2009 D'Novo/ITA Men's All-American Championships OCT 3-11.

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Alex Clayton and Bradley Klahn straight into the Main Draw..... Way to go guys. This could become an all Stanford Final this year. some of the other threats are Nate Schnugg of Georgia and Jodan Rux of Baylor. This could be one of the more exciting 1st leg of the college Slam in years. + you can watch all the Action on LIVE CAM out of Tulsa.......:)

http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITA...n_s_All-American_Championships_Selections.htm


MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Jordan Rux Baylor Univ.
James Meredith Boise State Univ.
Pedro Zerbini California
Mihai Nichifor Columbia Univ.
Reid Carleton Duke Univ.
Jean-Yves Aubone Florida State Univ.
Clint Bowles Florida State Univ.
Guillermo Gomez Georgia Tech
Alexei Chijoff-Evans Harvard
Clay Donato North Carolina
Justin Kronauge Ohio State Univ.
Chase Buchanan (WC) Ohio State Univ.
Oleksandr Nedovyesov Oklahoma State Univ.
Bruno Rosa Rice Univ.
Alex Clayton Stanford Univ.
Bradley Klahn Stanford Univ.
Austin Krajicek Texas A&M Univ.
Raony Carvalho Texas Tech Univ.
Ashley Watling Tulsa
Matt Brooklyn UCLA
Saketh Myneni Univ. of Alabama
Jay Goldman Univ. of Arizona
David Simson Univ. of Denver
Carlos Cueto Univ. of Florida
Alex Lacroix Univ. of Florida
Nate Schnugg Univ. of Georgia
Jamie Hunt Univ. of Georgia
Javier Garrapiz Univ. of Georgia
Dennis Nevolo Univ. of Illinois
Austen Childs Univ. of Louisville
Jason Jung Univ. of Michigan
Kalle Norberg Univ. of Mississippi
Andrei Daescu Univ. of Oklahoma
Dean Jackson Univ. of San Diego
Robert Farah Univ. of Southern California
Steve Johnson Univ. of Southern California
John-Patrick Smith Univ. of Tennessee
Boris Conkic Univ. of Tennessee
Dimitar Kutrovsky Univ. of Texas at Austin
Sanam Singh Univ. of Virginia
Michael Shabaz Univ. of Virginia
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Univ. of Washington
Moritz Baumann Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Marek Michalicka Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Yoann Re Virginia Tech


Alternate List
Dennis Lajola Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa IN
Robin Fahgen SMU IN
Balazs Novak Ohio State Univ. IN
1 Ed Corrie Univ. of Texas at Austin
2 Lucas Jovita Univ. of South Florida
3 Jaak Poldma Univ. of Southern California
4 Houston Barrick Univ. of Virginia
5 Tobias Wernet Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
 
Actual favorites include Farah, Nedovyesov, Smith, Schnugg, and arguably Gomez, who is ranked (IMO a very soft) 5 in the nation.

This will be an interesting barometer for Chase Buchanan's development. In his last college match he lost at 6th singles, yet I don't think it would be an overstatment to say he dominated at the Zoo this year. Which CB will we see? I could see him making a deep run or bombing out in the first round. To me, Chase's results might be the most interesting part of the All American.
 
Fedace, Thanks...I've been doing so much home improvement (deck, painting house, stain, and stuff) that I would have missed the D'Novo here in T-town. I read your post. Thanks! I'll try to get some pics and post 'em.
 
Fedace said:
Alex Clayton and Bradley Klahn straight into the Main Draw..... Way to go guys. This could become an all Stanford Final this year. some of the other threats are Nate Schnugg of Georgia and Jodan Rux of Baylor. This could be one of the more exciting 1st leg of the college Slam in years. + you can watch all the Action on LIVE CAM out of Tulsa.......:)

http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITA...n_s_All-American_Championships_Selections.htm


MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Jordan Rux Baylor Univ.
James Meredith Boise State Univ.
Pedro Zerbini California
Mihai Nichifor Columbia Univ.
Reid Carleton Duke Univ.
Jean-Yves Aubone Florida State Univ.
Clint Bowles Florida State Univ.
Guillermo Gomez Georgia Tech
Alexei Chijoff-Evans Harvard
Clay Donato North Carolina
Justin Kronauge Ohio State Univ.
Chase Buchanan (WC) Ohio State Univ.
Oleksandr Nedovyesov Oklahoma State Univ.
Bruno Rosa Rice Univ.
Alex Clayton Stanford Univ.
Bradley Klahn Stanford Univ.
Austin Krajicek Texas A&M Univ.
Raony Carvalho Texas Tech Univ.
Ashley Watling Tulsa
Matt Brooklyn UCLA
Saketh Myneni Univ. of Alabama
Jay Goldman Univ. of Arizona
David Simson Univ. of Denver
Carlos Cueto Univ. of Florida
Alex Lacroix Univ. of Florida
Nate Schnugg Univ. of Georgia
Jamie Hunt Univ. of Georgia
Javier Garrapiz Univ. of Georgia
Dennis Nevolo Univ. of Illinois
Austen Childs Univ. of Louisville
Jason Jung Univ. of Michigan
Kalle Norberg Univ. of Mississippi
Andrei Daescu Univ. of Oklahoma
Dean Jackson Univ. of San Diego
Robert Farah Univ. of Southern California
Steve Johnson Univ. of Southern California
John-Patrick Smith Univ. of Tennessee
Boris Conkic Univ. of Tennessee
Dimitar Kutrovsky Univ. of Texas at Austin
Sanam Singh Univ. of Virginia
Michael Shabaz Univ. of Virginia
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Univ. of Washington
Moritz Baumann Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Marek Michalicka Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Yoann Re Virginia Tech


Alternate List
Dennis Lajola Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa IN
Robin Fahgen SMU IN
Balazs Novak Ohio State Univ. IN
1 Ed Corrie Univ. of Texas at Austin
2 Lucas Jovita Univ. of South Florida
3 Jaak Poldma Univ. of Southern California
4 Houston Barrick Univ. of Virginia
5 Tobias Wernet Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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soooo.... any updates? what's the drama du jour? Will there be video cams or a broadcast on ESPN or the Tennis Channel?
 
ttbrowne said:
Fedace, Thanks...I've been doing so much home improvement (deck, painting house, stain, and stuff) that I would have missed the D'Novo here in T-town. I read your post. Thanks! I'll try to get some pics and post 'em.
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Awsome..... Please get Lots of pics of Stanford players......OK ??
 
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soooo.... any updates? what's the drama du jour? Will there be video cams or a broadcast on ESPN or the Tennis Channel?
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The D'Novo ITA All-American Tennis Championships entails five days of qualifying events beginning with a 256-player pre-qualifying singles tournament, which takes place on Oct. 3-4. The pre-qualifying feeds into 128-player and 64-doubles team qualifying tournaments on Oct. 5-7, which then feeds into the 64-player, 32-doubles team main draws on Oct. 8-11.


Live stats, video and draw updates can be viewed at www.tulsahurricane.com.


Above is the press release from Tulsa athletic website. :)
 
New press release from Stanford.

ITA All-American Championships Up Next For Stanford Tennis
Six members of the men's team and four players from the women's squad will be in action when qualifying play begins Monday.



The Stanford men's and women's tennis teams kick off their respective 2009-10 campaigns next week at the ITA All-American Championships.


Oct. 2, 2009



STANFORD, Calif.- The Stanford men's and women's tennis teams kick off their respective 2009-10 campaigns next week at the ITA All-American Championships.

Six members of the men's squad will be in action beginning Monday when qualifying play gets underway at the D'Novo/ITA Men's All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oka. Three days of qualifying competition transition into the main draw, which starts Thursday, Oct. 8.

Junior Greg Hirshman (16-7, 10-4 duals in 2008-09), freshman Matt Kandath, sophomore Ryan Thacher (20-9, 19-7) and senior Richard Wire (26-10, 19-5) are entered in the qualifying singles draw, while Kandath and Wire will represent the Cardinal in the qualifying doubles draw.

Appearing in the main singles draw for Stanford will be junior Alex Clayton (31-12, 13-6) and sophomore Bradley Klahn (35-9, 30-5), while Klahn and Thacher team up in the main doubles draw. Clayton and Klahn have both earned top-15 national preseason rankings, with Clayton holding down the No. 7 spot and Klahn checking in at No. 15. The doubles team of Klahn and Thacher comes in ranked No. 8.
 
