Okay pals, grab your coffee because I gotta tell you about the annoying little mission I had today trying to get the straight dope on the Miami men’s tennis schedule this week. Seriously, updates seemed harder to find than my missing sock.
Where I Started
First off, fired up my laptop like always. Thought it would be simple, right? Just hop on the official university website. Easy peasy. Typed in the usual address, clicked over to the Athletics section. Found the tennis page, scanned around… bam, hit the schedule tab. Looked at the page.
Stopped. Blinked. Scratched my head.
Last week’s matches were right there, big and clear. But today? Next couple days? Zilch. Nada. It still showed last Friday’s game against Virginia Tech as the most recent thing. Like, come on! I know something was cooking this week.
Annoying as hell. Felt like the page was stuck in last week.
Getting My Hands Dirty
Alright, fine. Grumbled a bit. Time to go digging. Remembered the athletic department sometimes pushes stuff out on the social stuff. Pulled out my phone, flicked over to their main social media page. Scrolled… scrolled… scrolled.
Bingo! Found a post buried under a bunch of basketball stuff from three days ago. Short and sweet: “Men’s Tennis faces FIU at home Wednesday, 3 PM”. Felt a little victory there. Got one!
But I knew the schedule usually had more matches packed close together. Needed the rest. Refreshed the main university athletics page again. Nothing new. Checked the tennis section again just in case. Still stale.
The Hunt Gets Real
Started thinking, maybe the league website? Clicked over to the main college tennis site for our conference. Searched for Miami. Found our team page. Schedule was listed… looked okay at first glance. But wait, scrolled down… yep, same problem. Stopped at last weekend. Sigh.
Getting kinda frustrated now. Almost threw my hands up. Decided one last shot: checked the local sports news site. Scanned the college sports section. Buried halfway down, a small headline: “Local College Tennis Slate Includes UM Doubleheader”. Jackpot!
It mentioned the Wednesday FIU game (confirming what I saw earlier) and another match! Said we’re also playing North Florida on Saturday at 1 PM, also at home. Finally, the full picture.
What I Actually Found Out
So after all that clicking, refreshing, and muttering under my breath, here’s the real deal for this week:
- Wednesday (Today!): Miami vs FIU. Right here at home court. Starts at 3 PM.
- Saturday: Miami vs North Florida. Again, our place. Starts at 1 PM. Good doubleheader action.
Both matches should be happening at the usual courts on campus, unless the weather goes crazy.
The Takeaway
Honestly? It shouldn’t be this hard. A little update on the official site main page? Maybe a banner? A quick tweet the morning of the match? Something! Took me way too much time just to confirm two simple matches happening right here at home.
Pro-Tip if you’re going: Better check the official site social feed or local sports news an hour or two before heading out, just in case of rain delays or anything funky. Learned that lesson the wet way once!
