First of all, congratulations to the Long Beach State women's tennis team on a tremendous fourth consecutive Big West Conference title, but praise you ladies for finally bringing a conference crown to LBSU this season.
Campus media haven't recognized that because of our constant concerns about the women's volleyball and soccer teams last season, the impact of new men's basketball head coach Dan Monson, just how many points can junior guard Donovan Morris score, just how many more frustrating losses the women's basketball team was going to endure, Dirtbags, senior outside hitter Paul Lotman and the list goes on.
All this, and the women's tennis team quietly but effectively reigns once more.
Truth is, tennis is overlooked, period. We (well, sports fans) all know Roger Federer. Everybody knows Venus and Serena Williams because the shortage of black athletes on the tennis court gives rise to such popularity. I don't discount their success, but that is another factor.
As college students, we all mostly care about football, basketball and baseball. Every other sport is a choosy one amongst us. But no LBSU fan can't be proud enough of the success and fortune this team has had this season. Not only does head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello and the 49ers earn a conference title, but they earned it without the traditional confines of their campus tennis court, only to find a new court as a gift in return for traveling to El Dorado Park for matches.
This program has been the most overlooked and I will be looking forward to the Big West Championships at Indian Wells. Maybe it's time to tone down all that racket about other programs and watch these 49ers swing theirs.
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