by Bobby Knight | May 11, 2015 | Blog
I’ve previewed all the 1st and 2nd round matches for this coming weekend; now I’ll take a more in-depth look at the top 8 seeds in the men’s field. I’ll list what I think are each team’s positives, negatives/concerns, and reasonable expectations along with potential roadblocks.I put this out last Thursday but have updated the records and #s – everything else is still the same. #1 Oklahoma (26-2)Likely Road To National Championship – #16 UCLA, Georgia/Texas, Illinois/TCU/Wake Forest, Baylor/Virginia/USC.Positives:Axel Alvarez & Andrew Harris – best 1-2 punch in the game with #1 Axel Alvarez and #7 Andrew...
by Bobby Knight | May 10, 2015 | Blog
After a wild and crazy first round of the NCAA Tournament, we had a more tame second round with 9 of the 16 matches being shutouts. 14 of the top 16 seeds advanced with Columbia and South Florida pulling off the mild upsets. #17 Columbia punched its second ever ticket to the Round of 16 with a 4-1 win over #14 Ole Miss. Columbia took the doubles point with wins at 2 and 3 but Ole Miss would take four opening sets in singles. Ole Miss’s Nik Scholtz would even the match at 1-1 with a straight set win over Winston Lin at #1 but Columbia’s Ashok Narayana and Shawn Hadavi would close out their respective matches in straight sets at 3 and 5 to put...
by Bobby Knight | May 9, 2015 | Blog
The 1st round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament is in the books and while there were plenty of 4-0 blowouts (20) there were several nail-biters with 5 matches finishing with a 4-3 score and 2 of those 5 finishing in a 3rd set tiebreak. The weather played a big role on Day 1 with several regionals experiencing delays and some having to move indoors. Quick Summary:#1 seeds went 16-0 versus #4 seeds with 15 of 16 being a 4-0 final. Va Tech/ETSU 4-1 was the exception.#2 seeds were 13-3 versus #3 seeds Drake, Pepperdine, and San Diego State were the #3 seeds to crash the party. 20 matches finished with a 4-0 final4 matches finished with a 4-1 final3...
by Bobby Knight | May 8, 2015 | Blog
I’m obviously making the assumption that my first round picks will be correct so based off those picks this is how I have the 2nd round playing out. The doubles records and stats are as of Thursday so if the guys win or lose a match on Friday the numbers would change. Oklahoma RegionalHeadington Family Tennis Center – Norman, OK[1] Oklahoma (25-2) vs. [17-32] Northwestern (21-9) – 2pm est – This will be the second time this season that these two have met with Oklahoma winning 4-1 during the Kickoff Weekend in a match that was surprisingly close. Regular Season Meeting#2 Oklahoma 4, #28 Northwestern 1Jan 25, 2015...
by Bobby Knight | May 8, 2015 | Blog
I’ve gone through and done my predictions on all the 1st round matches and now I’ll put down how I see it going the rest of the way as of this moment. 1st/2nd RoundsNorman Regional[1] Oklahoma def. [49-64] New Mexico State 4-0 (OU won 4-0)[17-32] Northwestern def. [33-48] Harvard 4-2 (NW won 4-3)[1] Oklahoma def. [17-32] Northwestern 4-0 (Oklahoma won 4-1)UCLA Regional[16] UCLA def. [49-64] FGCU 4-0 (UCLA won 4-0)[17-32] Texas Tech def. [33-48] UC Santa Barbara 4-2 (Texas Tech won 4-2)[16] UCLA def. [17-32] Texas Tech 4-1Austin Regional[9] Texas* def. [49-64] Navy 4-0 (Texas won 4-0)[17-32] California def. [33-48] Texas...
by Bobby Knight | May 5, 2015 | Blog
Virginia Tech RegionalBurrows-Burleson Tennis Center – Blacksburg, VA[15] Virginia Tech (19-4) vs. [49-64] East Tennessee State (17-7) – Friday 2pm – #15 Virginia Tech got an at-large bid after getting upset 4-3 in the ACC quarterfinals by #42 Georgia Tech while ETSU punched its ticket for the 9th year in a row after shutting out Furman in the Southern Conference Championship. ETSU went 2-6 against ranked opponents with the wins over #56 Texas A&M Corpus Christi and #73 UNC Wilmington. ETSU finished the season by winning 13 in a row and 16 of its last 17 with the Bucs only yielding 11 points in the 16 wins. Doubles...
by Bobby Knight | May 4, 2015 | Blog
USC RegionalMarks Stadium – Los Angeles, CA[7] USC (22-4) vs. [49-64] Idaho (16-11) – Friday 4pm – The Vandals are in the NCAAs for the 2nd year in a row after beating Northern Arizona 4-2 in the Big Sky Championship. #8 USC got the Pac 12’s automatic bid after beating #23 Stanford 4-3 in the Pac 12 Championship.Doubles Records: USC 15-11, Idaho 15-12UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: USC 86, Idaho 71FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of May 1st. For more details about UTR check out their website. The UTR Power 6 is the combined UTRs of the...
by Bobby Knight | May 4, 2015 | Blog
Ohio State RegionalOSU Varsity Tennis Center – Columbus, OH[11] Ohio State (25-8) vs. [49-64] Buffalo (12-10) – Friday 1pm – #11 Ohio State got an at-large bid after losing to Illinois 4-0 in the Big 10 Championship Finals while Buffalo earned its first ever NCAA bid after beating Binghamton 4-2 in the MAC Championship. Buffalo went 0-4 on the year against ranked opponents. Doubles Records: Ohio State 26-7, Buffalo 11-11UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: Ohio State 84, Buffalo 74FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of May 1st. For more details about UTR check out...
by Bobby Knight | May 3, 2015 | Blog
Virginia RegionalSnyder Tennis Center – Charlottesville, VA[3] Virginia (23-3) vs. [49-64] St. John’s (15-8) – Friday 1pm – #3 Virginia received the ACC’s automatic bid after beating #12 Wake Forest 4-2 in the ACC Championship while St. John’s got the Big East’s automatic bid after defeating Marquette 4-2 in the Big East Championship. St. John’s finished the year on a 6-match winning streak and won 11 of its final 12. The Red Storm went 0-6 against ranked teams on the year.Doubles Records: Virginia 23-3, St. John’s 11-11UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: Virginia 87, St....
by Bobby Knight | May 3, 2015 | Blog
North Carolina RegionalCone-Kenfield Tennis Center – Chapel Hill, NC[13] North Carolina (21-10) vs. [49-64] William & Mary (16-12) – Friday 1pm – William & Mary got the automatic bid by beating the College of Charleston 4-1 in the Colonial Championship while North Carolina got an at-large bid after falling to #3 Virginia 4-0 in the ACC semifinals. William & Mary went 0-7 against ranked opponents with the closest loss being 4-3 to Old Dominion.The 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...
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