NCAA Men's Tournament 2019
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Clemson_tennis
Legend
Looked like Touliatos really screwed up the point at 6-5 30-30 which would've given him a match point. He went to net and took the first volley way too casually, Vale was able to return it, then he missed a sitter for the 2nd volley
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Huge rally from Geller. He was down 6-0 4-0 I believe and he just won the 2nd set 7-5 to force a 3rd.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Vale and Touliatos both playing tight as a drum
Rattler
Hall of Fame
Yep...turned the car around after I saw the Twitter message...can’t go at 4PM...oh well, next year
they sure did
sweet revenge
several UT players gave the crowd the gator chomp at the end of SEC semis, a clip that made its way onto hype videos for fans for this match
adios UT, enjoy the offseason, send you a postcard from Lake Nona
Deon Sanders
Legend
Ohio State survives a somewhat close one vs Columbia
Is going to Lake Nona
Is going to Lake Nona
BlacknGold35
Rookie
no livestream for USC-UNC?
jhmoss1812
Rookie
BlacknGold35
Rookie
thanks - they got it going late in the doubles point. Looks like first sets split evenly 3-3
Oh, boy, here we go again. Looks like a terrible hook by USC got overruled on court 4 to let Cernoch of UNC break at 40-40 to force a tiebreaker. That was a match point hook that failed.
That was at least 3 feet inside the line... terrible call. I am glad the referee overruled it
Ha, what the hell was that
Looked like he thought he might be able to get away with the call for a second and raised his arms in celebration, then tried to claim once overruled that he had not called the ball out, strange one
He's the coaches son, also, to make it more fun
Liam Grennon
Professional
welp, looks like we're about to have:
L side of the bracket - Ohio St and a triad of ACC teams
R side of bracket - UF and a tried of Texas teams
should be fun, hope to see some of you folks in Lake Nona
(oh, and i'm not sad to never have to see some of those Miss St seniors on the other side of the net ever again, which I truly say with respect - even though UF got them during the season this year, they're some really tough customers)
L side of the bracket - Ohio St and a triad of ACC teams
R side of bracket - UF and a tried of Texas teams
should be fun, hope to see some of you folks in Lake Nona
(oh, and i'm not sad to never have to see some of those Miss St seniors on the other side of the net ever again, which I truly say with respect - even though UF got them during the season this year, they're some really tough customers)
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Pure luck. doubles point was what decided it. if we won the doubles point, we would have won this by Genesen clinching it.
Dawgie Dawg
Rookie
Look at the SEC when UGA is not the top Dawg. None of them man enough to fill the shoes.
Genesen was trailing 6-7, 5-5 to a clutch 5th-year senior who has clinched an NCAA title, but no doubt Genesen was about to win the next 8 games.
I think Florida won, actually.
maybe UGA was just too sleepy this year once they no longer were a combination tennis team and drug ring?
maybe just sit this one out, bro?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/tennis-women/d1
in the meantime, Stanford women advance to elite 8. Will they repeat again again ?
in the meantime, Stanford women advance to elite 8. Will they repeat again again ?
maybe if Geller had one other shot besides a serve, he wouldn't have gotten taken to the woodshed and stanford could have won?
moved indoors and still couldn't serve his way out of trouble
Does the PAC-12 get a participation trophy?
Dawgie Dawg
Rookie
No SEC program can sniff the success of UGA. None of them can make a name for themselfs.
I do not think that USC player was calling any shot out. He was claiming that his own serve was out, so he was not really ready for the return. And he may have a point, it may have been out....
that may be the case, but:
he would have had to challenge that call before hitting his second shot, not after UNC hit a winner a few strokes after the serve
fair enough, though, if we shouldn't be on his back about trying to call that winner out, you may be right
well i don't know if UGA was sniffing the meds or just taking them orally, probably their asst coach left that up to individual player preference
There's something strange about Axel. He should be winning more often. His last results are:
loss 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 (and he was down 6:0 5:0 so it is a miracle it was somewhat respectable at the end, although not really...) vs Soderlund
trailing 2-6, 7-6 (5), 2-0, UNF vs No. 16 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
leading 6-3, 3-3 (against Zdenek Derkas (FS) , with all due respect, a no-name player)
loss 6-1, 6-2 vs No. 10 Brandon Holt (USC)
loss 6-1, 7-5 vs Jonas Ziverts (UA)
win 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) vs d. Enzo Sommer (WASH), again, nothing to write home about
win 6-4, 6-7 (5) 7-6 (4) vs No. 12 Thomas Laurent (ORE)
dead even 6-3, 3-6, 0-0, UNF vs Josh Ortlip (POLY), are you kidding?
even 6-7 (4), 6-4, 4-3 UNF vs No. 17 Brandon Holt (USC)
loss 7-5, 6-4 vs Maxime Cressy (UCLA)
when he is losing he is losing by a lot, and quickly, not what you want at your #1.
