Here are the official results from Nationals: take a lot if you feel so
inclined.  Wash U was in pool K, then went to the Bronze Division.

Brian Blosser

Hey all,
I hope, for you undergrads, that your summers are getting off to a good
start, and for you seniors, that you're cherishing the last few days
with you classmates.  At the end of the season meeting, we voted on some
changes to the Club constitution, which is the document that defines in
part how we run our Club.  I have made the changes, and I have attached
the revised constitution so that you can read it over if you are
interested.  Any comments or suggestions on the wording would be
welcome.  If there are any lines that you have issue with, please email
Chelsea your suggestion at chelsea.roberts@..., so that she can
put it to a vote at the beginning of next season.
The major changes were: addition of the positions of Secretary and Match
Play Coordinator, the removal of Women's Chair, and the addition of the
rule that all three primary officers cannot be seniors.  I have noted
any changes in yellow highlighter.  Enjoy!

Brian Blosser
President Emeritus

This email is dedicated Kacie Seal, whoops I mean Kacie Seil, pronounced
like file, Stewart Webb (of royal English descent), and Arty, I mean
Jarius Anderson-Baylor :)

Hey there Club Tennis,
For those of you who missed it, we had a pizza picnic in the Quad
yesterday to wrap up the season and elect new officers.  Your new
officers for Fall 2008 will be:

President -Chelsea Roberts
Vice President-Becky Fifer
Treasurer-Zach Sajaasto
Secretary- Kacie Seil
Match Play Coordinators: Andy Baskin, Rachel Hyland, and Grace Fox
Ladder Coordinator: Grace Fox
Webmaster: Jarius Anderson-Baylor
SCF Representative: Andy Harding

Congratulations to the new officers, I'm confident they will do a great
job!  Officers, stay in touch for an email from me arranging transfer of
documents, or training if you need anyway (particularly webmaster).
It's been a great season, thanks to all the officers and Coach Don
Emmanuel who put in their time to make Club Tennis a great club: I've
really enjoyed my 4 years playing tennis at Wash U.  Good luck with the
rest of your finals!

Regards,
Brian Blosser
The Artist Formerly Known as Club Tennis President

Just a quick word to let you know that we will be having an informal
practice tonight, Thursday April 24 and Sunday, April 27.  Coach Don
Emmanuel or Gene Cherng will be there with balls.  Sunday will be our
last practice of the semester.  We will have an end-of-the season team
pizza meeting during reading week, I will let you know as soon as we
decide the date for that.

Enjoy the weather,
Brian

We arrived back at Cary Tennis Park bright and early Friday morning,
with a fresh start in the Bronze Bracket.  We started off facing
Western Washington University, and lost, although we took the mix
doubles and forced some overtime games on them.  We lost a close match
to Portland State, then, stuck in the backwoods of the bracket, lost
to a good Georgetown Team.  Today, Saturday, motivated to play well in
our last match, smoked James Madison University for a nice end to the
tournament.  It's been a great bunch of matches, and we've played some
quality teams.  We're now off in search of the legendary Carolina
barbeque! Thanks for tuning in,

Brian Blosser

Don't forget -- WIMPY'S!!!

Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know how we're doing in Cary, NC.  Today was pool
play, every team was in a pool with four other teams.
We lost a fairly close match to Miami of Ohio, then we lost to a very
good University of Georgia team, 9-30.  After that, we handled Drexel
University 30-13.  With these results, we took third in the pool, and
will play in the Bronze Bracket tomorrow morning.  The weather in Cary
is beautiful and sunny, around 80 degrees.  Hope you all are doing well,
will send another update tomorrow.

Brian

Brian asked me to tell y'all that barring inclement weather, practice
is still on this Thursday, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel (yes, I'm
old).    I will be there with a hopper and Don should be there too.
Good luck to the Nationals team!

We will have practice as usual tonight from 7-9pm at the Tao courts.
The SLU president informed me that he has let his players know that
they can come and play against us if they want, but I imagine they
won't have that many players that come.

Also, in preparation for Nationals, I'm proposing that we meet Tuesday
at 8pm at the Tao courts to get some more practice in before the
tournament.  This practice would be "unofficial", meaning that we
would get courts on a first come, first serve basis like everyone
else.  Anyone on the team is welcome to come Tuesday night as well,
you don't have to be going to Nationals.

For those of you who are going to Nationals, please try to get out and
play as much as possible before this Wednesday.  Even if you can't
make Tuesday night, try to get out sometime.  Also, FYI, the Tao
courts will be booked from 3pm-8pm Tuesday for Varsity practices and
matches, so try to get your play in before that if you can.  Also keep
in mind that Flynn Park, just west of campus on Pershing, is always a
viable option for courts.

