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 6, 2016 | Blog
I’ll gladly take a solid 6/8 correct on Day 1 with one match going 4-3 and the other a match I thought would be as tight as it could get.I think the story of the day was how competitive doubles was for nearly every match. Three of the eight doubles points were decided by a tiebreaker (Vanderbilt/Duke, Ohio State/Fresno State and Virginia/Texas A&M). With the 6-game, no-ad scoring format, does doubles have the same psychological effect on teams after a close point? Jonathan Kelley from On The Rise is covering the event for ZooTennis and you can read his recap with quotes here.Someone in the comments pointed out how Florida, Stanford, USC and Baylor...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog
Going into last night’s match Memphis had dropped 14 of its last 15 against Vanderbilt with its last win over Vandy coming back in 2012. Now they can say they’ve taken split the last four meetings after coming away with a 5-2 win on Thursday night.Memphis took the doubles point with wins at #2 and #3 and then took three opening sets in singles with five singles matches in progress at the five court indoor facility. Ryan Peniston was first off the court with a 6-2, 6-2 win at #2 and then Kai Lemke made it 3-0 Tigers with a 6-2, 7-6 win at #4. Vandy’s Daniel Valent put the Commodores on the board with a 7-6, 6-1 win at #1 but a short while...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog
The second-largest team tournament in collegiate tennis behind the NCAAs is the ITA National Team Indoor event. 15 schools advanced in Kick-Off Regionals to join host Wisconsin in Madison in the prestigious event that lasts from Friday through Monday. Last year, North Carolina dropped only 2 points in its 4 matches to clinch its 2nd title in 3 years. Lots of questions come into the tournament – can UNC match its title run after two of its three stars left? Can Vanderbilt show the world that its NCAA title isn’t a fluke? Will UGA turn its consistency into a national title? Will a new team emerge from Madison as a top-tier team?Master LineupsRound of...
by Bobby Knight | May 4, 2015 | Blog
Ohio State RegionalOSU Varsity Tennis Center – Columbus, OH[11] Ohio State (25-8) vs. [49-64] Buffalo (12-10) – Friday 1pm – #11 Ohio State got an at-large bid after losing to Illinois 4-0 in the Big 10 Championship Finals while Buffalo earned its first ever NCAA bid after beating Binghamton 4-2 in the MAC Championship. Buffalo went 0-4 on the year against ranked opponents. Doubles Records: Ohio State 26-7, Buffalo 11-11UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: Ohio State 84, Buffalo 74FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of May 1st. For more details about UTR check out...
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