by Bobby Knight | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog
Catherine Isip graduated from Saint Mary’s College in 2013 with a degree in Sports Managementby Joey DillonCatherine Isip had a junior tennis career most would dream of. She was named a Top 10-blue chip recruit out of Southern California and was on the radar for a number of top schools. A twist of fatewould have her travel six hours north to play for Lisa Alipaz at Saint Mary’s College of California. On top of its small campus size, Isip never imagined herself up north. “Even though it was still in California, there’s always been that rivalry between Southern and Northern California it almost felt like a betrayal, she said on moving to...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 14, 2016 | Blog
I was fortunate enough to return to the Varsity Tennis Center to watch The Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in an all-Top 6 matchup.The Buckeyes, coming off of their stellar ITA Indoor debut, hosted a rematch against reigning NCAA champions Vanderbilt. OSU, then-#16, upset the top-ranked Commodores 4-3 in the NTI quarterfinals with Miho Kowase defeating Courtney Colton 6-4 in the third set. The Buckeyes moved to another program-high (No.6) ranking this week, while VU dropped to No.5. Another tight encounter was expected and the match was a 3.5 hour battle between two teams that could vie for the NCAA title.Doubles: Vanderbilt captured...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
Defending champion North Carolina threw everything it had at Cal but the Golden Bears captured its first-ever team National title at the 2016 ITA Women’s National Team Indoor Championships. The tournament came down to No.5 singles with Olivia Hauger outlasting Marika Akkerman, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5.Cal holding the ITA NTI trophy, its first in program history ITA(4)#6 California def. (3)#5 North Carolina 4-3North Carolina’s assistant coach is Courtney Nagle, a former Top 100 doubles player, so it was no surprise to see the Tar Heels take another doubles point. Jessie Aney and Kate Vialle, the #16 duo in the country, were quick to put their...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog
The 2016 ITA Women’s National Team Indoor Championship is set with #6 California taking on the defending champions, #5 North Carolina. Both teams escaped close wins and tomorrow’s final should be a real enticing encounter. Doubles will be a big point for either team and Cal will be focused on its first-strike tennis to gather momentum. North Carolina has been in this situation before and I think they”ll use their experience to wear down and overwhelm the Bears. Any player on both teams can take the match and I’m not the most confident in my predictions. The matchup is essentially a coin flip.Jonathan Kelley from On The Rise be...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog
Saturday’s action is complete at the 2016 ITA Women’s National Team Indoors and the semifinals are set with #16 Ohio State playing #6 Cal and #5 North Carolina facing off against #2 Georgia. Ohio State had the stunner of the year taking out the reigning NCAA champions Vanderbilt, while the rest of the remaining teams lived up to their seeding.Again, I’d like to thank Jonathan Kelley from On The Rise for his tweets and coverage at the NTI. You will be able to check out his thoughts and quotes at ZooTennis later tonight.Master Lineups(8) #16 Ohio State def. (1) #1 Vanderbilt 4-3After having match points to claim the doubles point and then...
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