T10s747 said:
Man. it looks like anyone can go, the prequalies are a 390 draw, then the qualies!
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From the press release:

The D'Novo ITA All-American Tennis Championships entails five days of qualifying events beginning with a 256-player pre-qualifying singles tournament, which takes place on Oct. 3-4. The pre-qualifying feeds into 128-player and 64-doubles team qualifying tournaments on Oct. 5-7, which then feeds into the 64-player, 32-doubles team main draws on Oct. 8-11.
 
Dammit...looks like rain is headed our way 4 days this week. Wonder how indoor play is gonna change things up?
 
Fedace said:
Alex Clayton and Bradley Klahn straight into the Main Draw..... Way to go guys. This could become an all Stanford Final this year. some of the other threats are Nate Schnugg of Georgia and Jodan Rux of Baylor. This could be one of the more exciting 1st leg of the college Slam in years. + you can watch all the Action on LIVE CAM out of Tulsa.......:)

http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITA...n_s_All-American_Championships_Selections.htm
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Sorry, but I have some stupid questions. I realize what this tournament is. I realize what the "all american" title is. What I don't understand is how does a college player get to that point? Obviously it can't be a freshman. I presume it can't be someone who recently finished college.

The real season is Jan - May, but the fall matches count for the player's rankings too, right?

Theoretically, could a coach have a very good player positioned low, win lots, and then have get the bragging rights of having an "all american" on the team? Surely not!
 
tennismom42 said:
Dang! They moved it indoors. Points are short, many players look frustrated with their own performance indoors.
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they are not even playing,, which court is the real match ??????????? looks like practice going on. and why are they frustrated.? It is so much EASIER to play Indoors with No wind and No sun.... if anything, timing must be even better:???:
 
tennismom42 said:
Sorry, but I have some stupid questions. I realize what this tournament is. I realize what the "all american" title is. What I don't understand is how does a college player get to that point? Obviously it can't be a freshman. I presume it can't be someone who recently finished college.

The real season is Jan - May, but the fall matches count for the player's rankings too, right?

Theoretically, could a coach have a very good player positioned low, win lots, and then have get the bragging rights of having an "all american" on the team? Surely not!
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If you make the round of 16 in singles or the quarterfinals in doubles, then I believe you get the ITA All-American title. I think you will find that only very good players make it this far.

Last year, Michael Venus of LSU was #20 going into the tournament and unseeded, but beat some seeds to make the final (including Alex Clayton of Stanford) and then beat Nedovyesov of Oklahoma State, the #1 seed, in the final.
 
Fedace said:
they are not even playing,, which court is the real match ??????????? looks like practice going on. and why are they frustrated.? It is so much EASIER to play Indoors with No wind and No sun.... if anything, timing must be even better:???:
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the echos mess with players' heads, can't use the sun against your opponent, no wind advantage/disadvantage, sometimes the ball will fluff out more indoors if the humidity is captured indoors, (from the leaks or doors), lose the ball in the lights, limited on how high you can send up a flare as it'll hit the ceiling.... just to name a few. It's just something majorly different for those who haven't played a lot of indoors.
 
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tennismom42 said:
the echos mess with players' heads, can't use the sun against your opponent, no wind advantage/disadvantage, sometimes the ball will fluff out more indoors if the humidity is captured indoors, (from the leaks or doors), lose the ball in the lights, limited on how high you can send up a flare as it'll hit the ceiling.... just to name a few. It's just something majorly different for those who haven't played a lot of indoors.
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Use the Sun against your opponent ?? could you tell me how to do that ?
 
Fedace said:
Use the Sun against your opponent ?? could you tell me how to do that ?
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almost all courts in the US are constructed with a north/south orientation, so that the sun & shadows creep evenly across both ends during the day. Duh!

Using the sun against your opponent?>>> When one's on the north end, the sun is in your face. If the ball is popped up a lot or flared up, you're likely to lose it in the sun. Furthermore, if it's a lit court, you might lose sight of the ball if you venture into the shadows of the light posts.
 
ClarkC said:
If you make the round of 16 in singles or the quarterfinals in doubles, then I believe you get the ITA All-American title. I think you will find that only very good players make it this far.

Last year, Michael Venus of LSU was #20 going into the tournament and unseeded, but beat some seeds to make the final (including Alex Clayton of Stanford) and then beat Nedovyesov of Oklahoma State, the #1 seed, in the final.
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Is that for THIS tournament? I thought the All American label was earned for the NCAA year end finals tournament.
 
