2012 NCAA Men's Tournamenet - Brackets

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Interesting thing about the women's match. I didn't stay for the whole match today, but Lauren Herring at #2 doubles and #4 singles served EVERY serve underhand. It was so bizarre. And they won her serve handedly in doubles. I didn't stay, but assume she served that way in singles too, and it worked well enough to go three sets. I'm sure there's a reason for it, as I've seen her play before, but still. Has anyone ever seen something like that before?

In the 2007 NCAA Tournament Illinois #6, Billy Heiser, served underhand most of the tournament due to a shoulder issue. I remember his match with Jamie Hunt in the Finals at #6 - it was in a 3rd set when Georgia clinched.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Ohio State/Notre Dame match headed indoors - start time pushed back to 1pm est. With it being played indoors we should be able to see OSU's Video Stream @ OSU Video
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Hey TopDawg, the video at Athens looks amazing but I assume (and hope) that NCAA will stream and we won't have to watch those 30 second commercials every time we want to move between courts? I don't mind it once, but it gets annoying quick.

They've had those ads in all season. Hopefully next week it won't do it.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Virginia takes dubs point over VCU and is out to a quick start in singles already taking 3 1st sets and up a break in the other 3. This one will probably be over in less than 45 minutes.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Now in a rain delay in Chapel Hill. I believe it's raining in Athens so UGA/FSU will probably head indoors. Been raining for the last day here in Nashville so it must be all over the east coast.
 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
Now in a rain delay in Chapel Hill. I believe it's raining in Athens so UGA/FSU will probably head indoors. Been raining for the last day here in Nashville so it must be all over the east coast.

When is the georgia on ? will there be live Webcam coverage ? this 2nd rouns should be a good one. I am looking forward to it.:)
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
When is the georgia on ? will there be live Webcam coverage ? this 2nd rouns should be a good one. I am looking forward to it.:)

Georgia/FSU playing indoors today so there will be no webcam coverage. Match will probably start in the next few minutes -UGA has a live Chat running though.
 
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TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Rain has been the story so far today:

Ohio State/Notre Dame playing indoors
UGA/FSU playing indoors
Ole Miss/Michigan in a rain delay
UNC/Tennessee have been in a rain delay for almost an hour
Duke/LSU in a rain delay
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
FSU takes dubs point over Georgia 8-4 4-8 8-3. Not a good start for my Dawgs.
Florida/Harvard dubs point comes down to #2 dubs. Harvard won at 1 and Florida at 3. #2 tied at 7.

UPDATE: Gators pull it out 9-7 at #2 doubles to take the point.
 
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andfor

Legend
FSU takes dubs point over Georgia 8-4 4-8 8-3. Not a good start for my Dawgs.
Florida/Harvard dubs point comes down to #2 dubs. Harvard won at 1 and Florida at 3. #2 tied at 7.

FSU takes the dubs point over Georgia. Impressive...........is this women's or men's? JK, ha ha. Pulling for the dawgs.

How about Baylor taking down Miss St.? Not sure if that makes my Memphis Tiger's 4-2 loss to BU hurt more or less. Lost two 3 setters and down in the third in another.

Memphis is returning their top 5, 3 juniors and two freshman. Their number 8 guy has ATP points in dubs and they have a redshirt Freshman who is very good. They should be even better in 2012-13.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Notre Dame hanging tough with Ohio State but Buckeyes will probably still win 4-0. Ohio State won doubles point.

Buchanan wins 6-3 6-2
Rola up 7-5 3-1
Kobe up 6-4 0-2
Van Engelen up 6-4 5-1
McCarthy down 2-6 4-5
Smith down 6-7
 
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mikej

Hall of Fame
message sent in dubs by Duke

three breaks at #3 to take it 8-2
two breaks at #2 to take it 8-4
up a break at #1 - dnf

LSU would have to win at least two of 1-3 to make this a match I think, Duke should win a couple of the lower spots
 

mikej

Hall of Fame
having multiple rain delays at sites that have indoor courts (like is happening in durham right now, third rain delay at start of singles) seems totally idiotic to me

fine, one or two sprinkles that you can get back out there quickly, go for it

but at some point the match is more disrupted by stops and starts than it is by the change of location (which at duke is all of 100 yards)
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
FINAL: Ohio State 4 Notre Dame 0

