Stanford Men
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
North carolina and Duke coming up this weekend, Go Card. ACC champs should dominate this one big
Hope Stanford’s lineup is healthy for the ACC season. Wishing them good luck!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
easy duck soup wins this weekend
Fuzzierballz
Rookie
How?!? What happened? On paper I thought the card would have won this one easily.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
That was a UNC team down two starters who hadn’t got it going yet this year. I almost made a smart-aleck reply to Nostradamus this week about “you better hope you kill both these teams this weekend.”
Never expected an actual loss to unranked UNC.
Never expected an actual loss to unranked UNC.
tennisfan17
Professional
Long day on court so when I check on the results...to say i was shocked is an understatement.
Couldn’t locate the livestream so didn’t watch. But going by the scores, looks like Rivera ran Jones close on Ct 2 while Chang was battling it out on Ct 4. Banerjee’s having a nightmarish run in his senior year probably still unable to hit his backhand. Leach had a close loss to Mayew. Razeghi and Godsick won in straights at 5 & 6. The doubles was disappointing after their performance at Indoors. Tbh, if I were to be objective, Stanford is middle of the pack in the ACC. But they can also be a very good side if fully healthy but that’s a big question mark right now.
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
North Carolina 4 Stanford 2
How is that duck soup tasting?
Does the soup have some crow in it?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
no it has blue devils in it
coach bard
Semi-Pro
Damn that is very disappointing
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Exactly.
Gotta say Razeghi, Godsick and Leach are becoming locks at 3/4/5. But most impressive is Rivera who took down Rodenas easily on Ct 1. To think the Card won without Banerjee and Kang is incredible that too against a really solid Duke team. At least partial redemption for the loss to UNC.
UVA next weekend. Different level for sure but at least they get to play at home. More interested in how well they compete against a top 5 team.
UVA next weekend. Different level for sure but at least they get to play at home. More interested in how well they compete against a top 5 team.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Stanford is #2 as well
Chang played #2 today and was locked in a third set battle with Williams. He played #3 against UNC and was up a break in the third but dnf. Looks to be gaining some form which is good news.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
with Banerjee healthy and Kang back in may, this is going to be too easy
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Jagger Leach in the qualifying, look for him to qualify and get to the quarterfinals. could give Alcarez run for his money
Jinx is on.
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
If Nostra had a dollar for every incorrect prediction, Nostra would be a millionaire. Delusional is not strong enough a word.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
jagger is going to be top 10 player
CardTennisFan
New User
why are a few key Card players sitting out?
injury?
injury?
LOL!!
Yes. But they could be back later this season.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
HIs mom is multi Grand slam winner,, so most likely he will be as well
He lost
4-1 over Virginia Tech. Wins for Chang, Razeghi and Godsick along with dubs. Spotted Kang watching the action seated courtside while couldn’t see Banerjee at all on the livestream. It’s come to the point where it’s a legit question if these two will regain full fitness this season.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
Krupkin becoming a real weakness at 6. I thought he would be more competitive than he has been so far.
Yeah he showed some early promise racking up some wins there but has had a tough time since. Don’t have a problem with giving him matches though as it’s either an L at 6 if he plays or at 1 if Banerjee plays and he doesn’t.
UVA blanks the Card taking dubs 2-1 and then singles at 1, 2 and 4. The other matches were either in a third set or headed there. Good show overall imho. Just need to get better and healthier heading into the ACC tournament. They have the players to be competitive based on this performance.
Fuzzierballz
Rookie
Yeah. Doubles came down to court 2 and was very close. Just a few points in the breaker were the difference. Singles was competitive on most courts. If the card is healthy, this match could’ve gone their way imho, especially since it was at home.
Kang was in uniform but I didn’t see him hit a ball. Samir could only slice his backhand.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
he can beat any D1 guy with No hands
why would he play a handicapped player who has no hands?
SMU on deck for tomorrow. They are coming off a sweep of UNC and Duke. They did one better than the Card who dropped the UNC match.
Svajda is playing some of his best tennis and winning without breaking a sweat. They have other guys too that can ball.
Apparently Svajda is turning pro after this season, so won't be back for his senior year.
Let's see how it goes.
Svajda is playing some of his best tennis and winning without breaking a sweat. They have other guys too that can ball.
Apparently Svajda is turning pro after this season, so won't be back for his senior year.
Let's see how it goes.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Kang to play #2 and team will go undefeated for the rest of the season
He was warming up prior to the SMU match as seen on the livestream. But had a shoulder brace on after.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
To me, this ACC conference dual matches are much more boring, i miss that USC UCLA and Cal bears division matchups from the past. with ACC ,, its feast or famine. you have these weak teams and very strong teams..... with no real history and rivary
Don’t have your historical perspective but yes the west coast rivalries were special. Glad Stanford still gets to play Cal although iirc it used to be 2x per season when they were in the Pac12. Also good that they’ve kept the dates with the LA schools. Overall, the move to the ACC has been good but for the travel. To be able to play UVA and Wake has been a big bonus but even programs like Duke, NC State, UNC, FSU and Clemson have been good over the years. It’s about giving it some time for new rivalries to develop.To me, this ACC conference dual matches are much more boring, i miss that USC UCLA and Cal bears division matchups from the past. with ACC ,, its feast or famine. you have these weak teams and very strong teams..... with no real history and rivary
Keep current conference setup for football; let all other college sports go regional. The travel issue is huge for the "minor" sports. Football? Not so much.
Agree. With the whole P5-to-P4 realignment chaos, I always assumed non-revenue sports would shift regional like you said. Instead, leadership keeps doubling down on decisions that ignore travel realities and basic fiscal discipline.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
What i want to know is how do they afford all these traveling costs ?? Airlines tickets, hotel bills, food ect . LOL
Actually it’s even worse for Stanford as they are taking less than their pro rata share of ACC revenue from broadcasting rights. And then they’ve been spending big time on facilities - the semi indoor facility last year and the soon to be opened state of the art outdoor facility. There’s deep pockets there.
