First Fall Whittie of the Week

Each week we're in season, the team nominates and votes for the player who contributed most to the team that week.  Last week was our first week of fall practice and while I was super excited about the effort and level of tennis we're at on the whole, what I'm really proud of is how people are leading while letting others lead.  It's VERY early on, but there is something extraordinary about this group.  You could feel it building last year, and this year the raw exuberance and abundance of leadership talent is coming together each day.

Here are some highlights from the week:

• On her birthday, Liv finishes practice going through the entire team in a game of Wolverine.
• Perhaps the player on the roster with the least doubles experience gets the most points on the whole team as we did bump and switch doubles tie breaks with different partners each time...hello and welcome to college tennis Kate Rubinstein.
• The team supports our buddy team watching men's soccer, goes for a 3 mile run in the wheat fields, then has an outstanding doubles practice.

And, with an amazing attitude on court that lifted everyone and proactive and positive leadership daily, not to mention a well-tuned game after a summer at the Cal Club in SF, Erin is our Whittie of the Week!

Read more about Erin here.

Thanks to those of you who bought raffle tickets to support our team, the W Club golf tournament is this weekend and Whitman Hall of Fame Alum Lynn Greer McKelvey will be in town as a member of the W Club board, hopefully the team gets to spend some time with her.

Next week is the countdown to the Fall USTA/ITA Regional at Whitman, lots of updates and facebook posts to come then!

John