by Bobby Knight | Mar 15, 2017 | Blog
The College MatchDay series wrapped up its Lake Nona schedule on Tuesday evening with a top two showdown between No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Ohio State. Florida’s No. 3 doubles team of Josie Kuhlman and Belinda Woolcock went down an early break at 2-1 but they broke back from 30/40 and held for 3-2. They’d break for 4-2 but Ohio State’s Miho Kowase and Ferny Angeles Paz would break from 30/40 to put it back on serve at 4-3. It didn’t stay on serve for long because Florida broke back at love and then served it out from 40/30 to win 6-3. Florida’s Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan jumped out to a 2-0 lead at No. 1 doubles but Ohio...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
The latest edition of the Big Slam was another classic with #41 Stanford upsetting #6 Cal 4-3 on Tuesday night at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium. Cal welcomed Filip Bergevi back into its singles and doubles lineup after he missed the last few weeks with an injury and his return paid off in doubles as he and Florian Lakat, who earlier in the day were elevated to the ITA’s No. 1 doubles team, defeated Tom Fawcett and William Genensen at No. 1. Bergevi served for the match up 5-2 but he was broke on the no-ad point after Fawcett hit a second serve return winner. Fawcett held at love for 5-4 but Lakat would serve it out from 40/30 to give Cal the 6-4...
by Bobby Knight | Jan 17, 2016 | Blog
It has become customary over the last several years to see schools play doubleheaders against perceived “lighter” schools but very rarely do you ever see the bigger school actually lose one of these – until today. #64 Clemson and Mercer met in Charlotte for a doubleheader and after Clemson took the opener 4-0 Mercer turned the tables on them in the nightcap and stunned the Tigers 4-3. According to Mercer’s recap it is the Bears first ever win against an ACC school although they had previous beaten Clemson but it was back in 1939 which was 14 years before the ACC was founded. Clemson won the opener 4-0 although Mercer was ahead in...
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