by Bobby Knight | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog
Top seed Vanderbilt knocked off top ranked Florida 4-3 to win the SEC Championship in match that was played indoors at Vanderbilt. Florida played without Josie Kuhlman (#2 singles/#3 doubles) who was sick with a stomach illness but the Gators still rolled through the doubles point to take the early lead. Vandy’s Astra Sharma tied the match with a win at No. 1 but Florida’s Kourtney Keegan made it 2-1 with a win at No. 5. Vandy’s Sydney Campbell pulled out a three set win at No. 2 to even the match at 2-2 but Florida’s Anna Danilina put the Gators back in front with a three set win at No. 4. Vandy’s Christina Rosca tied the match...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 23, 2017 | Blog
A year ago Texas Tech won 28 matches and hosted a NCAA Regional but going into tonight’s match against No. 4 Baylor the Red Raiders were winless in the Big 12 while having an overall record of just 10-14. Baylor was down a man with Jimmy Bendeck (#4 singles/#2 doubles) a late scratch so BU had to make adjustments to both its doubles and singles lineup. Texas Tech took advantage of the shift and picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take the early 1-0 lead. In singles play, Texas Tech would add five first sets and both Jolan Cailleau and Jackson Cobb would win in straight sets to make it 3-0. Baylor fought back to get splits at No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 22, 2017 | Blog
UCLA and Ohio State both won outright regular season conference titles on Friday night with the Bruins defeating crosstown rival No. 6 USC 4-1 while the Buckeyes beat up No. 21 Northwestern 6-1. UCLA jumped out to the early 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 and then the Bruins added four first sets in singles. Evan Zhu and Logan Staggs won in straight sets at No. 3 and No. 4 to make it 3-0 but USC would get on the board with a straight set win from Thibault Forget at No. 5. USC was getting close to a win at No. 6 and had an early break lead in the third at No. 1 but UCLA’s Martin Redlicki would squash any hopes of a...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
It was senior day in Raleigh but unfortunately for the host Wolfpack they only had five healthy players and their opponent happened to be No. 1 Wake Forest. Wake took the doubles point after only dropping three games and then the Deacs won five of six matches in singles with NC State freshman Alexis Galarneau salvaging the day for the Pack with a win over Borna Gojo at No. 2. The women’s SEC Tournament in Nashville had it all on Thursday with three matches coming down to the final court and one that started outside on the back courts and then and finished inside on just five courts after the rain came. Mississippi State won the opener over...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog
What would you call a situation involving a first-year coach who only has six players that have rotated being injured or ill to the point all but four of the regular season matches were played shorthanded as will be the conference tournament?Bethune-Cookman calls it “Thursday.”It’s business as usual for the Lady Wildcats (9-10) as they open the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament against Morgan State (7-16) at the Folkes Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University. With senior Debora Echeverria sidelines, Bethune-Cookman will have to find a way to dethrone South Carolina State with just five players.Been there, done...
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