Worst Section in USTA

[SDTENNIS]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

[easternplayer99]

its between hawaii or northern

[redsoxrock930]

yea id say hawaii, southern is pretty good sdtennis

[JMS]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

what are you on? southern is on the stronger side

[schaefferm46]

hawaii......

[boobik2371]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

and youre retarted...haha?

[robmachado23]

its between hawaii or northern

I'd have to disagree with that. Northern has a lot of talent, including Wyatt McCoy. He wonthe state title as an 8th grader last year. Many top products of the northern section go onto top college teams.

[feyya]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

are you kidding me?

[soggyramen]

are you kidding me?

southern's pretty good not the best but no where near the worst either

[easternplayer99]

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[feyya]

southern's pretty good not the best but no where near the worst either

i gotta back up my region!

[XhotXEX1290]

carribbean or hawaii is the worst...but there are some good players in both sections, its just theres not a lot.

[darbybrandon1993]

are u kidding? Southern is behind california and maybe florida, that's it!!

[babolatking]

mid atlantic is beast we have Mitchell Frank, Denis Kudla, and Junior Ore that's 3 of the top ten on tennis recurting. net

[redsoxrock930]

okay you got mitch frank lets see so cals got spencer simon, marcos giron, sean berman dennis howeverthehelluspellhislastname, jacob jung and we've got ryan thacher, brad klahn, lawrence formentera, raymond sarmiento, JT Sundling, denis lin, ryan cheung, kyle mcmorrow, walker kehrer
bring it on

[jt2007]

what about alaska? i've never heard about good people from there.

[SoCalDominates]

ya alaska or hawaii

[Jack the Hack]

ya alaska or hawaii

Alaska isn't a section by itself. It's part of the Pacific Northwest section, which also encompasses Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia (although, most BC folks don't join the USTA and they don't have League teams there). There are plenty of good players in this area.

[chadilac]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

you must be trippin. The souths is not the worst. im not saying were the best.

[Bundey]

Mid atlantic baby! We have ryan johnson.

[babolatking]

where do u live bundy?? whats ur rank in ur divison... i look u up so im not like asking ur name
im 65 in MATA 14's

[babolatking]

we also have luca corintelli num 3 in nats for 12's and sidarth barthji ur however u spell his name.

[Bundey]

I'm in mid atlantic 16's, not gonna give out rank.

[Bundey]

What does MATA mean?

[babolatking]

Mid-Atlantic Tennis Association

[jt2007]

Alaska isn't a section by itself. It's part of the Pacific Northwest section, which also encompasses Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia (although, most BC folks don't join the USTA and they don't have League teams there). There are plenty of good players in this area.

At least numbers wise that makes sense, but how can you have a section that broken up?

[tangies08]

northern is defenitely not the worst. This year it davis cup we killed carribean 7-0 and only lost to mid atlantic 4-3. I would say carribean is the worst followed by hawaii. PNW is probably slightly better then northern. Socal is the best up top but I would say southern has more depth.

[AZTennisKid]

No such thing as the "worst" section. There are great players in every section.

There are sections that are deeper than others with respect to rankings. Often these sections are blessed with higher populations, thus have way more tennis players. Some sections are blessed with better weather, so players have more opportunity to train. Sections with higher populations and/or better weather often have more training facilities (academies), coaches, etc.

[redsoxrock930]

sammer aziz was number one in the virgin islands, then he moved to santa barbara and he's like tenth in the city, i think so cal is a little stronger than the virgin islands

[GRANITECHIEF]

Redsox, do you know sammer? Have you hit with him? My little player hits with him once in a while. He's a good kid and he's improving his skill rapidly.

BTW, would you like to have a hit with my little player some time?

[Matt_MS]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

Just curious, but are you retarded? Southern is one of the strongest sections.

[tangies08]

Just curious, but are you retarded? Southern is one of the strongest sections.

he was obviously joking

[redsoxrock930]

hey granitechief, long time no talk, i don't really know sammer, but i h've seen him at muni and tcsb a couple times, he is improving rapidly.

