I am always amused that for a game nobody likes (including me), it gets more attention than any other topic. Also, since we are winding down and there is little else in the line of news to discuss until playoffs, I decided to make a little (and I mean a little) research into how our boys and girls (older boys and girls) will do on the first real quest for nationals for 2015. I opted to ask the WOPR who would win this weekend and this is what I got...
9.0 We are represented by a Fretz/Lallier team. Looking at the roster, the best player is Justin Huffman. He is a consistent producer and a tough matchup for anyone. At 40+, he has as good of a serve as you will find. His issue is not him on the court but he has a 5.0 rating. That means he gets to play with a 4.0 woman. Looking at the results, his 4.0 women are not the kind that are about to get moved to 4.5. The other 5.0s are Blake Whitaker and Marc Resteiner. Both are good players but they too must play with a 4o woman. Their best hope lies with a 4.5/4.5 combination. Williams, Laselle & Ramos are all good 4.5s but not the very top. I hate to say it but I am not sold on this team getting out of sectionals. Their competition is Austin, Houston, NOHO and Fort Worth. All are known to be pretty good. It will be tough but 40s is not quite the same. I hope I am wrong but see them finishing in the middle of the pack.
8.0 We are represented by the always formidable Springpark/Abbruzzese squad. I believe they are our best chance to win sectionals. Alan's 3.5 women are usually better than manyof the other team's 4.0 women. They are helped a lot that their 4.5 men of Eugene Davis and Voldemort Kelly are better than anyone else's 4.5 men. Donnie Pollard is right there with them. Alan is sitting proudly with his 4.0 rating means he gets to play with women better than his usual opponent. Their team is probably too much for anyone else. I'm not seeing where other teams can get two lines.
7.0 We are represented by another Springpark/Abbruzzese squad. This team appears to be a contender but not as stacked as Alan's 8.0 team. They have Zackary, Clark ad Pearson as 4.0 men. Similar to Alan, Wiley is sitting with a 3.5 rating so he gets to play with a better woman. Their 3.5 women probably won't be as strong as the 8.0 or Alan would be playing them at 8.0. Regardless, you don't beat everyone easily unless you have some players. I'm not as convinced but they should be competitive with anyone.
6.0 We are represented by Greenhill/Alzuro. To be honest, I didn't even know there was a 6.0 team until today. There aren't a lot of teams and I don't know anything about this team so I am going to pick them to win sectionals. I could try and analyze it but I've never heard anything about them.
I'm really hoping we go 4 for 4 and make a statement. I don't think we get shutout but going 4 for 4 is asking a lot. Good luck to all of you.
Our 9.0 team has a better chance than you think.
ReplyDeleteJust be glad Alan's 8.0 not playing 9.0. Not sure the Fretz 9.0 team would beat the SP 8.0 team.
Delete9.0 fretz has a slight shot but would have to have a whole lot of luck to even get to Sunday.
DeleteARE YOU KIDDING ME?? MIXED BLOGS NOW??? amazing what crap SP has done to this city with their mixed domination. I would have thought hell would freeze over before I have seen so much mixed attention. And why on earth feed the ego of Kelley by calling him "'Valdemort", "he not to be named", etc... I even saw one post that referred to Kelley as the "Stanimal" (referring to Stan Wawrinka) because Kelley has worked on coming over his backhand. That is throwing gas on an already burning fire. Seems everyone says mixed is a joke but SP steals the headlines and blog openings week after week after week. Absolutely unbelievable. Alan A should run for president because his ability to market a product is better that anyone in Texas tennis, period. He has taken a small club and made country clubs look like day cares. wow.
DeleteMaybe true on all you say but a lot of talk on a couple hour old thread.
DeleteGo 7.0 Spring Park.......
ReplyDelete7.0 is a waste of time.
DeleteBut 6.0 matters!!!
DeleteZackery is a racist!
ReplyDeleteZackery the Man!! team player!!!
ReplyDeleteI just noticed that Tiny Le has some guys with 5.0 ratings on his roster.
ReplyDeleteDq'd
ReplyDeleteMore to come!!!
ReplyDeleteWho got the boot?
ReplyDeleteVoldemort mostly tries in city leagues. When he gets to sectionals and nationals he will be a handful for anyone to beat, period.
ReplyDeleteAguilars moved to 4.0 and looks like everyone else safe. I think Tony wins addition by subtraction rule here.
ReplyDeleteSurprised no punishment for Tony here
DeleteHeard it is still in the works.
DeleteCarlos Aguilar moved to a 5.0 (from a 3.5)
ReplyDeleteRyan McClanahan moved to a 5.0 (from a 3.5)
Jorge Aguilar moved to a 4.0 (from a 3.5) - should have been 4.5
Now Tony's team is just a bunch of 4.5 tankers - Sectionals will be a good fight between him and Freeman
Jorge evidently played Tennis on Campus but did not play in the playoffs so that's a 4.0 rating on the chart. With these two losses it looks like it should be Freeman as the favorite again.
DeleteNow lets look at Tony's team:
ReplyDeleteTony Le - 4.0 - maybe a 4.5 but 4.0 is nothing too crazy
Shawn Acaria - 4.0 - right rating
Owen Wilson - 4.0 - should be a 4.5 - tanked extra in spring (0-5)
Ryan DelaPaz - 4.0 - should be a 4.5
Tim Newman - 4.0 - right rating
Andrew Alarid - 4.0 - should be a 4.5
Victor Tran - 4.0 - should be a 4.5
Mo Mahmoud - 3.5 -
Doug Voss - 4.0 - right rating
Ryan McClahan - DQ
Stephen Bennett - 4.0 - ok
Carlos Aguilar - DQ
Jorge Aguilar - 4.0 - should be a 4.5
I think if you asked Tony he would be happy to really only lose two ringers. He is still WAY ahead of the game.
ReplyDeleteFreeman should send a bouquet of roses to Zacry for the dq's.
ReplyDeleteTodd lets Freeman do anything! This is BS! They were computer rated!
DeleteCant be zackry he not a caption.. you have to be a caption to file Grievance...
DeleteWe know it's you posting mike z. You initiated the grievance
DeleteWhat a great day for tennis. Le's tanker are Dq'd and Springpark 8.0 gets beat. All is right in the tennis world.
ReplyDeleteWho beat SP?
DeleteAlan used his 40+ players for a warm-up before sectionals and it cost them. Choked 2 super tie-breaks.
DeleteKelley can play his age level but not with the younger crowds. I love it!!! Go have a seat moron, new sheriff and new team in town!
DeleteKelly actually won easily, his 3.5 partner was the difference.
DeleteSpring Park will win City playoff!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know Mike k that well but funny some of the posters make comments about him and how glad to see he lost when he won his match. Pretty pathetic when a poster doesn't even know what happened but jump on the hate SP bandwagon and are totally clueless. Sad really.
ReplyDeleteWho cares if Kwlley Tankermort won? He could have not shown up and it wouldn't have mattered.
ReplyDeleteGREENHILL 2
TANKPARK 1
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
Murray, redo your opening blog. SP not going to win sectionals at San Antonio. Confidence shattered and now just a has been team. The run is over. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow... Like I've done before with the blog. I'll answer each person.
ReplyDeleteFirst, give credit to Greenhill. They have a solid team. They won. We didn't choke. They won. If you look at all my post this year, I said this is the toughest 8.0 league we have had in years. I don't think that team will finish the season undefeated. We will see them again in playoffs and if they beat us again, I will congratulate them and wish them well at sectionals.
Second, Mike won 3-1. He didn't get his ass kicked. I know it doesn't matter because the team lost, but he won.
"Confidence shattered" REALLY? We are all fine. It was a Tuesday practice match. We've been beat before. When we won in 2010, we were best twice that year. It's really no big deal. We will still try our best at sectionals. And if we get beat, we get beat. Again, we've been beaten before.
Finally, one tiny shot at Greenhill spectators. Which they had a few. Well more like spectator. My initials are AA. Maybe you should look up what else that stands for. You may need it getting that drunk on a Tuesday night and acting like a total bitch. I won't name names, but when your own team wins and then apologizes for your actions, you may need professional help.
