by Bobby Knight | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
Both Virginia and Texas A&M faced tough opposition on Sunday but both answered the bell and came out on top. Virginia won the doubles point and then took all 6 opening sets and managed to finish the top 3 out in straights as Mitchell Frank, Ryan Shane, and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski all won. Virginia played singles without one of its top 3 players as Collin Altamirano sat out due to a stomach bug.Virginia Tech did show some fight down low but Virginia still managed to win 2 of those 3 with all going 3 sets. Virginia recap”I was pleased with the overall performance today,” said head coach Brian Boland. “Virginia Tech showed why they...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 5, 2015 | Blog
Sunday brings us 2 Top 20 showdowns with Virginia hosting Virginia Tech while Florida hosts Texas A&M. Below are the breakdowns of those 2 matches along with a schedule of play for the day. #13 Virginia Tech (15-2) at #4 Virginia (15-3) – 1pm est – This will be the first time these two have ever met when both have been ranked inside the top 15. Virginia puts its 131 match ACC winning streak on the line as well as its 11 match winning streak against Virginia Tech. The doubles point will be huge for VT because I don’t see anyway they come close without taking that point. Virginia Tech is 10-7 in doubles while Virginia is...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog
There were 3 good matches on Wednesday’s docket with the higher ranked team winning each of them. #1 Oklahoma overcame the loss of the doubles point to #20 Tulsa by taking it to the Golden Hurricanes in singles winning all 10 completed sets. Axel Alvarez, Dane Webb, Alex Ghilea, and Spencer Papa all won in singles.#8 Texas A&M was pushed by #48 Rice in doubles but pulled out the deciding court in a tiebreak. The Aggies took 9 of 10 completed sets in singles and got its 3 points from Harrison Adams, AJ Catanzariti, and Max Lunkin. The win by #51 Harrison Adams was his first dual match win this season after starting out 0-8. #17 San...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog
It was expected to be a dynamite day with 4 matches taking place between top 15 teams but in the end we got 4 lopsided matches with 3 of the 4 wrapped up in under 2 hours and 20 minutes.Illinois put an end to Ohio State’s 97 match regular season Big 10 winning streak with a 4-0 win. The Illini surprised many by taking the doubles point with wins at 2 and 3 doubles. Illinois’ #2 team of Aron Hiltzik and Ross Guignon got a break to start the match and never looked and rolled to an 8-5 win. Below is match point which includes a swing and miss by Diaz. The Illinois’ #3 team of Farris Gosea and Aleks Vukic fell behind 3-1 before...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 29, 2015 | Blog
Sunday should be a fabulous day of tennis with 4 matches taking place between top 15 teams with Champaign, Charlottesville, College Station, and Norman the hot places to be. 3 of the 4 will take place outdoors with only the Ohio State/Illinois match likely headed indoors due to crummy weather.I see at least 1 lower ranked team winning but I definitely wouldn’t call it an upset. Check out the stats and projected lineups and see if you can figure out who wins each match.#11 Ohio State (16-6) at #3 Illinois (16-3) – 1pm est – This will be the 2nd meeting of the year between these two with Illinois taking the first one 4-2 in the...
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