After a tremendous weekend of tennis in Charlottesville it is time to hand out some more hardware. Below is my College Tennis Today National Team Indoors All-Tournament Team along with guys that earned honorable mention. Now just to be clear, this isn’t the official ITA NTI All-Tournament team (which will probably be released on Wednesday/Thursday) although I expect the coaches to agree with what I have listed.
The All-Tournament MVP and three of the six singles selections came from North Carolina while Virginia had two guys and UCLA had one. I also listed guys that earned honorable mention but I couldn’t find anyone at #3 singles to fit the bill because it seemed like everyone had at least one loss or not enough finished matches.
Most of my picks were pretty obvious but the ones that required a little thought were #1 singles, #6 singles, and the overall MVP. I ended up going with Mackenzie McDonald over Brayden Schnur at #1 due to the H2H win in the semifinals although Schnur was very deserving as well. The reason I went with Anu Kodali at #6 over Martin Joyce, even though Joyce beat him, was because Kodali’s team made the final and I thought the overall quality of Kodali’s opponents were tougher plus the dominating win over Wiersholm really put him over the top. My choice of MVP was pretty obvious to me because Ronnie Schneider was the only one to go undefeated plus he had a clinch against Ohio State. Some may think Jack Murray is deserving because of his clinch in the finals but if you look at the tournament as whole you got to go with Schneider.
I tried to put someone from North Carolina on the ATT for doubles but just couldn’t do it after the Tar Heels went 1-3 in doubles during the weekend.
MVP – Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina) – Ronnie clinched the quarterfinal win over Ohio State and came back from 5-3 and 6-5 down in the third to beat Virginia’s Thai-Son Kwiatkowski in the finals. Ronnie was the only player to go 4-0 in singles over the week. Below is a clip of his match clincher against Ohio State’s Chris Diaz.
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| Mackie McDonald (pic via UCLA) |
#1 singles – Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) – The Bruin junior went 2-0 with 1 going unfinished and clinched the team’s round of 16 win over Georgia. He is 4-1 overall since returning from a wrist fracture that sidelined him for over a month.
def. Brayden Schnur (UNC) 6-3, 7-6(5)
vs. #8 Arthur Rinderknech (aTm) 4-6, 7-6(3), 3-0, unf.
def. #22 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
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| Ronnie Schneider (pic via UNC) |
#2 singles – Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina) – The Tar Heel junior went 4-0 and is now 6-1 in dual-match play and 9-4 overall.
def. #2 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVA) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
def. #80 Gage Brymer (UCLA) 6-0, 6-4
def. #42 Chris Diaz (OSU) 6-4, 6-4
def. #110 Hugo Dojas (TT) 6-4, 6-4
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| Collin Altamirano (pic via UVA) |
#3 singles – Collin Altamirano (Virginia) – The Cavalier sophomore went 3-0 with one going unfinished and is now a
perfect 8-0 in dual-match play.
vs. #29 Brett Clark (UNC) 6-1, 6-7(2), 4-5*, unf.
def. #38 Guillermo Nunez (TCU) 6-1, 6-4
def. #79 Jon Ho (WF) 6-2, 6-3
def. Filip Vittek (USD) 6-1, 6-2
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| Jack Murray (pic via UNC) |
#4 singles – Jack Murray (North Carolina) – The Tar Heel junior went 2-0 with 2 others going unfinished and clinched the team championship with a win over Virginia.
def. #78 Mac Styslinger (UVA) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
vs. Karue Sell (UCLA) 7-6(3), 4-6
def. #18 Herkko Pollanen (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
vs. Texas Tech’s Jolan Cailleau (TT) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0*
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| J.C. Aragone (pic via UVA) |
#5 singles – J.C. Aragone (Virginia) – The Cavalier junior
went 2-0 with 2 others that went unfinished. He is now 7-0 in dual-match play and 11-2 overall.
def. #62 Robert Kelly (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
vs. Jerry Lopez (TCU) 7-6(8), 2-5*
def. Dennis Uspensky (WF) 6-1, 6-2
vs. San Diego’s Josh Page (USD) 7-5, 4-1
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| Anu Kodali (pic via UNC) |
#6 singles – Anu Kodali (North Carolina) – The Tar Heel freshman went 3-1 and is now 5-1 in dual-match play and 8-4 overall.
def. Henrik Wiersholm (UVA) 6-2, 6-2
def. Austin Rapp (UCLA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
lost to Martin Joyce (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
def. Bjorn Thomson (TT) 6-1, 6-3
#1 doubles – Mackenzie McDonald/Martin Redlicki (UCLA) – The Bruin duo went a perfect 3-0 and is 5-1 this season in dual-match play.
def. #3 Brett Clark/Robert Kelly (UNC) 6-3
def. Arthur Rinderknech/Jackson Withrow (aTm) 7-6(4)
def. #13 Ben Wagland/Austin Smith (UGA) 6-3
#2 doubles – Mac Styslinger/Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVA) – The Cavalier duo went 2-0 with 2 others that didn’t finish and they are now 5-0 in dual-match play and 12-3 overall on the year.
vs. Jack Murray/Brayden Schnur (UNC) 4-3*, unf.
def. Hudson Blake/Reese Stalder (TCU) 6-3
def. Petros Chrysochos/Jon Ho (WF) 6-3
vs. Josh Page/Uros Petronijevic (USD) 6-6, unf.