OK the Qualifying tournament begins Tomorrow......Here is the Draw.


http://www.itatennis.com/Assets/ita_assets/pdf/D$!27Novo/2009+D$!27Novo/MenQSingles.10.4.09.pdf.pdf

GO GREG HIRSHMAN AND RICHARD WIRE. They should easily rip thru the qualifying draw. I hope the Weather is better than today...
 
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Richard Wire goes down in the 1st round of Qualifying ?? What is going on here ?

http://www.itatennis.com/Assets/ita_assets/pdf/D$!27Novo/2009+D$!27Novo/MenQSingles.10.5.09.pdf.pdf
 
All right... Hirshman saves the day for Stanford. Way to go Greg, Good Luck in the next round.

Gregory Hirshman, Stanford Univ. Hirshman def Antonio Lastre, Mississippi State 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
 
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Sad day for other boys of Stanford tennis. Must be early season jitters.

Stanford's three other entrants suffered first-round defeats. Senior Richard Wire fell 6-4, 6-0 to Oklahoma State's Anton Bobytskyi, sophomore Ryan Thacher was outlasted 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 by Artem Ilyushin of Mississippi State and freshman Matt Kandath dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Louisville's Viktor Maksimcuk.
 
ClarkC said:
If you make the round of 16 in singles or the quarterfinals in doubles, then I believe you get the ITA All-American title. I think you will find that only very good players make it this far.
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Wondertoy said:
Is that for THIS tournament? I thought the All American label was earned for the NCAA year end finals tournament.
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Yes, it is the May tourney that I was thinking about:

A player must meet one of three criteria to earn ITA All-America singles honors: 1) top 16 seed in NCAA Singles Championship, or; 2) Reach round of 16 in NCAA Singles Championships, or; 3) Finish in the Top 20 of the final ITA Rankings.
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Hirshman marches on in the Qualifying.....Way to go Greg.

Hirshman def Eliot Potvin, Georgia Tech 6-4, 7-6 (8)
 
Who the Heck is Belelu from Oklahoma ??? He upsets Daniel Nguyen from USC today in the Qualies. 7-5 6-4 or maybe Daniel isn't as good as we thought ??????????
 
Hirshman from Stanford goes down today in the final round of Qualifying. Nice try Greg. it was a tough match and tough opponent. You can hang your head high.
 
Fedace said:
Hirshman from Stanford goes down today in the final round of Qualifying. Nice try Greg. it was a tough match and tough opponent. You can hang your head high.
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Isn't the phrase hold your head high, which is the opposite of hanging your head? I am not sure what hang your head high means.
 
Which school got 4 players in singles, and three teams in doubles, into the main draw? Not Stanford. Unfortunately (or fortunately, since I like schools that pay attention to academics), Virginia decided not to make Jarmere Jenkins miss several more days of school to hang around just for doubles, so we scrambled our teams and only have two in the draw now.

Still, I think only Ohio State and USC can compete with Virginia's numbers in the main draw.
 
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Men's draw is out. http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/MensAllAmerican.htm

Notes and Predictions:
There's alot of tough draws for seeds: Singh-Krajicek, Kronauge-Carleton, Schnugg-Boyijian, Aubone-Johnson, Klahn-Pavel, Myneni-Bowles, Donato-Rosa, and Cuhna-Jackson. I'd actually make Pavel, Rosa and Cuhna the favorites in their matches and I kind of expect Steve Johnson to beat J-Y Aubone too (see below).

Schnugg's quarter is a crapshoot, there's 10-12 guys out of 16 that have a legitimate shot of winning it. I like Steve Johnson, Henrique Cuhna, JP Smith and Robert Farah, with Farah to win it all. No idea on the top quarter, maybe Singh or Rux?
 
On the other matter at hand... Bradley Klahn Cruises to the Victory in the 1st round... hardly broke a sweat...
 
That Sucks ,,,,,i am missing the Alex Clayton match......he is up 1 sets to none now........... Make the Storm stop.........
 
Here are the number of players remaining by school:

3: Virginia

2: North Carolina, Oklahoma, Stanford, USC, Wisconsin

1: Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, Baylor, Boise State, Duke, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, MTSU, Ohio State, Tennessee,
Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UCLA

Kudos to North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin for getting 2 players each.

Could one school even get 3 of the final 16? Hmmm ....
 
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