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NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament
Posted on 5/10/12 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 5/10/12 at 10:45 pm
Any college tennis fans/followers of the NCAA tournament?
Predictions for the tournament? Can anyone other than USC, UVa, or UGa win this thing?
Predictions for the tournament? Can anyone other than USC, UVa, or UGa win this thing?
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Posted on 5/10/12 at 11:31 pm to Roscoe
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Any college tennis fans/followers of the NCAA tournament?
Predictions for the tournament? Can anyone other than USC, UVa, or UGa win this thing?
I followed it really closely last year when the Vols had a shot. I probably won't follow it as closely this year.
I don't think anyone other than the three you mentioned can win it. I think UVA will win it, but I thought UVA would win it last year too.
Posted on 5/10/12 at 11:31 pm to bobbyray21
And Steve Johnson will of course be tough to beat in the Singles
Posted on 5/10/12 at 11:41 pm to bobbyray21
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And Steve Johnson will of course be tough to beat in the Singles
He graduated and ill take ohio state to win it all
Posted on 5/10/12 at 11:43 pm to bigt41
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UGa win this thing?
UGA is that good LSU should have beat them this year and they are a whole bunch of pushers and they didn't even make the sec watch for UK to make a run
This post was edited on 5/10/12 at 11:45 pm
Posted on 5/10/12 at 11:47 pm to bigt41
johnson didnt graduate, hes back, going for a 4th national championship
Posted on 5/10/12 at 11:54 pm to chinesebandit88
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johnson didnt graduate, hes back, going for a 4th national championship
oh then usc will def win
Posted on 5/11/12 at 2:09 am to bigt41
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He graduated and ill take ohio state to win it all
Didn't think about googling that?
Posted on 5/11/12 at 2:21 am to bigt41
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oh then usc will def win
It's not definite.
UVA is stacked. They have this freshmen, Mitchell Frank, who will give Steve Johnson a run for his money in the singles competition. He plays #3 for them.
Current ITA singles rankings:
Rank Avg Player School
1 65.25 Steve Johnson University of Southern California
2 61.99 Mitchell Frank University of Virginia
3 57.19 Eric Quigley University of Kentucky
4 54.7 Jarmere Jenkins University of Virginia
5 52.64 Henrique Cunha Duke University
6 48.61 Evan King University of Michigan
7 45.85 Dennis Nevolo University of Illinois
8 45.51 Sebastian Fanselow Pepperdine
9 44.98 Blaz Rola Ohio State University
10 42.59 Chase Buchanan Ohio State University
11 41.23 Wil Spencer University of Georgia
Posted on 5/11/12 at 2:25 am to bobbyray21
Played #2 last I checked.
UGa isn't great. UK is IMO
UGa isn't great. UK is IMO
Posted on 5/11/12 at 4:51 am to NewtonReb
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Played #2 last I checked.
In the ACC championship Domijan was at #2 and Frank at #3. But it isn't uncommon for guys to be moved around a little bit.
Rhyne Williams played both #1 and #2 for Tennessee last year. But he ended up playing the majority of the season at #2 even though he was clearly the best singles player on the team (and made it to the NCAA finals before losing to Johnson). This ended up being a bad strategic move. Tennessee likely wouldn't have lost to UGA in the quarters with Williams playing #1. Oh well.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 7:25 am to Roscoe
I'd be shocked if SC loses. This team is much stronger than the past 3. They won national indoors without much trouble. Only close match all year was a fluke 4-3 loss to UCLA
Posted on 5/11/12 at 7:34 am to usc6158
Only reason why i included UGa is b/c they are hosting the tourney and will be tough to beat at home.
UVA is loaded, but they have been loaded for the last few years and seem to always come up short. Despite holding the #1 spot in the computer rankings for most of the season, Frank has played #3 for the Hoos most of the year. UVA, just like UGA, has struggled mightily most of the season.
USC is the clear favorite simply b/c they will be extremely tough to be beat on the doubles, whereas the other top teams often give up that point, and then Steve Johnson is the most lock down point in the country at the one spot. USC basically starts out 2-0 on every team.
UVA is loaded, but they have been loaded for the last few years and seem to always come up short. Despite holding the #1 spot in the computer rankings for most of the season, Frank has played #3 for the Hoos most of the year. UVA, just like UGA, has struggled mightily most of the season.
USC is the clear favorite simply b/c they will be extremely tough to be beat on the doubles, whereas the other top teams often give up that point, and then Steve Johnson is the most lock down point in the country at the one spot. USC basically starts out 2-0 on every team.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 7:44 am to Roscoe
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UVA, just like UGA, has struggled mightily most of the season.
They've only lost one match. That was to tOSU back in February.
They're ranked #2
Rank Avg School
1 86.90 University of Southern California
2 77.00 University of Virginia
3 76.70 University of Georgia
4 75.11 UCLA
5 73.51 Ohio State University
Posted on 5/11/12 at 7:46 am to Roscoe
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UVA is loaded, but they have been loaded for the last few years and seem to always come up short.
I agree. But I don't see how that has any bearing on this year.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 7:57 am to Roscoe
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and then Steve Johnson is the most lock down point in the country at the one spot. USC basically starts out 2-0 on every team.
Not if Johnson plays a slow grind-it-out 3-setter. UVA could win 4 matches while Johnson is still on the court.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 8:01 am to Roscoe
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USC is the clear favorite
I agree USC is the favorite, btw.
But I would like to see someone else step up and win it this year.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 8:32 am to bobbyray21
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UVA, just like UGA, has struggled mightily most of the season.
They've only lost one match. That was to tOSU back in February.
They're ranked #2
Sorry, I mistyped and didn't complete the sentence. Both UVa and UGa have struggled on the doubles point most of the year. USC has not. Otherwise, UVa has rolled.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 11:04 am to usc6158
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'd be shocked if SC loses. This team is much stronger than the past 3. They won national indoors without much trouble. Only close match all year was a fluke 4-3 loss to UCLA
Indoor finals against OSU was actually a pretty close match...so not sure I would say they won it without much trouble.
For those saying OSU will win it, they have a tough draw with UCLA in quarters followed by USC in semi-finals.
Posted on 5/11/12 at 11:47 am to Roscoe
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Didn't think about googling that?
i thought he had graduated bc he played in the us open
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