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NCAA Singles/Doubles Results, Final USTA College Top 25

by | May 26, 2017 | Blog

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Most of the heavy hitters are still alive in the men’s draw with 11 of the 12 remaining seeds advancing to the round of 16. Texas freshman Yuya Ito scored the biggest upset of the day by defeating No. 10 Mike Redlicki (Arkansas) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. North Florida’s Jack Findel-Hawkins is the lowest ranked player remaining after he came back from a set down to defeat South Florida’s Sasha Gozun 0-6, 6-2, 6-4. There are three freshman left with North Carolina’s William Blumberg and Wake Forest’s Borna Gojo joining Yuya Ito. 

Full day 2 results are listed below with the seeded players in bold. Quotes from a few of the men’s players are here and the women’s quotes are here. Here is the updated men’s bracket and women’s bracket. 

Men’s Singles – Round of 32 
#2 [1] Mikael Torpegaard (OHIO STATE) def. #42 Korey Lovett (CENTRAL FLORIDA), 6-1, 6-1
#14 [9-16] Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (VIRGINIA) def. #43 Daniel Valent (VANDERBILT), 6-2, 6-2
#7 [5] Christopher Eubanks (GEORGIA TECH) def. #34 Or Ram-Harel (TULSA), 6-4, 7-5
#55 Yuya Ito (TEXAS) def. #10 [9-16] Mike Redlicki (ARKANSAS), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
#5 [3] Petros Chrysochos (WAKE FOREST) def. #37 Strong Kirchheimer (NORTHWESTERN), 6-4, 6-2
#47 Alex Ghilea (OKLAHOMA) def. #36 Harrison Scott (TEXAS), 6-4, 6-4
#11 [8] Tom Fawcett (STANFORD) def. #58 Eduardo Mena (TENNESSEE TECH), 6-0, 6-1
#12 [9-16] Florian Lakat (CALIFORNIA) def. #48 Jordi Arconada (TEXAS A&M), 6-4, 6-3
#16 [9-16] William Blumberg (NORTH CAROLINA) def. #61 Andre Goransson (CALIFORNIA), 7-5, 6-2
#8 [6] Alfredo Perez (FLORIDA) def. #20 Alex Rybakov (TCU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
#69 Jack Findel-Hawkins (NORTH FLORIDA) def. #52 Sasha Gozun (SOUTH FLORIDA), 0-6, 6-2, 6-4
#45 Borna Gojo (WAKE FOREST) def. #56 Nathan Ponwith (GEORGIA), 6-3, 6-2
#13 [9-16] Skander Mansouri (WAKE FOREST) def. #65 David Biosca (EAST TENNESSEE ST), 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-6(1)
#22 Jolan Cailleau (TEXAS TECH) def. #59 Emil Reinberg (GEORGIA), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
#17 [9-16] William Bushamuka (KENTUCKY) def. #23 Gustav Hansson (MISSISSIPPI), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
#4 [2] Nuno Borges (MISSISSIPPI STATE) def. #51 Josh Hagar (NOTRE DAME), 6-2, 6-4

Six of the remaining nine seeds advanced to the round of 16 with the biggest seeding upset of the day being Michigan’s Kate Fahey taking out No. 8 Viktoriya Lushkova of Oklahoma State. There are six freshman remaining with UNC’s Sara Daavettila, UCLA’s Ena Shibahara, Pepperdine’s Ashley Lahey, St. John’s Jessica Livianu, South Carolina’s Mia Horvit, and Miami’s Estela Perez-Somarriba advancing to the round of 16. 
 
