ACC tennis

[Tar Heel Tennis]

Originally Posted by marco forehand

well, there was some excitement on the women's side. Saturdays semis started with Duke vs FSU caming down to a single court. Granted, they were moon balling on that court (I couldn't believe what I was seeing, kinda like high grade girls 14s).Even if the style tennis was not what you would pay to see, the drama was real (including a chair over rule on court 2 of what would have been match point for Duke on court 2 in a 3rd set tiebreaker)FSU went on to win the tiebraker on 2 and then closed out on 3.
Then Miami/UNC had real ebbs and flows. On court 4, after losing the 1st set 6 0, Lauren McHale came back to win in three and was the first court to finish !. Other courts where UNC started by getting the 1st set, saw the same sort of turnarounds . Eventually it's approaching 10pm, the score is tied at 3 all and court 3 is at 4 all. UNC wins 6 4 taking that matcht.
The finals had the same unpredictable feel to them, and again it came down to court three with FSU looking to close it out after getting up a break. But another momentum swing and the next thing you know they are playing a seven point tiebreaker for the ACC championship.
I thought it was fun to watch.

I was incredibly disappointed with Reka's decision to start that moonball crap. you could see the irritation on FSU's Noemie Scharle's face. Glad Noemie was able to overcome that 'strategy' and win the match.

I didn't see the overrule on #2 - but Nadine didn't do Reka any favors on #1 when she got the point penalty after her match - resulting in the point penalty being assessed to Reka as the next highest (well, actually, only) match being played.

[marco forehand]

I didn't see the overrule on #2 - but Nadine didn't do Reka any favors on #1 when she got the point penalty after her match - resulting in the point penalty being assessed to Reka as the next highest (well, actually, only) match being played.[/quote]
I hadn't understood that chain of events, but the chairs getting involved the way they did also added to the drama.
As far as Reka's style of play, someone who claimed to have been watching her throughout juniors told me that's always been her mo.

[Clemson_tennis]

what do you guys see in the ACC in 2012?

fallers:
FSU
Wake
GT

risers:
Clemson
Miami

[Tar Heel Tennis]

Anyone know which teams will be playing in the Duke Fab4 (men) and Duke Invitational (women) this weekend in Cary?

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel Tennis

Anyone know which teams will be playing in the Duke Fab4 (men) and Duke Invitational (women) this weekend in Cary?

The UVa women's schedule lists two tournaments this weekend, one in Charlottesville and one in Cary. So, the roster is split, as often happens in fall tournaments.

[PennAlum]

Tar Heel Tennis, what happened to Ryan Noble at UNC. Why was he kicked off the team?

[Tar Heel Tennis]

Originally Posted by PennAlum

Tar Heel Tennis, what happened to Ryan Noble at UNC. Why was he kicked off the team?

uhhhhh.....let's just say his passion for tennis has been exceeded by a passion for something else....

i'm sorry that Ryan was unable to succeed at UNC, and hope only the best for him in the future.

sorry to be so vague, but i don't feel comfortable publicizing his issue in a public forum.

[Tar Heel Tennis]

Originally Posted by ClarkC

The UVa women's schedule lists two tournaments this weekend, one in Charlottesville and one in Cary. So, the roster is split, as often happens in fall tournaments.

Thanks Clark - the weather is supposed to be 'iffy' at best on Friday and Saturday. I know that UNC and Duke will be providing their indoor courts for this tournament if we do have rain.

I'm hoping that the rain holds off, so that the tournament can be held at one location (Cary Tennis Park). Otherwise, I'll only get to see half of the tennis...

[PennAlum]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel Tennis

uhhhhh.....let's just say his passion for tennis has been exceeded by a passion for something else....

i'm sorry that Ryan was unable to succeed at UNC, and hope only the best for him in the future.

sorry to be so vague, but i don't feel comfortable publicizing his issue in a public forum.

Just like his junior doubles partner, Bo Seal.

[ClarkC]

The draw for the UVa Invitational shows most of the top UVa women's players will be in Charlottesville. It seems that only Emily Fraser (ITA #36) and Hana Tomljanovich (ITA #72) will be going to Cary. They are also our top doubles team (ITA #.

[Clemson_tennis]

Has Wake Forest brought anyone in? They lost Tripper and their coach(and someone else?). They could be in for a very rough year, even with the new facilities.

[treeman10]

Where did Tripp go?

[Tar Heel Tennis]

Originally Posted by treeman10

Where did Tripp go?

He transferred to U of Florida

[Tar Heel Tennis]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel Tennis

Anyone know which teams will be playing in the Duke Fab4 (men) and Duke Invitational (women) this weekend in Cary?

