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USCThe San Diego area was a hotbed of activity on Thursday with close to a dozen college teams in town to participate in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships. Several of them decided to take advantage of the warm sunny weather by scheduling a dual match the day before the individual tournament started and the results were pretty close across the board.
The biggest upset came at San Diego State where the 60th ranked Aztecs upset #22 Cal 4-2. Cal made a shift in the singles lineup and moved Greg Bayane up to 3 from his usual spot at 5/6 and with that Billy Griffith and J.T. Nishimura each played 1 spot lower than normal. The changes didn’t pay off as SDSU swept all 3 spots in addition to taking the all important doubles point.
Below is a comment from the Cal recap by Peter Wright:
“Once again, doubles turned out to be a key element in today’s match, Cal head coach Peter Wright said. “We certainly generated a lot of opportunities today, but we played without our usual discipline and consistency. We’re young and learning, but we definitely need to do a better job sticking to our game plan. We’ve been through this before, and a lot of it is growing pains. We’ll be a much stronger team by the end of the year.
SDSU recap
Cal recap
#60 San Diego State 4, #22 California 2
Mar 05, 2015 at San Diego, Calif (Aztec Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #58 Andre Goransson (CAL) def. Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Thorsten Bertsch (SDSU) vs. Filip Bergevi (CAL) 6-7 (5-7), 3-5, unfinished
3. Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) def. Gregory Bayane (CAL) 7-6 (6-1), 7-6 (6-1)
4. Marko Goles-Babic (SDSU) def. Billy Griffith (CAL) 6-3, 6-3
5. Milen Ianakiev (SDSU) def. J.T. Nishimura (CAL) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Oskar Wikberg (CAL) def. Andranik Khachatryan (SDSU) 7-6 (6-3), 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Freddy Gelbrich/Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) def. #31 Gregory Bayane/Chase Melton (CAL) 6-3
2. Thorsten Bertsch/Jonas Meinzer (SDSU) def. Andre Goransson/J.T. Nishimura (CAL) 7-5
3. Marko Goles-Babic/Andranik Khachatryan (SDSU) vs. Filip Bergevi/Oskar Wikberg (CAL) 6-6 (8-8), unfinished
Match Notes:
California 9-4; National ranking #22
San Diego State 7-4, 0-1 MW; National ranking #60
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,6,3,5)
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La Jolla: For the 2nd match in a row USC would drop both the doubles point and see Yannick Hanfmann go down at #1 singles however this time around they had the rest of the lineup come through and hold off a hard charging San Diego Toreros squad that was looking for its signature win. The 2 guys that didn’t play singles against Tulsa were the ones that came through in the clutch as Nick Crystal provided the clincher at #6 singles by winning 6-4 in the 3rd and then after the clinch Eric Johnson won at #3 singles 6-2 in the 3rd.
Fortunately for USC they still have plenty of time to get refocused before the NCAAs roll around but their recent troubles have to be giving some teams, including their next opponent UCLA, some hope that a win over SC isn’t just a pipe dream anymore.
#6 Southern California (11-2) 5, #32 San Diego (8-3) 2
March 5, 2015 :: La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club)
Singles Competition
1. #115 Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. #6 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) 7-6(2), 6-2
2. #20 Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. #68 Filip Vittek (USD) 7-6(6), 6-2
3. Eric Johnson (USC) def. Jordan Angus (USD) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2
4. #31 Jonny Wang (USC) def. Romain Kalaydjian (USD) 6-2, 6-4
5. #72 Max de Vroome (USD) def. Geoffrey Fosso (USD) 6-3, 6-3
6. #45 Nick Crystal (USC) def. Ciaran Fitzgerald (USD) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. #2 Yannick Hanfmann/Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Jordan Angus/Filip Vittek (USD) 6-3
2. Romain Kalaydjian/Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. #30 Eric Johnson/Mac de Vroome (USC) 7-6(6)
3. Ciaran Fitzgerald/Geoffrey Fosso (USD) def. Tanner Smith/Thibault Forget (USC) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2*) Singles (4, 5, 1, 2, 6*, 3)
*Clinched the match
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La Jolla: Oklahoma State got all it wanted and probably more than it thought it would from UNLV but still managed to hold on to a 4-2 win. The Cowboys picked up the doubles point and a pair of quick wins from Nicolai Ferrigno and Jurence Mendoza at 5 and 6 but all the remaining matches would go the distance. UNLV’s Ace Matias and Denys Pume would win at 1 and 2 to pull the Runnin’ Rebels to within 3-2 plus UNLV’s #4 Alex Cozbinov had a break lead deep in the 3rd. Fortunately for Oklahoma State, its #3 Arjun Kadhe would be able to hold off Jakob Amilon 6-4 in the 3rd to clinch the match.
