4.5 Flight play
4.5 over 40 flight play has now wrapped up and, as it looked
last week, Flight A was won by an undefeated SpringPark/Sweeney team with Greenhill/Rossouw
in a clear second place. Flight B- had
JCC/Reiman leading with one loss and Greenhill/Rossouw in second with two
losses. The continuing issue is the
three 5-3 teams left out of the playoffs in Flight A. If they constituted a QT playoff I’d be willing
to guarantee that the advancing team would not finish last at cities.
Mixed flight play
In a shocking 9.0 mixed final result, Brookhaven beat
Brookhaven and Brookhaven will advance to sectionals. Brookhaven A took Brookhaven B by 20-1 in
lines. Evidently the one line that lost
will not be invited to sectionals.
Then there is the Groundhog Day result that was the 8.0
mixed flight. SpringPark won again. No Kelly.
No Davis. Just another city
championship. The real mystery is why
were there only three teams in this level?
Word was always that no one wanted to play because SpringPark winning
was a given. If 8.0 was ever an open
playing field, this year was it. Still
very few takers. Brookhaven and
SpringPark did take it down to the last match of the season so at least it was
a lot closer than in years past.
Fort Worth mixed
In another shocking result, Zkry swept zackry again.
I guess all the practice EVERY Wednesday did payoff. Again
ReplyDeleteSectionals this year will allow us to finally conclude the debate on how mixed teams get to nationals - practice every Wednesday (Dallas) vs tanking (Fort Worth). I'm just afraid there aren't enough Wednesdays between now and then.
DeleteI think the practicing every Wednesday approach really depends on who's out practicing
DeleteDo not read any further unless you want to puke. For those who still subscribe to the hard copy of the USTA publication look at this months issue inside the Texas section insert. Headline " Texas Section player advances to yet another national event". Small article about " league player "Michael Kelly" attending yet another national event. Evidently this particular editor or writer somehow overlooked he was suspended a year for "showmanship". Typical DTA and USTA, neither knows what the other is doing. On the same page is an article about tennis fundraising for the community. Talk about Jekyll and Hyde!! Lmao
DeleteOnly way Brokehaven wins is if the play with themselves. See 9.0.
DeleteKelly wins, but other two matches are close. San Antonio wins it all.
ReplyDeleteYes , san Antonio wins it all by beating ft worth. Kelley will not lose a match and frankly after finally healing from surgery looks to be finding his form. No better mixed player around. Dissect, bitch, hate and grumble but hands down a quality player. In 7.0 looks like Clark has it won. My team was in second but boneheaded move by capt hurt us
ReplyDeleteWhat did your captain do? Play himself?
ReplyDeleteIf Kelly was in a USTA publication it must have been a national publication
ReplyDeleteTo 3:58
ReplyDeleteMaybe the person writing the article knew what kind of horse crap the suspension was. When the people overseeing the suspension tells you that your evidence means nothing and there is no reason to show how the person filing the complante basically did not tell the whole story and how the other team didn't think a compliant should have even been filed. And the appeal dropped the suspension to less than a year so they couldn't appeal nationally. And the person who complained said they would never play mixed again, but not only has a team this coming season, but asked one of the Springpark players to play for them.
In other words, the suspensions where total Dta bull crap and they just wanted to get rid of MK, but he went to nationals again. Just in ft worth. Also, they couldn't keep Springpark from winning again with out "out of level" players.
Nice to hear from you again Alan.
DeleteTo 3:58
DeleteWell they did get rid of MK and justifiably so and hope they do it again
Not Alan, but someone who was on the team and will be on the team that will win this seasons 18+ 8.0.
ReplyDeletemust be a 4.0+ playing as a 3.5
DeleteAlan did not write that article nor did he do nothing wrong. DTA wants to get rid of Mike K and keep him from ever winning anything again. It was total bs and bias. Funny thing is the DTA would not let the accused even hear their side. Mk was screwed and tattooed. Oh well, he just got on two FW teams and went to nationals anyway in mixed and trilevel. Not sure what gene, Alan and mike do going forward but it will be interesting to see what the DTA does next? 5 year bogus suspension?