Thanks for reading,
Brian Blosser

I'm canceling the match today due to weather.  The temperature is
hovering around 40 degrees, there is going to be drizzle/snow on and off
today, and the courts are pretty wet.  Sorry it didn't work out today,
but I am going to invite SLU to come back tomorrow at 7pm, during
practice.  We'll see if they'll be able to make it.
Also, for those going to Nationals and anyone who is interested, we'll
probably try to put together an informal practice session together Tues.
from 7-9 pm if Varsity  has practice, maybe earlier otherwise.

I'll be in touch,
Brian Blosser

Upcoming Club Tennis Events:

1. Club Tennis Party: Saturday, April 12 @ 10pm, Stu's Apartment

An informal party to have a good time with your fellow Club Tennis
brothers/sisters in arms.  You guys should have already gotten a Facebook
invitation, but if not, here's the address again.

6164 Pershing Avenue
Apartment F
(3 buildings down from Kayak's on Pershing)

2. Match Against SLU: Sunday, April 13 from 1-3pm, Tao Tennis Center (Wash U)

SLU will be sending a team over here during our normal practice time to have a
match.  Everyone is welcome to the match, there should be more than enough match
opportunities  for everyone, and for those going to Nationals this will be good
preparation.  Remember, SLU narrowly took us out of Sectionals, so we're gonna
get them back here!

Hope to see you on Saturday or Sunday,

Brian Blosser

Practice is still on, unless it starts raining before 7pm.  And it
doesn't look like it will, so I expect to see you at practice!

Brian

Hello all, Its me again, your secretary.  I just wanted to send out
another email about NJTL in University City.  Its a program where kids
at the local grade school (from 1st grade to 5th or 6th grade) come
out after school on Monday and Wednesday (3:45-5 PM) to play/learn how
to play tennis.  Its a great program run by our very own Don Emmanuel.
  Last week Gene and I attended and had a great time, but we need more
volunteers, at least 2 per day (ie 2 on Monday and 2 on Wednesday) you
don't need to go both days, and you don't need to go every week, we
just need two people each day.

We play games with the kids and do a limited amount of drilling, and
if you arent into the whole 'volunteering' thing and are more of a
capitalist, there will be a $10 stipend per day, so you can earn some
money too.  I will be going most Wednesdays and hopefully Mondays as
well, so if you need a ride just let me know.

To recap,
    1) We need two volunteers each Monday and Wednesday
    2) You can earn $10 per day, or just volunteer your time
    3) We have an awesome time out there
    4) As Don says, if you need an ego boost, these kids worship us
       college kids, which is always a good feeling.

Let me  know if you are interested and can go.  Please help out the
local community, its fun and rewarding.

Sincerely,

Stuart

Hey all,
I wanted to draw your attention back to our Club Ladder, now that the
weather is nicer and we're back to 3 practices a week.  The idea behind
the ladder is we want a fair way to rank our players, so that we can
best decide who goes to matches and who plays in what spot.  The ladder
is also an awesome way to play some competitive matches within our own
club.

Click here to access the Ladder page on the club website:
http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~wutennis/ladder.html

I have updated the ladder, taking off any players who have not
participated this semester.  The rules are on the same page, so read up
on those as well.

According to the rules, you can challenge a player up to three spots
ahead of you.  The challenge can be made at practice, or through email
or phone.

Make sure that you put your contact info on the team contact list,
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wuclubtennis/database?method=reportRows&tbl\
=1
,so that people can get a hold of you to set up matches.

Lastly, make sure you report the scores of any challenge matches in the
database at this link, so that the ladder can be updated:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wuclubtennis/database?method=reportRows&tbl\
=1

Thanks for reading, and let's get the ladder going!

Brian Blosser

Well, you probably guessed it, but tonight's practice is canceled due to
rain.   Our next official practice will be Thursday  at 7pm,  and we may
try to organize an unofficial practice Tuesday or Wednesday, I'll keep
you posted.

Thank you to those who expressed interest in going to Nationals by
sending me an email.  We'd like to take all of you, but we only have the
money to take 8 people, and we have to buy our plane tickets for
tomorrow, so there was no time for tryouts.  The club tennis officers
met last Sunday, and based on seniority, commitment to the team, and
previously demonstrated skill, we decided on this roster for Nationals:
Brian Blosser
Jeff Gole
Stewart Webb
Doug Disabato
Vicky Crago
Grace Fox
Chelsea Roberts
Becky Fifer

Again, sorry if you are not on the roster, we tried to be as fair as
possible.  If you have a specific question as far as our decisions,
please send me an email.
Remember also that we hope to have two more matches besides Nationals
before the semester is over, I will give out details as the plans are
firmed up.

