tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post2085274829519529446..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: US Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup Teams Set Up Showdowns for Semifinals; Townsend Confirms Leaving USTA; Too Many Trophies?Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-13907732935772967052013-09-30T14:30:40.469-04:002013-09-30T14:30:40.469-04:00Taylor Townsend made a good choice to break from t...Taylor Townsend made a good choice to break from the USTA. She has too much talent to abide by Pat Mac's power plays and ineffective leadership and development. The USTA crutch is for those platers who need the wild cards and finance help. It is a Faustian bargain and development suffers. For the truly talented, the sooner the break, the better.The Dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-86010096317077950672013-09-26T19:11:42.090-04:002013-09-26T19:11:42.090-04:00If you guys have a coach who understands the game ...If you guys have a coach who understands the game of tennis and if you really think he is passionate about tennis then you guys should go and talk to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-30048358459403854922013-09-26T11:15:25.670-04:002013-09-26T11:15:25.670-04:00I am a big fan of Taylor Townsend and happy she is...I am a big fan of Taylor Townsend and happy she is going in her own direction. BUT she will be back with the USTA by the summertime next year. Zina is not the coach for her, this is a political choice and shame she will lose this time in her development. <br /><br />She needs a coach, someone like Michael Joyce, who is actually a proven coach. Or like a Robert Lansdorp. Tim S. - Atlantanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-30280332402508780482013-09-26T11:06:42.432-04:002013-09-26T11:06:42.432-04:00I have heard talk of having doubles and singles ma...I have heard talk of having doubles and singles matches played at the same time in college matches. I think it is one of the WORST ideas. <br /><br />To have doubles specialists so early in their career is such an injustice. This will lack overall development in both the singles and doubles players. The NCAA already limits how much a player can practice throughout the week, now we are going to shorten it by another hour or two? Just get rid of the 10 minute break between doubles/singles, play doubles second and shorten doubles from a proset to a set. <br /><br />We need better PROMOTION of the sport of tennis. Coaches need to do a better job around their campuses to promote the game. That will attract more people at matches, not shorter matches. <br /><br />Coach David Roditi has the most fans in the country, not because of TV but because he promotes the best. Learn from him. College Tennisnoreply@blogger.com