Who are the best Freshman coming in next year?

[tball2day]

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[tennisnoob3]

Originally Posted by tball2day

If you look closer you will see almost 1/2 of those are 5 star wins are over younger players (graduate in 2012 and 2013) and yes, he played a few players 2 or 3 times. Same in blue chip wins - 1/2 over younger bc's. The guy couldn't win a level 1. Ya gotta look at the whole story. That is one of the things that seems off with TR - a player can get a great ranking beating 5 stars and blue chips younger than them. They say they compensate for it but it doesn't seem as scientific as it should be. He's a decent player, but missing a lot for the college game. When you don't learn how to balance school with tournament travel college is tougher than for those that have.

i cant.

whats his usta national rank?

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by tball2day

If you look closer you will see almost 1/2 of those are 5 star wins are over younger players (graduate in 2012 and 2013) and yes, he played a few players 2 or 3 times. Same in blue chip wins - 1/2 over younger bc's. The guy couldn't win a level 1. Ya gotta look at the whole story. That is one of the things that seems off with TR - a player can get a great ranking beating 5 stars and blue chips younger than them. They say they compensate for it but it doesn't seem as scientific as it should be.

I don't think you know how the ranking system works. Search the threads here for more explanations. All matches count, but there is also a weighting of your top 8 wins. If Stineman's top 8 wins included wins over 5 star recruits who are younger than he, then he would not be a high blue chip. It looks to me like Stineman's top 8 wins include 1 win over an older blue chip (Bernstein), 4 wins over blue chips his age (2 over Wyatt McCoy, 1 each over Hunter Reese and Hunter Callahan), and the other three top 8 wins would be over younger blue chips or same-age 5 stars, depending on who is higher in the absolute rankings that we don't see.

With a 22-0 record against 5 stars, and undefeated also against 4/3/2 stars, he looks like he should be ranked as a high blue chip.

But, you could always name someone who is below him who should be above him. That would help us evaluate the TRN rankings.

[bfactor61]

what about John Morrissey? reached a career high of 30 in the world. For stanford morrissey is sneaking under the radar as a stud

[Automator]

Julen Uriguen at Virginia was #4 in the world once. You have to see what they do when they get in school.

[Vicious Vik]

Originally Posted by Automator

Julen Uriguen at Virginia was #4 in the world once. You have to see what they do when they get in school.

no one cares about junior rankings stop pimping that. Did you know that todor Even was once the world #1 in juniors and beat Gasquet,Murray and others?

[Vicious Vik]

what about Evan Song? where is he going? Great player

[SoCal10s]

Originally Posted by Vicious Vik

what about Evan Song? where is he going? Great player

I don't think he will be going to college.. his goal is to be pro...

[treeman10]

I hear working for dad is long term plan so college not important, I think tennis may be fading quickly in terms of priority.

[Clemson_tennis]

We seemed to have undervalued Connor Smith of Ohio State. 2 decent wins in the all-americans

[socaltennnis]

Originally Posted by Clemson_tennis

We seemed to have undervalued Connor Smith of Ohio State. 2 decent wins in the all-americans

He has good experience from 2 seasons at Florida State playing mostly at no. 3. That should add to OSU's depth.

[Fedace]

Originally Posted by bfactor61

what about John Morrissey? reached a career high of 30 in the world. For stanford morrissey is sneaking under the radar as a stud

That is higher than Donald Young. He could carry the team to the championships this year. With Klahn at #1, championships could be a Lock.

[socaltennnis]

Originally Posted by Fedace

That is higher than Donald Young. He could carry the team to the championships this year. With Klahn at #1, championships could be a Lock.

Being ranked 30 in juniors is not higher than being ranked 1 unless you meant numerically higher, then yes, 30 is higher than 1.

[Vicious Vik]

Originally Posted by bfactor61

what about John Morrissey? reached a career high of 30 in the world. For stanford morrissey is sneaking under the radar as a stud

Morrissey straight up sucks

[Dawgie Dawg]

Originally Posted by Automator

Julen Uriguen at Virginia was #4 in the world once. You have to see what they do when they get in school.

lol how's that working out for ya?

[Clemson_tennis]

Texas A&M adds Joshua Ward-Hibbert. He will be a solid top 6 player for the Aggies. The Aggies look to be pretty strong next season.

[tennis_tater]

Originally Posted by Clemson_tennis

Texas A&M adds Joshua Ward-Hibbert. He will be a solid top 6 player for the Aggies. The Aggies look to be pretty strong next season.

I don't know who is coming back from this year's team other than Junior Ore, who I believe will be a junior, but aTm already had a top 5 recruiting class this year with a number of American blue-chips already signed. Add in Ward-Hibbert, who won the boy's aussie open doubles this year, and aTm should be primed to contend for an SEC Championship in their first year in the league next season.

[SoCal10s]

Originally Posted by tennis_tater

I don't know who is coming back from this year's team other than Junior Ore, who I believe will be a junior,.

why do you say this?? Efferding and Withrow are top notch ,are they quitting the team or something?

[tennis_tater]

Originally Posted by SoCal10s

why do you say this?? Efferding and Withrow are top notch ,are they quitting the team or something?

I said that b/c I simply didn't know what their returning roster looked like, other than Junior Ore. That's all.

[Clemson_tennis]

Originally Posted by SoCal10s

why do you say this?? Efferding and Withrow are top notch ,are they quitting the team or something?

They new players are better though.