why he had a rough outing in his first appearance, much to the amusement of teammates Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera.

I guess there is more to the game than what is between the lines and between the ears. It's also between the cheeks...



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We are streaking...

In the words of Frank "The Tank" from Old School, "come on...we're streaking." Yes indeed, after a disappointing loss to St. John's University last week we are back to our winning ways.

Our fourth win in a row was registered Monday 4/12 versus Queens College, ranked #2 in the NCAA II East Region. Sadly, we really didn't display our best effort and best tennis, yet we were still able to come up victorious 8-1 (click here for boxscore). Queens did come ready to play and should be commended for their energy and effort, but I was quite upset with our level of interest in the match. We will certainly need to apply ourselves, both coaches and players, if we are to do anything special in the weeks to come.
Today we extended the winning streak to five with a lop-sided victory over Post 9-0 (click here for boxscore). This extends our CACC record to a perfect 11-0. I am sure that this will please Kasper and that he will likely post a hearty congratulations to us on Facebook.
In other news, Alex Grubin was named CACC Player of the Week and Andreas Lindell was named CACC Rookie of the Week for the third time. Congratulations to both players.
We will be back on the courts this weekend as we will travel to Amherst to play last year's NCAA III runner-up on Saturday. With little rest, we have a double-header scheduled for the next day, Sunday, featuring our last CACC match versus the University of the Sciences in the morning, followed by NCAA I Bryant University in the afternoon.
With any luck, the beautiful spring weather will continue and plenty of you will stop by the MTC to watch some of the good tennis. As always, pop by and visit Coach Dano.
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10 - 0 CACC...

The weekend ended on a good note with the Clippers registering another 9-0 win over Bloomfield College (click here for boxscore). With the beautiful weather present we played the entire match in the out-of-doors and enjoyed the afternoon.

Today's win completed the season sweep over the Bloomfield racquetmen and brought our CACC record to a clean 10-0. With just two conference matches remaining on the schedule, the Clippers have clinched the regular season title and will have the #1 seed, and thus, the home courts in the CACC tournament semifinal 4/20.

In another nice treat, we had a little post match team pizza and some soccer/volleyball on the tennis court. As the welt on Shoalin's rear end will clearly indicate, it is not fun to lose to Andrey.

We are back on the home courts tomorrow versus Queens College with a early start time of 2:30pm. The Knights boast a 12-1 overall record and are currently ranked #2 in the East Region by the NCAA and the ITA. We are looking forward to the challenge Coach Schwartz will bring to Bronxville.

Hope to see you there. Pass by and say hello to Coach Dano and enjoy the good tennis.

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Daily Double...

We traveled to Philadelphia for two matches today, both of which we won handily. Our long day started at 7:00am with breakfast finely catered by John from the local deli. Of course, he was just slightly late with the food so we got on the road a bit behind schedule. We arrived at Philadelphia University for our morning match in time to get in a brief warm-up, and naturally, Coach Neil's inspirational speech. Still stinging from Thursday's tough loss, we got off to a quick start and never looked back, scoring a 9-0 win over the Rams (click here for boxscore).

Importantly, the doubles was a bit improved and we got back to making the good choices. We will need to continue that practice if we expect to succeed at the national level.

After a short lunch break, we were off to nearby Chestnut Hill College. Thanks to the GPS, and some decent written directions, we were able to find the courts located on this beautiful campus loaded with lovely spring foliage.

Even though we had easily defeated CHC just a week ago in Bronxville, the netmen from the Hill, really came to play and gave a very strong and respectable effort today. An effort that this coach certainly appreciated, took notice of and wishes all other CACC teams mirrored. However, our talent eventually overwhelmed their enthusiasm and we completed the match with an 8-1 win (click here for boxscore). Unfortunately, Dane was the lone unlucky loser on the day at #6 singles as he ran into a tough opponent this afternoon. This time out, Dane had a little trouble controlling the topspin, the topspin...

We were also treated to a nice BBQ that some CHC parents hosted during and after the match. Many thanks to those folks, who were extremely kind and generous to our group. They certainly added to our experience and made the day more enjoyable. Thanks again!


We return to the home courts tomorrow to face CACC opponent Bloomfield College. First serve is scheduled for 11:00am. We continue to be undefeated in the CACC with a 9-0 record in our inaugural season and hope to continue the streak tomorrow. Hope to see you all there and don't forget to stop by and say hello to Coach Dano.

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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...

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Canada's Greatest Athlete...

A clean sweep...

Well for the first time in my coaching career we won an entire match without allowing a single game to the opponents. In fact, we did it twice! Yes that's right, we beat Caldwell College twice today 9-0 without allowing a single game in either match (Match #1 Boxscore)(Match #2 Boxscore).

We will travel to St. John's University tomorrow to see my friend and Red Storm coach Eric Rebhuhn and play a completely different level of competition. It will certainly be a challenge for the players to raise their level tomorrow and defeat our NCAA I opponent.

We have defeated St. John's the last two years 5-4 in 2008 and 6-3 in 2009. If we are able to continue the good tennis and win, we will extend our spring match winning streak to 11.

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Clippers defeat USP...

To quote an old favorite, Bob Murphy, former play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets, it's another happy recap as we win another CACC match 9-0 over USP (click here for box score).

However, the trip was enhanced by a detour to downtown Philadelphia to Pat's King of Steaks for an authentic eating experience...just slightly better than John's version at Eastchester's own Bon Appetite Delicatessen.


