by Bobby Knight | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
It’s time for the main event in Tulsa with all 64 competitors known after the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. The main draw is out and there are going to be some juicy opening round matches. I thought I would take a look at the composition of the men’s field and show you where the 64 players came from and how they made the field. 40 players made the main draw based off the ITA’s preseason ranking with the last acceptance being USC’s Logan Smith who was ranked No. 48.The top two returning players from each ITA region made it in which is why the following six made the field despite a ranking lower than the cut-off of 48. #54 Max...
by Bobby Knight | Oct 4, 2016 | Blog
The men’s pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds in Tulsa have come to a close as the 16 qualifiers will get a day off before the main draw begins on Thursday. South Florida junior Peter Bertran, Texas freshman Christian Sigsgaard, and Columbia freshman Alex Keyser each qualified for the main draw after starting play back on Saturday in pre-qualies. Four freshman qualified for the main draw, three schools had multiple qualifiers, and 11 of the 16 qualifiers came from schools in Power 5 conference.Men’s Qualifying – Round 2 Christian Seraphim (Wake Forest 14.13) def. Dominic Bechard (Tulsa 13.02) 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 Adam Moundir (Old Dominion...
by Bobby Knight | Oct 4, 2016 | Blog
12 players with collegiate ties won pro titles last week with 10 of those titles coming within the United States. Jarmere Jenkins (Virginia ’13) won his first singles title of the year, seventh of his career, with a 6-1, 7-5 win over #292 Marc Polmans in the final of the $25K Australia F6 Futures in Brisbane. Interesting to note that five of Jenkins’s seven career titles have come in Australia. Here was article on the match from Tennis Australia.Sebastian Fanselow (Pepperdine ’13) won his second singles title in his last three tournaments with a 6-1, 7-6(9) win over #514 Takanyi Garanganga in the finals of the $10K USA F30 Futures in Fountain...
by Bobby Knight | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
The opening day of the singles qualifying draw is in the books with four of the top 10 seeds, including the top seed, making an early exit. There was one Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) upset with South Alabama’s Tuki Jacobs (13.23) knocking off the No. 4 seed Memphis’s Ryan Peniston (14.36) in straight sets. Qualifiers from the pre-qualifying draw went a stout 10-6 while both lucky losers were defeated for the second match in a row. Freshmen went 11-5 on the day with 4 of the winners coming through pre-qualies which meant they’ve now won 5 matches in the last 3 days.Seeded Upsets Dominic Bechard (Tulsa 13.02) def. [1] Justin Butsch (LSU 13.68)...
by Bobby Knight | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
The women are taking the day off in California but play will resume on Tuesday with the start of the Riviera/ITA All-American qualifying draw. I’ve got the qualifying draw broken down by Universal Tennis Rating, seed, and school and it’s interesting to note that none of the top eight seeds have a top eight UTR. There actually isn’t a huge difference in UTR level between the pre-qualifying draw and qualifying draw due to the pre-qualifying draw being restricted to 64 (unlike the men’s open pre-q draw).Women’s Qualifying Singles Draw Women’s Qualifying Doubles Draw ITA’s Host SiteSchools with multiple...
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