Yes, that is a very interesting stat. UCLA was inconsistent all season aside from their #1 and #2 who when on song can match up with any team. USC, while a bit more consistent, didn't have a big gun which I think you need these days. Cal came on stronger toward the end of the season and I think overall can feel pretty good about their season considering where they started from. And Stanford was again, well, Stanford--a shadow of the teams Dick Gould led to many NCAA titles. And considering the success the Pac-12 has had for so long I am still somewhat surprised that none of the other teams in the conference have been able to step up and become much of a factor. I go to the Pac-12 championships every year in Ojai and it's almost always just the California teams that are vying for the title, more often lately just the L.A. teams, the others are just cannon fodder--for all intent and purpose it really should be the Pac-4. It will be interesting to see how the Pac-12 teams react next year.
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From what I have seen of him playing I am not impressed. He's a player who hits the ball then has no idea what do when it comes back...
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Yeah USC and UCLA have been mildly down for the past couple of years for their standards. But nobody is stepping up.
Oregon started this year strongly but lost Laurent for a while and went on a huge tailspin.
Arizona State got it together late but overall had a disappointing year. That's the program that should be pushing the California schools in coming seasons.
Arizona had a good season. First tournament appearance in 8 years but still not a contender for the PAC 12 title or anything.
Washington has really gone downhill. Especially considering how good their women's program was this year.
Utah was what they always are but managed to slip into the tournament and actually gave Baylor a decent fight.
Nacho
Hall of Fame
Your take is very accurate....and subtract Oregon State, Washington State, and Colorado (And for a number of years ASU) the PAC-12 is basically just California schools....
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Go Card. Women's team trying to keep the streak alive. Success just keep on coming. Shin Success . Let's go Card next week. Should be exciting against tough Waves.
No. 3 Stanford 4, No. 14 Kansas 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 6 Khmelnitckaia/Koch (KAN) d. No. 19 Lampl/Kimberly Yee (STAN) 6-2
2) No. 29 Arbuthnott/Gordon (STAN) d. No. 64 Rychagova/Smagina (KAN) 6-2
3) Malkia Ngounoue/Toran Ribes (KAN) d. No. 57 Lord/Niluka Madurawe 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 13 Anastasia Rychagova (KAN) d. No. 24 Michaela Gordon (STAN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2) No. 29 Melissa Lord (STAN) d. No. 112 Janet Koch (KAN) 6-2, 7-5
3) No. 66 Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Plobrung Plipuech (KAN) 6-3, 6-3
4) No. 44 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) d. Sonia Smagina (KAN) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
5) No. 108 Janice Shin (STAN) d. Nina Khmelnitckaia (KAN) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
6) Maria Toran Ribes (KAN) d. Niluka Madurawe (STAN) 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5
No. 3 Stanford 4, No. 14 Kansas 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 6 Khmelnitckaia/Koch (KAN) d. No. 19 Lampl/Kimberly Yee (STAN) 6-2
2) No. 29 Arbuthnott/Gordon (STAN) d. No. 64 Rychagova/Smagina (KAN) 6-2
3) Malkia Ngounoue/Toran Ribes (KAN) d. No. 57 Lord/Niluka Madurawe 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 13 Anastasia Rychagova (KAN) d. No. 24 Michaela Gordon (STAN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2) No. 29 Melissa Lord (STAN) d. No. 112 Janet Koch (KAN) 6-2, 7-5
3) No. 66 Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Plobrung Plipuech (KAN) 6-3, 6-3
4) No. 44 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) d. Sonia Smagina (KAN) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
5) No. 108 Janice Shin (STAN) d. Nina Khmelnitckaia (KAN) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
6) Maria Toran Ribes (KAN) d. Niluka Madurawe (STAN) 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Emma is good but there are 2 or 3 players that can just step in and play even better of just as well. Few years ago, Stanford women won without #6 player. It was like they were putting up 5 player field. lol. amazing , truly amazing
