2012 NCAA Men's Division I

[xtennisloverx]

who are the favorites for this year?

here are lineups for contending teams

#1 USC (Fairfield, Texas A&M/South Carolina)
1. #1 Steve Johnson
2. #25 Raymond Sarmiento
3. #21 Daniel Nguyen
4. #57 Emilio Gomez
5. #51 Yannick Hanfmann
6. Roberto Quiroz
1) #2 Steve Johnson/Roberto Quiroz
2) #35 Daniel Nguyen/Raymond Sarmiento
3) Emilio Gomez/Yannick Hanfmann

Texas A&M
1. #33 Alexis Klegou
2. Junior Ore
3. Colin Hoover
4. Jeremy Efferding
5. John Lewis
6. Jackson Withrow
1) #37 Junior Ore/Jackson Withrow
2) Colin Hoover/Alexis Klegou
3) Niall Angus/Jeremy Efferding

#2 Georgia (SC State, Florida State/Boise State)
1. #11 Wil Spencer
2. #19 KU Singh
3. #32 Sadio Doumbia
4. #52 Ignacio Taboada
5. Nathan Pasha
6. #60 Hernus Pieters
1) Sadio Doumbia/Hernus Pieters
2) Nathan Pasha/Ignacio Taboada
3) KU Singh/Wil Spencer

#3 Virginia (Fairleigh Dickinson, VCU/Columbia)
1. #4 Jarmere Jenkins
2. #39 Alex Domijan
3. #2 Mitchell Frank
4. Drew Courtney
5. #82 Justin Shane
6. Philippe Oudshoorn OR Julen Uriguen
1) #5 Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins
2) Steven Rooda/Justin Shane
3) Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank

#4 UCLA (E. Kentucky, San Diego/Fresno State)
1. #62 Clay Thompson
2. #16 Nick Meister
3. Dennis Novikov
4. #84 Marcos Giron
5. #46 Adrien Puget
6. Dennis Mkrtchian
1) #44 Alex Brigham/Adrien Puget
2) #85 Nick Meister/Dennis Novikov
3) Marcos Giron/Warren Hardie

San Diego
1. #49 Nikola Bubnic
2. #90 Patrick Pohlmann
3. Clarke Spinosa
4. Thibaut Visy
5. Victor Pugliese
6. Ciaran Fitzgerald
1) Patrick Pohlmann/Thibaut Visy
2) Victor Pugliese/Clarke Spinosa
3) Nikola Bubnic/Ciaran Fitzgerald

#5 Ohio State (E. Tennessee State, Notre Dame/Vanderbilt)
1. #10 Chase Buchanan
2. #9 Blaz Rola
3. #67 Peter Kobelt
4. Ille van Engelen
5. #85 Devin McCarthy
6. Hunter Callahan OR #106 Connor Smith
1) #1 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola
2) #32 Devin McCarthy/Ille van Engelen
3) Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith

#6 Kentucky (Radford, Indiana/Louisville)
1. #3 Eric Quigley
2. #15 Alex Musialek
3. #22 Anthony Rossi
4. #80 Tom Jomby
5. #111 Alejandro Gomez
6. #110 Panav Jha
1) #7 Panav Jha/Eric Quigley
2) #38 Alex Musialek/Anthony Rossi
3) Alejandro Gomez/Tom Jomby

#7 Pepperdine (WI-Green Bay, Washington/NC State)
1. #8 Sebastian Fanselow
2. #30 Finn Tearney
3. Alex Llompart
4. #109 Mousheg Hovhannisyan
5. Hugh Clarke
6. Jenson Turner
1) #15 Alex Llompart/Finn Tearney
2) Sebastian Fanselow/Jenson Turner
3) Hugh Clarke/David Sofaer

#8 Duke (George Washington, LSU/Northwestern)
1. #5 Henrique Cunha
2. #38 Chris Mengel
3. #113 Torsten Wietoska
4. Fred Saba
5. Raphael Hemmeler
6. Jason Tahir
1) #16 Henrique Cunha/Chris Mengel
2) David Holland/Fred Saba
3) Raphael Hemmeler/Torsten Wietoska

