Engineers will be looking at potential structural problems at the Smith Swim Center in early January. The inspection is slated to be completed on January 4th. There is a possibility that the inspection will result in a recommendation to close the building. If Smith does close we will be allowed access to the courts at Pizzatola. More info to follow in two weeks.
Here is the University press release.
Merry Christmas to all. League matches are off for this week. Rosters will be posted again on New Year's Eve.
Have a safe and a happy vacation.
| Agawam (5) lost to Brown (10) | Brown (6) lost to RICC (9) |
| Sylvester lost to Holland, 0-3 | Mallick bt Gemma, 3-1 |
| Danforth III lost to Bilodeau, 2-3 | Moen lost to Riley, 0-3 |
| Kellogg lost to Wunderlich Jr., 0-3 | Restrepo lost to Salem, 1-3 |
| Laurence lost to Patch, 0-3 | Parent lost to Parker, 1-3 |
| von Hemert lost to Field, 2-3 | Wise lost to Fischer, 1-3 |
| Brown (8) bt River Bend (6) | Univ. Club (6) lost to Brown (9) |
| Martin lost to Gardner, 1-3 | Fraze Jr. lost to Oliver, 2-3 |
| Zaslavsky bt Martin, Default | Slutsky lost to Haley, 1-3 |
| Ali lost to Peirannunzi, 0-3 | Besdine bt Archard, 3-0 |
| Sloman bt Gregory, 3-1 | Carsten lost to Barnum, 2-3 |
| Lovett bt Crolius, 3-0 | Shannon Jr. lost to Nannucci, 0-3 |
| Agawam @ Brown Green | Brown Red @ RICC |
| Graham Holland | Shashank Mallick |
| Eric Bilodeau | Phil Moen |
| Tom Wunderlich Jr. | Maria Restrepo |
| Brian Patch | Mike Parent |
| Brian Field | Ken Wise |
| Brown Green @ River Bend | Univ. Club @ Brown Red |
| Scott Martin | John Oliver |
| Alex Zaslavsky | Dwight Haley |
| Yousaf Ali | David Archard |
| Steven Sloman | Caleb Barnum |
| Campbell Lovett | Peter Nannucci |
| Brown Green - Bye | Brown Red - Bye |
| John Wemple | Bob Cioffi |
| Cory Diamond | Michael White |
| Don Heitzmann | Pete Sylvester |
| Jesse Kurn | David Moreau Smith |
| Don Forsyth | Thomas Kneische |
| Brown Green - Bye | Brown Red - Bye |
| David Cunningham | Jim Egan |
| Bob Curran | Judah Lakin |
| Nicholas Ward | Nhon Trinh |
| Akhil Gupta | Dan Dyer |
| Bolt LaMotte | Tod Damon |
Source: Peter Nannucci
A few results in dribs and drabs.
Our season seems to be somewhat back on track after crushing defeats to both the other Brown B team and Newport the last two weeks. Pity that only 2 matches were played last night and the rest rescheduled - seems to be a trend this year. In true Bob Cioffi form he was like a ferret running around the court and got to everything that his opponent could throw his way winning quite comfortably in 4. My match on the other hand was a marathon and then some. An hour on the court and a bucket load of sweat later I managed to pull off (at least from my perspective) an upset win after having lost all previous matches against him. I happened to run into Otto at some stage and instead of hearing a thud the sound that emanated was a splashing sound... The match could not be more even with each of the first 3 games going to 6-6. The third game was the crucial game to win and both of us realized that - I took it 10-9 to go into a 2-1 lead after making the correct (lucky) call at 8-8. Let's hope the rest of the team continues this winning trend in their rescheduled matches.
The sauna in the mens locker room is now up and functioning.
Courts will be open for RISRA matches in the evenings over winter break. We have the courts from 6-8:30 pm on Mon-Thur. Teams will be able to use all courts so you should be able to get matches played and have everyone packed up by the time the building gets locked at 8:30. Please don't keep Jose late.
Source - John Oliver
The bright spot in the Brown Red A lineup last night was Phil Moen. Taking his three games in about 15 minutes, he alone kept us from a route the likes of which hasn't been seen since Atilla decided to wander of the Steppes. Of course there are lessons to be learned in defeat and last night was no exception. The loss of our #3 player to exams this week was a small set back. One that we should have been able to recover from. Mike Parent had his game face on and played exceptionally. In a close five gamer he took John Wilson to the edge but was unable to push him over. Ken Wise called out from injury had to play on cold courts and couldn't get his game going. My lessons were many and varied. 1. If you think your strings look pretty ratty and might break soon get them replaced. They broke. 2. If your backup racquet has broken strings get them replaced. I needed that racquet. 3. If your backup backup racquet has a crack in it, get a new one. It bent. 4. If the drop is hurting your opponent keep dropping, don't try to demonstrate that you can beat him two ways. I lost.
