All the seeds had 1st round byes but there were some upsets on the opening day. Below were the 4 Universal Tennis upsets, which occur when the difference in rating is more than 1.0, and the 4 biggest upsets per TennisRecruiting.Net based off their ranking system.
UTR Upsets:
Sean Burnette (11.95) def. Oliver Sec (13.47) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Jacob Wareti (11.36) def. Nikolai Parodi (12.55) 7-6(2), 6-3
Ryland McDermott (11.65) def. Payam Ahmadi (12.82) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Alex Ross (12.29) def. Blaine Boyden (13.77) 6-1, 7-5
TR.Net Biggest Upsets - chance of winning in ( ):
Lorenzo Rollhauser (11%) def. Adrian Chamdani 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
Sean Burnette (9%) def. Oliver Sec 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Ryland McDermott (8%) def. Payam Ahmadi 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Jason Kerst (7%) def. Joshua Sheehy 6-2, 6-4
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Friday, July 31, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Time For The Zoo
It's late July/early August so that means it's time for the Zoo as the USTA National Championships get started in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Play gets underway Friday morning at 8am at both Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University.
Here is the Day 1 schedule of play and the tournament's host site which includes all schedules, results, and profiles. If you want to follow the tournament throughout the next week you also need to follow Colette Lewis on Twitter and check out her site, Zoo Tennis.
A few years ago when I was writing for a different site I did a breakdown of the Boys 18 singles draw where I listed each player's hometown, high school graduation class, college commitment/interests, Tennis Recruiting.Net star level, and Universal Tennis Rating. It takes some time but I decided to do it again this year to give everyone, including me, a better understanding of who these guys are and where they are heading.
Here is the Day 1 schedule of play and the tournament's host site which includes all schedules, results, and profiles. If you want to follow the tournament throughout the next week you also need to follow Colette Lewis on Twitter and check out her site, Zoo Tennis.
A few years ago when I was writing for a different site I did a breakdown of the Boys 18 singles draw where I listed each player's hometown, high school graduation class, college commitment/interests, Tennis Recruiting.Net star level, and Universal Tennis Rating. It takes some time but I decided to do it again this year to give everyone, including me, a better understanding of who these guys are and where they are heading.
Monday, July 27, 2015
College on Tour Weekly Recap/Results: 7/20 - 7/26
3 college guys picked up singles titles over the weekend with another 5 making to the finals.
Andre Dome (Cal Poly '13) won his 3rd career Futures title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Matt Reid in the finals of the Canada F5 in Vancouver. All 3 of Dome's titles have come this year with the other 2 being the Mexico F5 and Thailand F2.
Peter Nagy (Texas A&M Corpus Christi '15) won his 1st career Futures title with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Petr Michnev in the finals of the Slovakia F2 in Slovenska Lupca.
Maxime Tabatruong (UCLA '13) won his 2nd career Futures title with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over former teammate Adrien Puget (UCLA '14) in the finals of the France F15 in Troyes. Tabatruong's other title came in 2014 at the Morocco F6.
Andre Dome (Cal Poly '13) won his 3rd career Futures title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Matt Reid in the finals of the Canada F5 in Vancouver. All 3 of Dome's titles have come this year with the other 2 being the Mexico F5 and Thailand F2.
Peter Nagy (Texas A&M Corpus Christi '15) won his 1st career Futures title with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Petr Michnev in the finals of the Slovakia F2 in Slovenska Lupca.
Maxime Tabatruong (UCLA '13) won his 2nd career Futures title with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win over former teammate Adrien Puget (UCLA '14) in the finals of the France F15 in Troyes. Tabatruong's other title came in 2014 at the Morocco F6.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Michael Mmoh defeats Jared Hiltzik in Godfrey F22 Final
The Godfrey USA F22 Future Final was all you could have wanted and more as both Illinois rising senior Jared Hiltzik and 17-year old Michael Mmoh slugged it out point after point for the better part of 3 hours. The match was originally scheduled to start at 10am central but rain in the area pushed the starting time back an hour to 11am. Most of the match was played under cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-70s until rain halted play for about 30 minutes early in the 3rd set. The 30-minute break would be big for Mmoh but we'll get to that in a little bit.
Mmoh, who had won 1 previous Futures title (2014 USA F29/Brownsville), came into the match without having dropped a set all week while Hiltzik, who was making his first appearance in a Futures final, had a pair of matches go the distance. Mmoh came into the final with an ATP ranking of #618 (also an ITF Jr Ranking of #3) while Hiltzik was ranked #704.
