Spring Break Recap

Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
~Henry Ford

An Awesome week of Tennis, Sunshine, Beaches, and Team Bonding!!

The teams have just returned to Bridgewater from yet another amazing spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina. We were blessed to have great weather all week all week so we were able to get all of our scheduled matches in as well as an additional match added to the schedule during the week. We faced some tough competition including a Division II team. The lady Eagles fought hard all week. We lost 7-2 to Methodist University on the way down to SC, won against Trine University, lost a close match 5-4 to Division 2 Millersville College, and lost a tough match the next day to Marian College from Indiana. Towards the end of the week, fatigue set in as we battled through 4 matches in 5 days. Playing matches back to back is always tough early in the season when we aren’t in “match shape” which is much different from practice shape, but it prepares us well for the remainder of the season when we will frequently have back-to-back matches. Coach talked to us about our results during the week. We were all a little disappointed that we weren’t able to pull out one or two more wins, but coach was optimistic about our upcoming ODAC matches after playing a tough schedule during spring break.

Besides playing tennis, the teams spent a great deal of time on the beach playing football and relaxing, spending time getting to know each other better in our amazing beach house (that even had an elevator!), having team meals together, and both teams playing games like Cranium, Scene-It, and pool in the evenings. One morning the women’s team fixed blueberry pancakes and bacon at our house and invited both teams to eat breakfast together. One evening we played putt-putt golf and on the last day the teams went shopping together at the outlets. We always have such a great time at Hilton Head and it seems to be the week where the men’s and women’s teams really get to know each other. Staying in a house with your teammates for a week is such a great way to build team relationships and this is one reason this trip is always so much fun. During our down time we often sat in the kitchen and dining room just talking and learning about each other. Once again, we had great parent support too! The parents of many of the players were able to come down this year and they cooked many meals for us, brought us snacks to have in the house, and brought Gatorades for us during match time (We even got a edible arrangement sent all the way from Ally’s parents in Connecticut!). Thank you so much to the Radke’s, Smith’s, Stone’s, and McConnaughy’s!

This week we have a full week of ODAC matches. Tuesday, we played Randolph Macon and won the match 8-1! The men’s team won their match 9-0! Afterward we went to former BC player Jessica Hill’s house where her parents fed both teams dinner. Wednesday the women’s team plays Washington & Lee at home at 4:00. Saturday, both teams hit the courts at home against Guilford with match time starting at 2:00. Saturday will be a test of how much we have improved this year and is a very important match for the women! We hope to see everyone there!

See you on the Courts….GO EAGLES!!