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NCAA Selection Day Is Here

by | May 1, 2018 | Blog

It’s NCAA selection time with the committee’s choices set to be revealed at 5 p.m. ET (women) and 5:30 p.m. ET (men). The women’s selections will be made first at this link and then the men follow 30 minutes later at this link.If the selection committee goes off ITA rankings as its primary criteria, which they always do, then we pretty much know who is going to make it based off the projections on CollegeTennisRanks. I’ll list those teams down below by projected seed.If you want to get an idea on where each team will be placed you can check out the bracket projections on Slam Tennis (toggle between men/women). Slam Tennis also has...

Loaded Conference Tournament Recap

by | 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...

Big Ten Men’s Semifinal Recap – Buckeyes & Illini To Meet In Finals Again

by | 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...

Big Ten Quarterfinal Recap & Announcement of Conference Award Winners

by | 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...

NCAA Women’s Bubble Watch – Who To Keep An Eye On (Updated)

by | 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...