Mmoh came out really focused in the first set and was hammering both his forehand and backhand with laser like precision while Hiltzik struggled a bit to keep the ball in play. Hiltzik had more errors in the 1st set than I remember seeing in his whole semifinal match against Clay Thompson.
Mmoh came out really focused in the first set and was hammering both his forehand and backhand with laser like precision while Hiltzik struggled a bit to keep the ball in play. Hiltzik had more errors in the 1st set than I remember seeing in his whole semifinal match against Clay Thompson.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Best Teams Not To Win A Natty In The Last 10 Years: 2008 Virginia Cavaliers
If you asked the legion of Virginia fans on The Sabre to name the best Virginia team ever, I think many wouldn't name either of the recent National Championship teams but instead would go with the feature of this post - the 2008 Virginia Cavaliers.
The 2008 team, in my opinion, had the most talent 1 through 6 of any team they've ever fielded; I mean when your #6 guy goes on to win 14 titles (and counting) on the Future circuit (7 singles/7 doubles) you know you had some quality depth. The starting 6 from the 2008 team has won 28 singles and 70 doubles titles at the pro level which is a pretty staggering number. The only college teams that could rival that number would be some of the Stanford teams with the Bryan Brothers in the late 90s.
The 2008 team, in my opinion, had the most talent 1 through 6 of any team they've ever fielded; I mean when your #6 guy goes on to win 14 titles (and counting) on the Future circuit (7 singles/7 doubles) you know you had some quality depth. The starting 6 from the 2008 team has won 28 singles and 70 doubles titles at the pro level which is a pretty staggering number. The only college teams that could rival that number would be some of the Stanford teams with the Bryan Brothers in the late 90s.
Sunday, July 19, 2015
College on Tour Weekly Recap/Results 7/13 - 7/19
4 guys made finals this week and 2 brought home the gold as Rajeev Ram (Illinois '03) and Georgi Rumenov Payakov (Armstrong State '13) were the 2 to get it done.
Rajeev Ram (Illinois '03) won his 2nd career ATP title in Newport by defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-6 in the 3rd. Ram's other career ATP title also came in Newport back in 2009. Ram has also won 7 Challenger and 2 Futures in his accomplished career.
Georgi Rumenov Payakov (Armstrong State '13) won his 3rd career Futures title by knocking off recent Texas grad Soren Hess-Olesen 6-3 in the 3rd in the finals of the Portugal F9. All 3 of Rumenov Payakov's titles have come this year in Portugal with the other 2 being the F5 and F6.
Rajeev Ram (Illinois '03) won his 2nd career ATP title in Newport by defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-6 in the 3rd. Ram's other career ATP title also came in Newport back in 2009. Ram has also won 7 Challenger and 2 Futures in his accomplished career.
Georgi Rumenov Payakov (Armstrong State '13) won his 3rd career Futures title by knocking off recent Texas grad Soren Hess-Olesen 6-3 in the 3rd in the finals of the Portugal F9. All 3 of Rumenov Payakov's titles have come this year in Portugal with the other 2 being the F5 and F6.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Davis Cup
Lots of current and former college guys representing their country in Davis Cup action this weekend. Note: The year listed after the school name is the last year they played at that school - doesn't necessarily mean they graduated.
Davis Cup World Group Scoreboard and Groups 1 and 2 Scoreboard
World Group Quartefinals:
Great Britain def. France 3-1 - Dominic Inglot (Virginia '09) is on GBR but didn't play.
Australia def. Kazakhstan 3-2 - Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State '10) represented KAZ
Davis Cup World Group Scoreboard and Groups 1 and 2 Scoreboard
World Group Quartefinals:
Australia def. Kazakhstan 3-2 - Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State '10) represented KAZ
- #115 Aleksandr Nedovyesov def. #41 Nick Kyrgios 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-4 - KAZ 2-0
- Lleyton Hewitt/Sam Groth def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov/Andrey Golubev 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 - KAZ 2-1
- #279 Lleyton Hewitt def. #115 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 - AUS 3-2
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
World University Games - Gwangju, Korea
A few guys that played in college in the US played over in Korea in the World University Games. Below are the singles results with full draws for both singles and doubles further down.