Ok State recap
UNLV recap
#37 Oklahoma State 4, UNLV 2
March 5, 2015 :: La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club)
Doubles | Order of finish: 1, 3
1. No. 17 Sude/Kadhe (OSU) def. Matias/Pume (UNLV), 6-0
2. Lu. Gerch/Ferrigno (OSU) vs. Amilon/Alberts (UNLV), 4-3 unf.
3. Finzelberg/Mendoza (OSU) def. Gage-Brown/Cozbinov (UNLV), 6-3
Singles | Order of finish: 5, 6, 2, 1, 3
1. Ace Matias (UNLV) def. No. 92 Jakob Sude (OSU), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3
2. Denys Pume (UNLV) def. Lucas Gerch (OSU), 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-1
3. No. 113 Arjun Kadhe (OSU) def. Jakob Amilon (UNLV), 7-6(4), 6-7(2), 6-4
4. Lukas Finzelberg (OSU) vs. Alex Cozbinov (UNLV), 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 2-4 unf.
5. Nicolai Ferrigno (OSU) def. Ruben Alberts (UNLV), 6-2, 6-1
6. Jurence Mendoza (OSU) def. Ozzy Abraham (UNLV), 6-2, 6-3
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Fayetteville, AR: In a matchup between a pair of teams with no one ranked in singles it was Arkansas barely holding on to beat Alabama 4-3. The Hogs took the doubles point by winning a tiebreak at 2 then jumped on the Tide by taking 5 opening sets. Arkansas would finish both 5 and 6 in straight sets but Alabama would take the 2nd set at 1, 3, and 4 as well as see Danny Kerznerman close out Jovan Parlic in straight sets at 2. Both Becker O’Shaughnessey and Nikko Madregallejo would roll in the 3rd set to complete the comeback at 3 and 4 for Bama but with the match on the line Arkansas’s #1 Giammarco Micolani would hold off Korey Lovett 6-3 in the 3rd to clinch it for Arkansas.
Note: For those that didn’t notice Alabama played 6, yes 6, dual matches this past Saturday against some lighter competition in an attempt to make sure it’s dual match record stays above .500 so they’re eligible for the NCAAs if they are ranked high enough. Last year Alabama was the only team that would have made the NCAA off its ranking but due to having a record below .500 they missed out. I think the .500 rule is a good one to make sure the best teams go to the NCAAs but the NCAA needs to put a stipulation in there that only so many of these “bought” wins count towards your record – to be able to schedule this many matches at the last second because a team’s record is well below .500 isn’t in the spirit of the rule. Just my 2 cents.
Arkansas recap
Alabama recap
#55 Arkansas 4, Alabama 3
March 5, 2015 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Dills Indoor Tennis Center)
Doubles Competition
1. #26 B. O’Shaughnessey/Korey Lovett (UA) def. Santiago Munoz/Branch Terrell (ARK) 6-3
2. Jovan Parlic/Giammarco Micolani (ARK) def. Sean Donohue/Stuart Kenyon (UA) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Johan den Toom/William Albanese (ARK) def. Danny Kerznerman/Nikko Madregallejo (UA) 6-3
Singles Competition
1. Giammarco Micolani (ARK) def. Korey Lovett (UA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. Danny Kerznerman (UA) def. Jovan Parlic (ARK) 6-4, 6-3
3. B. O’Shaughnessey (UA) def. Johan den Toom (ARK) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. Nikko Madregallejo (UA) def. William Albanese (ARK) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Santiago Munoz (ARK) def. Stuart Kenyon (UA) 6-4, 6-3
6. David Herrerias (ARK) def. Sean Donohue (UA) 6-2, 6-2
Match Notes:
Alabama 8-9
Arkansas 11-5; National ranking #55
Couldn't disagree more. Look at the National Team Indoors. Most of the top seeds reached final site. 7 of the top 8 seeds were in quarterfinals (with Baylor who was seeded 11), 3 of top 4 in semis and a rematch of last year's NCAA final.The Duke-VaTech match was played with REGULAR AD SCORING. USC pulled TWO players out of lineup. It was clearly not the USC team we are used to seeing, and their 1 and 2 players did not play well at all that day. Can't see how no ad has had any real impact on results. The top teams are still the top teams.
Couldn't agree more. No ad produces way more upsets. Rankings are meaningless. At least tournament will be normal.
Is no one going to put the cause of all the crazy results this season on No-ad scoring, where it belongs? Instead of saying this team is good or this team is bad after one weird result, aren't tennis fans seeing it for what it is now, just a crap shoot? Rankings and results have lost validity. It's a circus out there.