#9 Mississippi State (Alcorn State, Baylor/Memphis)
1. #13 Artem Ilyushin
2. #74 Malte Stropp
3. #86 James Chaudry
4. #56 George Coupland
5. #50 Louis Cant
6. Zach White
1) #25 George Coupland/Artem Ilyushin
2) #47 Louis Cant/Malte Stropp
3) Zach White/Ethan Wilkinson

Baylor
1. #17 Mate Zsiga
2. #86 Roberto Maybin
3. Marko Krickovic
4. Diego Galeano
5. Kike Grangiero
6. Julian Bley
1) Diego Galeano/Mate Zsiga
2) #45 Kike Grangiero/Roberto Maybin
3) Julian Bley/Marko Krickovic

#10 Oklahoma (MO-Kansas City, Tulsa/Minnesota)
1. #12 Costin Paval
2. #61 Guillermo Alcorta
3. Tsvetan Mihov
4. Peerakit Siributwong
5. #96 Dane Webb
6. David Pultr
1) #10 Costin Paval/Dane Webb
2) #56 Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong
3) Lawrence Formentera/David Pultr

Tulsa
1. #117 Japie De Klerk 
2. #97 Clifford Marsland
3. #77 Ashley Watling
4. Grant Ive
5. Tristan Jackson
6. Alejandro Espejo
1) #11 Clifford Marsland/Ashley Watling 
2) Grant Ive/Tristan Jackson
3) Japie De Klerk/Alejandro Espejo

#11 Stanford (Sacramento State, Texas/Santa Clara)
1. #36 Bradley Klahn
2. #29 Ryan Thacher
3. Matt Kandath
4. John Morrissey
5. Daniel Ho
6. Robert Stineman
1) Denis Lin/Ryan Thacher
2) Bradley Klahn/John Morrissey
3) Matt Kandath/Robert Stineman

Texas
1. #73 Soren Hess-Olesen
2. #102 Daniel Whitehead
3. Sudanwa Sitaram
4. David Holiner
5. Ben Chen
6. Lloyd Glasspool
1) #36 Chris Camillone/David Holiner
2) #78 Ben Chen/Daniel Whitehead
3) Soren Hess-Olesen/Jacoby Lewis

#12 Florida (Navy, Harvard/Virginia Tech)
1. #42 Bob van Overbeek
2. #48 Frank Carleton
3. #53 Nassim Slilam
4. #66 Spencer Newman
5. Florent Diep
6. Mike Alford
1) Frank Carleton/Nassim Slilam
2) #64 Spencer Newman/Bob van Overbeek
3) Mike Alford/Florent Diep

#13 Ole Miss (Binghamton, Michigan/M. Tennessee State)
1. #14 Nik Scholtz
2. #20 Marcel Thiemann
3. #45 Jonas Lutjen
4. #83 William Kallberg
5. Johan Backstrom
6. Chris Thiemann
1) #13 Jonas Lutjen/Nik Scholtz
2) #17 Chris Thiemann/Marcel Thiemann
3) William Kallberg/Johan Backstrom

#14 California (TX-San Antonio, Texas Tech/Cal Poly)
1. #37 Ben McLachlan
2. #58 Nick Andrews
3. #70 Carlos Cueto
4. Christoffer Konigsfeldt
5. Gregory Bayane
6. Riki McLachlan
1) #6 Nick Andrews/Christoffer Konigsfeldt
2) #66 Carlos Cueto/Ben McLachlan
3) Gregory Bayane/Andrew Scholnick

Texas Tech
1. #40 Gonzalo Escobar
2. #79 Raony Carvalho
3. Rafael Garcia
4. Vitor Manzini
5. Gabriel Wanderley
6. Francisco Zambon
1) #18 Raony Carvalho/Gonzalo Escobar
2) Rafael Garcia/Vitor Manzini
3) Jeff Bryan/Gabriel Wanderley