And again congratulations to Greenhill. They played great and there was no issues on the court. But, don't sit back and enjoy it to long. It's a tough and long season. We will be ready for round 2 at Briokhaven.
AA
And addiction is a disease, get some professional help.
And please post some names. I I like to know who I'm talking to.
Look at Alan come to board and let everyone know he is "OK", but then go on and whine about some spectator. Classic little bitch move.
DeleteKeep on tankin' Alan...it fits.
Greenhill had the same problem at men's 40s cities. Don't know if it was the same guy but at 40s cities Greenhill had a non-playing spectator who was drunk, heckling during points and cussed some players as they came off the courts. Their captain apologized several times after it was all done but no one said anything to the drunk during the match. Pretty embarrassing.
DeleteI'm so sorry. I just found out that the person I referred to as an alcoholic was not drinking. I guess that's just her personality. I
DeleteAgain, I am so sorry.
Greenhill taking two third set tie breakers is the impressive part
DeleteBeating Gene Davis is impressive.
DeleteImpressive win by Greenhill, but it won't matter. Davidson will be playing at cities and he's even better than Kelly.
ReplyDeleteAA is out of line with a personal attack of that nature against a spectator, though. Many Dallas players dislike SP due to their constant tanking, this just adds fuel to the fire.
alan is totally spot on. Total lack of class on part of Greenhill spectators. Oh well, when you mix alcohol and luck anything can happen. Oh, and Sam Hyunh does not tank? You people are clueless. Go look at his history. He loses to Bob Simabut 0 and 1? Huynh is a bigger tanker than even Kelley is and that is saying something.
ReplyDeleteIf I really wanted to add fuel to the fire, audit told you who it was. It wasn't just a spectator. It was somebody on their team.
ReplyDeleteName names!!! What's the big dead?
ReplyDeleteJames Ashby beats Mike Kelly in a 4.5 match Sunday??? Give me a break! Nice win by P. Teterude at line one singles over a 1-5 record 4.0 B. Williams. Keep up the great leadership Sisk!
ReplyDeleteDon't tell Teterdude his win is hollow. You will seriously ruin his day.
DeleteWho hasn't best Kelley in men's? He only plays mixed to beat up on girls. He can't just hit women in men's so he loses.
DeleteIt's ok to tell Teterud. He won't believe you.
DeleteYou are right , kelley sux. he should be a 4.0.lol. he has won more than anyone of you could dream about. He must be doing something right as he just keeps winning. When you win you are hated. Btw, Ashby played a great match. He is a friend of mine so don't take anything away from him. That was a huge win.
ReplyDeleteAgree with above. He just keeps on winning even after teams add a player at the last minute thinking they will do the job. Don't like kelley but the guy is pure clutch. I hate him when I play him but would love to have him on my side. If you are gonna complain go look at Sam Hyung results. Following in the steps of his mentor and sidekick.