Women’s Singles – Round of 32
#37 Mayar Sherif Ahmed (PEPPERDINE) def. #23 Josie Kuhlman (FLORIDA), 6-4, 7-5
#24 Brienne Minor (MICHIGAN) def. #9 [9-16] Gabriela Talaba (TEXAS TECH), 6-4, 6-2
#18 Sara Daavettila (NORTH CAROLINA) def. #33 Jessica Failla (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA), 6-3, 6-2
#10 [9-16] Karla Popovic (CALIFORNIA) def. #49 Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SOUTH CAROLINA), 6-0, 6-3
#5 [4] Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. #39 Lauren Marker (ARIZONA), 6-3, 7-5
#15 [9-16] Sydney Campbell (VANDERBILT) def. #45 Shannon Hudson (ARKANSAS), 6-4, 7-6(1)
#3 [5] Blair Shankle (BAYLOR) def. #119 Kana Daniel (PENNSYLVANIA) 6-3, 6-4
#19 Ashley Lahey (PEPPERDINE) def. #11 [9-16] Jade Lewis (LSU), 7-6(2), 7-5, 7-5
#62 Jessica Livianu (ST. JOHN’S) def. #25 Gabby Smith (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA), 6-1, 6-3
#26 Kate Fahey (MICHIGAN) def. #8 [8] Viktoriya Lushkova (OKLAHOMA STATE), 6-3, 6-0
#47 Mia Horvit (SOUTH CAROLINA) def. #43 Meible Chi (DUKE), 6-4, 6-1
#40 Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIAMI) def. #27 Arianne Hartono (MISSISSIPPI), 6-4, 6-3
#46 Joana Valle Costa (LSU) def. #70 Petra Melounova (HAWAII), 6-3, 6-2
#6 [6] Belinda Woolcock (FLORIDA) def. #28 Melissa Lord (STANFORD). 6-3, 6-4
#44 Anna Danilina (FLORIDA) def. #58 Felicity Maltby (TEXAS TECH), 6-1, 6-1
#12 [9-16] Ellen Perez (GEORGIA) def. #30 Stacey Fung (WASHINGTON), 7-5, 6-3
 
 
All of the men’s top eight seeds won except for Texas A&M’s AJ Catanzariti and Arthur Rinderknech who fell in the closest match of the day 7-6 (5), 6-7 (11), 11-9 to Valparaiso’s Charlie Emhardt and Jeffrey Schorsch. 
 
Men’s Doubles – Round of 32
#19 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton (MISSISSIPPI) def. #62 Mason Dragos/Mikheil Khmiadashvili (BUTLER), 6-4, 6-3
#18 Connor Curry/Bjorn Thomson (TEXAS TECH) def. #24 Jai Corbett/Henrik Korsgaard (VIRGINIA TECH), 0-6, 6-4, 10-6
#3 [2] Martin Redlicki/Evan Zhu (UCLA) def. #21 Maxime Hinnisdaels/Conner Huertas (AUBURN), 6-3, 6-3
#2 [3] Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez (FLORIDA) def. #35 Simon Freund/Morgan Mays (UC SANTA BARBARA), 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
#41 Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch (VALPARAISO) def. #9 [5] AJ Catanzariti/Arthur Rinderknech (TEXAS A&M), 7-6(5), 6-7(11), 11-9
#22 Juan Benitez/Will Little (BAYLOR) def. #61 Tommy Bennett/David Warren (RICE), 6-3, 6-2
#1 [1] Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (GEORGIA) def. #30 Hugo Di Feo/Martin Joyce (OHIO STATE), 4-6, 7-5, 10-1
#15 Andrew Harris/Spencer Papa (OKLAHOMA) def. #23 Sean Donohue/Parker Wynn (LOUISVILLE), 6-3, 6-4
#8 Niclas Braun/Trevor Russo (MISSISSIPPI STATE) def. #59 Alexander Day/Luke Gamble (PRINCETON), 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
#25 Jerry Lopez/Reese Stadler (TCU) def. #29 Connor Johnston/Jathan Malik (MICHIGAN), 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
#11 Jack Findel-Hawkins/Lasse Muscheites (NORTH FLORIDA) def. #13 Yancy Dennis/Harrison O’Keefe (SOUTH CAROLINA), 7-6(3), 6-1

