Rain, Rough and Ready

So the first day of competition for the Pirates in the 2012 NCAA DII Spring Sports Festival is in the books, and both tennis teams came away with wins. However, not all the teams competing got through their first day - five men's matches were either halted in progress or never got on the courts when rains and lightning came through Louisville.

What does this mean for the Pirates? For one, those men's matches will have to be completed before Armstrong takes the courts tomorrow, meaning tomorrow's 9 am and 1 pm scheduled start times will be more like 11:30 and 3 p.m. It also means that some teams - not Armstrong - might have to play two matches tomorrow, which you would think might benefit the Pirates as the tournament goes along. Remember 2007, when Armstrong women had to play twice in one day and beat Valdosta, but lost to BYU-Hawaii? It makes a difference. It really does.

Finally, a special "chin up" to Jenna Birch, who carded an 81 today to sit tied for 24th after the first round of the 2012 NCAA DII Women's Golf Championships. Jenna got off to a rough start, going +5 over the first five holes, but the great thing about a four-round tournament is that there is plenty of opportunity to make up ground. Nobody broke par in the first round of the tournament, so the window is there to chip away at the lead tomorrow and get into contention over the last two days.

Finally finally - let's hear from Armstrong senior Mikk Irdoja on today's match against Queens (NY) and his thoughts on tomorrow's match against Hawaii Pacific: