First round match... Thursday, January 17, 2008

Kevin and I cruised through our first round this week 6-3, 6-1 in about an hour in a real carnival like atmosphere as the 60 Gustavus students made us feel like we were playing a Davis Cup home tie.  There was face paint, body paint, chants, songs, cheers, the whole works.  I've never been part of such a fun atmosphere in a grand slam match before.  

Next up for us will be the team of Brezecki-Calleri, two Argentine grinders who rip the ball from the baseline.  It should be a good matchup for us, but they did look very impressive in their first match beating the two giants, Isner and Karlovic.  

Even with a day off tomorrow, my coach and I decided to skip the big "player's party" tonight.  Last year it was great, but I opted for the relaxing night in to focus oa good practice tomorrow afternoon and hopefully another win on Saturday.  

Keep you posted on how it goes.  

Eric