Hello Whitman Tennis Fans!
I'm so excited to write you from gorgeous Camarillo, CA. After finishing an undefeated first half of our conference season, the team flew down to Southern California Sunday for a series of matches with nationally ranked DIII teams.
Perhaps our toughest test came yesterday in our first match as we squared off with #6 ranked Bowdoin. The Polar Bears are well deserving of their top 10 ranking and after some really fun competitive doubles highlighted by Maddy and Hanna pushing it to 7-9 at the three spot. For everyone it was great tennis and while it didn't show up on the scoreboard, we showed some great strength, shotmaking and perseverance. It was a terrific match to start our trip and push us to play better and better as the week goes on.
Today is our off day from matches, but we're up in Camarillo enjoying amazing hospitality from the Dobrin clan and also the Spanish Hills tennis club where we had a terrific practice today.
We're back on court tomorrow at 1pm vs #17 ranked University of LaVerne as we look to avenge last years 5-4 battle and move up in the rankings. I've got a lot of confidence in this team and can't wait to update you again. For now, we're enjoying each others company immensely as we prepare for LaVerne.
You can follow scores as always on Twitter @coachhein and @whitwomentennis and now the team has an instagram account that they made if you're on that.
Thanks for following us!
Coach John
Upcoming matches:
Wed 3/18 1pm #17 University of La Verne at the Claremont Club
Thurs 3/19 10am #30 Vassar at University High School (Irvine)
Fri 3/20 3pm #22 University of Redlands
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Coaching Philosophy
To me, being a college student is about opportunity and growth. As a coach, I consider myself lucky to spend 4 years providing opportunity while nurturing growth. We use common goals, hard work, open communication, respect and accountability as means to building meaningful relationships and improving each player’s skill set on and off the court. This means embodying championship virtues to inspire athletic, academic and personal growth that not only happens while you are at Whitman, but becomes a part of who you are throughout life.