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[db379]

I don't see Hirshman playing at 4. He normally plays at 5 or 6. He's a great player at these positions, wins a lot of points at these positions.

[Fedace]

Originally Posted by db379

It will be interesting to see who coach Whit chooses for the match tomorrow...

Will he choose some new recruits? How good is Jamin Ball?

My picks:

1. Klahn
2. Thatcher
3. Clayton
4. Ball or Lin
5. Lin or Ball
6. Hirschman

Where does Kandath stand? Nowhere as far as I know.... Last year was a real let down.

Kandath and Ball are neck and neck,,,very similar level. Lin maybe little better but on a bad day, he is actually worse than these guys. Hirschman for sure at #6 because he has proven time and time again that he can win consistantly at this spot.

[socaltennnis]

well like i said, hirshman is most likely going to play 5 from my earlier post. no way is he going to play 6 and beneath kandath, kehrer, ball.... thus making him play AT LEAST 5 on their lineup. and no feddie, if a player wins at 6 for the last 2 years, whit will not put a weaker player at 5 so that hirshman can keep winning points at 6. thats called stacking. (unless u can prove to me otherwise that there is a player that is better than hirshman that can play 5 for their team tomorrow)

so my prediction is still more or less:
klahn
thacher
clayton
lin
hirshman
kandath/kehrer

[Jakes On A Plane]

Yo db379, my post on that other thread about Stanford fans may have been a bit harsh after going back and reading it, so my bad. Let's just talk tennis, and trust me when I say, I don't hate Stanford, Just really dislike some of Fedace's comments.

[db379]

Ahead of today's match, 1st dual match of the season, some good news for Stanford:

STANFORD, Calif.- Junior Bradley Klahn has been named the Pac-10 Men's Tennis Player of the Week for Jan. 17-23, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today.

Klahn took home singles and doubles titles on Jan. 17 at the Sherwood Cup, completing an impressive tournament weekend heading into dual match season. The Poway, Calif., native defeated USC's Steve Johnson, 6-2, 6-4 in the championship match, winning the Sherwood Cup singles title for the second straight season. It was the fifth career singles championship for Klahn, who also won the ITA Northwest Regional Championship and NCAA Singles Championship last year after snagging the Pac-10 Championships singles crown in 2009.

In doubles play, Klahn teamed with Ryan Thacher to outlast Baylor's Roberto Maytin and John Peers, 8-6 for the doubles title. This win marked the fifth doubles championship for the pair of Klahn/Thatcher.

This is Klahn's fourth career Pac-10 Player of the Week honor.

[db379]

Originally Posted by Jakes On A Plane

Yo db379, my post on that other thread about Stanford fans may have been a bit harsh after going back and reading it, so my bad. Let's just talk tennis, and trust me when I say, I don't hate Stanford, Just really dislike some of Fedace's comments.

Jake, no problem, peace.

[db379]

So Whit left Ball aside for today's match... Kandath playing at #6.

Is it a good decision? I don't think so. We know how Kandath plays, and he's a weak element of this team. I would have liked to see how Ball performs in a dual match. Can he hold the #5 or 6 position?

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[SoCal10s]

Originally Posted by db379

So Whit left Ball aside for today's match... Kandath playing at #6.

Is it a good decision? I don't think so. We know how Kandath plays, and he's a weak element of this team. I would have liked to see how Ball performs in a dual match. Can he hold the #5 or 6 position?

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if I was Whit,I'd leave Klahn out and play my younger players ,cuz Sac state is pretty weak .. unless he wants to boost up the team's win/lost ratio

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by SoCal10s

if I was Whit,I'd leave Klahn out and play my younger players ,cuz Sac state is pretty weak .. unless he wants to boost up the team's win/lost ratio

A coach wants his starting lineup to get the match time in right now, because the ITA Indoor Kick-off Weekend is coming up in three days.

[db379]

Originally Posted by SoCal10s

if I was Whit,I'd leave Klahn out and play my younger players ,cuz Sac state is pretty weak .. unless he wants to boost up the team's win/lost ratio

Harbiatsiuk is a very good player, a tough nut to crack. you want Klahn to play him.

[db379]

Easy win yesterday against Sac State. Stanford didn't lose a set. They actually did better than USC who lost one match against the same team last week, ...even though USC didn't have Johnson.

I thought Hiarbatsiuk would put on more of a fight against Klahn, but it was an easy match.