DeleteAnalysis of Tony Le's 7.0 Team (guys):
ReplyDeleteJorge Aguilar – 3.5 – is probably a 5.0 player but at the worst a top level 4.5 player – see history below
Tournament history from 2014 in Open division:
- Cotton Bowl singles – won 1 match and lost 2nd round match
- Cotton bowl doubles – lost opening match – pleayed with Jean Nguyen
- Charlie Weaver – lost opening match; won one and lost one in consolation rounds
- Looks to have played Boys 18s tournament in 2009;
League history from 2014:
- Played on Oak Creek/Erbe 4.0 division – Played 4 doubles matches with Carlos Aguilar – Lost all 4 matches – scores were 6-4,6-4; 6-1,6-4; 6-0, 6-2; 6-2, 6-1;
Carlos Aguilar – 3.5 –Now Carlos is not on the team but most likely he will join – he is definitely a 5.0 player – is currently the #2 ranked player in Men’s Open Doubles – see history below
Looks to have played Boys 18s tournaments in 2010;
Tournament history from 2014 in Open division:
- Charlie Weaver – Open Doubles – Won the Doubles title with Ferny Avila
- Played in Poke-Jos Top 8 Mens Open Doubles – won 1 match – no other matches played
- Cotton Bowl – Open Doubles – won 2 matches lost 1 match – played with Ferny Avila
- Charlie Weaver –Open Singles - won 1st round match and lost in 2nd rd
League history from 2014 – losses I mentioned above and singles loss 6-2,6-2;
Ryan McClanahan - 3.5 - it looks like he might have played for something called Tennis on Campus while he was in college at OU. So must be a younger guy. His team seemed to be good and they seemed to have gone far in USTA competition. For him to be playing USTA recreational tennis while he was at OU, he must have played in high school and was probably pretty good. He probably wanted to keep playing competitively. He is most likely a mid-level 4.5 player
Victor Tran – 4.0 – is probably a good 4.5 player
Tony Le - 4.0 - probably 4.5
Mo Mahmoud - 3.5 - lots of 6-0,6-1,6-2 defeats in 4.0 in the fall - however regained form this year - its a miracle; probably a 4.0
Thanh Tran - 3.0 - this is a straight up joke - Thanh won Brookhaven Mixed 4.0 doubles (4 matches); he is most likely a 4.0
James peter burger – 3.5 – was not able to find much on burger – plays mostly 3.5 and mixed – has a lot of wins but nothing out of the ordinary –probably a top 3.5 player
Chuck Lee – 3.0 – was not able to find much – he played in one match at #3 line and won – anytime a guy is self-rate 3.0, we can call bullshit on that – let us be conservative and call him a 3.5 player
Jose Aguilar – 3.5 – not much history on Jose
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Hey Copypaste. Get some new material.
DeleteToo funny. These guys already got dq'd and its the same cut and paste schtick. This is another reason why this blog should be shut down. It would make everyone's life easier.
DeleteTrue, at least update your complaint. Even better, try putting a space between the names. Nobody reads it because it is too hard to read.
DeleteThere you go:
DeleteJorge Aguilar – 3.5 – is probably a 5.0 player but at the worst a top level 4.5 player – see history below - UPDATE - now rated 4.0
Tournament history from 2014 in Open division:
- Cotton Bowl singles – won 1 match and lost 2nd round match
- Cotton bowl doubles – lost opening match – pleayed with Jean Nguyen
- Charlie Weaver – lost opening match; won one and lost one in consolation rounds
- Looks to have played Boys 18s tournament in 2009;
League history from 2014:
- Played on Oak Creek/Erbe 4.0 division – Played 4 doubles matches with Carlos Aguilar – Lost all 4 matches – scores were 6-4,6-4; 6-1,6-4; 6-0, 6-2; 6-2, 6-1;
Carlos Aguilar – 3.5 – Now Carlos is not on the team but most likely he will join – he is definitely a 5.0 player – UPDATE - rated 5.0 now
Ryan McClanahan - 3.5 - UPDATE - rated 5.0
Victor Tran – 4.0 – is probably a good 4.5 player
Tony Le - 4.0 - probably 4.5
Mo Mahmoud - 3.5 - lots of 6-0,6-1,6-2 defeats in 4.0 in the fall - however regained form this year - its a miracle; probably a 4.0
Thanh Tran - 3.0 - this is a straight up joke - Thanh won Brookhaven Mixed 4.0 doubles (4 matches); he is most likely a 4.0
James peter burger – 3.5 – was not able to find much on burger – plays mostly 3.5 and mixed – has a lot of wins but nothing out of the ordinary –probably a top 3.5 player
Chuck Lee – 3.0 – was not able to find much – he played in one match at #3 line and won – anytime a guy is self-rate 3.0, we can call bullshit on that – let us be conservative and call him a 3.5 player
Jose Aguilar – 3.5 – not much history on Jose
Thanks for repeating what everyone already knows (again). You get a cookie.
DeleteWe shall call you Sir Whinesalot, King of Copypaste. Hail to The King.
Good call whoever suggested the spacing, it is much more legible.
I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone who has expressed their support and well wishes for my back surgery this week. The procedure to address the ruptured disks went well and should be a 3 - 4 month recovery. The nerve damage to my left leg will take 12 - 24 months to recover, if the nerves can heal themselves. Just have to wait and see how it goes. Good luck to my friends and team mates at over 40s sectionals this weekend and thanks again for the support so many of you have shown.