#4 [4] Skander Mansouri/Christian Seraphim (WAKE FOREST) def. #33 Beck Pennington/Enzo Wallart (KENTUCKY), 6-3, 6-2
#6 [5] Mike Redlicki/Jose Salazar (ARKANSAS) def. #16 Herkko Pollanen/Mikael Torpegaard (OHIO STATE), 2-6, 6-2, 10-5
#5 [5] Filip Bergevi/Florian Lakat (CALIFORNIA) def. #20 Spencer Furman/Nick Stachowiak (DUKE), 6-2, 6-4
#7 [5] Julian Cash/Arjun Kadhe (OKLAHOMA STATE) def. #14 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA), 6-4, 6-3
#12 William Blumberg/Robert Kelly (NORTH CAROLINA) def. #26 Justin Butsch/Jordan Daigle (LSU), 7-6(4), 7-5

 

Wednesday was a rough day for the top four seeds In the women’s doubles draw with all four going home one way or another. The top seed, Vanderbilt’s Astra Sharma/Emily Smith, withdrew due Sharma being injured while the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 seeds all lost.   

Women’s Doubles – Round of 32
#17 Julia O’Loughlin/Maureen Slattery (DENVER) def. #21 Alexa Bortles/Arianne Hartono (MISSISSIPPI), 6-1, 7-5
#37 Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum/Nina Khmelnitckaia (KANSAS) def. #2 [2] Jasmine Lee/Lisa Marie Rioux (MISS. STATE), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
#14 Alizee Michaud/Taylor Russo (AUBURN) def. #19 Donika Bashota/Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU), 6-0, 6-3
#34 Maya Jansen/Maegan Manesse (CALIFORNIA) def. #10 Amina Ismail/Beatriz Machado Santos (MISSOURI), 6-2, 6-2
#59 Hadley Berg/Paige Cline (SOUTH CAROLINA) def. #32 Jada Hart/Ena Shibahara (UCLA), 6-3, 5-2, ret.
#7 [5] Rutuja Bhosale/ Rachel Pierson (TEXAS A&M) def. #76 Astrid Gehre/Anna Wichert (UT ARLINGTON), 7-5, 6-3
#40 Shannon Hudson/ Guilia Pairone (ARKANSAS) def. #13 Vladica Babic/Carla Tur Mari (OKLAHOMA STATE), 7-5, 6-1
#16 Ryann Foster/Joana Valle Costa (LSU) def. #75 Melissa Baker/Palina Dubavets (UC SANTA BARBARA), 6-2, 7-5
#15 Alex Chatt/Maddie Lipp (NORTHWESTERN) def. #26 Sarah Dvork/Sabrina Federici (TEXAS TECH), 6-2, 7-5
#18 Francesca Di Lorenzo/Miho Kowase (OHIO STATE) def. #3 [5] Caroline Brinson/Ellen Perez (GEORGIA), 5-7, 6-1, 10-6
#22 Martina Frantova/Anna Rogers (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) def. #8 [5] Christine Maddox/Mayar Sherif Ahmed (PEPPERDINE), 6-4, 6-2
#6 [3] Mami Adachi/Aldila Sutjiadi (KENTUCKY) def. #23 Rasheeda McAdoo/Johnnise Renaud (GEORGIA TECH), 6-2, 5-7, 10-6
#20 Brooke Austin/Kourtney Keegan (FLORIDA) def. #9 Kate Fahey/Aex Najarian (MICHIGAN), 6-2, 6-2
#5 [5] Maddie Pothoff/Erin Routliffe (ALABAMA) def. #39 Emily Arbuthnott/Taylor Davidson (STANFORD), 6-1, 6-3
#29 Paige Hourigan/Kenya Jones (GEORGIA TECH) def. #11 Anna Danilina/Ingrid Neel (FLORIDA), 6-1, 3-6, 10-6
#38 Eleni Christo /Kennedy Shaffer (GEORGIA) def. #4 [4] Jessie Aney/Hayley Carter (NORTH CAROLINA), 6-3, 6-4
 

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The final USTA Collegiate Top 25 of the year came out on Tuesday with the voters coming pretty close to the final ITA rankings. On the men’s side, the USTA panel had North Carolina and Ohio State one spot higher than the ITA rankings while they had Wake Forest two spots lower. The USTA panel had TCU three spots higher at No. 5 plus it had Oklahoma and Illinois three spots higher at No. 10 and No. 17. The USTA panel had Tulane at No. 20 which was 10 spots higher than their final ITA ranking of No. 30 and they had Oregon four spots higher at No. 20

On the women’s side the top five was the same though Pepperdine was two spots higher at No. 6. The USTA panel was higher on Texas, UCLA, Arizona State, and TCU but not as high on Georgia, LSU, and Mississippi State.  

