2015 ITA Men's National Team Indoor Championships - Chicago, IL

[dc_tennis_atl]

Andy Roddick was in Athens last year for the finals. Wonder if he is there today?

 

[deacbb]

explain what happened with spencer papa. i know he committed to tulsa at one point, but don't know what OU did to get him to decommit.

 

[SoCal10s]

Haven't Seen Hanfman hold serve in doubles the last 2 outings

 

[dc_tennis_atl]

Big comeback by the Sooners in doubles. Coming down to a tiebreaker on court 1

Don't call it a comeback - LL Cool J

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Oklahoma saved 6 match points in total in doubles

 

[dc_tennis_atl]

It appears that there is a shakeup at 3 dubs for Oklahoma. I wonder if Salazar is hurt or sick.

Interesting strategy, forfeiting doubles and saving him for singles.

 

[deacbb]

Oklahoma out fast in singles!

 

[chris-swede]

Usc still has time but doubles crackuo really hurt usc here

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Trojans better regroup fast or this could be over quick

 

[Nostradamus]

Usc is the worst headcase Team of the World really blew it

wow, USC going down big time in the 1st set on almost all courts .....what is up with that ? I thought they were the strongest team in singles.

 

[chris-swede]

Ole miss was the only Team that had a real Chance to beat oklahoma

 

[Clemson_tennis]

USC needs a lot. Quiroz and Johnson must win. Then they need a comeback from Hanfmann and Crystal

 

[chris-swede]

Whats wrong with Superstar Wang?

 

[chris-swede]

Tension now

 

[chris-swede]

Huge tiebreaker for alvarez

 

[Clemson_tennis]

They really needed Quiroz to win that tiebreak.

Script flipping on 5 and 6 though

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Wish I was watching Quiroz vs Alvarez in person. Great matchup and fun players to watch

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Andrew Harris has twisted his ankle according to twitter

 

[chris-swede]

Harris injury time out is maybe Momentum Killer. But only maybe

 

[chris-swede]

Wow usc s top4 are all Seniors. Can they replace this Group After season?

only webb is Senior on oklahoma

 

[chris-swede]

Usc need hanfmann to ve any chance

 

[jaggy]

That doubles

 

[boomerTennis]

If OU were to win it now, it would have to come from 5 or 6. Harris is showing a lot of gut and determination, but beating an experience and talented Hanfmann with one bad ankle is just next to impossible.

The kid has shown that he can definitely hang with big time college no.1 though, and that our top 3 is as good as anybody in the country.

 

[chris-swede]

Usc will need every 3rd set. .should be too tough. Doubles changed the out Come

 

[boomerTennis]

Alvarez wrapped it, great win over a great opponent.

 

[dc_tennis_atl]

If OU were to win it now, it would have to come from 5 or 6. Harris is showing a lot of gut and determination, but beating an experience and talented Hanfmann with one bad ankle is just next to impossible.

Seems as though I remember Andrew Harris having some physical difficulties in his match with Max de Vroome last year. Four days in a row for this tournament though to include Scholtz, Schnurr, Lenz, and Hanfmann.

 

[SECFAN]

Wow and Ole Miss was just a MP away from possibly pulling off an upset. Kallberg had MP in tiebreaker that would have at least allowed Lindmark and Gowda a chance.

 

[Clemson_tennis]

Ghilea is up a break.

 

[coyote]

If OU were to win it now, it would have to come from 5 or 6. Harris is showing a lot of gut and determination, but beating an experience and talented Hanfmann with one bad ankle is just next to impossible.

The kid has shown that he can definitely hang with big time college no.1 though, and that our top 3 is as good as anybody in the country.

It is a one set match for either Ghilea or Salazar. Ghilea is a better hope. This does show Oklahoma belongs as many questioned that... myself included and I am the only person to vote for Oklahoma on the poll on this thread.

 

[Nostradamus]

Uh ohhh, court 5 don't look good for USC........

 

[chris-swede]

Wow and Ole Miss was just a MP away from possibly pulling off an upset. Kallberg had MP in tiebreaker that would have at least allowed Lindmark and Gowda a chance.

Well maybe ole miss still ve lost but vs oklahoma they were much closer as yesterday vs Duke

 

[SECFAN]

Oklahoma definitely belongs. They are a very good team.

 

[coyote]

Uh ohhh, court 5 don't look good for USC........

A little early to call that. College tennis has such huge momentum swings. Still could go either way.

 

[boomerTennis]

If OU were to win it now, it would have to come from 5 or 6. Harris is showing a lot of gut and determination, but beating an experience and talented Hanfmann with one bad ankle is just next to impossible.

The kid has shown that he can definitely hang with big time college no.1 though, and that our top 3 is as good as anybody in the country.

And now Harris is trying to prove me wrong, by limping his way back in serve in the 3rd.

 

[chris-swede]

Wow. Crazy

 

[Nostradamus]

Sooners win it. but this is Indoors. in NCAA championships outdoors, they will be upset by Stanford.

 

[coyote]

OU wins 4-2. That is the biggest win in the history of their program. They are like Oregon in football (sans the awful uniforms). They are totally 'new money' but give them credit; they are doing the most with it.