The big highlight was the doubles team of Joe Salisbury (Memphis '14) and Darren Walsh (SMU '11) winning the doubles title by defeating the #1 seed Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Yin Peng (TPE) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8)
1st Round
Raphael Hemmeler (SUI-Duke '15) def. Roman Trkulja (CAN-Penn State Sr) 6-3, 6-3
Julio Cesar Vasquez (MEX) def. Austin Rapp (USC-UCLA Soph) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3)
The big highlight was the doubles team of Joe Salisbury (Memphis '14) and Darren Walsh (SMU '11) winning the doubles title by defeating the #1 seed Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Yin Peng (TPE) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8)
1st Round
Raphael Hemmeler (SUI-Duke '15) def. Roman Trkulja (CAN-Penn State Sr) 6-3, 6-3
Julio Cesar Vasquez (MEX) def. Austin Rapp (USC-UCLA Soph) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3)
Monday, July 13, 2015
3 REASONS YOU CAN’T MISS THE US OPEN
The 2015 US
Open is around the corner, and one thing is certain – it’s a can’t-miss
experience for both diehard and casual fans alike. Grab your tickets now – they
are going fast.
These are the top 3 reasons
that you can’t miss out on the 2015 US Open.
- The tennis is electrifying.
- Have you ever seen Serena, Roger or Rafa play, their talent and shot-making on full display? Now, imagine seeing them live and in person. There’s nothing like it. It’s exciting, it’s intense – and it’s impossible to fully appreciate through a television set.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
College on Tour Weekly Recap/Results 7/6- 7/12
Normally I just highlight singles results but I had to give a shout out to Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA '02) on winning the Wimbledon Men's Doubles Championship as he and partner Horia Tecau defeated John Peers (Baylor '11) and Jamie Murray 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 in the finals. It was Rojer's 39th career professional doubles title but his 1st grand slam.
Somdev Devvarman (Virginia '08) won his 2nd Challenger title this year and 9th career pro title (5 Challenger/4 Futures) with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) win over #229 Daniel Nguyen in the finals of the Winnetka, Illinois Challenger. Devvarman led 7-5, 4-0 before dropping 9 of the next 10 games to go down 3-1 in the 3rd but he rallied to win in a match that was delayed 5 times by rain and didn't finish until 1:30am. Devarrman picks up 80 points for the win and wasn't defending any.
Sebastian Fanselow (Pepperdine '13) won his first title this year and 2nd in his career (2012 Germany F9) by defeating #485 Duje Kekez 6-4, 6-2 in the finals of the Saarlouis, Germany F6 Future. Fanselow picks up 18 points for the win and wasn't defending any.
Somdev Devvarman (Virginia '08) won his 2nd Challenger title this year and 9th career pro title (5 Challenger/4 Futures) with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) win over #229 Daniel Nguyen in the finals of the Winnetka, Illinois Challenger. Devvarman led 7-5, 4-0 before dropping 9 of the next 10 games to go down 3-1 in the 3rd but he rallied to win in a match that was delayed 5 times by rain and didn't finish until 1:30am. Devarrman picks up 80 points for the win and wasn't defending any.
Sebastian Fanselow (Pepperdine '13) won his first title this year and 2nd in his career (2012 Germany F9) by defeating #485 Duje Kekez 6-4, 6-2 in the finals of the Saarlouis, Germany F6 Future. Fanselow picks up 18 points for the win and wasn't defending any.
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Pan Am Games - Toronto
Plenty of college guys in action at the Pan Am Games in Toronto with tennis being played at the Aviva Centre which is where the Rogers Cup (ATP Master Series) is played every other year.
