by Bobby Knight | Apr 25, 2015 | Blog
It’s go time for the ACC, Big 10, and Big 12 with each conference down to the semifinals of their conference tournaments plus the Pac 12 has reached its Championship match.ACC:#5 [1] Virginia vs. #16 [4] North Carolina – 10am est – Virginia won both the regular season meetings with the Wahoos beating UNC 6-1 in Charlottesville and blanking them 4-0 at the National Indoors in Chicago. Neither match was particularly close though the match at UVA was the better of the two with UNC taking 3 sets and losing several 7-5. FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of April 25th For...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog
Just when we thought the weekend couldn’t get any crazier #23 Texas Tech pulled off a 4-3 stunning upset over seemingly unstoppable #1 Oklahoma. Texas Tech was just 7-9 in doubles coming in but they managed to take the point over Oklahoma by winning 6-3 at #3 doubles and 7-6(6) at #1. Oklahoma was 12-10 in doubles coming in but time and time again they overcame the early deficit to come back and win – not today. (TT’s live scoring & recap showed Nick Papac with Spencer Papa at #3 dubs but it was Florin Bragusi who partnered with Papa).Oklahoma would take the opening set at 1, 2, 4, and 6 singles while Texas Tech took the...
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 | 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...
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