by Bobby Knight | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
The weekend of upsets continued on Saturday with three higher ranked team going down on top of the seven that were upset yesterday. The biggest upset in terms of ranking took place in Starkville but I’ll start off in Evanston where Northwestern was looking to snap a 27-match, 19 year, losing streak to in-state rival Illinois.Even though Northwestern was shutout by the Illini earlier this season it had to be optimistic with a big home crowd on hand. Northwestern got things started off on the right foot by claiming the doubles point for the 12th time in 14 tries with a 6-4 win at No. 2 and a 6-3 win at No. 3.Illinois rebounded in singles and took four...
by Bobby Knight | Jan 16, 2016 | Blog
The 2016 season is officially underway and it didn’t take long to get our first upset as #29 Tulsa came storming back from 3-1 down to stun #21 Cal 4-3. Tulsa made 3 roster additions this week and all 3 newcomers played tonight but it was the experienced veterans that came through with the match on the line.Tulsa got things started on the right foot by taking the doubles point with 6-4 wins at #1 and #3 but Cal still had to feel fairly confident going into singles with 5 of its 6 starters ranked in the ITA Top 90. Each team picked up three first sets and while Cal’s Filip Bergevi, Billy Griffith, and Oskar Wikberg finished in straight sets only one...
by Bobby Knight | May 2, 2015 | Blog
Texas RegionalCaswell Tennis Center – Austin, TX [9] Texas (19-6) vs. [49-64] Navy (20-10) – Friday 2pm – Navy got the automatic bid with a 4-1 win over Army in the Patriot League Championship while Texas got an at-large after losing a 4-3 nail-biter to #1 Oklahoma in the Big 12 semifinals. Navy faced 4 ranked opponents during the regular season going 0-4 (Fresno St 0-5, San Francisco 2-5, UNC Wilmington 0-7, Old Dominion 1-6)Doubles Records: Texas 11-13, Navy 18-12UTR Starting 6 Power Rating: Texas 84, Navy 72FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of May...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog
Championship Sunday (Part 1) lived up to the advance billing with the SEC and Missouri Valley delivering heart pounding thrillers. When #1 and #2 play you expect to see a great match and that’s what Georgia and Texas A&M delivered on Sunday afternoon in College Station. Texas A&M got off to a fast start in doubles by going up early breaks at 2 and 3 and once A&M had the lead on those courts they would not relinquish it the rest of the way. The A&M #3 duo of AJ Catanzariti/Arthur Rinderknech finished first winning 6-3 then just as Georgia’s #1 team of Austin Smith and Ben Wagland were 6-3 winners A&M’s #2 team...
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