#18 Stanford (5-1) vs. #2 TCU (2-0) – (Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge – Austin) – 12pm est/11am cst – Live Scoring – Stanford is coming off back-to-back shutouts of Santa Clara and San Diego State while TCU hasn’t played since squeaking out a 4-3 win over Oklahoma State during the Kick-Off Weekend two weeks ago. Stanford missed out qualifying for the National Indoors since it lost to Columbia 4-3 so this weekend is a chance for the Cardinal to pick up a couple of ranked wins. TCU is looking to use this weekend to toughen up some more before going to Charlottesville for the NTIs.
Doubles Records: Stanford 6-0, TCU 1-1
Projected Singles Lineup:
1. #9 Tom Fawcett (ST 14.67) vs. #4 Cameron Norrie (TCU 14.51)
2. #57 David Wilczynski (ST 13.83) vs. Alex Rybakov (TCU 14.69)
3. Nolan Paige (ST 13.30) vs. #24 Guillermo Nunez (TCU 14.17)
4. Sameer Kumar (ST 13.97) vs. #109 Jerry Lopez (TCU 13.64)
5. #61 Michael Genender (ST 13.64) vs. Trevor Johnson (TCU 13.75)
6. #89 Maciek Romanowicz (ST 13.45) vs. Eduardo Nava (TCU 14.01)
O: Brandon Sutter (ST 12.57)/Reese Stalder (TCU 12.90)
Stanford is usually strong in doubles and this season is no different with the Cardinal being 6-0. I’d be surprised if Stanford didn’t take the doubles point but it’s going to be tough but not impossible to take 3 singles matches over TCU. Tom Fawcett knocked off Cameron Norrie 6-4, 7-6 in the round of 16 at the National Indoor Intercollegiates so it’ll be interesting to see if he can do again or whether Roditi moves up Rybakov to #1 and puts Norrie at #2. TCU will be pretty heavy favorites at #2 and #3 and Lopez will be favored over Kumar at #4 but not by much. Genender and Johnson should be a good one with this being Johnson’s first dual-match of the season after sitting out the Kick-Off Weekend with an injury. Johnson probably gets the win but if he’s not fully back to speed Genender could beat him. I like Nava at #6 over the up and down Maciek Romanowicz. The match at #1 probably won’t finish but if it does I’d lean towards Fawcett over Norrie. Stanford’s best winning formula is to take the doubles point and get wins from Fawcett, Genender, and Kumar. Prediction: TCU 4-2
#20 Ole Miss (2-1) at #5 Baylor (5-1) – 7pm est/6pm cst Live Scoring/Live Blog/Live Video (Indoors) – Baylor is coming off its first loss of the year after falling at home Wednesday night 4-2 to Texas A&M while Ole Miss takes the court for the first time since a 4-3 road win at Texas during the Kick-Off Weekend which was two weeks ago. Baylor went to Oxford last season and won 4-1 but both teams have several new roster additions so you can’t take much from that result.
Doubles Records: Ole Miss 2-1, Baylor 4-2
Projected Singles Lineup:
1. #36 Stefan Lindmark (OM 13.97) vs. Julian Lenz (BU 14.70)
2. Gustav Hansson (OM 13.83) vs. #59 Max Tchoutakian (BU 13.92)
3. Filip Kraljevic (OM 13.65) vs. Felipe Rios (BU 14.30)
4. Grey Hamilton (OM 12.92) vs. Will Little (BU 13.70)
5. Fabian Fallert (OM 12.92) vs. Jimmy Bendeck (BU 13.52)
6. Vinod Gowda (OM 12.84) vs. Tommy Podvinski (BU 11.77)
O: Ricardo Jorge (OM 13.12); Vince Schneider (BU 13.84)
Ole Miss has to take the doubles point to have a realistic shot in this one but I think Baylor gets the point and the early momentum.
1. Julian Lenz has now won 10 straight with all 10 coming in straight sets including a 6-4, 6-1 win over #5 Arthur Rinderknech on Wednesday. Stefan Lindmark is coming off a 7-5, 6-3 win over Texas’s George Goldhoff but Lenz is the stronger player and I expect him to win in straights. Prediction: Lenz (BU) in 2
2. Max Tchoutakian and Gustav Hansson played last season with Tchoutakian winning a close three-setter. Tchoutakian is coming off a straight set loss to Texas A&M’s Shane Vinsant while Gustav Hansson is coming off a three-set win over Texas’s Harrison Scott. This one is a near toss-up but I’m leaning towards Hansson to get the win. Prediction: Hansson (OM) in 2
3. Felipe Rios has won six straight including a 7-5, 6-4 win over Texas A&M’s Jordi Arconada while Filip Kraljevic has won his last two including a 6-1, 6-2 rout of Texas’s Rodrigo Banzer. This should be a closer match too but I like Rios in 3. Prediction: Rios (BU) in 3
4. Will Little has won eight of his last nine though he was on the verge of a loss to Texas A&M’s Harrison Adams when the match was halted with Adams up 5-2 in the third. Grey Hamilton has dropped his last five and is coming off a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Texas’s Adrian Ortiz. Prediction: Little (BU) in 2
5. Jimmy Bendeck had a six-match winning streak get snapped in a 6-3, 7-6 loss to Texas A&M’s AJ Catanzariti while Fabian Fallert split his first two dual-matches but is coming off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Texas’s Michael Riechmann. Prediction: Bendeck (BU) in 3
6. Tommy Podvinski is 2-4 in dual-match play and is coming off a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Texas A&M’s Jackson Withrow while Vinod Gowda dropped his only dual-match 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Texas’s Julian Zlobinsky. Prediction: Gowda (OM) in 2
I expect they’ll stop on the clinch but either way I look for Baylor to come away with the win. Prediction: Baylor 4-2
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