http://www.netcaptain.net/blog Your Blog to Everything NetCaptain Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:53:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Note: this is cross-posted originally here: http://blog.huycat.com/2008/12/13/infinite-energy-atlanta-slam/ Being an avid tennis player, I was excited to be able to photograph the 2nd Annual Infinite Energy Atlanta Slam. This year featured professional tennis players Bob and Mike Bryan, Luke and Murphy Jensen, Sam Querrey, and James Blake. The day started out with a ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2008/12/13/infinite-energy-atlanta-slam/ It's the big day and we're starting much earlier today at 7:30am. The wind gusts are definitely gone and the temperature much more reasonable. Still a bit chilly but it's early morning. It's sure to warm up during play. Captain Mike a put in a slight lineup change 1 Singles - ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/10/07/championhip-day/ Yes, it's do-or-die day against our last round-robin opponent who is also undefeated thus far, Southwest. But, it's also Mark Critchett's Birthday. The Southwest team is from Tucson, AZ. The winner of this matchup gets to move forward to the semi-finals. The loser ends their play for this championship. Weather ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/10/07/b-day/ Play began this morning. We were due to start at 10am, but we had to wait and didn't hit the courts till 11am. What a beautiful day. Unfortunately, the wind was amazingly strong. Weather forecasts say wind gusts can be up to 50mph. It definitely felt like it. After 4 ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/10/05/wind-burn/ It's Thursday, the day before play begins. I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to this view out of the hotel. We didn't see it last night because the golf course was pitch black, and the mountain ranges were as well. We had breakfast at the buffet here. Wow, only $7.50 ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/10/04/the-day-before/ Most of us are now here in Las Vegas. Terri and I flew on the same plane here and got in late last night. Instead of a $60 cab ride to the Suncoast Hotel and Casino, we were able to have Captain Mike pick us up. It's about a 20+ ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/10/04/in-vegas/ We want to give out a shout of thanks to all the sponsors supporting the Bunten Road Park 3.5 Men's USTA team on bid for the National Championship. Here's a banner that we're bringing with us and after the championship, will be hanging on the courts at Bunten Road Park. The ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/10/03/thanks-to-the-sponsors/ To follow the thread started here, it's almost that time to fly to Vegas. Play starts this Friday, Oct 5th. For those of our team that can't make the journey to the big game, I'll try to keep things up to date here. There's 17 Sections divided in four flights. The ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/09/30/national-championship-schedule/ Congratulations to Rick Huff, Captain of the USTA 3.5 City Champions from Bunten Road Park. This continues a streak of city championships from the same core group of guys from Bunton Road Park. This is the 2007/2008 Summer USTA League, so the guys will be off till next year where they'll ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/08/18/bunten-road-park-usta-city-champions/ Congratulations to Mike Hammond (Captain) and team for winning the 2006/2007 USTA 3.5 Sectional Championship. It's been a long road here so far and we're not yet done. One final step to go as we attend the National Championship in October in Las Vegas. But before I get ahead of ... http://www.netcaptain.net/blog/2007/07/20/bunten-road-park-usta-20062007-sectional-champions/