FYI: the Fab4/Duke Invitational is not a team event. The "4" indicates that four players from a school can participate. However, to fill in the field of 64 for each sex, UNC and Duke have additional players. Many teams, including Alabama, Ole Miss, Elon, William & Mary, Texas, Texas A&M, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky, Miami, South Carolina, Radford, NC State, Virginia, and Va Tech are playing.

[Clemson_tennis]

Results from the Duke tourney

Cunha lost to Anthony Rossi who ended up winning that section. Somen and Mengel won the other sections.

Tahir was upset by Carter of Louisville

[Matt H.]

I haven't followed closely the past couple years but Dwayne has built up quite a program at FSU. I was there his first or second year as coach. Went from bottom feeders in '01 to NCAA quarterfinalists in '05.

[Clemson_tennis]

Guide to the ACC newcomers for upcoming season:

Boston College
Joe Davidson - Woodside,CA
Matt Wagner - LA,CA

Clemson
Hunter Harrington - Spartnaburg,SC. 5 start recruit. Should probably be slipped into the line-up at the 3-5 range.
Ayrton Wibowo - Jakarta,Indonesia. Davis Cup player. Word is a doubles specialist. Transfer from Auburn-Montgomery

Duke
Raphael Hemmeler - Zurich,Switzerland. ATP high rank of 1125. Should be a good insertion into the Duke line-up. around #3 or 4
Jason Tahir - Rochester,NY. Blue-chip recruit. ATP high rank of 1242. Talented freshman, who could go into the line-up immediately.

Florida State
Dominic Cotrone - Bradenton,FL. 5 star recruit. Low 5 star. Will likely be out of the top 6 freshman year
Christian Gonzalez-Mendez - Santiago de Compostela,Spain. No ATP ranking
Jason Zafiros - Bradenton,FL. Transfer from Arizona. Will be a senior this upcoming season

Georgia Tech
Colin Edwards - Valrico,FL. 3 star recruit. Probably a backup
Vikram Hundal - Alpharetta,GA. 5 star recruit. Middle-tier 5 star, could be in tail end of line-up
Eduardo Segura Mandarino - Madrid,Spain. ATP high rank of 886. This looks like a could catch for the Jackets, s they try to fill the Gomez hole.
Juan Melian Puigventos - Las Palmas,Spain. Transfer from Ga.Southern. Was Southern Conference player of year. Good introduction to the line-up.

Maryland
David Nguyen - Columbia,MD. Transfer from Virginia
Vlad Stefan - Bucharest,Romania. ATP high rank of 1300. Will be in top 6 immediately.

Miami
Victor Mauz - Suresnes,France. No info on this guy
Miami only has 6 players, they will need to bring in more.

North Carolina
Esben Hess-Olesen - Billund,Denmark. Brother of Texas freshman(twin I guess since they are both freshmen). Im guessing the less talented of the two.
Oystein Steiro - Snaroya,Norway.

NC State
Beck Bond - Meriden,CT. 4 star recruit.
Robbie Mudge - Moorseville,NC. 5 star recruit. Top 6 player
Austin Powell - Muscle Shoals,AL.

Virginia
Mitchell Frank - Annandale,VA. Blue Chip Recruit. ATP high of 623. Immediately one of the top players in college tennis. Probably to be 2 or 3 for UVA.

Virginia Tech
Hunter Koontz - Richmond,VA. 5 star recruit. Mid-tier 5 star player. Could be in top 6 for Hokies.
Mauricio Antun - Sao Paulo,Brazil. ATP high rank of 1430. Should be a top 6 insertion player

Wake Forest
Renier Moolman - Randburg,South Africa. ATP high rank of 1152. Good pick-up for Wake after losing many players. Will be top 4
Sam Wells - Moorseville,NC. Transfer from Vanderbilt.

[goldy0084]

Good list of all the guys...you are a big fanatic man!
Moolman at Wake is ineligible but will be very good when he can play. Mendez-Gonzales at FSU has no points, but lost some very close matches to guys in the top 200 ATP. I think Miami signed Wilfredo Gonzales from Guatemala, but I can't certify that. VT also got a guy named Marco Lovrinivic from Croatia, but I don't think he will play. I think GT guys will all be a great surprise. Nobody is expecting them to do well after last year, but the guys they brought in are a good group...plus Spir/King should win NCAA's in dubs if they play up to par. I know they lost AA finals, but they are the best team in the country, hands down, imho.

[Clemson_tennis]

Yeah I dismissed GT after they lost Gomez and the other seniors. I thought they would have a down year. But after looking at the newcomers, it looks like they will have a solid year. Probably top 5 ACC team

[Dawgie Dawg]

ACC tennis huh? Let me put it this way, there is one grown man playing the ACC and that is Jose Hernandez. Everyone else is a fraud. The conference is full of wannabe men. Cunha thinks he is crafty but he hits fluffballs and isn't even fast.