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!

Brian Blosser

Hello all,

Bummer about the rain today, but hopefully we will be able to get out and hit
tomorrow.
Anyway, Don Emmanuel has recruited me to organize any volunteers for the
National Junior
Tennis League(?) (NJTL) program in University City.  It begins this Wednesday at
3.45 at Flynn
Park and runs until about 5.  The program runs twice a week from this week
forward, and you
can either choose to be a volunteer, or receive a stipend (approximately
$10/hour).  This is
an opportunity to give back to the community and have some fun at the same time.
Please
let me know if you are interested in this opportunity as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Stuart

Unfortunately practice is cancelled today due to rain.  Offices will
still meet today in Whispers at 3.

Later
Jeff

Hello Club Tennis:

First of all, hope to see you all today from 1-3pm at Tao Tennis Center
for regular practice.  Sorry for the tardiness of this email, and some
of you already know this, but the Wash U Club got a wild card bid to
Nationals!  Yes, it's awesome, but we need to buy plane tickets ASAP, so
I need to know who would be able to go to Nationals.  It's April 17-19
in Cary, North Carolina.  We would fly out the evening of Wednesday the
16, and fly back to St. Louis the evening of Saturday the 19.  We will
be deciding who gets to go based on a number of factors, including
seniority,  commitment to the team, and skill, as measured by past
results, since we have so little time.  If you want to go, respond ASAP,
as we do need to decide who is going and buy those tickets soon.

Best,
Brian Blosser

It's snowing!  But unfortunately that means no practice today.  Hope
you all had a good weekend, and hopefully we will be able to get some
practices in this week.

~Vicky

Hey,
Just a reminder that we will be having outdoor practice tonight, Mon.
March 17 (St. Patty's Day), from 7-9pm at Tao Tennis Center (Wash U
Courts) if it is not raining.  If it's raining, I'll send out a formal
cancellation email a couple of hours before the practice.
May the road rise to meet you...
Brian Blosser

Hello Clubbers,
Hope your Spring Breaks are going well.  Here's a little email telling
about what's going on when you get back to school...

1. Outdoor Practice:  Our outdoor practices will resume starting Monday,
March 17.  We will switch back to three practices a week, with a
schedule of Monday 7-9pm, Thursday 7-9pm, and Sunday 1-3pm.  Practices
are open to all club members and are held at Tao Tennis Center (the Wash
U courts in front of the A/C).
2. Potential matches:  We are trying to organize a tournament with
Wichita State and SLU sometime at the end of March or beginning of
April, hopefully hosted at Wash U.  Also, Dan Bratetic from USTA
Missouri Valley is trying to organize a 1-day round robin tournament in
Kansas City Saturday April 26.  I will give more details to these
matches as they become available.
3. Sectionals website: Click on this link for the USTA story of
Sectionals and a (fairly cheesy) video with some footage from the
tourney.
http://www.missourivalley.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=522521&iNewsCat=%3\
CCAT%3E
4. Nationals? We're still waiting to here if we got a wild card bid to
Nationals in Cary Park, NC.  I will let you know as soon as they tell us
if we are in or not.
5. Uniforms and Gas Receipts:  Everyone who had a uniform at Sectionals,
be sure to wash it and return it to me at one of the next practices.
Also, anyone who paid for gas driving to Sectionals, make sure you get
your receipts to Chelsea to get reimbursed.
6.  The mens' and womens' varsity tennis teams are having a Special
Olympics Tennis Clinic from 10am-12pm on Saturday, March 22.  Mens'
Coach Roger Follmer is looking for volunteers to help out during the
event, and this is a good opportunity to provide an enjoyable afternoon
of tennis and games for all the participants. Volunteers would need to
arrive at 9:30 am and would receive a long-sleeve t-shirt and a pizza
lunch at 12:15.  Email Coach Follmer at follmer@... and
tell him that you are on the Club Tennis Team and that you want to
volunteer if you are interested.

Thanks for reading the long email, and I hope you are all excited about
getting back into practice after Spring Break!

Brian Blosser

Hello Club Tennis,
Here's the roster for this Sunday's practice.  16 of the following 18
people will be going to Sectionals, so I assume that everyone on this
list is committed to go.  If you can't commit to go, please let me know
immediately.  We will meet at the Clocktower @6:30pm, as usual.