DeleteHas Kelley ever cheated? If yes, any suspension is fair. We know he is a cheat and tanks matches and so does everyone else.
DeleteEt Tu Mike Zackary?
DeleteSisk team is 2-0 in flight play. Next up is Northern Calipornia. This is the team that Pickett played in finals and barely won in 2013. May be the end of Sisk/Rigney today. Let's see
ReplyDeleteSisk /Rigney in semis today against Sourhern. Good luck Ft worth!!!
ReplyDeleteSisk / Rigney win it all. Well done FT WORTH!!! Very tough to win a trilevel national tourney! Congrats
ReplyDeleteThis is the Dallas blog not the Fort Worth Rigney blog.
DeleteIt is now with him being a national champion captain and you might tell Murray it is not a FW blog bec he mentioned FW mixed in opener
DeleteWho cares about that tourney??? Anyone. And Kelley match didn't even count bec 3.5 and 4.0 won already. I will be Impressed when they win 18 and over'
ReplyDeleteBoy the hate on here for someone who didn't even Play out of Dallas is crazy. Say whatever you want but having not ONE, but TWO trilevel national titles is pretty incredible. Hate and bitch but go out and try and win two if those and see how difficult it is. Sisk and other captain Rigney did a great job. Kinda cool it was FW , not Dallas. Kelley smiling somewhere.. LOL
Delete3:01. Isn't tri level 18 and over.
DeleteGive us some women airtime too! Texas women made it to the semifinal and lost a heartbreaker losing a tiebreaker. We were at least the prettiest there!
ReplyDeleteLOSERS
ReplyDeleteLosers? Losing in semis? Lol. Texas women went further than anyone else in Dallas. How did your team do?
ReplyDeletedid not play waste of time and $$$ and those that did are ego maniacs and non deserving of the title. And in One case even disqualified from playing in texas so spare me the time
DeleteNot Texas, just Dallas. And it is a waste of time, unless you win it all.
DeleteOk, he has now two national trilevel titles. Big whoopsie. Now what? There are 3 billion people on the planet who could care less. Get a life
DeleteShut up. It's a ridiculous waste of time and expense and very self serving just to spend 4-5 days getting a national title and away from family. Any he was suspended from Texas as well as local league whoever you are and probly a Kelley apologist
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ReplyDeleteNO ONE jealous of cheaters or suspended players. In fact I am proud of playing in the proper league I should be playing in and not going to all these national events as a fraud and a fake. take your rant somewhere else and if u think this blog is bs no one ask u to come in here and post on it!!! And I do play and have fun and it's people like Kelley and others who have ruined it. plain and simple
the butthurt is strong in Dallas, must be Crookhaven babies whining that Kelly got another Gold Ball.
ReplyDeleteNope. Could care less what that guy does. I am not a member of Brookhaven but am a member at glen eagles and we do things the right way. No scams or frauds or fakes. none of us ever been dq'd which in itself is a total embarrassment. I can sleep w a clear conscious unlike him. period
ReplyDeleteI can promise you if we at Brookhaven decided to put together a team we too could win trilevel. It is not that important to us to cheat and waste money on tourneys!
ReplyDeleteReally? You could cheat and still not win.
DeleteYou would be wrong 3:26. Wouldn't need to cheat to win nor would I stoop so low as to cheat to win. Those that tank have low self esteem and those that win national titles at their correct level can do so with pride. Obviously the DTA agrees but if you think tanking and cheating is ok then keep it up. You too will find yourself dq'd and have to play out of FW because nobody in Dallad likes you!
ReplyDeleteThe funny part is the dq wasn't for tanking. It was for showboating and not playing all out in a 3-1 win.
Delete337....clueless or stupid?? Nobody wins Nationals at their level, none get there at there level!! You've never been there. Nobody at cities is at level!! Snap out of it!
ReplyDelete7:49
ReplyDeletePleez get off the drugs. Stop making excuses and just admits its easier to be out of level but very self centered and ego maniacal. No one wants to hear your plea " it's ok bec everyone does it" bullcrap. Go troll on the FW blog where the pu*#*#+ are
If half of you would put down the laptop or phone and go out and play tennis maybe your game would improve. I'm really shocked that this many people have this much hate and frustration over a tennis game. Grow a set. When did tennis turn into whiners anonymous?