#15 North Carolina (C. of Charleston, Tennessee/UNC-Wilmington)
1. #26 Jose Hernandez
2. #92 Brennan Boyajian
3. Esben Hess-Olesen
4. Joey Burkhardt
5. William Parker
6. Oystein Steiro
1) #20 Joey Burkhardt/Jose Hernandez
2) Cameron Ahari/Brennan Boyajian
3) Esben Hess-Olesen/Oystein Steiro

Tennessee
1. #28 Mikelis Libietis
2. #72 Hunter Reese
3. Brandon Fickey
4. Jarryd Chaplin
5. Edward Jones
6. Taylor Patrick
1) #12 Mikelis Libietis/Hunter Reese
2) #73 Jarryd Chaplin/Edward Jones
3) Peter Nagovnak/Bryan Swartz

#16 Illinois (W. Michigan, Auburn/Drake)
1. #7 Dennis Nevolo
2. #31 Roy Kalmanovich
3. Bruno Abdelnour
4. Tim Kopinski
5. Stephen Hoh
6. Farris Gosea OR Ross Guignon
1) #21 Roy Kalmanovich/Dennis Nevolo
2) Ross Guignon/Tim Kopinski
3) Farris Gosea/Stephen Hoh

Auburn
1. #18 Andy Mies
2. #68 Alex Stamchev
3. Dan Cochrane
4. Lucas Lopasso
5. Dennis Lengsfeld
6. Lukas Ollert
1) #9 Andy Mies/Alex Stamchev
2) Dennis Lengsfeld/Lucas Lopasso
3) Dan Cochrane/Lukas Ollert

 

[SoCal10s]

you forgot the team that will win Pac 10.. UCLA...

1.Daniel Kosakowski
2.Maecos Giron
3.Clay Thompson
4.Alex Brigham
5.Dennis Mkrtchian
6.Maxime Tabatruong

 

[xtennisloverx]

added, but you forgot about nick meister and puget.

 

[Newby]

UCLA will be so deep next year with a returning former #1 singles plus Marcos Giron a.k.a superkid. I agree that they'll most likely take the Pac-10 if Johnson goes pro and have a really good shot at the NCAA title too. I really don't think Daniel Kosakowski should go pro. Albeit he played the top spot as a freshman, he was far from being a dominating figure and has a lot to learn and prove in college tennis. He is still hanging around on the outskirts of the higher college echelon and having another year to improve his ranking will do him good. Phenomenal college guys like Steve Johnson and Bradley Klahn reached the #1 national ranking and won the NCAA individual title respectively yet still decided to return. I hope Daniel will look at his pro chances realistically and make the right choice, otherwise he'll be just another journeyman slugging it out in the futures/challenger circuits.

Virginia will take a big hit by losing Shabaz and Singh. These two guys have been rock solid for them the past few years. I can't see them filling up this void enough to retain the top seed next year. Aside from Domijan, I think the rest of their guys will have trouble playing up a spot or two.

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Kosakowski's freshman year has been similiar to Britton's was. Therefore he should NOT go pro

 

[SoCal10s]

Virginia will take a big hit by losing Shabaz and Singh. These two guys have been rock solid for them the past few years. I can't see them filling up this void enough to retain the top seed next year. Aside from Domijan, I think the rest of their guys will have trouble playing up a spot or two.

Virginia has Mitchell Franks coming in ,he's super good, maybe even better than Singh now.. they just need one more .. maybe a Jack Sock will join his buddy or even Dennis Kudla ..

 

[Automator]

For the last time, Kudla is a professional. He turned pro in January 2010.

 

[Automator]

Virginia will take a big hit by losing Shabaz and Singh. These two guys have been rock solid for them the past few years. I can't see them filling up this void enough to retain the top seed next year. Aside from Domijan, I think the rest of their guys will have trouble playing up a spot or two.

A couple words about the guys playing up.

