More from Men's Team Indoor
My weekly article for The Tennis Recruiting Network is a recap of--no surprise--the ITA Team Indoor in Chicago.
I'm not sure the intensity of college tennis can be conveyed without sound, so add a lot of noise--Davis Cup level noise--to the article and to the slide show below to get an approximation of the atmosphere. If you haven't been to a college match, go. You'll see for yourself what bonds are formed while playing tennis for a school, the minimal disruptions of on-court coaching and the pressures that build in a close match. Davis Cup, which is similar, is available at most four times a year. You can catch a college dual match every weekend for the next few months, so get out there!
Not all college tennis was in Chicago over the weekend. There were several big rivalry matches, including, on the men's side, Florida State's first win over an Andy Jackson-coached Florida team. But all was not somber in Gatorland as the Florida women earned a tense victory over Miami.
The Stanford women took on USC and UCLA, and while winning both, the margin suggests that Georgia Tech may not be the only team to have a chance against the Cardinal this year. Details on the weekend matches from the Stanford Daily are here.
One more college note--Sally Milano of usta.com has turned the college spotlight on Georgia senior John Isner.
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