The Genesis of Cracked Racquets [CounterPunch - Season 2, Ep 2]

Damian Kust recaps another exciting week of ATP Challenger action. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Cracked Racquets Contributor and College Tennis Ranks Founder Chris Halioris joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for their 2025 Men's College Tennis Award Show. The guys name their All-Lineup Selections, Most Improved Player/Team, Match of the Year, Biggest What-Ifs, Way Too Early 2026 Top 10s, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: Quick note: Wimbledon Men's Success - 3:30 Grade the season - 19:27 The Guy - 30:49 First/Second Team All-Lineups - 38:13 Coach of the Year - 1:06:00 Freshman of the Year - 1:09:47 Best Doubles Point - 1:16:12 Most Improved (Player/Team) - 1:16:31 Biggest Disappointment (Team) - 1:21:57 Biggest Surprise (positive) Program - 1:25:32 Favorite Team to Watch in 2025 - 1:27:05 Biggest What-If of the season - 1:28:28 Match of the Year - 1:31:16 Hot Seat (Program) entering 2026 - 1:35:06 Way Too Early Top 10 for 2026 - 1:36:25 ______________ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Damian Kust recaps another exciting week of ATP Challenger action. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

No Ad, No Problem Founder John Parsons joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for their 2025 Women's College Tennis Award Show. The guys name their All-Lineup Selections, Most Improved Player/Team, Match of the Year, Biggest What-Ifs, Way Too Early 2026 Top 10s, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: Recap the 2025 Season - 3:20 The Gal - 10:35 First/Second Team All- Best Lineups - 15:45 Coach of the Year - 38:04 Freshman of the Year - 40:29 Best Doubles Point - 45:43 Most Improved (Player/Team) - 46:40 Biggest Disappointment (Team) - 50:52 Biggest Surprise (positive) Program - 56:52 Favorite Team to Watch in 2025 - 58:35 Biggest What-If of the season - 1:00:15 Match of the Year - 1:02:13 Hot Seat (Program) entering 2026 - 1:04:30 Way Too Early Top 10 for 2026 - 1:06:58 ______________ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

No Ad, No Problem Founder John Parsons joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the best Men's College Tennis Teams from the last 15 years. They share their criteria for selecting their Mount Rushmore teams, offer the case for their respective candidates, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: Criteria - 7:02 Value of winning both Indoors/Titles - 12:15 Locks - 14:27 Best of the USC Four-Peat teams - 15:10 Best Version of Three-Peat UVA + 2013 - 20:40 Best Version of B2B UVA - 35:30 Which Wake Forest are you taking?! - 41:15 Other Teams - 47:07 Final Mt. Rushmore - 58:45 ______________ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Damian Kust recaps another exciting week of ATP Challenger action. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Damian Kust recaps another exciting week of ATP Challenger action. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Richard, Archit, and Dalton go down memory lane to reminisce on some of their favorite moments of when the remote team gets together in person. Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Richard and Archit are joined by Dalton Thieneman to talk about how Cracked Racquets came to be and how they joined the team themselves. Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets

Hosts Richard and Foster break down the results from the 2025 French Open tournament. Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets