tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post114853335061826715..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Fourth Seed Poerschke Falls to Pepperdine's Rico In First Round NCAA Action WednesdayColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-1148578621616584152006-05-25T13:37:00.000-04:002006-05-25T13:37:00.000-04:00I hate the fact that the individual tournament sta...I hate the fact that the individual tournament starts the day after the team final. A couple clear examples are Benedict Dorsch's 1st round loss after Baylor won in '04. Now granted Baylor's Ben Becker won the title, but still. Tobias Clemens from UCLA didn't bother to even play that year because he was in the final too and missed out on a chance to win the tournament his senior year. Last year Luben Pampoulov of UCLA pulled out after winning the team title the day before. Then yesterday Pepperdine's Scott Doerner fell to Parbhu of Notre Dame easily, after getting broken and losing the 1st set it seemed like all Doerner's energy and will to win was zapped and he quitely folded 6-0 in the 2nd set. In '03 Amer Delic said his arm and shoulder hurt so bad he could barely move it and it felt like it was about to "fall off" after his semifinal win in the singles tourney. They need to give these guys a break of one day.<BR/><BR/>For now on it should be the women's final on Monday(which was supposed to be the case this year til the rain took over), then the mens on Tuesday, then womens first round wednesday giving the men who have just played two matches a day for four straight days rest and get their bodies and minds ready for another 5-6 days of possible two matches a day. I mean the best players usually win these tournaments and that's what's most important, but what about a guy who could challenge for the title who had to play doubles and four straight three set matches in the team tournament. That happened to Kris Kwinta of UCLA last year. I don't think it would be the end of the world to give these guys one day off to recooperate.<BR/><BR/>No disrespect to Sheeva Parbhu because he's a good, young player, but it was just sad to see Doerner end his singles career by losing to someone he would normally beat 4 of 5 times if he was healthy because he didn't leave the court the night before until at least 11pm and who knows what time he got to bed after celebrating. Hopefully he can do well in doubles. <BR/><BR/>I don't know how in the world Pedro Rico did it, he was still on the court when the championship was clinched, but I wonder if he has anything left today, or if he manages to scrape out a win, will he be able to stand for his third round match?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com