Clemson_tennis
Legend
Sarmiento struggling again. Worrisome for the Trojans moving forward.
The Pacific 10 Alliance!
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Ray could use a bigger racket, I think. he is one of those baseline players that relies on speed that could use little more pop when stretched out.
That should surprise no one...
UCLA will put together a top 6 that can contend even without Giron.
In some order:
McDonald
Brymer
Sell
Martin Redlicki
Mkrtchian (needs to get healthy)
DiGiulio
However, Seth Stolar and Austin Rapp look like the only reserves of quality. A late admit from overseas would not be surprising if they want a shot at the title.
In some order:
McDonald
Brymer
Sell
Martin Redlicki
Mkrtchian (needs to get healthy)
DiGiulio
However, Seth Stolar and Austin Rapp look like the only reserves of quality. A late admit from overseas would not be surprising if they want a shot at the title.
Golden_state_of_mind
Rookie
Look for the Cal Bears to surprise this year
Understand your spirit, but it will take years for Stanford to recover from the abyss they are in. Whit recruited a team of 7-8-9s so those players have to move up, then on and make space. Not every recruit Stanford is going after is jumping on the Goldstein train, so it's not all roses on the farm. For years they have had bigger problems than just the W/L column, sorry, but they have a long way to go.
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
cal is losing Johnson and McLachlan, that are huge losses
also the lineup is relatively deep, they could compete for Top20/25 again, but more? thats in doubt...
have they any new recruits? cannot find any? oh they have Griffiths and Nishimura (also they are not listed on their rosters?)
also the lineup is relatively deep, they could compete for Top20/25 again, but more? thats in doubt...
have they any new recruits? cannot find any? oh they have Griffiths and Nishimura (also they are not listed on their rosters?)
Yes! The Card will have a very good team this year, and one very solid new player coming in. I hope Nolan is healthy again and that his game gets back to where it was (and better) because he will be a key player this year.
They belong to the top 15 easily.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Yes! The Card will have a very good team this year, and one very solid new player coming in. I hope Nolan is healthy again and that his game gets back to where it was (and better) because he will be a key player this year.
They belong to the top 15 easily.
With Paul Goldstein at the helm, they will win the NCAA title
jaggy
Talk Tennis Guru
Never in doubt
Joeyg
Semi-Pro
And as expected....
True dat! Go Paul, go Feddie!
jaggy
Talk Tennis Guru
Actually not that bad a prediction given he did not say how many years it will take.
He has not missed predicting their championship for at least the last 10 years. It's just a matter of time before he drops it on us before next May. In the meantime he's hung his fandom on the Cardinals womens team. LOL
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
UCLA is going to need to have everyone healthy this year if they're going to have even an outside chance at a National Title. I thought they'd be able to beat Florida even without Karue Sell in the lineup but it didn't happen.
Looking at their schedule the rest of the way I don't see many or possibly not any Top 10 wins out there so they may have a hard time staying in the Top 10 unless they can beat USC or a couple of team at the NTIs.
Looking at their schedule the rest of the way I don't see many or possibly not any Top 10 wins out there so they may have a hard time staying in the Top 10 unless they can beat USC or a couple of team at the NTIs.
Golden_state_of_mind
Rookie
They just aren't very good this year. For UCLA standards it's a weak team. Martin has good seasons but he also has these bad years just as often. Compared to USC and Virginia who never have down seasons.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
That is true - they are the only team to have made the NCAA Round of 16 every year since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1999.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Washington got a big win over Tulsa today 4-3
looks like the Tulsa player had to retire up 5-4 in the 3rd on court 2 at 3-3, which ended up being the deciding point for Washington. Not a way you want to lose a match
looks like the Tulsa player had to retire up 5-4 in the 3rd on court 2 at 3-3, which ended up being the deciding point for Washington. Not a way you want to lose a match
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chris-swede
Hall of Fame
Ucla and cal both lost again. .
Clemson_tennis
Legend
The Pac 12 is pretty weak this year.
UCLA is down
Cal is the same
Stanford is not showing any signs of being that much better
Washington is a little better but still not likely to be a tournament team
Arizona sucks
Utah sucks
Oregon is borderline NCAA team
In other conferences they have a lot of teams in the 20-35 range. Arizona,Utah,Oregon and Washington should really be top 40 teams instead of where they are now. Is it just a case of bad coaching in these circmstances?
UCLA is down
Cal is the same
Stanford is not showing any signs of being that much better
Washington is a little better but still not likely to be a tournament team
Arizona sucks
Utah sucks
Oregon is borderline NCAA team
In other conferences they have a lot of teams in the 20-35 range. Arizona,Utah,Oregon and Washington should really be top 40 teams instead of where they are now. Is it just a case of bad coaching in these circmstances?
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
Season still long and california teams are primed for outdoors
Clemson_tennis
Legend
USC,UCLA,Cal (usually Stanford but not recently) are always good teams. But I am talking more about the rest of the conference. The Pac 12 depth is very weak compared to the ACC,SEC and the Big 12
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Utah just lost to Iowa. Terrible
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Does USC have good enough players coming in next year to maintain their top status ? It doesnt' look like it. It looks like Stanford has clearly the best crop of players coming in for 2016.
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
recruiting at Stanford does not matter..they still lose...
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
right now only Kalman Boyd is in USCs new class , he is a bluechip, beating Taylor Fritz last year in juniors for example. With him USC would have 9 players on roster, but with Top4 leaving....De Vroome, Crystal, Bellamy and Farren are their Top Players. With Boyd this is still a decent group but no one really should replace their Top4 from one season to another.
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
What about usc s win over ucla? Seems that ucla has no depth this year?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Gage lost big time on Saturday. Wonder if he is still in grieving ? or wonder if he is just off from long layoff?
it was close man ... if UCLA won the dubs point things may have been different... USC doesn't look all that strong now at 1,2,3 ..
and what's up with the double bagel at #6 ? sheez.. this ain't jr. tennis..
N.Crystal is one to be reckon with and his NCAA rankings will prove that.. I think he's the winningest player on the USC team this year..
Clemson_tennis
Legend
They are very rare in D1 tennis but we saw 3 this weekend. De Vroome over Tachi, Orkin over Kerznerman and Mansouri over Lippens.
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
seems to be that opponent players just lose the fun out there and quit....
at Womens tennis the 50#th ranked player lost 0-6,0-6 to another in the 50s ranked player...
at Womens tennis the 50#th ranked player lost 0-6,0-6 to another in the 50s ranked player...
Vicious Vik
Semi-Pro
I am not impressed by the pac 12 this season. Why is everyone so bad?
Tell us Vik, what impresses you? UK basketball does not count.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
USC dropped 15 total games in 6 singles matches vs Utah, including dropping only 2 on the bottom 3 courts.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
YOUHOOO,,,, Stanford beats Oregon 4-3. HERO of the dual ??????????????
WHO else, David Hsu......
WHO else, David Hsu......
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
Will this bring their Rankings up? Okay on the road. Wasa must win.
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
Cal 4-2 @ Washington.
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
Cal gets another big road win. 5-2 @ Oregon. Now beat Stanford!
norcaltennisnut
Rookie
Not that I am complaining but Cal has to be the most underachieving team out west. Seems like they are soft mentally
chris-swede
Hall of Fame
Great match by cal vs usc. Goransson kills hanfmann. Tough loss for cal overall losing all third sets. .
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