3.5 City Chapionships

Time for the final Showdown....
Garland-Huffines-LifeTime-GreenHill-to a lesser extent brookhaven
We blew up the mid season ratings board yesterday, but the time for talk is over now,
Time to see who is the real deal and who is up on some bull.

Round 1
Friday 8pm LB Houston
Garland vs Brookhaven
Huffines vs Greenhill

Round 2
Saturday 11am Brookhaven
Greenhill vs Brookhaven
Huffines vs Lifetime

Round 3
Saturday 3pm Northwoods
Garland vs GreenHill
Lifetime vs Brookhaven

Round 4
Sunday 9am Canyon Creek
Garland vs Lifetime
Brookhaven vs Huffhines

Round 5
Sunday 3pm Brookhaven
Greenhill vs Lifetime
Garland vs Huffhines


By the fifth round it looks like there will still be a lot on the line, especially since there are two spots in the Sectionals up for grabs.
Can Garland and Huffhines make it to the last round undefeated?
Can Greenhill surprise everyone with a friday upset?
Should be fun to see.

Mid Season Ratings are out

Start your appealing......

How do I appeal my rating down? Click here for the official online appeal form. You will be asked to 'register' for a team. Put in your USTA number along with the team number 0000540822 for women or 0000540823 for men. You will get a note that your rating is too high for the team entered and will see the option to appeal your rating. When you do appeal, the system will immediately determine whether you are within the allowable range. If your appeal is granted, it will be automatically and immediately changed. If denied, then your appeal cannot be granted. There is no appeal fee or deadline

4.5 DCC

Here is the DCC schedule along with my predictions for each match.

Saturday at 9 a.m.

Branch v. Feldman
Brookhaven v. Royal Oaks

Very interesting potential singles matchups in both of these. James v. Viktorin, Molina v. Hall, and Andrus v. Sechen (most intriguing) are possibilities. Outside of these matchups, the rest are pretty standard in my opinion.

Branch takes Feldman 4-1 and Royal Oaks takes Brookhaven 3-2. Sechen frustrates Andrus and Brookhaven pulls out a doubles line somewhere.

Sunday at 9 a.m.

Royal Oaks v. Branch
Feldman v. Brookhaven

Branch squeaked by Royal Oaks the last time but Branch has a little more to play for this time and I expect a more dominant win this time. Royal Oaks will have to sweep singles to have a chance. Feldman and Brookhaven should be fairly competitive but the loser of this match will surely be eliminated.

Branch beats Royal Oaks 4-1 with Molina or Andrus getting their first loss of the season.
Feldman over Brookhaven 4-1. I would love to see Viktorin v. Sechen.

Sunday at 1 p.m.

Branch v. Brookhaven
Feldman v. Royal Oaks

The championship will be all but decided by this point in the weekend. Brookhaven doesn't have the depth to compete in the third match of the weekend. Branch should roll through. Feldman and Royal Oaks could also be competitive. Interesting to see which singles players can recover from the morning matches and be successful in the afternoon.

Branch d. Brookhaven 4-1
Feldman d. Royal Oaks 3-2


Final Standings

Branch 3-0
Feldman 2-1
Royal Oaks 1-2
Brookhaven 0-3

Which singles players will go undefeated? Who will win the feature matchups? I'm sad that I probably won't be able to go watch much but hopefully you bloggers will keep us updated with real-time results.

Thoughts?

Denise Terrill Tournament Registration Open

So it is that time of year again when a very solid tournament comes to Dallas. Many of you played last year and I urge you to sign up again for a great tournament with a great cause behind it.

Here is the link to register:
http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=%2074004

Entries Close Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:59 PM (CST)

Here is the link to read more about the charity, sadly as you can read here the young woman whose life had been affected by Neurofibromatosis passed on last month at the age of 33.

http://www.deniseterrillclassics.com/DTC/Denise.html

It does take place on 4.0-5.0 sectional weekend but I know a few teams that were just eliminated and this is a good reason to come out and play some tennis that weekend. (HP/Nguyen, Huffhines/Noel, OC/Smith, Village, Brookhaven and SWAT team)

I hope to see you all out there, Lucky Thunder will be signed up for the 4.0 singles draw hoping to improve upon last years' run to the consolation semifinals. Also looking for a doubles partner, email me if you are interested (deuce court player preferred) but we can work that out if necessary.

4.0 QT Results, Look Ahead to the DCC

I was unable the come up with a picture of this weekend's winners so this is the closest one I could find online. I think you can guess which one looks most like Eddie. The pasty white one does resemble BMO slightly.