We take to the home courts today for a CACC double-header versus Caldwell College with match times at 3pm and 5pm. Hope to see you there!

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Nice arm...

Sailing to Philadelphia...

We are off to Philadelphia this morning to take on CACC foe The University of the Sciences. We will get on the road at 11:30am for the three hour drive and hope for minimal traffic so as to make the match at 3:00pm. I am not sure that the match time will eclipse the driving time.

We look to go 5-0 in the CACC...



Wish us luck.

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We had the Ruenz...

An update on recent grad and former Clipper netman Henning Ruenz...

Henning Ruenz (’09) recently sent the following comments: "I am proud to say that the education provided by Concordia was very satisfactory and prepared me well for life in the "competitive open market." I attribute this to the small class sizes that Concordia offers, which allow a more personal and interactive teaching style. In the professional but student-oriented class sessions, I benefited from both the theoretical and practical knowledge of the professors."

"As an international student from Germany, I felt warmly welcomed from the first moment. I am especially grateful for the support of my English teacher—enabling me to build a strong language basis to excel throughout my studies. Also, being part of the Fellows Program and the tennis team further enriched my Concordia experience. Looking back, I am very happy to have chosen Concordia College as it not only helped me grow academically, but also personally."

Last summer, Ruenz interned at the global headquarters of Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany. He worked for a Director of Product Management, completing assignments in market analysis and brand portfolio planning. This summer, Ruenz has a marketing internship at Henkel, the consumer products company in Düsseldorf.

Ruenz is in the midst of pursuing a Masters in International Management from ESADE/CEMS in Barcelona, Spain. There he was recognized as one of the school’s top students and this fall will attend the London School of Economics—among the world’s elite business schools. Concordia Business Chair Kit Nagel comments, "We’re delighted that Henning will attend the LSE; his strong undergraduate work here in International Management clearly prepared him well. He is a fine individual and this is an unprecedented achievement for a Concordia graduate."

Please join me in congratulating Henning, keep up the good work.

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A Happy Easter...

Please join me in celebration of Christ's Resurrection on this Easter Sunday. What a beautiful day in the Bronxville, NY area. I hope you all are well and I wish everyone peace today and everyday forward.

I will certainly enjoy this day off with a lovely feast, praise and probably a nice nap in the out-of-doors.

May God continue to bless you all.

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We take offense...

Those in attendance today at the MTC were treated to another CACC win over Chestnut Hill College 9-0 (click here for box score).

The Clipper staff was a little edgy today for a variety of reasons and asked the players to make a bit of a statement. Often times it is difficult for the players to get mentally excited to play matches against inferior opponents (oops, my bad, sorry if I have hurt feelings by printing that). However the team meant business today and made quick work of the Hill.

Concordia started quickly in all three doubles matches and cruised to a 3-0 start allowing just a total of three games in the three pro sets. Games we tough to come by for our opponents today as the singles lineup decided that they wanted to get to Chalana's Brazilian Buffet for some tasty BBQ. All six courts won in straight sets to end the affair in shutout fashion.

Andreas Lindell continued to play the good tennis and is having a nice start to his college tennis career. I look forward to seeing his improvement as his game matures as he should have a bright future here. He is making a habit of being the first player off the court with a win.

It was nice to see so many supporters out at the courts today including former Clippers Henning Ruenz, Vlad Malkin, Kela and Teza Simunyola, and well of course, me.

We will travel to Philadelphia Tuesday to play the University of the Sciences. Match time is scheduled for 3pm.

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Streaking...

Good day and sorry for the delay. A little neck strain has kept me away from the computer. However, I know you all have been eagerly awaiting a post keeping you abreast of the recent happenings.

Philadelphia University visited Bronxville 3/27 and were rudely sent home with an 8-1 defeat (click here for the box score). After sweeping the doubles easily, we let Andrey and Alex sit out the singles and thus challenged the balance of the lineup to step up and win at higher spots. This proved not to be a problem as most everyone won in easy fashion. Not sure my buddy and Philly's head coach Cha Goods appreciated that we sat Alex and Andrey but you gotta earn the right to play Mr. Grubin and Mr. Boldarev by fielding a competitive squad when you show up to play and witness the Clippers...

The day after we traveled to Brookdale Park in NJ to battle Bloomfield College, another CACC powerhouse. Fielding a squad of fully funded soccer players, the Bloomfield racquetmen were defeated 9-0 (click her for box score) in, what I believe to be a record time, 51 minutes from handshake to handshake. It was nice to have the rest of the weekend off I must say...

These big wins propelled Felix Missal to be named CACC Player of the Week and Andreas Lindell CACC Rookie of the Week. Congrats to both players.

In our third match in 5 days Post University came to Bronxville. Post, another CACC foe, was also sent home with a 9-0 loss (click here for results).

I gotta say however, we have been pleasantly greeted with nothing but the best sportsmanship from our new opponents in the CACC and look forward to a wonderful future and a rediculously long winning streak in the conference, as long as I have anything to do with Concordia Tennis.

Tomorrow 4/3 we will take on Chestnut Hill College, another CACC opponent at home with a 1:30pm start. I hope to see you there. As always, stop in and say hello to ol' coach Dano. Former Clipper netman Henning Rrrrrrruenz is in the area and will be in attendance. Perhaps even a steak dinner in the future...

Be well all and Happy Easter!

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