ReplyDeleteIn my next life i want to come back as the DTA because they have been "riding the coattails" of a selected few here in Dallas. The DTA better get on their knees and thank God people like Le, Kelley, Sisk and Pickett were born and for putting Texas tennis on the map and carrying the sport. They don't make any decisions and are very, very lucky to have these guys in their leagues.
ReplyDelete10:45. That is GENIUS! 99 percent of the bloggers will have no clue what you are talking about. Just sit back and watch! LOL
ReplyDeleteFREAKIN FUNNY AS HECK
I have no idea what Kelly or the rest do, nor do I care, but if the DTA really wanted to thank someone it would be the captains. Every year DTA and USTA in general make it harder to be a captain but without them the DTA wouldn't exist because they wouldn't have anyone playing. Makes no sense.
ReplyDelete8:49
ReplyDeleteIt was a spoof on the tourney directors words at the BNP Indian Wells tourney. Google Ray Moore's comments...
8:37 maybe you are not in level. You sound like one of those guys who is a 4.0 but really should be playing 3.5 or 3.0
ReplyDeleteAgree with 10:25. Get off this blog and back to FW where you belong. Just like Pete rose, Barry bonds, lance Armstrong, Maria Sharapova, mark McGuire, mike Kelley, etc. put an asterisk beside anything they win bec it's a joke and a fraud. In my book nothing will change and as while being gq'd or suspended every win is tarnished and fraudulent!!! EVERY WIN!!!!!!!combo, mixed, TCD, trilevel, cities, sectionals, nationals and even practice matches. Win, lose or draw they all are thrown out. P E R I O D !
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should explain to your wife your strip club addiction and forget about criticizing tennis! Just a thought
DeleteWell said ^. When kelley off his suspension come play dallas 4.5 league and play 8 full matches. I promise your record would be 4 and 4 at best. Not combo, not trilevel, not mixed, not TCD! men's 4.5 18 and over. let's see who is the fraud then. Those other leagues are a joke and the better players in Dallas don't play that sissy stuff!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo dumb. Just show up and play. Don't worry about other people and just play your match.
ReplyDelete716 hasn't won squat!! Winning Nationals in anything is ridiculously difficult!
ReplyDelete7:30
ReplyDeleteDon't care to! I play my correct level and if I win I am satisfied knowing it was justified and I gave full effort. I have NEVER tanked a point nor a match and you can bet for sure never been suspended. I personally would rather pass on nationals than have a fraud as a teammate my friend!
Kelly aside, the idiot who keeps saying that not playing all out on every point is full of sh@t. Clearly you never watched Sampras coast through return games after he got up a break. He knew if he conserved his energy for service games he couldn't be broken. Smart tennis, knew the best strategy for him to win, not tanking. Throwing games is different but giving full effort on every point and every shot is, frankly, stupid. I'm not trying to win every single point. I'm trying to win the match.
ReplyDelete10:25 and 7:08 ! Get a life. Accept your just a bunch of whiners. Why do you hide your identity? Is it because your ashamed of your actions or comments. Or is it because your ashamed of the person you turned out to be?
ReplyDeleteWay to call people out in not putting their name on comments. When you talk trash about people you should put your name. So is Texas your middle name you condescending a-hole.
DeleteOh and 10:25 and 7:08. Pretty sure I know who you are. Just because my life doesn't revolve around strip clubs you should be proud of that. I was probably playing tennis while you were stuffing $1's. Just thought you should keep that in context.
ReplyDeleteThanks. If either one of us put our name, we could meet up and play and have some fun. I'm a 4.5, but I've tanked down to 3.5 so I can win a stupid crystal ball.
ReplyDeleteAnd that isn't a guarantee 908
ReplyDeleteIt is. I have 2 and should have 4, but that's a different story.
ReplyDeleteLet's let's both post our names at 8:45 and play for money and see who we are. Put your name and hit publish at exactly 8:45
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ReplyDeleteBob bender
ReplyDeleteDamn! I was thinking Bill Kaiser...
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