by Bobby Knight | May 19, 2015 | Blog
After days of rain it was hot and very humid for the semifinals and all four teams had to fight the elements just as much as their opponents. By the time the dust cleared after just over 4 hours we had #1 Oklahoma and #3 Virginia sitting atop the podium after Oklahoma held off #6 TCU 4-3 and Virginia outlasted #2 Baylor 4-2I can attest the weather was very hot and I was standing in the shade so I can only imagine what it felt like for the players to stand out there and slug it out for hours on end.I thought the crowd today was great for the 2 matches that were played simultaneously. Early on there more people watching TCU/OU on the Riverside Courts...
by Bobby Knight | May 18, 2015 | Blog
[1] Oklahoma (29-2) vs. [5] TCU (25-7) – Monday 1pm – Oklahoma is coming off a 4-2 win over #7 Georgia while TCU beat #13 North Carolina 4-1. Oklahoma won the regular season meeting in Norman 4-1 but all the singles match-ups will be different this time around except for the Alvarez/Chappell pairing. Regular Season Meeting:#1 Oklahoma 4, #10 TCU 1March 27, 2015 at Norman, OKSingles competition1. #19 Andrew Harris (OU 14.74) def. #37 Cameron Norrie (TCU 14.30) 7-6(5), 6-42. #7 Axel Alvarez (OU 14.59) vs. #36 Nick Chappell (TCU 13.82) 5-7, 6-4, 2-3 DNF3. #76 Guillermo Nunez (TCU 13.72) def. #26 Dane Webb (OU...
by Bobby Knight | May 17, 2015 | Blog
I was expecting 4 knock down drag em out fights but in the end there were 2 good matches and 2 that weren’t as close as I anticipated. It was expected to be another wet day with the chance of rain around 50% but the showers stayed away and for the most part is was a very pleasant day (for the spectators). It was overcast, humid, and windy for the first 2 matches and then the sun came out for the last 2 but the wind and humidity stayed around all day. In the opening match of the day on the main Grandstand Courts it was #1 Oklahoma pushing past #7 Georgia 4-2. This will be Oklahoma’s second ever NCAA semifinal appearance with the first time...
by Bobby Knight | May 16, 2015 | Blog
The stage is set for Quarterfinal Saturday and it should be a good one with 7 of the top 8 seeds still alive. It wouldn’t surprise me to see all 4 matches finish with a 4-3 score and I’d actually be pretty surprised if at least 1 higher seed didn’t go down. For those that didn’t see the notice tomorrow’s matches have been moved up 2 hours to try and stay ahead of the rain so tune in at 11am eastern for 1st serve.Let’s dive in and get started:[1] Oklahoma (27-2) vs. [8] Georgia (24-4) – Saturday 11am est.- Oklahoma is coming off a 4-3 win over #16 UCLA in a match that saw the Sooners win the doubles point and...
by Bobby Knight | May 16, 2015 | Blog
Times have been adjusted for Saturday’s NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships Quarterfinal matches at Baylor’s Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.The matches between Oklahoma-Georgia and TCU-North Carolina will begin at 10 a.m. central while the other quarterfinal matches between Virginia-Texas A&M and Baylor-USC will begin at 2 p.m. central – original match times were noon central and 4 p.m central In addition, due to expected congestion around the Ferrell Center/Turner Riverfront Complex on Saturday due to the NCAA Tennis Championships (10 am and 2 pm), Baylor commencement (2:30 pm) and Baylor baseball vs. Texas (3 pm) a...
by Bobby Knight | May 14, 2015 | Blog
It was a wild and crazy Thursday with it taking 6+ hours to complete the opening matches due to a series of rain/lightning delays. Both the Oklahoma/UCLA and Georgia/Texas matches started outdoors and were finished indoors due to 3 rain delays and lastly a lightning delay.Before I go through the matches I wanted to thank you guys on twitter for Periscoping some of the key points in the indoor matches where there wasn’t streaming video available. Big shout out to Jeff McMillan and Drew Mastin who both did a great job letting me and many others follow the end of the Oklahoma/UCLA and Georgia/Texas matches. Jeff also had footage of many of the key...
by Bobby Knight | May 13, 2015 | Blog
[2] Baylor (23-5) vs. [17-32] #18 South Florida (21-6) – Thursday 8pm – Baylor is coming off shutout wins over Bryant and #29 LSU while South Florida blanked #63 Boise State and #15 Virginia Tech. This is South Florida’s first ever trip to the Round of 16 while Baylor is back for the 14th consecutive year. Doubles Records: Baylor 25-2, South Florida 22-5UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: Baylor 86, South Florida 82The UTR Power 6 is the combined UTRs of the starting 6 (rounded to a whole #). An individual win/loss to anyone with a UTR difference of 1.0 or greater would be considered an upset. FYI, the number beside...
by Bobby Knight | May 12, 2015 | Blog
[3] Virginia (25-3) vs. [17-32] Columbia (16-5) – Thursday 5pm – Virginia is coming off shutouts over St. John’s and Minnesota while Columbia beat both Georgia Tech and Ole Miss by the same 4-1 score. Columbia went 0-4 this year against top 10 opponents though they were respectable in each loss (UGA 3-4, Texas 1-4, Oklahoma 2-4, USC 0-4). Doubles Records: Virginia 25-3, Columbia 15-6UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: Virginia 87, Columbia 82The UTR Power 6 is the combined UTRs of the starting 6 (rounded to a whole #). An individual win/loss to anyone with a UTR difference of 1.0 or greater would be...
by Bobby Knight | May 12, 2015 | Blog
[4] Illinois (27-4) vs. [13] North Carolina (23-10) – Thursday 1pm – Illinois is coming off a 4-0 win over Green Bay and a 4-2 squeaker over #33 Drake while North Carolina blanked William & Mary and then won fairly comfortably over #20 Mississippi State 4-1. North Carolina welcomed Esben Hess-Olesen back to the singles lineup at #6 after he missed all but a handful of matches with injury troubles. Illinois won the regular season meeting 4-3 in a match that North Carolina played without its #2 Ronnie Schneider though Hess-Olesen was in at #3 so the bottom half of the lineup stayed the same. The only singles rematches will come at...
by Bobby Knight | May 11, 2015 | Blog
We are just a few days away from the start of the Round of 16 in hopefully sunny Waco so let’s start peeling the layers away and breaking down each match. [1] Oklahoma (26-2) vs. [16] UCLA (17-9) – 10am est – Oklahoma is coming off a 4-0 win over New Mexico State and a 4-1 win over Northwestern while UCLA steamrolled both Florida Gulf Coast and Texas Tech 4-0. Even though Oklahoma won both matches comfortably the one area they didn’t look as good in was doubles. OU dropped the point to Northwestern for the 2nd time this year and even New Mexico State challenged OU by winning at #2 doubles before OU clinched at #3 by a tight 8-6...
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