#3 doubles – J.C. Aragone/Collin Altamirano (UVA) – The Cavalier duo went 3-1 with its only loss coming in a tiebreak against Wake Forest.
def. Blaine Boyden/Ronnie Schneider (UNC) 6-3
def. Guillermo Nunez/Alex Rybakov (TCU) 6-3
lost to Romain Bogaerts/Dennis Uspensky (WF) 7-6(3)
def. Jaan Kononov/Romain Kalaydjian (USD) 7-5
Honorable Mention:
#1 singles – Brayden Schnur (North Carolina) – The Tar Heel junior went 2-1 with 1 that went unfinished and is now 3-4 in dual-match play after missing the fall with a knee injury.
def. #27 Ryan Shane (UVA) 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(4)
lost to #34 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) 6-3, 7-6(5)
vs. #5 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) 7-6, 5-5
def. #11 Felipe Soares (TT) 6-2, 6-3
#1 singles – Cameron Norrie (TCU) – The Horned Frog sophomore went 2-0 with 1 that went unfinished and is now 4-1 in dual-match play and 10-4 overall.
def. #27 Ryan Shane (UVA) 7-5, 7-5
def. #33 Nick Crystal (USC) 6-1, 6-2
vs. #12 Aleks Vukic (ILL) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0
#1 singles – Aleks Vukic (Illinois) – The Illini sophomore went 2-0 with 1 going unfinished and is now a perfect 7-0 in dual-match play and 9-1 overall.
def. #60 Axel Alvarez (OU) 6-3, 6-0
def. #7 Roberto Cid (USF) 7-6, 6-4
vs. #6 Cameron Norrie (TCU) 4-6, 6-1, 0-1
#2 singles – Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest) – The Demon Deacon freshman went 3-0 and is now 8-1 in dual-match play after joining the team in January.
def. Max de Vroome (USC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
def. #2 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
def. Spencer Papa (OU) 6-4, 6-3
#2 singles – Alex Rybakov (TCU) – The Horned Frog freshman went 2-0 with 1 going unfinished and is now 4-1 in dual-match play and 6-2 overall after joining the team in January.
vs. #2 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVA) 5-7, *5-4
def. Max de Vroome (USC) 6-7, 7-5, 7-6(3)
def. #10 Jared Hiltzik (ILL) 6-4, 6-3
#4 singles – Romain Bogaerts (Wake Forest) – The Demon Deacon senior went 3-0 and is now 9-1 in dual-match play which is a tremendous turnaround after going 1-7 during the fall.
def. #43 Logan Smith (USC) 6-0, 7-6(2)
def. #78 Mac Styslinger (UVA) 6-4, 7-5
def. Florin Bragusi (OU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
#4 singles – Karue Sell (UCLA) – The Bruin senior went 2-0 with 1 going unfinished and is now 8-0 in dual-match play and 17-4 overall.
vs. #89 Jack Murray (UNC) 6-7, 6-4, unf.
def. AJ Catanzariti (aTm) 6-4, 7-6(3)
def. #75 Paul Oosterbaan (UGA) 6-4, 6-3
#5 singles – Robert Kelly (North Carolina) – The Tar Heel sophomore went 3-1 and is now 7-1 in dual-match play and 18-4 overall. Kelly clinched UNC’s wins over UCLA and Texas Tech.
lost to J.C. Aragone (UVA) 6-2, 6-3
def. Logan Staggs (UCLA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
def. Ralf Steinbach (OSU) 6-4, 6-1
def. Connor Curry (TT) 6-4, 7-6
#5 singles – Thibault Forget (USC) – The Trojan sophomore went 2-0 with 1 other going unfinished and is now 5-0 in dual-match play and 19-8 overall.
vs. Dennis Uspensky (WF) 6-4, 4-5, unf.
def. Jerry Lopez (TCU) 6-4, 6-0
def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
#6 singles – Henrik Wiersholm (Virginia) – The Cavalier freshman went 3-1 and is now 6-1 in dual-match play 11-4 in overall.
lost to Anu Kodali (UNC) 6-2, 6-2
def. Trevor Johnson (TCU) 6-0, 6-2
def. Christian Seraphim (WF) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
def. #98 Jaan Kononov (USD) 6-2, 6-1
#6 singles – Martin Joyce (Ohio State) – The Buckeye freshman went 3-0 and is now 5-0 in dual-match play and 8-2 overall. I would have put him in the All-Tournament Team if Ohio State had made the semifinals.
def. Max Lunkin (aTm) 6-2, 6-1
def. Anu Kodali (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
def. Tommy Podvinski (BU) 6-2, 6-2
Breakout Performance – Shawn Hadavi (Columbia) – The Lion junior went 2-1 against 3 opponents that were each ranked inside the top 25 which isn’t bad for a guy that played at #5 and #6 last season and was at #10 on the depth chart his freshman year. Hadavi is 4-2 in dual-match play and 12-10 overall.
lost to #19 Julian Lenz (BU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
def. #22 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) 6-4, 6-3
def. #8 Arthur Rinderknech (aTm) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
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