Check out the tables down to see the variance between the two. 

Voter ballots available to the public: Bobby, Dallas Oliver (TRN), Bruce Waschuk (UTR Men/Women)

USTA Poll Information: there are eight college tennis “experts” on the voting panel, including yours truly, and each of us ranked 25 teams from numbers 1 to 25, with the first-place team receiving 25 points and the last-place team receiving one. When voting we were to consider strength of schedule, Top 25 wins/losses, road wins/losses and personnel adjustments for each program while also basing our vote on performance, not reputation or preseason speculation. For control, the highest and lowest outlying ranking for each team on the ballot was removed. Therefore, the maximum number of points a team can receive is 150. First-place votes were not tallied. 

Voting Panel: Casey Angle (former ITA championships director), Virgil Christian (USTA College Tennis), Granger Huntress (Texas College Tennis), Bobby Knight (College Tennis Today), Dallas Oliver (Tennis Recruiting Network), Mike Patrick (former University of Tennessee women’s coach), Lisa Stone (Parenting Aces) and Bruce Waschuk (Universal Tennis Rating).

 
 
ITA MEN’S TOP 25   USTA MEN’S TOP 25
Rank School Rank School Variance
1 Virginia 1 Virginia 0
2 Wake Forest 2 North Carolina 1
3 North Carolina 3 Ohio State 1
4 Ohio State 4 Wake Forest -2
5 UCLA 5 TCU 3
6 USC 6 Georgia 1
7 Georgia 7 UCLA -2
8 TCU 8 USC -2
9 Baylor 9 Texas 2
10 California 10 Oklahoma 3
11 Texas 11 California -1
12 Texas A&M 12 Baylor -3
13 Oklahoma 13 Texas A&M -1
14 Florida 14 Florida 0
15 Oklahoma State 15 Oklahoma State 0
16 Stanford 16 Stanford 0
17 Michigan 17 Illinois 3
18 Mississippi State 18 Michigan -1
19 Georgia Tech 19 Mississippi State -1
20 Illinois 20 Tulane 10
21 South Carolina 20 Oregon 4
22 Northwestern 22 South Carolina -1
23 South Florida 23 Georgia Tech -4
24 Oregon 24 Columbia 1
25 Columbia 25 South Florida -2

 

ITA WOMEN’S TOP 25   USTA WOMEN’S TOP 25
Rank School Rank School Variance
1 Florida 1 Florida 0
2 Stanford 2 Stanford 0
3 Ohio State 3 Ohio State 0
4 Vanderbilt 4 Vanderbilt 0
5 North Carolina 5 North Carolina 0
6 Georgia 6 Pepperdine 2
7 Texas Tech 7 Texas Tech 0
8 Pepperdine 8 Oklahoma State 2
9 Georgia Tech 9 Georgia -3
10 Oklahoma State 10 Georgia Tech -1
11 Michigan 11 California 2
12 Duke 11 Michigan 0
13 California 13 Duke -1
14 Auburn 14 Auburn 0
15 South Carolina 14 South Carolina 0
16 Texas A&M 16 Baylor 1
17 Baylor 17 Texas A&M -1
18 Kentucky 18 Texas 4
19 Arkansas 19 UCLA 4
20 Mississippi State 20 Arkansas -1
21 LSU 20 Kentucky -2
22 Texas 22 TCU 6
23 UCLA 23 Arizona State 11
24 Tennessee 24 LSU -3
25 Miami (Florida) 25 Mississippi State -5