Womens div 1 championships
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floridatennisdude
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Alex Cercone to the friggin rescue. What a finish ladies. Kudos to Duke, wish we could both play for it tomorrow. Much respect.
Both UCLA and UF are gonna be gassed for the 1PM start tomorrow. Two total slugfests. Battle of attrition. Wish I were there.
Both UCLA and UF are gonna be gassed for the 1PM start tomorrow. Two total slugfests. Battle of attrition. Wish I were there.
you've got quite a team there floridatennisdude - duke fought awfully hard today and had some chances for sure (8-7 serving at 2 dubs, and i always like clayton's chances in a 3rd set since she's the most experienced singles starter on the team and a heck of a fighter) - but i think the better team won in the end
very glad the duke ladies put it all on the line when they could have been deflated going into singles (like i was haha) - i think today's match is much more indicative of what they have to offer than that beating they took down in florida - they didn't get the revenge they wanted, but should walk away from this one with their heads much higher
good luck to your team in the finals
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Florida recap...
http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23167
http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23167
Jakes On A Plane
Semi-Pro
Crazy! Mather was serving 4-0, 40-30 in the 3rd set. She hit a first serve fault and then ran to her bench. She threw up Gatorade and then ran back and hit her 2nd serve. She went on to bagel Mar in the 3rd set 6-0. Great effort!
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
Here is match point of the USC/UCLA women's match.
Gatorluver
New User
These girls are fighters and Roland is such a good coach. They all repect him a great deal. Let's get another won girls!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
MCcall Jones, a transfer from BYU is proving that she made a right decision. She is a tough player mentally. and Lao ran out of gas. it happens.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Florida taking on UCLA now.
http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule
Video is choppy. does georgia cam people know this ? this is very annoying. i think it can be fixed
http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule
Video is choppy. does georgia cam people know this ? this is very annoying. i think it can be fixed
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Also is ESPN covering this ? or is it tape delay only ?
i am not complaining about quality. It is choppy and keeps on freezing for 2 seconds and going. it is only doing this on top 6 courts. but Lower courts where the other semis were played on is working great. so it has to be a technical issue.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
TopDawg. Thank you so much. that commentary video is working perfectly. Is this the ESPN coverage ?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
LOL. these guys are funny. they are giving bunch of tips on what the UCLA girls should or shouldn't do in doubles and it is all basic stuff. and JP Mcenroe is the best volleyer in history of tennis, he saids.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
#1 dubs in the books for the Gators. 2 and 3 are tight.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Anderson (UCLA) gets a netcord winner on set point to take the first from Will.
Embree (UF) up a break on 2
Montez (UCLA) takes the first set off Mather at 3 and are on serve in the 2nd
Oyen (UF) took the first set on 4, on serve in the 2nd
Cercone (UF) took the first set on 5, up 3-0 in the 4th
Seguso (UCLA) serving at 6-5 for the first set
Embree (UF) up a break on 2
Montez (UCLA) takes the first set off Mather at 3 and are on serve in the 2nd
Oyen (UF) took the first set on 4, on serve in the 2nd
Cercone (UF) took the first set on 5, up 3-0 in the 4th
Seguso (UCLA) serving at 6-5 for the first set
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Cercone up 5-0 in the 2nd now for UF. Looks like she won't be last on the courts today!
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Gators go up 2-0
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
#6 first set goes to UCLA in a tiebreak
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Oyen wins 3 & 2 at #4 to put the Gators up 3-0.
I'm feeling confident with Mather and Embree still on the courts!
I'm feeling confident with Mather and Embree still on the courts!
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Embree is rolling...looking like it could be a sweep!
Satsuma Illini
Semi-Pro
Good job Florida. Love to watch UCLA go down in anything. Impressive!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Allie Will calls a injury time out since she is about to lose the match down 5-2 in the 2nd set against freshman Anderson. Why does the Umpire allow this ? This is such poor sportsmanship and is pathetic.