Congrats to Lifetime for having a great weekend going undefeated, oops wait I mean going 3-1 and only losing to the SWAT team. It was a very tough tourney with 4 good teams and Brookhaven. Just messing with you Brad. Brookhaven was missing two solid players all weekend and already had a slim roster but put out a strong effort this weekend. The Village scored an upset on Friday night which sent the SWAT team reeling and we never could get back on stride. OC also was hampered by a small roster but came dangerously close to winning the weekend as they lost a very close match to Lifetime on Friday night. I thank all the captains and players for great on and off the court behavior unlike the stories I heard from the 4.5 QT tourney. Trust me I wanted nothing more to win this weekend but I genuinely like the other teams and wish Lifetime well next weekend and beyond.


Speaking of beyond. DCC flights are out:

Red Flight
High Point/Bob
Springpark
Garland

Friday @ 8p (Garland v. Springpark)
Saturday @ 11a (Springpark v. HP)
Saturday @ 3p (HP v. Garland)

This flight is very tough but knowing each team it will be hard for me to pick against the usual favorite of HP/Bob. This team is always good in doubles and now they have some singles players to back it up now so watch out. With that said Springpark and Garland are not overmatched they have solid play at singles and doubles but I just don't see the depth to match up 8 v 8. If I had to pick the 2nd team I would go with Garland just because I think the match up well with Springpark. Garland does have the best draw since they don't have to play a back to back and HP/Bob will not be able to rest singles players with McGowan and Woods playing in the morning match so there might be hope for Durdy Garland.

Blue Flight
TBar M
Lifetime Fitness
Brookhaven

Friday @ 8p (TBar M v. Brookhaven)
Saturday @ 11a (Brookhaven v. Lifetime)
Saturday @ 3p (Lifetime v. TBar M)

I see this flight about the same way with Lifetime being the favorite to win but they do have the disadvantage of playing the doubleheader on Saturday. I just don't see Brookhaven being competitive in this flight. They don't match up well with either team. It should come down to Saturday at 3p with TBar M v. Lifetime. I originally had Lifetime in my mind cruising in this matchup but I am not as confident after some overnight thoughts. I think this match will be very close and if you forced me to pick it I have to pick Lifetime but by the narrowest of margins.

Good luck this weekend.

3.5 QT

3.5 QT Champs
Lifetime Fitness/Kaiser

Undefeated in the QT
(as requested by "Huff-Whines")

Team ____Wins Loses
Lifetime _____4 ____ 0
Fretz _______3 ____ 1
HighPoint ___ 2 ____ 2
Westlake____ 1 _____3
Lakes _______0 _____4
USTA QT Link

2009 Dallas Fall Preseason Adult Team Tournament

This is a one-of-a-kind event that caters to men’s and women’s USTA teams who want to prepare for the 2009 Fall season and have fun, competitive matches in a playoff-like atmosphere. Buffet and beer will be included at the conclusion of the event for all participants!!!

DATE: Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22. Every team will play one match Friday evening and two matches on Saturday, guaranteed!!!

ELIGIBILITY: Any USTA men’s or women’s team that is going to compete in the fall season (of any level) is eligible to sign up for this event. Only players who are officially signed up on your team are allowed to play.

SITES: The main site is Fair Oaks Tennis Center and additional sites include Huffhines Tennis Center and Village Tennis Center.

PARTY: Party for all participants will take place at the Village Tennis Center on Saturday August 22 at approximately 6 p.m. Kegs of beer and a buffet will be available for all players.

FORMAT: Teams will sign up as a team and compete as a team in their appropriate level. Only players signed up on a team’s USTA roster will be eligible to play. Each team must have a minimum of 8 players to compete in 2 singles and 3 doubles matches every round. Each team is guaranteed 3 matches (win or lose) and teams will be divided into even-numbered flights. A USTA official will be provided at each site. All USTA rules apply. Matches will play regular scoring, two sets with a third-set tiebreaker being played in lieu of a third set. Teams will be divided according to their level, although levels could be combined if draws are small, just like any other tournament. Teams will be able to warm-up 30 minutes prior to the match and lineups must be exchanged at least 10 minutes prior to the match start time. Draws will be distributed via e-mail to all captains.

COST: $27.50 per player paid by team captain or team representative. Once the captain determines how many players he/she will have available, he/she will pay for the entire team. Your payment is your entry so, once we receive the check, your team will be entered in the event. There is no limit on the number of players you can have on your roster, but every team must have a minimum of 8 players.

Make checks payable to Rains Tennis Works, Inc. and mail to:

Fair Oaks Tennis Center

7501 Merriman Pkwy

Dallas, TX 75231

This should be a great event and a great opportunity for teams to get prepared for the start of the regular season. This is also a great chance for teams that don’t normally make the playoffs to compete in a team competition.

Contact Corey Noel at 214-670-1495 or fairoakstennis@netzero.com with any questions you may have or to sign your team up.

I will also answer questions about this event here.