Buchanan won 6-3 6-2
Rola won 7-5 6-3
Kobelt tied 6-4 0-6
Van Engelen won 6-4 6-2
McCarthy tied 2-6 7-6
Smith trailed 6-7 2-1
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Georgia with 3 quick 1st sets: Singh 6-1, Doumbia 6-0, and Taboada 6-4. Spencer serving down 2-5. Only 4 matches on since they are playing indoors.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
having multiple rain delays at sites that have indoor courts (like is happening in durham right now, third rain delay at start of singles) seems totally idiotic to me

but at some point the match is more disrupted by stops and starts than it is by the change of location (which at duke is all of 100 yards)

Same goes for UNC/Tennessee match. They've been in a rain delay for 2 hours - were warming up indoors and now are headed back outdoors. It'd make sense to just take it indoors and get it in.
 

mikej

Hall of Fame
Georgia with 3 quick 1st sets: Singh 6-1, Doumbia 6-0, and Taboada 6-4. Spencer serving down 2-5. Only 4 matches on since they are playing indoors.

lock will have to take that one to keep FSU's hopes alive

clearly FSU can't win at both 5 and 6, but maybe one of those spots if there's a lot on the line when they take the court and those young guys for UGA get nervous
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Santa Clara took #1 8-6, are up 7-6 at #2, and #3 is 8-8 in a tiebreak. Sounds like a rowdy crowd on The Farm
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
North Carolina takes the doubles point over Tennessee 8-3 at #1 and 8-4 at #3 some 3 1/2 hours after it started.
 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
Santa Clara took #1 8-6, are up 7-6 at #2, and #3 is 8-8 in a tiebreak. Sounds like a rowdy crowd on The Farm

I was wrong. #3 doubles came back BIG time. Stanford takes #3 doubles. Now it is up to the senior Klahn at #2 doubles. on Serve, 8-7.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Nice rip by Klahn there on match point - I thought he overstepped his boundary when he came across to hit the previous shot
 

mikej

Hall of Fame
UF closing in on the easy 4-0 victory over Harvard - some of the matches that won't finish are much closer however
 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
Little confused here. Stanford takes the lead and wins the doubles point.
#2 doubles, on match point, Bronco calls a ball that looked like out on the baseline In and goes on to lose the point and the match. but on previous point at deuce, Stanford player looks like he made a bad call on their baseline to take it to match point.
I thought for sure, santa clara would call that ball Out on the baseline on match point. and the Coach seem to be very upset that they didn't also. Santa clara coach was yelling that they should have called that one Out.
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Michigan takes #3 dubs 8-5 but Ole Miss has broken back on the other courts and they are close to taking it now

UPDATE - Ole Miss takes #1 8-6 and #2 9-7 to take the doubles point
 
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mikej

Hall of Fame
great singles play by both UGA and UNC - that might be an interesting matchup if UNC can take dubs, though i'm still not sure they could win with that point in hand under the lights in Athens
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
FINAL: Georgia 4 Florida State 1 - Spencer 4-6 6-4 6-0, Singh 6-1 6-2, Doumbia 6-0 6-4, Taboada 6-4 6-4, Pasha 5-4, Pieters 6-1 1-0
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
FINAL: USC 4 Texas A&M 0 - Johnson 6-2 6-1, Sarmiento 6-1 6-4, Nguyen 6-2 4-3, Gomez 5-7 2-2, Hanfmann 7-5 2-4, Quiroz 6-1 6-3.
 

mikej

Hall of Fame
lots of lopsided first sets b/t duke and lsu - fortunately 1) 4 of them went duke's way and 2) cunha looks like he is back to his old self
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
Santa Clara with 1st sets at 2, 3, & 4. Stanford with 1st sets at 1, 5, & 6. That doubles point could be big.
 

mikej

Hall of Fame
and this is why messing around with all these rain delays is so stupid - unc headed inside to finish now - i can only assume the same for duke as the scoreboard has stopped progressing

if the match is going to end up being largely indoors, why not finish three hours earlier???
 
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