Drew Courtney made the quarterfinals of the All-American this year, taking out Rola (OSU's #1) and Gomez (GT's #1) in the process. At the USTA Training Camp for college players in November, he beat Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M's #1) and Eric Quigley (Kentucky's #1) before losing to Shabaz in the final. If he had not re-injured his foot in the second round of the tournament, there is no doubt in my mind UVA would be celebrating a national title right now.

Jarmere Jenkins was one of the two 2 or 3 recruits in the country two years ago. He lost only 5 matches all season going into the single tournament. Went undefeated at the #4 spot in the team event. Beat Klahn last summer in the Futures event that he eventually lost in the Final. Beat Kudla also last summer. Won a Future doubles title (ironically, over a duo from USC). He and Courtney beat Johnson/Nguyen in a doubles match in another event.

The Virginia fans have all kinds of faith in these guys.

 

[SoCal10s]

I can't wait until the surprise recruits show up for Virginia .. I'm M. Frank fan ,I love to watch the way he plays the game, always a gentleman on the court..

 

[ClarkC]

I don't think Nick Meister can play #1 next year ahead of Kosakowski. Beyond that statement, I think UCLA's lineup is very hard to predict with Puget, Thompson, Giron, and Meister competing for #2. That means one of them is at #5, which is pretty darn good. Maxime Taba Truong will certainly compete with Mkrtchian at the bottom of the lineup.

Yannick Hanfmann, the German recruit for USC, will be likely to be a better singles player than Sundling and Grant. If Johnson returns, their lineup looks good enough to contend again if Hanfmann is as good as the press release indicated. Eric Johnson, incoming blue chip recruit, will contend with Grant and Sundling for a singles spot at #6, I would think.

As for Georgia's lineup, don't forget that Manny Diaz is probably touring the campuses of Texas and Texas A&M (along with small colleges with one top player) as we speak, looking for transfers.

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Duke could be in the mix. Losing Carleton but gainin Tahir and Swiss recruit Hemmeler. Also Saba and Mengel were only Freshman and will likely improve. Hammond will also make improvements.

 

[ClarkC]

One wild card every year is that graduation causes a juggling of doubles lineups. Cannot predict the new team chemistry or lack thereof.

 

[mikej]

Duke could be in the mix. Losing Carleton but gainin Tahir and Swiss recruit Hemmeler. Also Saba and Mengel were only Freshman and will likely improve. Hammond will also make improvements.

They'll be somewhere 10-16 in the rankings next year I would guess. Even if Carleton is the only guy graduating who was playing at the end of the season, he's a big big loss in both singles and doubles.

Not sure if either Mengel or Saba will have a ton of success against quality teams if they have to shift up to 2 and 3, respectively, so I'm hopeful that one of those two new recruits (or someone we haven't even secured yet - a la Cunha's late signing) can step into the top 3 and keep that big shift from happening. Don't know if that will be the case, however.

As long as we hang onto Cunha til graduation (which I believe we will), Ramsey's real shot to put together an impact team is going to be two years from now - if he can add a couple more great recruits during that time. Next year I'd be happy with a #12 ranking and a berth in the final 16.

A third straight win over USC would be nice, too.

 

[SoCal10s]

I think for the top D1,coaches are still recruiting until Kalamazoo.. and even after that ..for some younger guys who are home school and maybe thinking of joining the team during the spring of 2012..

 

[polski]

Kosakowski's freshman year has been similiar to Britton's was. Therefore he should NOT go pro

Based on the beatdown he just took from Johnson, he should realize that he is not pro-ready.

 

[Dawgie Dawg]

Georgia is the favorite next year. Pasha is the best freshman coming next year. He is a good deal better than Frank or Giron, I know this.

Pieters was unbeatable at 5 and 6 this and because he is so young will only get even better, Could be a top 50 player next year. Spencer will make a top 10 move. Doumbia will get better as well.

You just know Diaz will have the boys fighting in the fall and ready for the spring season. 2012 in Athens, belongs to the Dawgs!!

 

[ClarkC]

Georgia is the favorite next year. Pasha is the best freshman coming next year. He is a good deal better than Frank or Giron, I know this.

