Fall Mid-Season
Contenders
Not a lot has been resolved in 4.5 to this point in the
season. It still looks like some of the biggest
matches will be at the end. The key for
now is to not stumble before the big one so you maintain a little breathing
room for playoff qualifications.
Flight A – Greenhill Red/Rossouw and Lakes/Way have
distanced themselves from the crowd and are just waiting for their season end
match up.
Flight B – Three horse race with Greenhill Blue/Rossouw, Brookhaven/Harllee
and Oak Creek/Loose-Herget in the running.
It will be Greenhill and Brookhaven in the playoffs with the seeding
determined when they play the last week of the season.
Flight C – This flight has been a bit of a mystery. Village/Warren starts out 1-2, then beats
previously undefeated JCC/Reiman. If
Greenhill/Tucker can get past Huffines and Collin College they can squeeze
Village out of the playoffs. JCC will
rebound and still win this flight.
It looks like the 4.0 flights took an opportunity to bunch
up a little closer before we start the second half of the fall with a couple of
previously undefeated teams falling. Should
make for some interesting finishing runs.
Flight A – One loss Brookhaven/Tarangioli got a close win
over previously undefeated Canyon Creek/McHugh leaving the two of them and McKinney/Parish
all with one loss. I still like Canyon Creek and Brookhaven to advance.
Flight B – Probably the best flight with Garland/Sisk,
Brookhaven/Bartlett and Fretz/Noel all still undefeated. This flight had the MOW but the Garland v
Fretz scores haven’t posted yet. All
three have good top 8 lineups but I’d say Fretz lacks quality depth so I’m
going with the other two to advance.
Flight C – Huffines remains undefeated with McKinney and
Stonebriar still in hot pursuit.
Huffines has already beaten McKinney so they have a little cushion to
work with. I like Huffines and McKinney
to advance.Flight D – Previously undefeated Fretz/Jayaram lost. Huffines/McIntosh remains undefeated. There are two other one loss teams but I still like these two to advance.
Mixed Sectionals
Congrats to the 9.0 and 7.0 teams out of Dallas that won
sectionals last weekend. This has been a
good year for Dallas mixed with 9.0 and 7.0 teams having won 18s and 40s. We may have come up a little short in 8.0
this year but I have a feeling we might be a little better next year. Goswami/Brookhaven had a tight 2-1 win over
Houston in the finals, with Christian/Ware taking a third set tie breaker for the
deciding win. McKinney/Muniz took the
7.0 level with the team of Salinas/Botero also taking a third set tie breaker
for the 2-1 win. Good luck to both at
nationals.
Can't believe Dallas has been reduced to a Mixed City. Have we really fallen this far? What if Houston/San Antonio/Austin decide to take mixed serious? We will get completely shut out.
ReplyDeleteGet your spring team number and take them to Nationals. At 4.0/4.5/5.0 it's not that easy.
DeleteGet your spring team number and take them t Sectionals. At 4.0/4.5/5.0 it's not that easy.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the men's 3.5 review?
ReplyDeleteI realize this has been a recurring question but I don't really know any of the 3.5s so it's difficult to provide any analysis or meaningful insights. I'm passable at 9.0 and 8.0 mixed only because I know a lot of the guys. I have had a couple of very helpful 4.0 volunteers soayje someone will educate me on 3.5 one day.
DeleteI volunteer to help review the 3.5 men. Should have a completed review to you by the end of the week.
DeleteHouston/San Antonio/Austin did try at mixed. They got beat. Dallas ladies are better. The men are close. The main difference is the other city's put together super teams. We have 3 or 4 solid teams instead of 1 bad ass team. We have to many ego's to put together a super team.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. The two best Houston teams can't stand each other, would never join together, and still beat us.
DeleteNot true, the national break up rule is the biggest hurdle. Alan has put Dallas on the mixed map in recent years but USTA got together and wanted to give other teams a chance. Rumor is there will be no more bringing back only 3 people from a national team.
ReplyDeleteWe're talking about men's tennis
DeleteRumor? The new rule has been out for a while. Could just read it
DeleteWhy are we talking about Alan. Muniz and Goswami won. Alan won nothing this year.
DeleteThanks for your input Reuben. Also, if you've ever been called a tanker on here, it was Reuben doing it
DeleteIt is spelled Rueben. This is my first comment on this thread. I will admit to previously commenting on self-rates, but not tankers. Not sure why the previous posted wants to comment on me.
Delete- Rueben
Spell my name, spell my name. Isn't thar a Beyoncé song? No wonder he captains mixed.
