We almost got the top 4 seeds into the semifinals but the #11 seeded Baylor Bears decided they wanted to crash the party so instead we have #1 USC, #2 Oklahoma, #4 Georgia, and #11 Baylor each playing for a spot in Monday’s Championship.
[2] Oklahoma vs. [11] Baylor – 12pm cst – It’ll be a Big 12 battle as Oklahoma (8-0) takes on Baylor (6-1) in what will likely be the 1st of 3 meeting this year. Last year they played each other 3 times and each finished with a 4-3 score with Oklahoma winning twice and Baylor once so I’d say we’re heading towards another 4-3 final. Baylor has been better at doubles going undefeated this year and I think they grab the point to take the early 1-0 lead. Both Harris and Lenz picked up impressive wins on Saturday with Harris knocking off Ole Miss’s Nik Scholtz 7-6, 6-3 while Lenz ripped Virginia’s Mitchell Frank 6-2, 6-0. I’m leaning towards Harris in this one but it really could go either way. I like Axel Alvarez at 2 and Spencer Papa at 4 for OU while I like Mate Zsiga and Vince Schneider at 5 and 6 for Baylor. If Tony Lupieri can play as good today as he did against Thai Son Kwiatkowski then Baylor probably wins this one but I think Webb edges him out and Oklahoma moves on to the finals. Prediction: Oklahoma 4-3
Probable Singles Lineup
1. #26 Andrew Harris (OU) vs. #10 Julian Lenz (BU)
2. #11 Axel Alvarez (OU) vs. #67 Max Tchoutakian (BU)
3. #31 Dane Webb (OU) vs. #27 Tony Lupieri (BU)
4. Spencer Papa (OU) vs. Diego Galeano (BU)
5. #63 Alex Ghilea (OU) vs. Mate Zsiga (BU)
6. Jose Salazar (OU) vs. Vince Schneider (BU)
Probable Doubles Lineup
1. #5 Alvarez/Webb (OU) vs. #40 Zsiga/Lupieri (BU)
2. Papa/Harris (OU) vs. Lenz/Galeano (BU)
3. Salazar/Ghilea (OU) vs. Schneider/Felipe Rios (BU)
[1] USC vs. [4] Georgia – 3:30pm cst – This will be a rematch from just 2 weeks ago when USC (8-0) went into Athens and shutout Georgia (6-1) by a 4-0 score. 2 of the 6 singles matches will be repeats with Hanfmann beating Montgomery in straight sets and Johnson outlasting Wood 7-5 in the 3rd. Last time USC jumped on Georgia in doubles going up a break everywhere and putting it in cruise control and I think the Trojans will do the same on Sunday and pick up wins at 1 and 2. I’d have USC as the favorite on 5 of the 6 singles courts so for Georgia to overcome the doubles points would be a mighty tall task. Georgia’s best chance at pulling the upset would be to get wins from Pasha, Wood, and Oosterbaan at 3, 4, and 6 and then hope to pull an upset at 2. Prediction: USC 4-0
Probable Singles Lineup
1. #7 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) vs. #17 Wayne Montgomery (UGA)
2. #24 Roberto Quiroz (USC) vs. #21 Austin Smith (UGA)
3. #20 Jonny Wang (USC) vs. #15 Nathan Pasha (UGA)
4. Eric Johnson (USC) vs. Nick Wood (UGA)
5. Max De Vroome (USC) vs. Ben Wagland (UGA)
6. #49 Nick Crystal (USC) vs. Paul Oosterbaan (UGA)
Probable Doubles Lineup
1. #1 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) vs. Wagland/Smith (UGA)
2. #38 De Vroome/Johnson (USC) vs. Pasha/Diaz (UGA)
3. Crystal/Connor Farren (USC) vs. Oosterbaan/Montgomery (UGA)
I’ll be onsite on Sunday so I’ll do my best to keep everyone updated – you can follow me on twitter at @College10s2day . If you have a question during the day send me a tweet and if I can answer it I will.
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