All of this pales however in comparison to the results of our #1. Shashank Malleable Mallick. Our rock. Our money in the bank. Our guaranteed winner. Playing earlier in the week and thus not having his team there to supply backbone, Mallick shanked his team with an ill conceived agreement to spot his opponent several (5) points. Yes I said five. Even in the final game when given the opportunity to play straight up he decided to give his opponent points. Hubris? Nobody would believe that. Boredom? Playing me maybe but not Matt Beuchner. Maybe he is just too nice. The reason is unimportant however because Shashank is now on double secret probation. Shashank, the party is over. You will not play without your team in attendance. Mike Parent will tell you where and when to play and young man that is when you will play. You will not hit the tin, you will not play in jeans, you will not play in bare feet, you will keep hydrated, you will get your shoulder repaired. One way or another the team is going to insure that you win every match from here on out.
| Univ. Club @ Brown Green | Brown Red @ Newport |
| Graham Holland | Shashank Mallick |
| Eric Bilodeau | Phil Moen |
| Tom Wunderlich Jr. | Maria Restrepo |
| Brian Patch | Mike Parent |
| Brian Field | John Oliver |
| Brown Green @ RICC Red | River Bend @ Brown Red |
| Scott Martin | David Archard |
| Alex Zaslavsky | Caleb Barnum |
| Yousaf Ali | Dwight Haley |
| Steven Sloman | Peter Nannucci |
| Campbell Lovett | Bob Cioffi |
| Attleboro @ Brown Green | Brown Red @ Univ. Club |
| John Wemple | Pete Sylvester |
| Don Heitzmann | Michael White |
| Jesse Kurn | David Moreau Smith |
| Cory Diamond | Thomas Kneische |
| Don Forsyth | Jim Egan |
| Brown Green @ Brown Red | Brown Green @ Brown Red |
| David Cunningham | Judah Lakin |
| Bob Curran | Nhon Trinh |
| Nicholas Ward | Dan Dyer |
| Akhil Gupta | Tod Damon |
| Bolt LaMotte | Mike Roberts |
| Fall River (7) lost to Brown (8) | Brown () lost to Newport () |
| Hadley bt Martin, 3-0 | Archard lost to Alofsin, 0-3 |
| Camara lost to Zaslavsky, 2-3 | Barnum vs Pope, Rescheduled |
| Lash bt Ali, 3-2 | Haley lost to Anderson, 2-3 |
| Thomas lost to Sloman, 0-3 | Cioffi lost to Le Brun, 2-3 |
| White lost to Lovett, 0-3 | Sylvester lost to Evans, 0-3 |
| Attleboro (5) lost to Brown (10) |
| Swanson lost to Sylvester, 2-3 |
| Van Vliet lost to White, 0-3 |
| Amaral lost to Smith, 0-3 |
| Rolince lost to Kniesche, 0-3 |
| Abbott lost to Egan, 0-3 |
| Fall River (5) lost to Brown (9) |
| Richmond lost to Mallick, Default |
| Murphy lost to Moen, 0-3 |
| O'Brien lost to Restrepo, 2-3 |
| Jauregui lost to Parent, 1-3 |
| Bullard bt Oliver, 3-1 |
| Brown Green - Bye | Fall River @ Brown Red |
| Graham Holland | Shashank Mallick |
| Eric Bilodeau | Phil Moen |
| Tom Wunderlich Jr. | Maria Restrepo |
| Brian Patch | Mike Parent |
| Brian Field | John Oliver |
| Fall River @ Brown Green | Brown Red @ Newport |
| Scott Martin | David Archard |
| Alex Zaslavsky | Caleb Barnum |
| Yousaf Ali | Dwight Haley |
| Steven Sloman | Peter Nannucci |
| Campbell Lovett | Bob Cioffi |
| Brown Green - Bye | Attleboro @ Brown Red |
| John Wemple | Pete Sylvester |
| Jesse Kurn | Michael White |
| Cory Diamond | David Moreau Smith |
| Don Heitzmann | Thomas Kneische |
| Don Forsyth | Jim Egan |
| Bryant @Brown Green | Brown Red @ Univ. Club |
| David Cunningham | Judah Lakin |
| Bob Curran | Nhon Trinh |
| Nicholas Ward | Dan Dyer |
| Akhil Gupta | Tod Damon |
| Bolt LaMotte | Mike Roberts |
| Univ. Club (6) lost to Brown (9) | Brown (9) bt Agawam (5) |
| Lentz lost to Wemple, 0-3 | Sylvester bt Cotter, 3-2 |
| Preston bt Kurn, 3-0 | White bt Fuller, 3-1 |
| Patinkin lost to Diamond, 0-3 | Smith bt Benik, 3-1 |
| Jacobs lost to Heitzmann, 0-3 | Kniesche lost to Greenfield, 1-3 |
| Shapiro lost to Forsyth, 1-3 | Egan bt ______, Default |
| Univ. Club () @ Brown () | Brown (4) lost to RICC Red(10) |
| Leis lost to Cunnigham, 0-3 | Lakin lost to Ouhrabka, 0-3 |
| Brough vs Curran, Rescheduled | Whaley lost to Jacobs, 0-3 |
| Souza lost to Gupta, 1-3 | Damon lost to Patton, 1-3 |
| Rubine bt Freeman, 3-0 | Trinh lost to Nathan, Default |
| Geltzer bt Dillon, 3-0 | Roberts lost to Bolland III, 0-3 |