Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
it's still just college tennis with lots of mediocre players with exceptions at very top singles spots. this isn't ATP tour. I go to them sometimes but I am looking at the hot college girls more than then tennis sometimes.
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it's still just college tennis with lots of mediocre players with exceptions at very top singles spots. this isn't ATP tour. I go to them sometimes but I am looking at the hot college girls more than then tennis sometimes.
fireForehand
New User
Yeah I think they need to stop with the 24 year old freshman thing (talking about Wake).
But look you can’t be upset at good recruiting, it is what it is when you recruit internationally in the 21st century.
I’m not sure what support wake gives to them, but I know that the 250 atp tournament they host the players get 2 wildcards so that’s a huge recruiting advantage. But recently I think most p5 programs have a wildcard into pro tournaments they can offer the recruits
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But look you can’t be upset at good recruiting, it is what it is when you recruit internationally in the 21st century.
I’m not sure what support wake gives to them, but I know that the 250 atp tournament they host the players get 2 wildcards so that’s a huge recruiting advantage. But recently I think most p5 programs have a wildcard into pro tournaments they can offer the recruits
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Saul Goode
Semi-Pro
Of course you do. You know nothing about tennis, so it makes sense.
fireForehand
New User
Deon Sanders
Legend
Match basically back to even
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Yes I do. I can't watch this guy John Macnally, he acts like Bullie gangster thug. He learned from the best Ty.
Good, hope these guys stay out there til 2 am, UF needs some help tomorrow!
fireForehand
New User
Deon Sanders
Legend
#placquesarebetterthantrophies
Deon Sanders
Legend
Kingsley breaks
Should have never gone three with this nerd
Should have never gone three with this nerd
Well, wins against top 5-10 opponents are better than losses against top 5-10 opponents, especially when you’re 0-2 in that category on the season
Not claiming UF is taking home a title, of course, but a big win to finish this weekend would help their confidence
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
WF got robbed from cheating OSU player in 1st set tiebreaker on setpoint. so he is seeking revenge
fireForehand
New User
Squire should be beating Kingsley but Kingsley is hanging in there
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Deon Sanders
Legend
Not sure Wake could play any better
fireForehand
New User
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
hey, 28 yr old is now 18 year old in ATP
Deon Sanders
Legend
That break point was gnarly
Deon Sanders
Legend
So it comes down to 5th singles
fireForehand
New User
Who’s got the nerves! Will be an hour from now
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Deon Sanders
Legend
James Trotter was the deciding court against USC and Texas A&M
So I like his odds
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
only fair. OSU player cheated on setpoint and won the set. You don't cheat on setpoint or match point. it is an unwritten rule
fireForehand
New User
Deon Sanders
Legend
Trotter serving for the match
fireForehand
New User
He’s got the bigger fight right now, he has it
and was broken at love
Deon Sanders
Legend
that did not go well.....
Deon Sanders
Legend
The end of this match is nuts
That deciding point was panic inducing
That deciding point was panic inducing
fireForehand
New User
That’s just happened - ball bounced back over the net at 6-5 in the 3rd
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Deon Sanders
Legend
Ohio State wins
Should have listened to me
Trotter in deciding matches wins
Should have listened to me
Trotter in deciding matches wins
fireForehand
New User
Unc wins tomorrow - doubles, 1, 3 and 5
Lose 4 and 6 with 2 unfinished
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Lose 4 and 6 with 2 unfinished
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monfils is my homeboy
Semi-Pro
No shame for Wake. 4 3 setters indoors against OSU. Outdoors in May Wake wins that match.
Deon Sanders
Legend
Not sure Wake could possibly play better across the board than they did today
Their #2 should never have made a three set match out of it
Wake is not as good as they have been but they balled today
that was crazy! James did not realize the backspin on that framed shot, and he got late to the net, and the ball was already back on Eduardo's court. I think he reached it but touched the net.
The last point - crazy. Just both guys with arms frozen with tightness...
BlacknGold35
Rookie
One hell of a match - proud of my boys for battling OSU to the brink. Like our chances vs them outdoors (as most of the top 10 probably do). Will be interesting to see how much they have left in the tank for UNC tomorrow.
ehh, I don't mind. You think of it as a 15 team tournament + whoever. At least there are some fans of the host team coming so that helps.
(and it's not that I like it because it makes either men or women tournament being played in Chicago so I can watch in person,...
)
Deon Sanders
Legend
Wake had like 23 players there
What the hell is that about
What the hell is that about
ok, hold your horses. There's maybe 100 people total watching, and that is being generous. There's not a single sign anywhere in the entire city that you have a major college tournament going with top teams in the country. No one is going to pay a cent to attend.
It was the same last week in Chicago for the girls indoor championship. No casual sport fan attends those. You have families that come to see their kids because the location may be closer to home than the college city where the kids are. (And very, very few tennis crazy people...)
fireForehand
New User
I hear the coach calls them different names because he forgets
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
WF suck now. so no big deal
Deon Sanders
Legend
They need to take ITA indoor events back to actual clubs across the country like they have in the past. Not sure I would even consider Midtown a tennis club anymore its ridiculous.
When they had the individual ITAs at a club here in Columbus for a few years (back when Isner was playing in it) there were way more than 100 people there.
perhaps. Fully agree that Midtown is no longer really a tennis club. And courts layout is really bad for college-type match since you can't even watch entire team play from one place. But it is convenient location wise. It was actually pretty well attended last year.
This year girls tournament was in a completely different location, on the South Side at XS tennis village. It is hard to draw people there. in 2018 they had men+women challenger level tournament - you had like 5 people watching Bouchard play. It was depressing.
Deon Sanders
Legend
Oh my
Just looked it up
Who wants to go there? Two blocks to the west and you are in the part of Chicago that makes the news
So the rumor is that Brandon may be able to play tomorrow for USC, they should get past that surprising Michigan team. I'm now thinking that UNC will beat Ohio. Since I'm emotionally attached to USC too I'm not that bummed about them beating Stanford. I'll just wear different cap tomorrow .....
.....I would argue if I could...... It is a very nice facility, but as they say in real estate business: location, location, location.......
fireForehand
New User
I meant location in the sense where to host college indoor championship. If the goal is to draw more people Midtown is a better option, I think,
As far as XS Tennis Village itself, with its goals, it is as good location as one can possibly dream. And city benefits too since the land does not stay vacant.
