Denver

Last weekend we had two very close matches on the road in Denver. Our first match was against Denver. They are a strong team and came out ready to play! We took the doubles point with Megan Price and Callie Craig winning 8-3 and Seniors Elle Carney and Liza Ezhova taking a tight doubles match 9-8. Going into singles we had Megan, Elle, Callie, and Desiree on first (as they only had 4 courts). Elle, Callie and Desiree all split and went into a third set. Megan had a tough match but lost taking the score to 1-1 overall. On Elle court she fought hard in the third but eventually fell to her opponent. Callie and Desiree battled it out for the win at 3 & 4. When Liza and Aubrey went on our overall score was 3-2. Liza went on first and played tough but lost in a second set tiebreak, 3-3 now. It all came down to Sophomore Aubrey Paul who had won the first set. She started to feel the pressure a little bit but dug deep to pull out a 7-5 win for the Cougars! I was very proud of the girls for fighting and pulling out this win...

Our second match was another close one. We played against Tulane and started off 0-1 losing the doubles point. Going into singles was a little tough as the momentum wasn't in our favor. Megan Price however proved that wrong starting off with a singles victory at our number one spot. Callie also came out with a straight set victory. Desiree took the first but ended up splitting and lost in a third set 6-7. Aubrey stepped up to the plate and took her match as well in straight sets. Again our overall score came down to 3-3 and Liza was the last one on the court. She had won the first but lost the second and was just starting a third set. She got down 1-3 but showed her Senior experience by coming back and pulling out a 6-4 win in the third!

This weekend was tough mentally as well as physically for all of us. Most everyone on our team had/has a bad cold/flu and had to fight through the sniffing, coughing, aching and everything else that comes when you are sick. We are looking forward to our next match on the road against Minnesota and North Carolina State this weekend!

Aloha!

Last week our team headed out of the snow and into paradise. When we left Salt Lake City it was snowing and around 20 degrees... when we landed in Honolulu is was a beautiful 80 degrees. Needless to say we were in heaven! We stayed in Waikiki and enjoyed all that the island has to offer and played some great tennis.

Our first match was against USF, a team in the WCC that we will be playing next year. We played great and took the match 7-0. The other team we played while there was the home team UH. They were a tough team and really tested our girls. The match started with us going down 0-1 by losing the doubles point. We re-grouped and went out in singles ready to fight. It was a tight match with Elle, Liza, and Callie going 3 sets. In the end the Cougars had more "haka" and pulled out the win. We are on the right path and excited to see where our "haka" takes us!

"haka" is the hawaiian word for heart which is our team motto this year!

View from Waikiki beach of our hotel at sunset!

Junior Megan Price showing off her one-handed backhand in practice

Senior Elle Carney practicing her volley

Our #53 nationally ranked doubles team of Megan Price and Callie Craig

Sophomore Andie Young cracking a serve

Seniors Liza Ezhova and Elle Carney

Enjoying some dinner and the sunset on the beach

North shore adventure day... we took the scenic route to pipeline and stopped along the way to take some fun photos

Chinaman's hat

Andie and Desiree enjoying the water

Lunch on the north shore at the hawaiian version of cafe rio

Team at the temple

we convinced a few girls to be buried in the sand :)

made a stop at the Dole Plantation

Liza and Elle enjoying some delicious dole whip! (pineapple ice cream)

Aussies pointing home

Best entertainment of the trip. Elle decided to dance for the street performers in front of everyone... We had a good laugh... check out the video on the bottom

Downtown Waikiki at night

In the market getting our matching "haka" bracelets

Enjoying some Shimazu shaved ice.... Thanks Tom!

(Desiree's smelled like a leaking gas pipe. She was told she could not eat it or throw it away within 100 miles of the store bc of the smell. It is a fruit named Durian, her favorite)