Davis Cup - Iowa - Sept. 19-20

On our last summer weekend of 2009, John Bere, Tamu Christ, Francesca Ferrero, Lauren Radomski and Maija Mikkila drove to Iowa City for the University of Iowa's annual Davis Cup. We woke early in the morning to find the sun brightly shining on the beautifully tinted forests on our drive down to the lake. It was warm and still September day, something we would get very used to that weekend.

The A boat was Ferrero/Mikkila and the B boat was Bere/Radomski. Christ switched out with Bere/Radomski throughout the weekend. The morning started late, due to lack of wind, but the sun was shining and it was warm, so the wait was relatively bearable. It was exciting to get on the water in FJs, an opportunity we rarely have. The whole weekend was very light and shifty, with the wind often dying down to leave our boats bobbing in the water. There was a brief moment on the second day when crews had to sit on the rail, but the wind quickly died again.

Northwestern did well, consistently placing in the top third of the fleet. We got third place in As, third place in Bs, and fourth place overall (we were only a couple points out of third). We had a very fun and relaxing weekend before the beginning of school, and a solid start to our season!

-Maija Mikkila