Keeping the "Fiyah" Burning - Chris Radke

Welcome!

So another year of Eagles tennis is underway, and our squad is eagerly awaiting our first match scheduled against Ferrum College on February 23rd. But that is a long month away and there is much work needed to be done before this match. We are coming off of our best team finish last spring, which was third in the conference. The problem is we have lost our three seniors Brian Ryan and Andrew, who were a major contribution to this success. Now it is time for our younger guys to step in and cook up some good tennis for the year.
Along with a couple of new faces in our team’s top 6, Chaulky had basically received a new heart in his chest. After one too many 6 ball drills, he found himself in the back of an ambulance on the way to the hospital. Thankfully, in what has become a great story of success, Chaulky has returned to the courts and been playing as much tennis as ever. It just goes to show with our line-up that even if a couple of things get replaced, everything can still work!
Fall season was a terrific way to start and see where we are at individually in comparison to the rest of the field. However the best part has yet to begin. Starting in spring, we get to compete in the dual matches. The atmosphere and team aspect of tennis really shines here and I hope that Bridgewater will be able to show up the other teams in terms of intensity and team Chemistry. Sometimes this can be the difference maker in a 5-4 win or a 4-5 loss.
The goals for this season were made pretty clear in tonight’s meeting. Nothing less than a bronze medal, 3rd place finish again, and the sportsmanship award. The sportsmanship award is something usually reserved for the teams that never win and need a trophy for something. We hope to change this around and win with receiving this achievement. I don’t think our sportsmanship has ever been bad in the past; it is just influenced by whatever team we are playing. The same goes with our team’s energy. Sometimes if we play a team with low energy or bad sportsman ship we come out with low energy or bad sportsmanship. One thing I would like to see is for us to set the tempo of a match with great competitive energy without sacrificing sportsmanship.
Anyways, in this next month we will train very hard on the courts and in school. Welcome to the BC Tennis Blog and keep checking back weekly updates.

Keep the fiyah burning,
Chris The Cactus