DeletePut Beyonce on the court and I will play mixed.
DeleteI'm just saying, if your going to talk about me, get my name right.
Delete"I don't know your name, but you know mine!" -Dez
DeleteHuge matchup this week in 4.5 Rissouw VS Sisk. Can't wait to see fireworks for that!!!
ReplyDeleteHouston will dominate us every year. Too many chiefs and not enuff Indians. Our 3.0's can beat theirs though
ReplyDeleteWatch for Sisk 4.5 team. They've been flying under the radar waiting for just this moment.
ReplyDeleteSisk is toast, his 4.5 boys are weak.
ReplyDeleteGTC dominance is back
DeleteSIsk 4.5 teams are not very good
ReplyDeleteHis combo team isn't bad though
DeleteThat's a laugh. Rueben has told me he posts negatively about team mates because he's mad at them and thinks it's funnny. Can dish it out but can't take it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's why he has so much trouble finding teams to play on?
DeleteI can take it just fine, if it is true. Not sure what teammate I would have an issue with? The teams I have played on have been relatively successful. Why would I be mad at a teammate?
DeleteI have played on many good teams the past two years. I haven't had trouble finding teams to play on.
- Rueben
Sorry but too many people knoe the truth at this point
DeleteLet's hear from anyone but the bitter anon and Rueben. I have never had an issue with Rueben over the many years he was captain at Stonebridge.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know him but I have been warned about him. Seemed like a nice guy when I met him though.
DeleteRueben is a pretty good guy. Any guesses who the bitter anon could be?
DeleteHe does think it's funny to piss people off. Could be a lot of people.
DeleteBitter anon, again? My guess is it someone who got beat and can't stand it.
DeleteThat would be a short list
Delete"I don't know your name, but you know mine!" -Dez
DeleteMy guess would be whoever came in second at cities. Probably thinks their team should be going to nats.
DeleteIt's mixed. No one cares.
DeleteExactly. Get over it and move on. Seems like a petty loser.
DeleteI wish good luck to any Dallas team that makes it nationals.
GTC will be back in 2015. Get ready!
ReplyDeleteNope, GTC is done, all their players are fleeing to mixed teams. And I heard the city counsel is considering bull dozing the place to make way for a new Fiesta Mart Supermarket. You can't stop progress.
DeleteThat's Supermercado to you
DeleteKelly is playing combo sectionals this weekend. Any over under wagers on how many losses he has?
ReplyDeleteI see Sisk only has two flight play matches. Can they even play everybody?
DeleteAustin couldn't afford all the T shirts so they had to cut one match
DeleteMy wager is he goes undefeated if they need his wins, loses if they don't.
DeleteHouston swept doubles to win their first match at 4.0 nationals 3-2
ReplyDeleteSwept Hawaii. Should advance to semis.
DeleteIn semis but singles look shaky
DeleteBoth singles lost and the team lost 3-2 to SiCal. Still a great run.
DeleteCan't rely on sweeping doubles.
DeleteTL shoes Sisk and Co lost to Wichita Falls. Didn't see that coming.
ReplyDeleteGreat!! I just hope Kelly lost his matches. To have Sisk team AND Kelly lose would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteHe lost the one that mattered
DeleteSisk still can't get that title. Lol
ReplyDeleteBtw, why did the Swction have a flight of 3 teams (2matches) and then a flight of 6 teams (5 matches). Why so lopsided? Makes no sense.
Sweet!!! I knew Wichita falls was solid. Just proves he can't carry a 4.0. Who beat him?
ReplyDeleteNot sure, scores aren't posted. WF had some unbeatable team that prolly who it was.
ReplyDeleteFreeman's 4.0 team finished second at nationals. Great year.
ReplyDeleteEd Gardner team won 7.5 combo sectionals. Congrats, beat Houston in the final.
ReplyDeleteLet's move ahead the next few posts...
1) Combo sore loser sarcastically thanks Ed for posting this comment
2) Ed says it wasn't me, I was in Austin
3) Sore loser make a few consecutive posts acting as different people and says Ed has ringers from High Point, Ed didn't play when it mattered, Ed shouldn't have won Dallas...
4) Ed says thanks for the attention, I'm having a few beers and celebrating with my team and signing our banner - how's your day going...
---end of string of posts----
No one will accuse you of having ringers. Looks like a good team effort.
DeleteYou forgot, no one cares about 7.5
DeleteSeriously i think the board is only interesting with 4.5 or 5.0 talk the rest is begginers bickering
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