Category: Tennis
Welcome Back Athletes
We are thrilled to welcome back all of our athletes this year! Trinity Athletics has a great year ahead and we want you to be apart of it. We welcome everyone to enjoy what we have in store for you , come out to our games , cheer on our athletes and show your Trinity Pride. Welcome to the Tigers Den !
Trinity Athletics Department End Of Year Recap
Spring Sports have officially come to an end at Trinity Washington University. Our coaches and student athletes have represented Trinity Athletics well and brought a new light to the athletics department. With a huge social media push displaying our coaches and student athlete’s dedication has helped build the Trinity Tiger Family and giving our Trinity Community an inside look of many of our sports. Congratulations to Coach Enoch and the tennis team for completing a great spring season and Congratulations to the lacrosse team with drastic improvement from game one to their last game. A special shout-out goes to our coaches and athletes for a fantastic spring season and these student-athletes making major progress in their sports and representing Trinity well. The athletics department was sure to highlight all our student athletes throughout the year with our sneaker ball themed athletic banquet. Everyone dressed formally with tennis shoe choices of their personality, good food, and a evening of congratulations and good vibes. Although sports season is wrapping up at Trinity, it not too late to join sports teams here at Trinity, there is still work being done by our amazing coaches over the summer.
Already our women’s basketball team has hosted several successful open gyms, which has led to new basketball players choosing to continue their basketball careers at a collegiate level at Trinity Washington University. Be sure to check the Trinity Athletic Department Instagram or Twitter for more updates. Our volleyball team is gearing up for their open gym soon, with soccer and lacrosse intending to host future clinics. If you think you have what it takes or know someone that has what it takes to compete at a collegiate level please have them check our website and social media for more updates. Everyone should take advantage of playing in front of college coaches.
Good luck to all our student-athletes on their finals and last upcoming weeks of class! Most importantly congrats to our senior class of student athletes who will be graduating this spring and thank you for choosing your DIII experience with Trinity Washington University Athletics.
Division III Week Celebration Brings Spotlight On Student-Athletes and Coaches
Division III Week is a national celebration of Division III and our outstanding student-athletes, coaches, athletics administrators, faculty and commissioner. Trinity Athletics Department wants to recognize the powerful impact of our student-athletes on the campus, in the conference and surrounding community. Check out our flyer to keep up with the events we’re doing in celebration of Division III week.
When : April 10-April 14
Where: Trinity Washington University
How: Community Service, Trinity Pride on campus and Highlighting Student- Athletes on Social Media
Mayor Bowser gets a pickleball lesson from Trinity Washington University women’s tennis coach Enoch Thompson
Coach Enoch has served twelve years as a tennis coach at Trinity Washington University . His coaching style is highly effective among the Trinity Community. Everyone knows Coach Enoch and his love for tennis as well as his love for D.C’s hottest sport pickleball. It came as no surprise when we saw the video of Coach Enoch playing with D.C ‘s Mayor Bower. The Trinity Community is honored to have Coach Enoch as he represents our university well! Coach Enoch will be coaching our Trinity Tigers Tennis Team this upcoming Thursday, April 13th at 3pm as they take on Bowie State at home on the Trinity Center Tennis Courts.
Check out the full article here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/30/dc-mayor-pickleball-budget-proposal/
See a video of it from Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cqb33N2Nwsj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Trinity Tigers Spring Into Action Halfway Through The Season
Spring Sports have sprung into action with student athletes participating in the 2023 Spring Sports season! It has been interesting and exciting every step of the way. A special shout-out goes to the coaches and athletes for a fantastic spring season so far. The dedication, sportsmanship, and hard work of every individual involved in our athletic program is greatly appreciated! Our student-athletes have represented Trinity with integrity and sportsmanship, making our Trinity Community proud.
Women’s Lacrosse: Overall the team showed marked improvement during the first half of the season, and they hope to continue to build on their successes this year to create a high competitive team in the future. Coach Christa Burgess is very proud of the team and shouted out her newest member to the team, Binita Diakite. With her positive energy and grit on defense she helped Trinity score their first goal of the season shot by Na’Kiya Butler . Congratulations to our Triumphant Trinity Tigers!
Women’s Tennis: The tennis team atmosphere is great, and everyone is supportive. The tennis team has really put in work this season and its clearly paying off. The team has some notable highlights with wins in single matches and double matches. Also shout-out to Coach Enoch for his pickleball session with the Mayor Muriel Bowser, Trinity Athletics is on the rise! Check this article out https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/30/dc-mayor-pickleball-budget-proposal/
We wish our tigers luck as the Tigers continue to prevail and keep a strong Tiger mentality for the remainder of the season. Up next, The Athletic Department will be celebrating our student athletes for Division III week. During Division III week, our Tigers will be conducting community outreach activities and celebrating our student athlete’s experiences.
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Trinity Tennis is Alive & Exciting!
The Trinity Tennis team traveled across Michigan Ave to take on Catholic University for their first match of the fall tennis season. Trinity Tennis is alive and exciting, we are learning to have fun and enjoy competition” said Head Coach Enoch Thompson.
With a mix of new players and returners, the doubles were a challenge but there were definite bright spots in the singles matches. First-year Cuaresma Gillard fought hard in her college debut, scoring two points in the first set and four in the second, but could not secure the win. Coach Thompson said “Cuaresma played an outstanding and very competitive match, she learns quickly and I am happy she is a Tiger”.
Returner Guyberlie Cinada, also had a great showing to start the fall season. Coach Thompson praised her heroic efforts and applauded a job well done by the entire team yesterday despite the loss. The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to Pennsylvania to play new opponent Juniata for a noon match.
Trinity Athletics Cancels Athletic Events for Rest of Spring
Trinity Washington University has announced the cancellation of all spring athletic activities beginning Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020. The cancellation of all athletic activities, including practices, and all home and away contests ends the season for Trinity Washington’s softball team and tennis team. This is a very tough decision to make but it is the best decision during this difficult time as we aim to make sure that the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staff are our main priority.
Trinity Washington University Director of Athletics Monique McLean said “I am devastated for our seniors and this abrupt ending to their college careers. However, I trust that we made the right decision. This an unprecedented, challenging situation that we hope will aid the process of getting our country on the right side of this pandemic. We are extremely thankful to our student-athletes, coaches and staff for all of their hard-work and dedication this academic year.”
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