2013 NCAA Men's Division 1
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For fun I'll predict none of the above will happen. TCU will be the closest but still lose 4-3.
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Freak4tennis
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I think all solid players have a chance. It's just where.
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Although I'm not being asked, I can say having been to OK, Tulsa and Miss. St. that OK and Tulsa have facilities about as good as it gets. Stadium and Grandstand 12 court outdoor facility and both have 6 indoor tennis courts with grandstand seating above overlooking all courts. Miss. St. has a nice outdoor facility not sure what they have for indoors, I've heard 2 cts. Weather in Starkville is mild for the most part. Auburn I hear has great facilities. School wise I don't see how any kid could go wrong at any of the above. There's alot more to go through like rural vs. city setting, cost, academic specialties, etc. Really depend what a kid wants out of school and tennis.
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Freak4tennis
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Well there you go. I guess I should have asked the population in general. So have at it.
Tell me what you know.
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OK
Mississippi State
TCU
Pepperdine
Auburn
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
I've been to Miss State, Tulsa, Auburn, and Pepperdine.
If it was me, and all things were equal I'd be in Malibu at Pepperdine. If not there then Auburn, Oklahoma, Tulsa, TCU, and Miss State in that order. But that's just me.
- Tulsa - very nice indoor/outdoor facility - one of the Top 2 or 3. Campus isn't huge but it's laid out nicely. I think enrollment is under 5000 if I'm not mistaken. It gets real windy out there in Tulsa so playing outdoors can be a challenge at times. They've only made it to the final 16 a few times so a tradition of good teams just not great ones.
- OK - program on the rise since John Roddick got there. Nice indoor and outdoor facility. Never been to Norman so don't know much about the area.
- Mississippi State - nice outdoor facility; indoor facility has just the 2 courts. They've got 4 freshmen on the team this year so playing time would be tough for a few years. They've gotten much more competitive in these last few years after being down for a while. Very rural setting.
- TCU - big city in Dallas/Ft Worth. I think their outdoor facility has 20 or more courts. Just joined the Big 12 though near the bottom of the pack. Playing time would be easier to come by though they won't be winning the conference anytime soon.
- Pepperdine - you can't beat the scenery out there. Big city living, great education, beach at the bottom of the hill. Nice outdoor facility. Whole team is either a junior or senior so spots will be open. Good tradition of winning conference titles and usually in the mix for a National Title every 5 years or so.
- Auburn - nice indoor and outdoor facility. Right off the interstate about 90 minutes from Atlanta. Decent sized school with about 20000 students but it doesn't feel too big. Weather stays good just about year round. Not going to compete for a National Title or Conference Title anytime soon but usually good for the occasional appearance in the Final 16.
If it was me, and all things were equal I'd be in Malibu at Pepperdine. If not there then Auburn, Oklahoma, Tulsa, TCU, and Miss State in that order. But that's just me.
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Freak4tennis
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Perfect..Thanks, very informative and quite helpful. I noticed you didn't factor the strength of their respective conferences, or does it really matter much??
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
All 6 play pretty tough schedules so it evens out. The Big 12 only has 6 members playing tennis so 80% of OU/TCU's schedule is out of conference and they both do a good job scheduling up and playing good competition. Since the SEC has 13 playing tennis they don't play as much out of conference but the competition in the conference is the toughest of all the major conferences. Pepperdine and Tulsa both play tough out of conference schedules too.
Now if we were also talking about Radford, Binghamton, UMKC or schools like that then I would look at scheduling more.
Now if we were also talking about Radford, Binghamton, UMKC or schools like that then I would look at scheduling more.
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Clemson_tennis
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Looks like GT isnt even bothering with this live scoring nonense. I wouldn't either with that team who barely beat Lipscomb.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
It finally started working in singles - Tech somehow took dubs and then Georgia won 5 of 6 singles. Pieters was the lone loser dropping a straight setter to Juan Spir at 2. Both of those 2 have been struggling - Pieters still struggling.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Spir finally finds a way to win after a freefall for a while. I feel bad for Anish Sharma. He was not supposed to be an ACC caliber player, Clemson actually considered him for a walk-on position. He is way out of his league at 6 in a major conference.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
Too bad Tennessee didn't have Chaplin for singles; he could have been the difference. Putting Patrick in at 6 all but guaranteed a loss plus it meant Jones and Collins had to play above their comfort zone.
Oklahoma with a really impressive result tonight against Tulsa. 4 lopsided singles wins at 2, 4, 5, & 6.
Stanford may have lost 7-0 to UCLA but held its own on every court with Kandath being the exception.
Oklahoma with a really impressive result tonight against Tulsa. 4 lopsided singles wins at 2, 4, 5, & 6.
Stanford may have lost 7-0 to UCLA but held its own on every court with Kandath being the exception.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Wow Saba vs Reese. The antonym of sportsmanship. Great match I bet.
10isplayer
Semi-Pro
True but if Duke had mengel then those match ups at 4 and 5 would've been the same
Clemson_tennis
Legend
I think FSU will take down Florida. I guess Christian Gonzalez-Mendez has been squeezed out of the top 6.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
I'll be at Notre dame vs Michigan state soon. Gonna catch singles. Looks like Pfister isn't playing, that kills the Spartans chance to win.
those glasses have some seriously thick SEC tinting
both teams were missing a solid player, one team for singles as well as doubles, and that team basically beat the tar out of the other team
man, pretty proud of the team right now, wasn't expecting an easy 4-1 win with that lineup out there
hopefully that clinch will help Redlicki's confidence / transition to the college game
B1G Tennis
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McCarthy and Callahan both won the second sets. Looks like they are both going to have to win the third for OSU to win.
Honestly, though, none of the positions feel like huge upsets. At first glance, OSU was better at 1 and 2. TAMU was better at 4. The other three were coin flips, and those tend to go to the home team. OSU probably wishes they could have dubs back, but this match says more about TAMU's young players than it does about OSU being down.
Honestly, though, none of the positions feel like huge upsets. At first glance, OSU was better at 1 and 2. TAMU was better at 4. The other three were coin flips, and those tend to go to the home team. OSU probably wishes they could have dubs back, but this match says more about TAMU's young players than it does about OSU being down.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
A&M shows their talent as Vinsant and Withrow made Diaz and Smith look silly. Very nice win for the Aggies. They are probably the best team in the SEC this year at this point.
MikeJ
Hey MikeJ, see your a fellow Duke guy. Contact me at travis.t.klein@gmail.com if you would not mind! Thanks!
Hey MikeJ, see your a fellow Duke guy. Contact me at travis.t.klein@gmail.com if you would not mind! Thanks!
Trippisthebest
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To bad my Noles couldn't take those gators down. Tons of people showed up, free admission, free pizza, and all my friends always makes a good time. I was
mostly proud of Blake Davis coming up with a win even though we had already lost the match.Trippisthebest
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^^^^Forget the sad face