It's hard to believe, but Sectionals is next weekend, February 29 and
March 1 and 2 in Norman, OK, near Oklahoma City.  Here are some rough
details: it's a 7.5 hr drive per Mapquest estimation, so we would
probably leave by 4pm on Friday at the latest, and we would probably
have at least one car leave earlier, around 1pm.  We will play 4 matches
Saturday, and 2 matches on Sunday.  The estimated finish time Sunday is
4:30pm, so you could expect to be back at Wash U around 12pm.  However,
the long drive would allow for lots of homework time, so getting your
work done would not be a problem.

More details to come, here is the roster for this Sunday:
Brian Blosser
Jeff Gole
Eric Waetjen
Doug Disabato
Meryl Guyer
Stephanie Paul
Grace Fox
Vicky Crago
Chelsea Roberts
Becky Fifer
Kacie Seil
Stuart Webb
Daniel Gettinger
Andy Harding
Zach Saajasto
Andy Baskin
Ian Ross
Zach Amittay

Following is the roster for the upcoming practice.  Meet at the
Clocktower at 6:30pm.  Let me know ASAP if you are on the list but can't
make it.
We have two indoor practices left before Sectionals, which means that we
will be concentrating on forming our teams for Sectionals.  Therefore,
if you really want to go, make sure you come to these practices so that
we can get some match results for you.  Additionally, coming to practice
shows some level of your commitment   Traditional drivers,  meet with
your cars at the Clocktower as usual.  Grace, you don't need to drive.

Brian Blosser

Roster for 2/17/08
Brian Blosser
Jeff Gole
Stuart Webb
Eric Waetjen
Sam Werboff
Andy Harding
Doug Disabato
Daniel Gettinger
Andy Baskin
Zach Saajasto
Zach Amittay
Jeff Sherwin
Ian Ross
Andy Stein
Nick Chrastil
Josh Morris
Stephanie Paul
Meryl Guyer
Grace Fox
Vicky Crago
Chelsea Roberts
Kacie Seil
Becky Fifer

Saturday, 2/16, 3:30-5:30 Creve Coeur

Hello everyone

Just a reminder - you have less than a week to register for the Section Championships - March 1-2, Westwood Tennis Center, Norman, OK. We have some openings left, so get your registration to me as soon as possible! The deadline is February 19.

<<2008 Campus Champs Flyer.doc>>

ALSO - I have started a Facebook group for Tennis on Campus - Missouri Valley. Hopefully you all can use this as a networking tool to get to know each other, promote events, set up matches, share results, etc. If you have any photos you would like me to post to the site, please send them over! Here is the URL, if you have a Facebook page please join the group!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8044268730

Thanks, hope to see you all in Oklahoma!

Dan Bratetic
Tennis Service Representative - Nebraska
Program Manager - Tennis on Campus
USTA/Missouri Valley Section
Direct - (913) 322-4840
Toll Free - 888-368-8612 x4840
8137 S. 101st St.
LaVista, NE  68128
Join or renew your USTA membership. Member fees directly support tennis in the Missouri Valley.
Go to www.usta.com/membership or call 1-800-990-USTA (8782).

Hello everyone,

1. For all of you who don't know, Wash U Club drove down to
Indianapolis, Indiana for a head to head match against the Butler
University Bulldogs (Vice President, my brother, Michael).  It was a
chilly, -20 windshield day, but we got to play in their tennis bubble,
which was (albeit not much) warmer.  We came out with a 4-3 overall
match victory, with wins by Jeff Gole at Men's Singles, Brian Blosser
and Doug Disabato at Men's Doubles, Grace Fox and Stu Webb at Mixed
Doubles, and Andy Baskin at another Men's Singles.  Even the matches
we lost were very close, so I think the match was an overall success
and a good time was had by all.

2. Sunday indoor practice starts back up this Sunday from 7-9pm (meet
at the Clocktower at 6:30pm).  Same drill, I will be sending out the
potential practice roster on Friday.  We only have two more indoor
practices left before Sectionals, so the remaining practices will
concentrate on team pairings for Sectionals as well as contribute to
the final decision of who gets to go.

3.  As a reminder, the USTA Sectionals tournament will take place
Saturday and Sunday March 1 and 2, in Norman, Oklahoma.  We will leave
Friday evening and return Sunday evening.  Get excited, and make sure
that you don't have any conflicts you forgot about...

4.  We are still missing uniforms (not including people who have
uniforms from Butler).  We are missing a small women's shirt and
skirt, and a medium men's pant.  Please, if you ever used a team
uniform, double check to make sure that you don't still have anything.
  These uniforms are brand new, and we want them to be intact and in
good condition for next year's team!

5.  Lastly, we will be starting outdoor practice the week of March 3,
right after we get back from Sectionals.  Practices will again be
Sunday 1-3pm for sure, and Monday and Thursday evenings at a to be
determined time, probably around 7pm.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you on the courts...
Brian Blosser
(President)