tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post6902632067598992375..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: McPhillips, Stineman Given Top Seeds at USTA 18s Spring Nationals; More Upsets in Division I College DualsColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-21453286805620699752011-03-16T14:20:05.847-04:002011-03-16T14:20:05.847-04:00To College Tennis Fan --
I'm not an A&M f...To College Tennis Fan --<br /><br />I'm not an A&M fan or expert, but traditionally, Washington has played teams very tough on their home courts during the ITA indoors (they get great fan support). <br /><br />Plus, A&M was playing in the backdraw after a disappointing loss the day before, so I doubt if they had as much fight in them as they needed to hold off a fired-up Washington team playing in front of their fans.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-30662411917285596332011-03-16T13:23:26.955-04:002011-03-16T13:23:26.955-04:00Collette,
You need to start a forum on your blog!...Collette,<br /><br />You need to start a forum on your blog!!My opinionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-7973982884777610252011-03-15T20:15:33.842-04:002011-03-15T20:15:33.842-04:00To all the Texas A&M fans and A&M experts ...To all the Texas A&M fans and A&M experts on this board--Do you have any explanation as to how they got upset by the University of Washington at the National Indoors last month?<br /><br />I actually checked to see what the A&M coaches said about the loss at the A&M athletics website and was disappointed to see that they decided not to post a story after the loss. Are they trying to pretend that the loss didn't happen or are they hoping that nobody noticed the loss? It's real conspicuous because the day before the match the headline is about how they lost a match that day and face Washington later that day or the next day. Then the story never shows up and the next story is about the next match. I don't think I've ever seen this. Seems lame to me.College Tennis Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-47178729584652156612011-03-15T17:26:36.019-04:002011-03-15T17:26:36.019-04:00Thanks for clearing all that stuff up for me!Thanks for clearing all that stuff up for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-76778084690859756422011-03-15T09:55:41.013-04:002011-03-15T09:55:41.013-04:00jptex -- a few things ...
1. Singh played #2 when...jptex -- a few things ...<br /><br />1. Singh played #2 when healthy. He's been battling an injury and was dropped to #3, and still wasn't 100%. Regardless, missing 2 of top 3 players is much different than missing #5.<br /><br />2. Even though it's Illinois, they are actually more of an outdooors team with the current line-up. Read this article if you doubt me: http://www.dailyillini.com/sports/tennis/mens-tennis/2011/03/10/outdoor-conditions-may-change-match-for-men-s-tennis-against-no<br /><br />3. The match against A&M was Illinois' first outdoor match of the year, their 4th match in 7 days, it was on A&M's home courts, and they were playing without their #1 and #3 players. That is hardly a fair indicator that A&M is clearly better -- especially when Illinois had just beat them a couple weeks ago. Even so, it was a much more competitive match than the score indicates.<br /><br />A&M is a great team and they are pretty even with Illinois this year. Illinois is 6-7 deep, so if you want to consider top 10 for depth you guys would probably win, but you can only play 6 in normal matches.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-77559296756096545342011-03-14T19:11:43.215-04:002011-03-14T19:11:43.215-04:00Singh has a 2-1 record at line 2 and a 1-1 (and 1 ...Singh has a 2-1 record at line 2 and a 1-1 (and 1 DNF) record at line 3. He hasn't played line 2 in over a month. In the first match against TAMU he played line 3. Doesn't sound like the clear cut #2 to me, healthy or not.<br /><br />Indoors, Illinois won 4-1 with the remaining matches on serve in the third. Outdoors, A&M won 7-0 with Illinois at less than full strength. Both final scores probably don't indicate the competitiveness of the matches, I'm sure we can all agree on that.<br /><br />I said that A&M was better than Illinois outdoors, and I believe that to be true even if Illinois is at full strength. I also believe that A&M is deeper, but unless the two teams play a 10 vs 10 match with full squads healthy, I guess we'll never know for sure.<br /><br />I never meant any disrespect to the Illinois program, they've always been good and always will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-64155236885572224842011-03-14T10:53:09.845-04:002011-03-14T10:53:09.845-04:00jptex -
It is not hard at all to disagree with yo...jptex -<br /><br />It is not hard at all to disagree with your opinion.<br /><br />Ku Singh plays #2 when healthy and Nevolo is clearly #1. How is missing #5 equivalent to missing #'s 1 & 2?<br /><br />Regardless of whether it was indoor or out, Illinois BEAT TAMU (4-1 and basically even in the other two matches) when they had their full team. And if you look at the make up of Illinois' team, they are not your typical indoor power team. <br /><br />I don't see how anyone not a Texas homer can say that A&M is clearly better or deeper.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-60939192740072432602011-03-13T21:38:35.118-04:002011-03-13T21:38:35.118-04:00Illinois was without their numbers 1 and 3. A&...Illinois was without their numbers 1 and 3. A&M was without their number 5. Understood. My comment was addressing the idea that Illinois was, top to bottom, one of the strongest teams in the country. I don't believe they are. In my opinion, A&M is a deeper team, and better than Illinois outdoors. It would be pretty hard to disagree with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-597698385460014922011-03-13T15:18:59.585-04:002011-03-13T15:18:59.585-04:00jptex - Illinois was without their top two players...jptex - Illinois was without their top two players, forcing everyone else in their line-up to move up two spots. When they have everyone healthy, they are one of the top teams in the country.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-25232837748268355872011-03-13T12:43:18.661-04:002011-03-13T12:43:18.661-04:00agree with jptex about IL...overall seems Tennesse...agree with jptex about IL...overall seems Tennessee and UVA aside not much seperates other 20 teams, which will make the remainder of the college season interesting, its more wide open than the pastgetrealhttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-54515358690164087672011-03-12T23:19:10.818-05:002011-03-12T23:19:10.818-05:00So much for Illinois perhaps being strong at every...So much for Illinois perhaps being strong at every position. Texas A&M 7 - Illinois 0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-47042605399315835812011-03-12T11:44:56.331-05:002011-03-12T11:44:56.331-05:00The continued string of college upsets are not sur...The continued string of college upsets are not surprising. Except for schools like UVA, Tennessee, maybe USC and perhaps IL, that are strong in every position in the line-up, the lineups at Duke, Texas and Michigan really don’t have the same strenght of player making up the bottom to be solidly in the top ten and make those teams quite vulnerable to other solid teams in the top 20. Texas A&M quick win over Ohio is not surprising in that Ohio is an indoor team.One thng the last two times USC's serimento was losing (Indoors and w/ TX) he retires injured. It that typical of him?getrealhttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com