There’s a wide range that these European players can achieve when they come over here. For instance Vulpitta had a high UTR of over 13.30 when he joined UGA last year and ended up having a mediocre year playing #6 for them. Meanwhile Papamalamis at A&M and Ghibaudo at Kentucky had very good years at the #1 spot in the SEC as freshmen.
There is a well-known pattern in these cases.
Wow. That is a crazy snag for LSU!
who will he practice with? Do they have anyone on their team above 13.00?
Excellent question for the D team. But top pro players hit with 12 UTRs too. I've heard that about 1 1/2 year ago Jannik Sinner objected to top junior ITF player Joao Fonseca for a hitting partner due to the Brazilian's heavy hitting style.
Agreed that it is better for the tennis landscape. I know his freshman year, Ozan was kinda that guy for Michigan State. Maybe LSU had a good connection/sales pitch?
NIL money ?????
A tennis player from Southern Miss. Showtime Leh
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Do these players join as freshmen?
thank you
It's a just for fun poll. Not sure of the rational behind the 3 players minimum. Could be because this transfering thing is so widespread there may just be a lot of teams with 3 transfers. I think they ought to do it by conference and use a metric like team UTR before and team UTR after the transfers.
They usually have 1-2 years eligibility at that age. Now whether or not they have the semantics of “freshman” I don’t know. Usually not, but Timo Legout got that designation which got everybody up in a roar last year.
I'm not a fan of multiple transfers in any sport. Typically the underlying reason to transfer is not a positive story. Lack of playing time, differences with coaches, teammates, something that's not discussed in the public space. There's exceptions, but more than 1 transfer is just wild. I know from first hand experience in my family. LOL. Story better told over a beer.
Willing to admit I was wrong. Southern miss bringing in 3 12 UTRs given their history and conference the past year. They did well in the portal and I admittedly didn’t have the best understanding of the impact
Yeah I was overstating it when I said “won’t be much better”. I was mainly talking about the Southern Miss fans who don’t know much about tennis and are probably expecting something like their baseball program. To them the difference may not be noticeable if they aren’t following closely unless Southern Miss is able to win the Sun Belt.
Ponce de Leon plays college tennis? Did he discover the fountain of youth?
I don't think so. The 8 - 9/10 players rarely see the court anyway in the spring.
The NCAA D1 schools can fully fund their 9 or 10 men rosters if they choose to do do. The schools can give partial scholarships if they want to.
Not at all. There were years where we only had 8 guys anyway. Hard to subdivide 4.5 scholarships 10 ways and get true top 15-25 quality line up guys low. Most of the time it's a walk on that is good enough to see limited action at 5/6 in mostly out of conference.
I agree with putting Kentucky over A&M and I honestly think LSU in theory is higher than A&M. Out of the whole group, realistically only Texas is a title contender but that's just my opinion. I do think Mississippi State, Kentucky, and LSU can make decent/deep runs though.
Most interesting line of the day for me was at #1. Vols Dragos Cazacu lost twice each match vs. Oscar Martinez and Martin Vergara, also line 1 dubs Oscar Martinez / Martin Vergara won twice. The Vols Cazacu is a ETSU Gr. transfer. Although likely not playing their best matchups, both ETSU players were winning against Wake Forest and went unfinished. Just maybe, Oscar Martinez & Martin Vergara may be worth tracking during the season.
what is the best web site to find upcoming matches. I have used Chris Halioris's site in the past.....but I am having trouble finding the link now.
another instance where the ITA site is poor....
ukathletics.com
Tennessee was very competitive against Wake Forest. The Vols did not look like a bottom of the SEC team. Georgia just absolutely hammered Georgia Tch.
Tougher day for Tennessee against TCU. They were a set up at 1 and 3 and split down at 6. Could of ended up closer if they continued on.
Yeah I was surprised by the Kentucky results. Ghibaudo had some solid pro results recentlt and looked to have the potential to step up a little this year. Im sure Kentucky will figure it all out but I am curious where the disconnect for them is right now.
That guy is a really good player. They’ve had some top players the last few years. Sounds like the rest of the story is a drama.