ReplyDeleteWith much appreciation, Keith Clark
I wish you the best recovery. Also, I wish we could all see you this weekend in San Antonio. I hope if we are fortunate enough to get to nationals, you will be able to play.
DeleteThis will be my 'another' ever blog post. Best of luck on recovery.
Your old friend.
Greg Wiley
Keith can use this to get down to 3.0 and play 6.0 mixed in a few years.
DeleteSo Tony's 3.5s got dq'd but his 3.0s didn't? When is that coming?
ReplyDeleteThere are 2 3.0 men on Tony's 7.0 roster:
DeleteThanh Tran - 3.0 - Thanh won Brookhaven Mixed 4.0 doubles (4 matches)
Chuck Lee – 3.0
What are their real ratings? It looks like another Tony self rate special with these 2
Yes, anyone who can win 4.0 mixed is obviously a powerhouse.
DeleteNo, anyone that wins 4.0 mixed is obviously not a powerhouse. However anyone that wins 4.0 mixed is most likely going to be a powerhouse if one of them SELF-RATES AS A 3.0. I am going to make that wild assumption. Tony please feel free to incorrect us
DeleteAnyone know when the 4.0 C McKinney-Brookhaven make up match is? The winner is going to win their group.
ReplyDeleteWhatever date is most beneficial to Bartlett
ReplyDeleteBartlett usually likes to play indoors. I'm guessing McKinney thinks it is an unfair advantage.
DeleteThat's funny, It's always the Brookhaven teams that whine about having to play outdoors.
Delete6/14, 1p
ReplyDeleteGood luck, that match should be for all the marbles in your group.
DeleteHow did KellyBelly do? Hope the Springpark tank squads lose!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a bad day for you.
DeleteYes Mike, congratulations on the win.
DeleteHey Alan, over eating is an addiction too. You obviously have a disease, have you sought help for that?
ReplyDeleteLooks like SpringPark is still rolling
ReplyDelete7.0 and 8.0 in finals.
Deletejust proves that systematic tanking is the way to win
ReplyDeleteAfter participating and watching several mixed matches at sectionals this weekend it's clear the best woman on the court wins the match. Whether is 6.0 or 9.0. It's not about the guy because most guys served and returned then watched their teammate win or lose the point
ReplyDeleteThat is only the way the losing team plays.
ReplyDeleteNo actually I saw teams smoking the other team and continue to do it. Over...and over..over. It was painful to watch.
DeleteSP 7.0 mixed won. Dallas and FW are playing in the final of 8.0 now
ReplyDeleteFt Worth 9.0 won
ReplyDeleteSpringpark takes 8.0 as well, beating a Ft. Worth team 2-1.
ReplyDeleteSpring Park 8.0 doesn't lose a line through city and sectionals except when defaulting after match is won. Pretty impressive. Real chance at nationals. Way to go Alan.
ReplyDeleteGo Spring Park!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBesides their own team members, SP has no fans or people rooting for them. Alan and team, stop tanking and play where you belong, or are you too scared? Afraid of the ladies in 9.0?
ReplyDeleteI have no affiliation with Springpark and I am glad they won. I hope they represent Dallas well.
DeleteYou know, I'm sick of that crap. We signed up for 9.0 and no one else did. We had great matches with no bs. That's something I can't say about our local league. Every team was nic e and respectful. No issues, no bs, and no crying.
Deleteif the shoe fits, Alan.
DeleteYour team is full of tankers. It's that simple. You promote it and are as guilty of it as all those on your team.
You're the Lance Armstrong of RECREATIONAL tennis. At least Lance made some money and got hot chicks.
It's interesting how when SP mixed teams are trouncing their opponents the matches are nice and respectful. However, when the SP teams get beat it's quite the opposite.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who finds it curious that Sisk ha a Paul Anthony Johnson of Richardson, TX as a 4.0 and a Paul A. Johnson of Richardson, TX at 3.5 on the same roster? Guess it could be a coincidence.
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