by Bobby Knight | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog
Conference tournaments are done and now it’s time for the NCAA Tournament. The five schools to win both men’s and women’s championships were Alabama State (SWAC), Idaho (Big Sky), North Florida (Atlantic Sun), VCU (Atlantic 10), and Texas (Big XII). There were 29 men’s conference tournaments with 18 (62%) won by the No. 1 seed, 7 won by the No. 2 seed, 3 won by the No. 3 seed, and 1 won by a No. 4 seed. There were 30 women’s conference tournaments with 17 (56%) won by the No. 1 seed, 10 won by the No. 2 seed, 1 won by a No. 3 seed, and 2 won by a No. 4 seed. There were three men’s schools (Lamar/North...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 29, 2018 | Blog
#1 seed Ohio State advanced to the finals of Big Ten Mens Tennis Championships (BTMTC) with 4-1 win over #4 seed Minnesota.#2 seed Illinois bounced back from losing the doubles point to win 4-1 over #3 seed MichiganPreview and prediction of BTMTC finalsFinals start at 1 p.m EDT/Noon CDT. I will be there providing coverage on Twitter. You can follow me on Twitter @OtMarcwMrClutch with latest coverage.#1 seed Ohio State: 4, #4 seed Minnesota: 1#1 seed Ohio State were pushed by #4 seed Minnesota during singles play, but prevailed to advance to their 13th straight Big Ten tournament finals. Ohio State came out hot with quick and secured the doubles point...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 28, 2018 | Blog
SummaryOhio State sweeps Big Ten awards for mens tennis; All-conference teams announced#1 seed Ohio State advanced to the semifinals of Big Ten Mens Tennis Championships (BTMTC) with 4-0 win over host Iowa.#4 seed Minnesota eliminated #5 seed Indiana from not only the BTMTC, but likely, consideration for the NCAA Tournament at-large bid with a 4-1 victory.#2 seed Illinois handled the weather and #7 seed Penn State#3 seed Michigan received a tough challenge from Wisconsin, but prevailed to the semifinalsSemifinals start tomorrow at 12 noon EDT. I will be there providing coverage on Twitter. You can follow me on Twitter @OtMarcwMrClutch with latest...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
We touched up on the men’s bubble watch earlier so now let’s discuss the women. I listed all the teams ranked 37 to 50, excluding the conference champions, however both No. 37 Wichita State and No. 38 NC State are probably both going to get in since there is a few point drop off down to No. 40 Clemson. The at-large cutoff is expected to be at 41 with eight conference champions currently ranked inside the top 41 so that means out of the list of teams from 40 to 50 there are only going to be two spots open to fill. #37 Wichita State – the Shockers finished up play last weekend in the AAC Tournament so as long as several of the teams...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
Last weekend was full of some wild finishes, but as the dust settled, one team remained on top.TCU held serve and finished the Big XII regular season a perfect 5-0. Over the weekend, TCU beat Baylor at home and Texas Tech on the road. TCU locked up the regular season title on Thursday by beating Baylor 4-1. TCU won the doubles point fairly comfortably and won all three singles matches 6-3, 6-4. Baylors win came from Roy Smith at #6 singles 6-0, 6-1. On Sunday TCU played Texas Tech in Lubbock. The Horned Frogs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the match; however, the Red Raiders had the momentum as they took the first set on the four remaining courts. Texas...
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