Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
Lost a mixed 8.0 match -1 and -3. Opponents were a solid 4.5C woman and her 3.5S guy partner.
Hmmm. He didn't play like most 3.5 guys I know. His volley put-aways were solid. His 1HBH return could handle my 4.0 partner's awesome serve. He could come to net.
After the match, I looked him up.
In 2012, he played only fall 7.5 mixed combo as a 3.5S. He went 4-1. In two of the wins, he had a 3.5 partner. Because it was mixed combo, these matches did not generate a "M" rating, so he remains a 3.5S.
In 2013, he has played 8.0 mixed with 4.5C women. He is 8-0 in our league for 8.0 and 7.0. For 8.0, he has handed out one double-bagel, gave up four games to me and my partner, and had gave up 6 games in another win. He has some solid wins at 7.0 mixed that would almost certainly generate strikes.
Look. Maybe the algorithm isn't well-suited to figuring out DQs for mixed, but I think we really need three strikes DQ in mixed.
I mean, think about it. The only players who cannot be DQ'd in USTA league are C/B players (who earned their rating fair and square) and self-rated sandbaggers in mixed.
It was very frustrating in our match. We knew we couldn't hurt the 4.5 woman much. All we could do is go after the 3.5 guy and see if we could prey on his lack of consistency. Nope. We couldn't. On account of how he had 4.0 consistency.
Why do we tolerate this?
Hmmm. He didn't play like most 3.5 guys I know. His volley put-aways were solid. His 1HBH return could handle my 4.0 partner's awesome serve. He could come to net.
After the match, I looked him up.
In 2012, he played only fall 7.5 mixed combo as a 3.5S. He went 4-1. In two of the wins, he had a 3.5 partner. Because it was mixed combo, these matches did not generate a "M" rating, so he remains a 3.5S.
In 2013, he has played 8.0 mixed with 4.5C women. He is 8-0 in our league for 8.0 and 7.0. For 8.0, he has handed out one double-bagel, gave up four games to me and my partner, and had gave up 6 games in another win. He has some solid wins at 7.0 mixed that would almost certainly generate strikes.
Look. Maybe the algorithm isn't well-suited to figuring out DQs for mixed, but I think we really need three strikes DQ in mixed.
I mean, think about it. The only players who cannot be DQ'd in USTA league are C/B players (who earned their rating fair and square) and self-rated sandbaggers in mixed.
It was very frustrating in our match. We knew we couldn't hurt the 4.5 woman much. All we could do is go after the 3.5 guy and see if we could prey on his lack of consistency. Nope. We couldn't. On account of how he had 4.0 consistency.
Why do we tolerate this?