No. 8 Stanford 7, Sacramento State 0

DOUBLES
1) No. 16 Klahn/Thacher (STAN) d. Malko/Millan (SAC) 8-4
2) Clayton/Ted Kelly (STAN) d. Smith/Starcevic (SAC) 8-3
3) Kandath/Lin (STAN) d. Harbartsiuk/Lorentzen (SAC) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 15 Bradley Klahn (STAN) d. No. 16 Kiryl Harbatsiuk (SAC) 6-3, 6-0
2) No. 41 Ryan Thacher (STAN) d. Jason Smith (SAC) 6-1, 7-5
3) No. 61 Alex Clayton (STAN) d. Marko Starcevic (SAC) 6-1, 6-2
4) Denis Lin (STAN) d. Aliaksandr Malko (SAC) 6-1, 6-3
5) Greg Hirshman (STAN) d. Javier Millan (SAC) 6-2, 6-1
6) Matt Kandath (STAN) d. Josh Lorentzen (SAC) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2

[ClarkC]

USC is supposed to be playing Florida State right now. The USC scoreboard has names and scores from last spring on it (e.g. Robert Farah). They changed the opponent name to FSU, but the player names are not Florida State players.

How is the weather out there? Any ideas on the real status of the match?

[Fedace]

HOT off the Stanford Press room: Can you say annialation ?

No. 1 Stanford Routs UC Davis 7-0, Pushes Home Streak Into 2011
Stanford has now won 165 consecutive matches (133 regular season, 32 NCAA Tournament) on its home court.

Jan. 26, 2011



STANFORD, Calif.- Back on the court for the first time since capturing last year's national championship, No. 1 Stanford breezed past UC Davis 7-0 in its season opener on Wednesday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

The Cardinal (1-0, 0-0 Pac-10) swept all three doubles positions to take an early 1-0 lead, and then cruised in singles play by overwhelming the Aggies (1-2, 0-0 Big West) in a tidy two hours and 21 minutes.

Stacey Tan won her first set 6-4 at the No. 4 spot, representing the only set during singles action in which a UC Davis player won more than three games.

Stanford has now won 165 consecutive matches (133 regular season, 32 NCAA Tournament) on its home court- a streak that spans nearly 12 seasons and is the longest active home winning streak among all sports in Division I athletics. The Cardinal has not lost at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since a 5-4 setback against No. 4 California back on Feb. 27, 1999.

Stanford is back in action this weekend, participating in ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Cardinal hosts Cal Poly on Friday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m.

No. 1 Stanford 7, UC Davis 0

DOUBLES
1) Barte/Tan (STAN) d. Chui/Heneghan (UCD) 8-2
2) Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) d. Koehly/Zamudio (UCD) 8-1
3) Li/McVeigh (STAN) d. Edles/Curry (UCD) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 5 Hilary Barte (STAN) d. Dahra Zamudio (UCD) 6-2, 6-0
2) No. 80 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. Megan Heneghan (UCD) 6-0, 6-2
3) No. 23 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. Ellie Edles (UCD) 6-3, 6-1
4) No. 47 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Nicole Koehly (UCD) 6-4, 6-1
5) Veronica Li (STAN) d. Kelly Chui (UCD) 6-3, 6-0
6) Carolyn McVeigh (STAN) d. Lauren Curry (UCD) 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by Fedace

HOT off the Stanford Press room: Can you say annialation ?

Not only can I say annihilation, I can spell it.

[Fedace]

I love Nina Pantic blogs. Only if UCLA will put a webcam in like their pac-10 rivals.......god knows,,,they have the money to do it......

http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/w-t...age-index.html

http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/w-t...nnis-body.html

See No webcam. Cmon,,UCLA,,,,even USC has a webcam on their courts......lol

[Fedace]

Bradley Klahn in peak form and getting better in the early stages of season. Klahn ANNIALATES a tough USC player, Nguyen in 2 routine sets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FydHxWd7Kd0

[SoCal10s]

Originally Posted by ClarkC

Not only can I say annihilation, I can spell it.

fedace : making me laugh again ... Standford ..

[db379]

Originally Posted by ClarkC

USC is supposed to be playing Florida State right now. The USC scoreboard has names and scores from last spring on it (e.g. Robert Farah). They changed the opponent name to FSU, but the player names are not Florida State players.

How is the weather out there? Any ideas on the real status of the match?

Yeah, what's up with that? Could you access the webcam on the courts at least?

[db379]

Originally Posted by Fedace

Bradley Klahn in peak form and getting better in the early stages of season. Klahn ANNIALATES a tough USC player, Nguyen in 2 routine sets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FydHxWd7Kd0

Wow! Klahn has really grown into a much stronger player than he was last year! He can really overpower his opponents now, and put a lot of pressure. I like Nguyen, but Klahn just played so much better in this match.

[SoCal10s]

Originally Posted by db379

Wow! Klahn has really grown into a much stronger player than he was last year! He can really overpower his opponents now, and put a lot of pressure. I like Nguyen, but Klahn just played so much better in this match.

DN is hard worker on and off the court,but he doesn't have any weapons to make it to the next step to be a #1 or prime player or pro.. I hope he can find it soon as time is running out . The YouTube of him against Klahn,I noticed he was hitting so many balls off his back foot and jumping . It's too hard to win consistently playing defense at that higher level of tennis. His volleys are good but they are not decisive put away winners ,they are more like placement volleys . He has a great mental game and knows how to fight ,but I think he's gonna need a bit more.