by Bobby Knight | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog
The second annual Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational in Newport, Rhode Island, wrapped up on Sunday with TCU freshman Alastair Gray and Florida senior Anna Danilina finishing as the big winners. Gray, who was making his collegiate debut this weekend, earned a main draw wild card into next July’s ATP 250 Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open after defeating teammate Alex Rybakov 6-3, 6-3. Gray finished the weekend with a perfect 5-0 record (3-0 singles/2-0 doubles) and only dropped one set in his three singles matches. Danilina earned a main draw wild card into a $25K USTA Pro Circuit event after edging North Carolina junior Jessie...
by Bobby Knight | Sep 17, 2017 | Blog
TCU teammates Alex Rybakov and Alastair Gray remained undefeated on the grass at Newport and will face each other on Sunday with a nice prize awaiting the winner. The TCU junior and freshman won the Woodbridge/Woodforde doubles flight at the Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational by defeating last season’s NCAA runner-ups Georgia’s Jan Zielinski and Robert Loeb 8-7. In the Andy Roddick singles flight, Rybakov won his semifinal match over Columbia’s Jackie Tang 6-4, 7-5 while Gray edged Georgia’s Jan Zielinski 6-7, 6-1, 10-3. The winner of Sunday’s match will earn a main draw wild card into next July’s ATP...
by Bobby Knight | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog
Jimmy Bendeck was the big winner at the Porsche Napa Valley Tennis Classic after the Baylor sophomore went 3-0 in singles action and then won USTA Wildcard Shootout by winning three 10-point supertiebreaks. Bendeck’s shootout win guarantees him a main draw wildcard into a future USTA Challenger event. Bendeck had a solid freshman year in Waco going 17-8 in dual-match play while splitting time between No. 4 and No. 5 singles and it looks like he’s progressing towards another strong season.Jimmy Bendeck with an inside out forehand winner to clinch the Porsche Napa Classic and the Wild Card event. #SicEmpic.twitter.com/GPTUBJHmSi— Michael...
by Bobby Knight | Sep 18, 2016 | Blog
Michigan was the top performer on Day 2 at the Hall of Fame/ITA Grass Court Invitational after going 6-2 in singles – here are results broken down by flight. You can watch the final day beginning at 10 a.m. ET via FloTennis at this link (subscription required).ITA Grass Courts – Men’s Singles Results(82) Alex Knight (Michigan) def. Tom Colautti (Princeton), 4-6, 7-6(4), (10-5)Luca Corinteli (Virginia) def. Alex Day (Princeton), 6-4, 6-2Luke Gamble (Princeton) def. Reese Stalder (TCU), 6-3, 7-5Payton Holden (Princeton) def. Kevin Wong (Michigan), 6-4, 7-6(7)Gabe Tishman (Michigan) def. Jonathan Carcione (Princeton), 6-2,...
by Bobby Knight | Sep 17, 2016 | Blog
Fall tennis is in the air as players took the courts all across the country today. I was able to watch an hour or so of the inaugural Hall of Fame/ITA Grass Court Invitational on FloTennis and I liked what I saw. It was cool to see college players out on the grass courts and I liked the streaming options that FloTennis provided. They had crystal-clear live streaming on all eight courts and gave you the ability to select up to two courts at once for side-by-side viewing plus they had the score at the bottom left of the screen (see below). FloTennis didn’t have any announcers on Friday but they will on Saturday and Sunday so if you get a chance check...
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