Singles Draw
Live Scoring
Singles Draw
Live Scoring
2nd Round Results
Philip Bester (CAN) def. Gonzales Austin (USA-Vanderbilt '15) 6-4, 6-4
Gonzalo Escobar (ECU-Texas Tech '12) def. William Dorantes (CUB) 6-2, 6-0
Dennis Novikov (USA-UCLA '13) def. Orlando Luz (BRA) 6-1, 7-6
Emilio Gomez (ECU-USC '13) def. Rodrigo Senattore 6-3, 6-2
Eduardo Struvay (COL) def. Yannik James (GRN-Denver Jr) 7-5, 6-2
Brayden Schnur (CAN-UNC Jr) def. Darian King (BAR) 6-2, 6-4
Hugo Dellien (BOL) def. Wilfredo Gonzalez (GUA-Miami '15) 7-6, 0-6, 6-1
Diego Galeano (PAR-Baylor '15) def. Marcelo Arevalo (ESA-Tulsa '11) 7-5, 6-3
Ricardo Rodriguez Pace (VEN) def. Jean-Yves Aubone (USA-Florida St '10) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Nicolas Barrientos (COL) def. Julian Saborio (CRC-LSU Commit) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Roberto Cid (DOM-South Florida Sr) def. Peter Polansky (CAN) 6-2, 7-5
Friday, July 10, 2015
Weekly News
Several guys with college ties are playing in the Pan Am Games this week in Toronto. 1st round action got underway today with Brayden Schnur (UNC Rising Jr), Yannik James (Denver Rising Jr), Roberto Cid (South Florida Rising Sr), Gonzales Austin (Vanderbilt '15), Diego Galeano (Baylor '15), Wilfredo Gonzalez (Miami '15), Jean-Yves Aubone (Florida State '10), and incoming LSU recruit Julian Saborio all winning their opening round matches. Gonzalo Escobar (Texas Tech '12), Emilio Gomez (USC '13), Dennis Novikov (UCLA '13), and Marcelo Arevalo (Tulsa '11) each got 1st round byes. For full draws click on this link.
The Brampton Guardian had an article about Brayden Schnur and mentioned that Schnur is going to use the summer to determine whether he'll be back at UNC for his junior year or whether he'll go pro - but it does say as of this minute that he plans on coming back to UNC.
We are guaranteed to have a former college player crowned as Wimbledon Men's Doubles Champ as John Peers (Baylor '11) and Jamie Murray will meet the #4 seeds Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA '02) and Horia Tecau in the finals on Saturday afternoon following the women's singles finals. Follow more background on Peers and Rojer check out this nice piece written by Dominic Tinodi of the SmartAthlete.
The Brampton Guardian had an article about Brayden Schnur and mentioned that Schnur is going to use the summer to determine whether he'll be back at UNC for his junior year or whether he'll go pro - but it does say as of this minute that he plans on coming back to UNC.
We are guaranteed to have a former college player crowned as Wimbledon Men's Doubles Champ as John Peers (Baylor '11) and Jamie Murray will meet the #4 seeds Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA '02) and Horia Tecau in the finals on Saturday afternoon following the women's singles finals. Follow more background on Peers and Rojer check out this nice piece written by Dominic Tinodi of the SmartAthlete.
Sunday, July 5, 2015
College on Tour Weekly Recap/Results 6/29- 7/5
Another nice week on the tour with 4 former college guys picking up Futures titles and 4 coming up just short by losing in the finals. Below are the guys that made it to at least the semis last week and further down below are all the results from this past week.
Marek Michalicka (Wisconsin '11) picked up Futures title #10 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maximilian Neuchrist in the finals of the Czech Republic F5. It was Michalicka's 2nd title in 4 finals appearances this year.
Tucker Vorster (Ole Miss '11) improved to 3-1 in Futures finals this year after knocking off Evan King (Michigan '13) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the finals of the Zimbabwe F3. It was title #4 for Vorster who now has a 4-4 record in finals.
Sanam Singh (Virginia '11) picked up his 1st Futures title since Calabasas in 2013 with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Mitchell Krueger in the finals of the Wichita USA F21. Singh now has 7 career titles with 5 coming in India in 2012.
Emilio Gomez (USC '13) won a Futures title for the 2nd consecutive week after defeating Ohio State sophomore Mikael Torpegaard 6-4, 6-4 in the finals of the Pittsburgh USA F20. It was Gomez's 3rd Futures title of the year and 7th of his career.
Marek Michalicka (Wisconsin '11) picked up Futures title #10 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maximilian Neuchrist in the finals of the Czech Republic F5. It was Michalicka's 2nd title in 4 finals appearances this year.
Tucker Vorster (Ole Miss '11) improved to 3-1 in Futures finals this year after knocking off Evan King (Michigan '13) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the finals of the Zimbabwe F3. It was title #4 for Vorster who now has a 4-4 record in finals.
Sanam Singh (Virginia '11) picked up his 1st Futures title since Calabasas in 2013 with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Mitchell Krueger in the finals of the Wichita USA F21. Singh now has 7 career titles with 5 coming in India in 2012.
Emilio Gomez (USC '13) won a Futures title for the 2nd consecutive week after defeating Ohio State sophomore Mikael Torpegaard 6-4, 6-4 in the finals of the Pittsburgh USA F20. It was Gomez's 3rd Futures title of the year and 7th of his career.