College tennis isn't getting put on TV because the format is so dang long! What television network wants to commit upwards of 5+ hours to covering a college tennis match? I absolutely agree that college tennis needs to be on TV, because it is incredibly entertaining, extremely high level, and promotes school pride. However, the NCAA needs to look into shortening the format in order to make it more TV friendly. Maybe playing 4 singles matches and 2 doubles matches at the same time?? That way, since most of the college tennis facilities have six courts, they could use all the courts. Then, for a tiebreaker, each team selects one guy to play a 10-point tiebreaker for the match. What do you think?
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