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Cracked Racquets Storytime [CounterPunch - Season 2, Ep 2.5]

June 11, 2025·17 min·1 clip

Arch recounts flying to Orlando for NCAA tennis, only to get rained out and end up playing ping pong instead.

The hosts share humorous behind-the-scenes stories from their tennis media work, including a rain-soaked NCAA trip, a competitive pickleball match, and a failed attempt to enter the Comedy Cellar. They also announce and detail an upcoming Big Brother premiere watch party in New York City.

As heard by us

College tennis road stories, ranch jokes, and off-court chaos that gets funnier in hindsight.

This episode settles into funny college tennis road stories, and the Orlando trip gives it a good bit of lift. The Lake Nona pizza stop and that tiny metal cup of ranch end up doing more work than they should, which is part of the charm.

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Why you'd press play

You want college-tennis chaos, ranch obsession, and a very unserious Big Brother detour.

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