by Bobby Knight | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog
The ITA announced its 2016 All-Star Team which included the year-end number one in the singles and doubles rankings, the NCAA D1 Singles and Doubles Champions, and the winners from last fall’s National Indoor Intercollegiates. UCLA junior Mackenzie McDonald was named the ITA National Men’s Player of the Year while Virginia’s Danielle Collins was named the ITA National Women’s Player of the Year. I have all the winners listed below and for the full release from the ITA which includes more information about the winners you can click here.Division IMackenzie McDonald, Jr., UCLADominik Koepfer, Sr., TulaneMikael Torpegaard, So., Ohio...
by Bobby Knight | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog
I wanted to start off by giving a congratulations to Texas Tech assistant James Wilson on landing his first heading coaching job at Utah State. Wilson, who had been an assistant for the last three years at his alma mater, replaced Clancy Shields who recently took the head coaching job at Arizona. I’m still showing there are 13 D1 men’s head coaching jobs open and another 16 on the women’s side. If anyone knows of another opening or one that’s been filled let me know.6 of the 15 US Open National Playoff Sectionals have been completed with all 6 men’s singles winners and 5 of the 6 women’s singles winners having college ties....
by Bobby Knight | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog
There are several pro events that take place in July and August in Illinois and several of them have tournaments in advance to help determine wild cards. Last week Illinois rising junior Aron Hiltzik won the Ursula Beck Wildcard Shootout in Decatur, Illinois and this weekend Edwardsville High School is hosting the Edwardsville Open with the winner getting a wild card in the late July Futures eventI made the 45 minute drive north to watch today’s semifinal matches which included three current college guys and one 16 year-old that will be a force in years to come. Both semifinal matches started shortly after 11 a.m. and with temperatures in the mid 90s the...
by Bobby Knight | Jun 11, 2016 | Blog
Summer time is a great time for many guys with pro aspirations to earn some ATP points before they head out on the tour after graduation or before they start college in the fall. Let’s take a look at some guys that have performed well this week.ATP 250Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) – Dennis Novikov (UCLA ’13) qualified for the main draw at the by defeating Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M ’11) 7-6, 7-6 in the final round of qualies before falling in the first round to #68 Dudi Sela 7-5, 6-7, 7-6(5).ChallengersMoscow (Russia) $75K+H Clay – Emilio Gomez (USC ’13) is into the semis; Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State...
by Bobby Knight | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
The 2017 Women’s Kick-Off Weekend draft is complete with none of the regionals filling up quickly while the Cal Regional filled up last with no one choosing to go to Berkeley until pick 44 of 47.I thought Virginia would fill up quickly with most of the team graduating but it took 24 picks to fill up the three spots in Charlottesville. Both the Vanderbilt and Duke Regionals filled up first followed by Virginia, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Michigan.Cal, Florida, Ohio State, and Georgia will roll through their regionals while North Carolina Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, and Duke will be heavy favorites. Miami, Michigan, Auburn, and Georgia Tech will...
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