atatu
Legend
Nice to see a school putting some money into tennis !
http://www.texas.usta.com/News/rice_breaks_ground_on_new_tennis_facility/
http://www.texas.usta.com/News/rice_breaks_ground_on_new_tennis_facility/
Rice Tennis - New Stadium
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Yep, nice donation from alumni. It might be good, if there are enough courts and available time for the regular students to play on. It may actually be reducing the number of available courts on campus. (There used to be 19 including the tennis stadium)
Rice is historically one of the top 5 or so tennis programs in the U.S., so it is a shame what has happened to the men's team lately. I hope it will be a catalyst for better teams.
Rice is historically one of the top 5 or so tennis programs in the U.S., so it is a shame what has happened to the men's team lately. I hope it will be a catalyst for better teams.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
It's been a while though since they've had any sort of national impact.
It doesn't help that there conference situation isn't great. But, this commitment to tennis might push them back to a higher level. Great school in a big city, year-round warm (or hot) weather. Seems like they could be Top 20 at least.
Also, seems like this could be a possible NCAA site.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
this myth never dies.
Yea, so does Vandy, Duke, Wake Forest, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Drake, blah, blahblah, blahalbah.....
atatu
Legend
I guess UVA is the only school I can think of that is top notch academically and has a great tennis team.
Yea those other top notch academic schools just aren't very good cause of all that homework stuff.
I'm flattered, but Duke is top 10, Stanford was top 10 until this year, Vanderbilt made the NCAA final more recently than Rice has been a factor. Illinois is no slouch academically and has won a title. The Georgia Tech women have been top notch despite academic difficulties in recruiting.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
UCLA is a pretty good academic school as is Cal.
True, and I should have included USC.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Does that mean they will have webcams? they put in enough money
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
A couple of things
1. Some players, even at elite academic schools, don't necessarily pursue a rigorous course of study. It really varies. Though, obviously, even a basic course of study at some schools is going to be harder than at some other schools.
2. There are a lot of schools that are not elite "name" schools, but nonetheless a student-athlete can, if they are so inclined, pursue a rigorous, excellent education.
1. Some players, even at elite academic schools, don't necessarily pursue a rigorous course of study. It really varies. Though, obviously, even a basic course of study at some schools is going to be harder than at some other schools.
2. There are a lot of schools that are not elite "name" schools, but nonetheless a student-athlete can, if they are so inclined, pursue a rigorous, excellent education.
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atatu
Legend
I agree completely. Having said that, let's look at the top ranked schools and how they stack up in the US New and World Report University Rankings (acknowledging that these ranking may be flawed, biased, etc.)
1. UCLA - ranked #24 by USN (tied with USC and UVA)
2. UVA - ranked #24
3. Georgia - ranked #63
4. Ohio State - #56
5. USC- ranked #24
6. Tennessee - ranked #101
7. Mississippi - ranked #151
8. Kentucky - ranked #125
9. Duke- ranked #8
10. Pepperdine - ranked #54
other schools, Vanderbilt ranked 16/17, Cal ranked 18/21, Harvard ranked 21/1, Tulsa ranked 25/83.
1. UCLA - ranked #24 by USN (tied with USC and UVA)
2. UVA - ranked #24
3. Georgia - ranked #63
4. Ohio State - #56
5. USC- ranked #24
6. Tennessee - ranked #101
7. Mississippi - ranked #151
8. Kentucky - ranked #125
9. Duke- ranked #8
10. Pepperdine - ranked #54
other schools, Vanderbilt ranked 16/17, Cal ranked 18/21, Harvard ranked 21/1, Tulsa ranked 25/83.
