by Bobby Knight | Feb 14, 2016 | Blog
We now know what one of the semifinals will be at the 2016 Men’s National Team Indoor Championships after #7 North Carolina overpowered #8 Ohio State 4-2 and #9 UCLA took control late to beat #2 Texas A&M 4-2. In the opening match of the day North Carolina jumped out to an early 1-0 lead by doing something that no other team had been able to do to Ohio State this season – take the doubles point. Ohio State came into the match with a perfect 9-0 record in doubles but North Carolina took the point fairly comfortably with a 6-2 win at #1 and a 6-4 win at #2.Ohio State’s #1 team of Ralf Steinbach and Martin Joyce broke serve to start...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog
[3] North Carolina (7-0) vs. [6] Ohio State (9-0) – 9am est – The opening quarterfinal of the day should be a dandy with Ohio State come off a 4-0 rout of Baylor while North Carolina overcame Texas Tech 4-1. North Carolina may be the higher ranked team but I think Ohio State is the team to beat on the bottom of the draw. Ohio State has been downright dominant in doubles over the years and this year is no different with the Buckeyes a perfect 9-0.Overall Record: North Carolina 7-0, Ohio State 9-0Indoors Record: North Carolina 7-0, Ohio State 9-0Doubles Record: North Carolina 5-2, Ohio State 9-0Projected Singles Lineup w UTR in ( ):1....
by Bobby Knight | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog
The action is heating up in Charlottesville with half of the day’s Round of 16 matches already in the books. The first two matches of the day didn’t have a ton of suspense as #8 Ohio State ran over #4 Baylor 4-0 and #7 North Carolina overcame the loss of the doubles point to beat #14 Texas Tech 4-1.The second set of matches though were both thrillers with #3 Texas A&M holding off hard charging #14 Columbia 4-2 and #9 UCLA coming back from 3-2 down to beat #11 Georgia 4-3.UCLA head coach Billy Martin wasn’t exactly looking forward to another match with Georgia despite the Bruins success versus them two weeks ago, “I thought there...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 11, 2016 | Blog
The draws are out and the lineups are set for the 2016 ITA Men’s National Team Indoor Championships with play getting started on Friday at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia. Play gets started each day at 9am eastern and finishes each night around 9 to 10pm.I’m going to preview each round of 16 match using the master lineups that each team submitted and I’ll make my predictions as well. With this being an indoor event I’ll also take into account which teams are comfortable playing indoors while others only play indoors a handful of times each season.There will be live scoring on all 12 courts but only...
by Bobby Knight | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog
The second-largest team tournament in collegiate tennis behind the NCAAs is the ITA National Team Indoor event. 15 schools advanced in Kick-Off Regionals to join host Wisconsin in Madison in the prestigious event that lasts from Friday through Monday. Last year, North Carolina dropped only 2 points in its 4 matches to clinch its 2nd title in 3 years. Lots of questions come into the tournament – can UNC match its title run after two of its three stars left? Can Vanderbilt show the world that its NCAA title isn’t a fluke? Will UGA turn its consistency into a national title? Will a new team emerge from Madison as a top-tier team?Master LineupsRound of...
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