Pieters was unbeatable at 5 and 6 this and because he is so young will only get even better, Could be a top 50 player next year. Spencer will make a top 10 move. Doumbia will get better as well.

Pieters was 9-7 at the #5 position coming into the NCAA tournament. 9-7 and "unbeatable" don't agree very well with each other.

 

[Dawgie Dawg]

Pieters was 9-7 at the #5 position coming into the NCAA tournament. 9-7 and "unbeatable" don't agree very well with each other.

we can split hairs all day but here are the facts:

when it mattered(NCAAs) he was 4-0, romping past that Marchesse charicature.

He is 17

His game is the type that can get better exponentially

He will be top 50 next year.

 

[Dawgie Dawg]

Also Nathan Pasha. He will be the best baclk player in college tennis next year. he is far better than Jenkins or Bangoura who rely only on athleticism. Pasha has athletiism and technical ability, pure ball striker.

and don't dare give me the the left handed fluff ballers King and Gonzales Austin.

 

[10isplayer]

Does a 3,2 loss to the incoming duke freshman make him the best freshman? how about a 3,2 loss to a freshman at florida who didn't even start? what about a 1,1 loss to fratangelo? those results don't seem to be ones of the best incoming freshman- pasha will be good no doubt about that but he has been struggling recently.

 

[SoCal10s]

Also Nathan Pasha. He will be the best baclk player in college tennis next year. he is far better than Jenkins or Bangoura who rely only on athleticism. Pasha has athletiism and technical ability, pure ball striker.

and don't dare give me the the left handed fluff ballers King and Gonzales Austin.

so where are all his wins?? he can be all GOD but show me those trophies first.. he can make me a believer if he can win Kalamazoo this year..

 

[Clemson_tennis]

just what we needed a UGA version of Fedace

 

[Dawgie Dawg]

so where are all his wins?? he can be all GOD but show me those trophies first.. he can make me a believer if he can win Kalamazoo this year..

lol, you think I want aplayer who peaked in 10th grade? Pasha has lots of room to improve, like Pieters. Not some guy who is declining already when they hit college.

 

[Fedace]

2012 division 1 NCAA champions. Stanford men's tennis team.

 

[Jakes On A Plane]

when it mattered(NCAAs) he was 4-0, romping past that Marchesse charicature.

Maybe you mean to speak of his strength in doubles? For that, I agree. In singles for dual matches, he had bad losses to UK twice, Ole Miss., Miss. St., and Florida. That's far from dominating.

 

[Dawgie Dawg]

just what we needed a UGA version of Fedace

I was impressed with that Clemson mexican guy. He was able to take 2 games from Bernstein.

 

[xtennisloverx]

added duke

 

[Vicious Vik]

What do you guys think of Texas next year? I have been very upset at the direction of the program lately. So far big recruits like Holiner and Chen have been busts. And the international guys not so good either. Recruiting talent evaluation seems to have slipped mightily. We got our program to national title contendors and now we are not

 

[ClarkC]

What do you guys think of Texas next year? I have been very upset at the direction of the program lately. So far big recruits like Holiner and Chen have been busts. And the international guys not so good either. Recruiting talent evaluation seems to have slipped mightily. We got our program to national title contendors and now we are not

I don't think Holiner and Chen have been busts. They do need to stay healthy, they are still young, and Chen was only the #18 blue chip a couple of years ago. Holiner is only old enough to be a freshman this year, but he enrolled early in January a year ago so he is a very young sophomore.

International recruits tend to sound better than they are in press releases. Mladenov and Sitaram are good players but they are not the kind of guys who play in the top 3 in the lineup. Jean Andersen is an excellent international recruit who will be a top 3 guy for his final three years, including the season that just concluded. The problem is that Corrie and Damico are graduating, and no international recruit has been another Kutrovsky.

Guess we will have to see how the Danish recruit works out. If he is not a top 3 guy right off the bat, then there will have to be a big leap forward by some of the younger guys for Texas to contend nationally. In the Big 12, all of the top schools are suffering major graduation losses, not just Texas, so they will contend within their conference regardless.

