The overlooked sports
While Tennis is often overlooked except for the sometimes translucent nature of tennis apparel and the proclivity of male tennis players to use the bottoms of their shirts to wipe sweat, collegiate tennis teams often work as hard or harder than most other sports. Add to that the multitude of international players on American D-1 teams, tennis can be a lonely sport. Correctly me if I’m wrong, but if the big three (baseball, football and basketball) teams had a record of 24 consecutive victories over the archrivals and perennial top 10 (even top 5) rankings, the programs would be flush with donations from the fans and alumni. That’s simply not the case with men’s tennis.
So today, I’m dedicating this blog to the Ole Miss Men’s Tennis team in recognition of their 24th consecutive beatdown of Moo U and their 11th straight Mississippi Cup. The guys are ranked 10th in the nation with 1 senior, 1 junior, 2 sophomores (twins) and 4 freshman and only one member is from the US.
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