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Stanford wins the Big Slam, Ohio State makes it 200 straight, Wake toogood, Ivy League no joke + My Sunday Preview

I knew it’d be hard for today’s matches to follow up those from Friday but while a few of them came up short in the drama department the one that didn’t was the “Big Slam” in Berkeley as Stanford pulled out a classic 4-3 win over rival Cal.  Cal jumped out to the early lead by taking the doubles point with a 7-5 win at #3 doubles in the clinching match.  Stanford welcomed freshman David Hsu back into the singles lineup at 5 which shifted Nolan Paige to 6 while Cal made a switch at 5 and 6 and moved Greg Bayane up from 6 to 5 and dropped Wikberg from 5 to 6.  After dropping the doubles point the momentum shifted...

Saturday Preview

Friday was an entertaining start to the weekend and I expect that Saturday should more of the same.  Let’s take a look at the highlighted matches on Saturday.The number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of the current date so Notre Dame’s Quentin Monaghan has a 14.28 UTR as of today 2/21.  For more details about UTR check out theirwebsite.  #17 Notre Dame (6-1) at #9 Ohio State (10-3) – 12pm est – Live Scoring & Streaming – Ohio State goes for #200 in a row at home (according to my records) though it won’t be easy as Notre Dame...

Hokie Hokie Hi, Dunk City Upsets the U, Cowboy Up, Ivy Power

Saturday didn’t have any Top 10 showdowns but there were several solid matches between ranked teams.  The biggest upset of the day, in terms of ranking, came in Blacksburg as #37 Virginia Tech took it to #22 Penn State 4-1. The Hokies took 10 of 11 sets in singles after dropping the doubles point.  Penn State has now lost 2 of its last 3 and is looking at a tough road next weekend when they head to Chicago for the National Indoors against the best of the best with its opening match against #1 USC. VT RecapPSU Recap#37 Virginia Tech 4, #22 Penn State 1Singles1. #35 Amerigo Contini (VT) def. Leonard Stakhovsky (PSU) 7-5, 6-32. #61 Andreas...