 

[Automator]

just what we needed a UGA version of Fedace

I will hold the opinion that he is a sock puppet until proven otherwise.

 

[xtennisloverx]

added texas. will continue to add one team a day per request.

 

[scout]

Texas A&M?

 

[xtennisloverx]

added texas a&m. looks like a tough year ahead for them, lose top three players

 

[Fedace]

added texas a&m. looks like a tough year ahead for them, lose top three players

not sure if Austin Krijcek has pro career ahead of him. He has grown big time. Much taller than he used to be. with bigger serve too. maybe he can be as good as his uncle.

 

[Vicious Vik]

The problem is you are assuming that each player will stay in their slotted spot and jjst move up in exact order. Not how it really works. I for one think that ore will make a move and jump to 2 next year

 

[Aobanoniji]

Florida Gators

 

[Gemini]

UGA and GeorgiaTech have good tennis teams. Look at John Isner. He was a UGA graduate. His ranking is not bad at all.

GT has only been "consistently" good as a team over the last 4 to 5 seasons. They've had standout players from year to year but only recently has the team been deep enough to compete with the top teams day-in and day-out. They're losing (have lost) five seniors this Spring so there's room for new talent. 2011-12 will be a rebuilding year for GT.

As far as the graduation rate, almost all players graduate but not many of them head off to the pros. And if they do, they don't really make any significant waves.

 

[xtennisloverx]

The problem is you are assuming that each player will stay in their slotted spot and jjst move up in exact order. Not how it really works. I for one think that ore will make a move and jump to 2 next year

the only reason i do that is because i dont know enough about the teams to know how much each player should jump. i dont follow all of them, and this is the most realistic way to do it. but based on what you said, i put junior ore below the two rising seniors for experience sake.

 

[bfactor61]

does anyone know how current college players can still play at kalamazoo?

 

[The Wreck]

just what we needed a UGA version of Fedace

Seriously. Now I know how all the other Stanford fans feel...

 

[SoCal10s]

does anyone know how current college players can still play at kalamazoo?

yes they can if they qualify .. Austin Krajicek won it a couple years ago after he did his freshman year at Texas A&M.. as long as you are under 18 and 11months .. then you're OK..

 

[10isplayer]

what about baylor?

 

[Fedace]

what about baylor?

I am sure they will get more talents from Germany. Who are some new talents coming out of German tennis federation ?

 

[xtennisloverx]

added florida, will do baylor tomorrow

 

[polski]

added florida, will do baylor tomorrow

Not sure what Florida has coming in next year, but they aren't on the radar of tr.net. They need to bring something big in to replace LaCroix at the top. I can't see them improving enough overall to simply bump up players and be successful.

 

[caesar66]

I think UGA has a good chance at a really solid season next year. After underperforming in the 2010 season, they really over-performed this year with a team that had to get to know each other really quickly. I don't know enough about the players of other teams to say who is/isn't better, but to make it as far as they did this year was sort of unexpected. I think if they train hard they have a good look at a similar run next year.

 

[xtennisloverx]

Not sure what Florida has coming in next year, but they aren't on the radar of tr.net. They need to bring something big in to replace LaCroix at the top. I can't see them improving enough overall to simply bump up players and be successful.

i looked at their 2011 recruiting class and they only had spencer newman, whos already playing for them. so as far as i know they dont have anyone coming in, but they only lose lecroix

 

[Dawgie Dawg]

Florida's got nothing. Bangoura at #1? Maybe they can get a few more Frenchmen

 

[ClarkC]

I think the Hungarian recruit will play #1 for Baylor as a freshman, and the German will play #2, but it will still be a rebuilding year unless they have more surprise recruits on the way before January. Peers, Ramirez, and Rux, their top 3, all graduate.

 

[Vicious Vik]

I think the Hungarian recruit will play #1 for Baylor as a freshman, and the German will play #2, but it will still be a rebuilding year unless they have more surprise recruits on the way before January. Peers, Ramirez, and Rux, their top 3, all graduate.

use their names