 

[Nostradamus]

So does this make this Roddick bigger than Andy Roddick ? does this put him in tennis hall of fame ?

 

[chris-swede]

OU wins 4-2. That is the biggest win in the history of their program. They are like Oregon in football (sans the awful uniforms). They are totally 'new money' but give them credit; they are doing the most with it.

So Osu will also win the tennis Championship?? Lets go Buckeyes!!!

 

[jaggy]

So does this make this Roddick bigger than Andy Roddick ? does this put him in tennis hall of fame ?

He just overtook Alex Clayton

 

[ttbrowne]

Sooners win it. but this is Indoors. in NCAA championships outdoors, they will be upset by Stanford.

So OU wins a Championship and even Roddick admits that indoors is their weakest setting. Then bring on Stanford. I think the Mo is with the Sooners.

 

[Kirijax]

Congrats to the Sooners. Nice to see some teams doing things right.

 

[dc_tennis_atl]

So OU wins a Championship and even Roddick admits that indoors is their weakest setting.

Only a couple teams over the past five years have won ITA Indoors and NCAAs in the same year.

2014 Ohio State
2013 Virginia*
2012 Southern California*
2011 Virginia
2010 Virginia
* - Won NCAA title same year

 

[coyote]

Only a couple teams over the past five years have won ITA Indoors and NCAAs in the same year.

2014 Ohio State
2013 Virginia*
2012 Southern California*
2011 Virginia
2010 Virginia
* - Won NCAA title same year

It would be tough for any team. It wasn't like Oklahoma was stomping them on all the courts.

It was very close and it probably came down to the USC doubles choke. Oklahoma definitely came out looking like they had something to prove. I would suspect OU, USC, UVA and Baylor will all be there at the end and any could win it. I'd still bet on USC but they can be beaten. OU made it to the finals last year and got better. Kudos to them.

 

[SoCal10s]

Losing that doubles point after a big lead with tons of chances must have messed with USC mental going into singles.

 

[ttbrowne]

OU let USC off the hook last year at the end of the year after they had a 2-0 lead but not this time. Sooners were clutch. By the end of the year Papa and Salazar should be hitting on all cylinders too.

 

[chris-swede]

well it is a)indoor sand b) ncaas outdoors, but does not matter too much
they won every match here in convincing style but final vs USC was 4-2 after winning a doubles they never should win , match was very close
semis vs Baylor was also 4-2, needing 3-set-wins from Ghilea and Papa, oklahoma was better in the end, but it was also very close
vs UNC 4-1 they were just the better team
vs Ole Miss 4-1 match was much closer as score indicates
Papa saved MP vs Kallberg, could have been 3-2, with Salazar and Alvarez tied in 3rd sets. Oklahoma was better as a whole..but also close (and Ole Miss is not a Top5 or even Top8 team)
Oklahoma not played vs teams like Illinois and Uga...no one knows...

funny that Harris was only 1-1 in this tournament, could not play out vs Lenz and Hanfmann with match tied in 3rd.

 

[TopDawg]

I was talking to an Ohio State fan at the NTIs and he said Yannick Hanfmann was originally coming to Ohio State but he decided at the last minute to go to USC.

It would have been interesting to have seen him at Ohio State with Rola, Kobelt, and Buchanan.

 

[dc_tennis_atl]

I was talking to an Ohio State fan at the NTIs and he said Yannick Hanfmann was originally coming to Ohio State but he decided at the last minute to go to USC.

It would have been interesting to have seen him at Ohio State with Rola, Kobelt, and Buchanan.

As a freshman, Yannick clinched the ITA Indoors championship over Ohio State at #5 singles. Robert Quiroz did not play #6 singles that day for some reason.

2012 ITA Indoors in Charlottesville
#1 USC 4, #3 Ohio State 3
DOUBLES
(1) #1 Buchanan/Rola (OhSt) def. #28 Hanfmann/S. Johnson (USC) - 8-5
(2) Nguyen/Sarmiento (USC) vs. #27 McCarthy/Van Engelen (OhSt) - 6-7 susp.
(3) Kobelt/Smith (OhSt) def. Gomez/Quiroz (USC) - 9-8 (4)
Order of finish: 1, 3

SINGLES
(1) #11 Steve Johnson (USC) vs. #16 Chase Buchanan (OhSt) - 6-3, 6-4
(2) #12 Blaz Rola (OhSt) def. #18 Ray Sarmiento (USC) - 7-5, 6-3
(3) #14 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. Peter Kobelt (OhSt) - 6-1, 6-2
(4) #47 Emiilo Gomez (USC) def. #99 Ille Van Engelen (OhSt) - 6-3, 6-4
(5) #36 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. #65 Devin McCarthy (OhSt) - 3-6, 6-3, 6-4*
(6) #107 Connor Smith (OhSt) def. Eric Johnson (USC) - 6-3, 7-6 (6)

 

[Hmmmmm]

"Robert Quiroz did not play #6 singles that day for some reason." Maybe Coach Smith pulled Quiroz because he was pummeled by Pasha the day before and was lifeless in his performance?