[redsoxrock930]

also does collin ever hit with a guy named petar jivkov, he's also 11 and plays at coac, he's got a great forehand, i think that collin is better though.

[SoCalDominates]

the worst section is hawaii

[CAM178]

The way it's been since I was a junior:
1. SoCal
2. Florida
3. NorCal
4. Southern

These sections are always very deep for talent. Other sections have strong players, too, but these 4 have always notoriously provided the strongest players, at least as far as juniors.

With adults, it's hit and miss. There are strong players everywhere, but the difference is that some move around due to jobs.

[redsoxrock930]

southern is stronger than nor cal, and eastern might be better than norcal as well.

[CAM178]

southern is stronger than nor cal, and eastern might be better than norcal as well.

Yeah, I had a feeling someone might say this. I was thinking it as I was typing it, but thought better of it for fear of NorCal people biting my head off for saying it! Ha ha.

[Duzza]

I would say Norcal or Socal.

[GRANITECHIEF]

also does collin ever hit with a guy named petar jivkov, he's also 11 and plays at coac, he's got a great forehand, i think that collin is better though.

C hits with PJ a little but not that often. Hits with the COAC pro's daughter more, she's good, and they get along great.

So how about working out with C at TCSB sometime? Are you game? Saturday is out though cuz he's playing D'Gulio and Pura in the Dubs Sectional semis.

[BradBaughman]

C hits with PJ a little but not that often. Hits with the COAC pro's daughter more, she's good, and they get along great.

So how about working out with C at TCSB sometime? Are you game? Saturday is out though cuz he's playing D'Gulio and Pura in the Dubs Sectional semis.

Pira is very agressive at the net tell Collin and Victor to be alive at all times at the net good luck

[GRANITECHIEF]

Thanks for the good wishes. The boys know that they have quite a challenge and will be ready to give all they got.

[BradBaughman]

i noticed pura was agressive as fot joseph hes always looking for the right ball, pura seemed to be looking to make things happen. hopefully the boys can get the upset i dont think its "beyond" there grasp

deit was hoping to get by collin and vic he was looking to the challenge of those guys ,The boy deits with i just started working with but within a few months i think theyll be competing better, once again i think they can do it good luck again!

[redsoxrock930]

yea pura is pretty good, beat menichella pretty good.

[redsoxrock930]

yea i know lauren, she is a good player, can beat me like 63 or so. also tcsb is better for me than coac cause i don't live in goleta. does collin ever hit with carson pierce?

[alemonster585]

carribean is the worst section

[KerryJ]

1. California
2. Florida
3. Texas

[gdsballer]

two of the top 3 18s girls in the nation last year were from north carolina in the southern section

[okdude1992]

southern is stronger than nor cal, and eastern might be better than norcal as well.

no chance. southern is decent but not near norcal. norcal socal and florida are the best period and have been for a while

[tennis195]

no chance. southern is decent but not near norcal. norcal socal and florida are the best period and have been for a while

southerns way stronger:evil:

[kctennis1005]

top are as follows:
1 on hard:SoCal
1 on clay:Florida
2. Texas
3. Southern
4. Mid-Atlantic

Worst are probably Missouri Valley, Hawaii, Carribean, and Pacific NW

[tennis195]

top are as follows:
1 on hard:SoCal
1 on clay:Florida
2. Texas
3. Southern
4. Mid-Atlantic

Worst are probably Missouri Valley, Hawaii, Carribean, and Pacific NW
I agree:)




tennis195

[Zhou]

Stop reviving these ancient threads unless you really need to...

[rabidcow]

Missouri Valley is pretty weak, from my experience

[JMS]

no chance. southern is decent but not near norcal. norcal socal and florida are the best period and have been for a while

Are you seroius? Southern is much stronger than NorCal, so SoCal, Florida and Texas. NorCal is not that strong.

[5263]

Southern is clearly the strongest of homegrowns as well. FL and CA may be better off due to imports with TX getting some of that.

