The first match of the Spring season is in the books and we came out on the short end of a 7-2 decision. Senior captain Ben Godlove played well, getting wins in both singles and doubles. He and first-year Ben Turchin won a tough 9-7 victory after being down 5-7. It was an excellent gut-check for a team playing their first match together. The 7-2 team score is a little deceiving as well. We lost two 3-set singles matches and two of the other singles were close as well. Here is a link to the scores from the match.
We are better coming out of this match than we were going in to it. Practice last night had an even higher intensity than before because the guys see what we could accomplish and they want it.
We travel to Crawfordsville, IN this weekend to play Wabash and Elmhurst. This will be another good test for us as it is the first overnight trip of the year as well as the first double-header. I’m excited about the trip and think the guys are ready.
Ok, apparently my quote didn't get copied over this week.
ReplyDelete"There's no substitute for hard work. If you work hard and prepare yourself as an athlete and you're in great shape, you might get beat, but you'll never lose. Losing is when you're not prepared. On any given day you'll get beat, because that's just sports."
-Nancy Lieberman-Cline