Because Will is allowed one MTO and officials can not dispute if a player is injured or not, mainly due to liabilities issues, even if the official may believe it is a stalling technique.
Satsuma Illini
Semi-Pro
Sportsmanship is dead in college tennis. Not news really.
Gatorluver
New User
So proud of the lady Gators! Great job girls!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
she only did it to give Anderson a chance to close out her match.
woodrow1029
Hall of Fame
Show me in the rules why the umpire shouldn't allow it?
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
It's not that the umpire shouldn't allow it (it would be quite the chore to determine whether players are taking a legit MTO), it's that the players shouldn't do it unless actually injured. Only they know.
We can robotically dismiss any behavior with "it happens all the time," as someone said previously.
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Shades of John Isner against Somdev Devvarman in the team match about five years ago. I cannot remember if it was a medical time out, or just excessive stalling between points.
woodrow1029
Hall of Fame
Obviously, but the good Doctor indicated that the umpire shouldn't allow it, so I an wondering what he is basing that on.
They did make a good step by limiting the players to one MTO per match instead of one per injury a couple of years. It seems like the amount of MTO's for what appear to be gamesmanship reasons has cut way down.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
The 4 teams in the semi finals as well as Stanford return a high percentage of starters and have solid recruits committed. I see 4 out of these 5 teams again being in the final four next year.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
This guy knows how to get it done
Gatorluver
New User
Jackson could and should be having the same success as Roland. Same wonderful facilities and support staff, same strong state to recruit from, same popular university that everyone wants to attend. The reason Jackson has not (and never will, in my opinion) won a National title is his own coaching issues. There is no player development going on with the men and the top players leave the program because of this. Case in point, Spencer has signed a release and is transferring next year. Another huge loss for the Gator's. Several other players on the team are very unhappy with Jackson and his coaching style. Do you think Foley will fire him if the whole team transfers or quits?
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
I don't think Foley will fire Andy. He just went Elite 8 with a group that shouldn't have gotten out of the round of 16. I think it would take booster revolt to get Andy out right now.
He surely has a bad trend of transfers. However, if he still wins with all those issues Jeremy will just nod and move on to football. He isn't the highest paid AD in the country because he sweats a few transfers in men's tennis.
Shame about Spencer. I found myself watching his matches more and more as the season went on. Great heart on that kid.
He surely has a bad trend of transfers. However, if he still wins with all those issues Jeremy will just nod and move on to football. He isn't the highest paid AD in the country because he sweats a few transfers in men's tennis.
Shame about Spencer. I found myself watching his matches more and more as the season went on. Great heart on that kid.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
I hate that this is detracting from the lady's thread.
Congrats Lady Gators! Get it done in singles tonight!
Ps...for those paying attention, it will be like a Lady Gator dual match tonight with Will, Embree, Mather, and Oyen all taking the courts at nearly the same time.
Congrats Lady Gators! Get it done in singles tonight!
Ps...for those paying attention, it will be like a Lady Gator dual match tonight with Will, Embree, Mather, and Oyen all taking the courts at nearly the same time.
Tennishacker
Professional
Yes, UCLA and USC both had 3 freshman in their line up.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
that is what UF had three years ago and it worked out well!
10isplayer
Semi-Pro
Duke also has 3 freshman in their singles lineup
woodrow1029
Hall of Fame
Anyone know if Denise Dy won today? Having trouble with the scoring pages at work.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Anybody watch that epic match today between Nicole Gibbs and Mathers of florida ? very tough 3 setter. Mathers had so many chances to win that match but couldn't close it. This could be the year for Gibbs to grab that NCAA title and get the wildcard to the Open.
floridatennisdude
Hall of Fame
Didn't watch it, but impressive comeback from Gibbs. Jo is hard to overcome when she gets on a roll, especially seeing as she was playing in front of many friends and family. Hope she takes a shot at the pros this summer. She actually has a unique game that could work well against the bigger hitters out there.
