by Bobby Knight | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
Last Friday night Mackenzie McDonald and Danielle Collins were selected by a panel of six as the two inaugural winners of the Oracle US Tennis Awards. Both McDonald and Collins, who were the 2016 NCAA singles champions, won a $100,000 grant to help with their transition from college to professional tennis. Collins, who was actually a two-time NCAA singles champion, currently has a career-high WTA ranking of 237 after having no ranking when she graduated from Virginia last May. McDonald, who left UCLA after his junior year, currently has a career-high ATP ranking of 245 after having a ranking of 427 when he officially turned pro. The full release is available...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
Real-time ITA Top 50 using nine best wins for the 5/2 rankings – both first run and second run listed. The at-large cutoff for the women will be 40 while the men’s at-large cutoff will be 48 due to Texas Tech, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt having losing records. Portland is 48 however the team behind it, Washington, owns a head-to-win so the committee may bump Washington ahead of Portland. {rsmembership id=”1,2″} 4/25 Men’s Notes: South Florida’s win over UCF in the AAC Final should have counted as a road win but was keyed as neutral, Harvard’s win at Penn wasn’t keyed in...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog
Oracle announced on Tuesday the creation of the Oracle US Tennis Awards which will award one male and one female American player, with college tennis ties, a grant for $100,000 each to help with their transition from college to professional tennis. The two individuals will be chosen by the six-member Oracle US Tennis Awards Advisory Council with the six members being Chris Evert, Ilana Kloss, Peggy Michel, Tim Russell, Martin Blackman, and Todd Martin. The two individuals chosen must have demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship as well as shown that they are ready for the pro tour (i.e results on the ITF Pro Circuit). Playing on the pro tour is extremely...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog
The latest Oracle/ITA women’s singles and doubles rankings came out on Tuesday and I’ve got your full breakdown down below. Ohio State sophomore Francesca Di Lorenzo remains at the top spot in the singles rankings while North Carolina senior Hayley Carter and UCLA freshman Ena Shibahara swapped spots at No. 2 and No. 3 with Carter at No. 2. North Carolina freshman Sara Daavettila and Vanderbilt junior Astra Sharma remain at No. 4 to No. 5. There is a new doubles No. 1 with North Carolina’s Hayley Carter and Jessie Aney rising two spots from No. 3 to No. 1 while Michigan’s Kate Fahey and Alex Najarian...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
The latest USTA Top 25 is out with both the men’s and women’s top 5 staying the same. Texas A&M was the only team on the men’s side to move more than three spots with the Aggies rising seven spots to No. 16 after defeating both Florida and South Carolina on the road. USC and Baylor made the biggest leaps on the women’s side with USC rising eight spots to No. 15 after defeating Michigan while Baylor rose four spots to No. 14 after defeating UCLA and Old Dominion. Michigan fell four spots to No. 13 after losing to USC while four teams fell three spots. Mississippi State was the only team to drop out of the top 25 after losing to...
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