The Trip Begins...

Today is the day. The final ride begins...

Up and out early this morning as we meet at the college at 8:45am to depart for the airport. We are leaving from HPN - White Plains. This is usually quite convenient as it is closest to Bronxville with no traffic and no bridge to cross. However, we will be taking a school bus as both men's and women's teams will be traveling together. School buses are not allowed on the highway that takes us to HPN so it is the back road route for us.

11:20 departure to Orlando scheduled. I hope to have better luck at this regional airport than I did at Florence, SC.

We should arrive in Orlando at about 2pm and get settled. Shortly after, we will hit the practice courts. The forecast is for very hot weather (95 degrees plus) so it will take some adjusting. We have no had the most balmy spring here in NY for sure.

Check back throughout the day for some updates and wish us luck.

Shower time.

Nuff said...

Off to the Sweet 16...

Your Clippers defeated Philadelphia University for the third time this season, 5-0, to advance back to the "Sweet 16" of NCAA II college tennis. After a first round bye we traveled to out of way Lehigh University to face off against the Rams. PU defeated Merrimack in the first round 5-1.

We got off to a quick start and swept the doubles. Needing only two points to advance, the usual suspects, Tamas and Andreas, raced to singles victories which completed the shutout.

Philadelphia certainly had a great year once again and I look forward to their continued improvement next season. We always have to be on our toes when we play them for sure.

Next up will be Hawai'i Pacific and our friend coach Pampulov. We played earlier this season in Las Vegas and we were able to come out on top 7-2. Of course, both teams and circumstance's were quite different back in March and we expect a very tough opponent to show up in Orlando.

It is finals week at the college so the players will have to manage their time well to succeed in the classroom and squeeze in a quality week of practice on the court.

Wish us luck.

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One Down...Five To Go...

Well that's one in the books. We defeated Adelphi University today 5-0 in a race to five in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA II Tennis Championships (click here for boxscore). Windy conditions phased us not as we were able to sweep the doubles allowing just four total games in the three pro-sets. Shorthly thereafter, Andreas and Raphael made quick work of their opponents to capture the victory. It should be noted that all Clippers were leading handily on all courts when the match was decided.


As a result, the Magical Mystery Tour aboard the Clipper Magic Bus continues tomorrow versus Philadelphia University. The Rams were able to dispatch of Merrimack in the other regional semifinal. We are quite familiar with Philadelphia as we have played and defeated them three times this season. Lets hope for the four-pack. Match time is set for 9am 5/7/10.

The winner of tomorrow's match will advance to Orlando, FL for the National Final 16.

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