[bsandy]

I've had to go down to Kentyucky to find a decent NTRP tournament. Southern is WAY better than the *******.

. . . Bud

[rnoble]

3/31/08


SDTennis is quite wrong about the strength of the Southern Section.

2007 Inter-sectionals were won by the Southern Section over the Southern California Section. This was for the 16's division. The 18's Junior Davis Cup team for the Southern Section lost in the finals.

From a depth standpoint, I believe So Cal, Florida and Southern have the greatest # of Blue Chip and 5 star players in the USA. You might check tennisrecruiting.net or the USTA website to check player rankings by section to be sure, but the Southern Section is certainly not the weakest section in the USA.

Reed Noble

[kctennis1005]

^^^agreed that southern is not weakest but socal and florida are stronger. when looking at southern section u have to remember how big it is. for its size it is not great but considering it covers many states it will obviously have some good players. socal and florida are much more good players within a smaller area

[JMS]

^^^agreed that southern is not weakest but socal and florida are stronger. when looking at southern section u have to remember how big it is. for its size it is not great but considering it covers many states it will obviously have some good players. socal and florida are much more good players within a smaller area

Also a very good point. What would you list as stronger, Texas or Southern?

[kctennis1005]

hmm thats a tough one...i would say there very similar but then again texas is much smaller than all of the states that make up southern. southern has more top players, but texas has more depth

[TennisNinja]

Pacific NW is terrible. I play there.

[AT92292]

Northeast is very good Bryan Koniecko, Jason Morgenstern, Cory Parr all top players for top D1 schools

[kctennis1005]

Northeast is very good Bryan Koniecko, Jason Morgenstern, Cory Parr all top players for top D1 schools

ya but northeast doesnt have depth. they have a few good players. also northeast isnt a section. new england and eastern are the sections there

[schaefferm46]

Pacific NW is terrible. I play there.

that is ridiculous. The pnw isnt the deepest section but has its fair share of good national players.

[kctennis1005]

pnw has emmett egger, alex rovello, and max manthou....who else?

[krchawaii]

Of course Hawaii is one of the worse..
And I'm from Hawaii.
But I mean, keep in mind, we do have the smallest section if not one of the, I believe...
and we have the smallest pool of people to pull from.
Financially, it's harder for us to get out to the Big Rock and play tournaments, go to clinics/camps and so forth..

[ufg8r]

Whoever thinks Southern is the worst is out of their freaking mind. Southern is easily one of the top 3. There are so many good players in the south that don't play many national tournaments and just play southerns.

[Babb]

^^^^
Ever heard of James "Bo" Seal? His home club is the one that I go to for lessons and stuff sometimes.

He is my idol ;)

[Aeropro master]

Pacific Northwest is the worst, in the Alaska division, they don't even have rankings from this year.

[Gmedlo]

Pacific Northwest is the worst, in the Alaska division, they don't even have rankings from this year.

PNW is just the least populated section tennis-wise. Why would you base being the 'worst' off of the worst players in the league? I'm pretty sure there are plenty of players in socal that are absolute garbage.

PNW has players like Emmet Egger that were already mentioned, as well as a ton of very strong players playing in 12s (that aren't even close to 12).

[scraps234]

I think the best sections are
1 SOcal or flordia
2Texas or Southwest
3Southern or Norcal

[Carlo Colussi]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

The southern!!!!!!!!!!!!:twisted:

[Eastern Technifibre]

New England

[bab pure drive roddick]

I'd have to say Southern...haha

whoever thinks that southern is the worst in crazy. look at grace min, number one in the country in 14 girls, plays in georgia, hannah king, 11 in nation in 12's, plays in georgia, there are so many good players in the south

[Orson Welles]

pnw has emmett egger, alex rovello, and max manthou....who else?


PNW's depth sucks but there top players are good. other top players include Lance Wilhelm, Nicholas Kamisar, Davis Mangham, Kevin Taylor, Alex Wallace, Michael Chamerski, Jacob Imam, and Toshiki Matsuya.