This is a very exciting weekend for the 4.5 division. All of the top teams are battling each other for positioning, which could give us some insight into potential playoff matchups. Which teams will shine and which will falter?
4.5 A
Featured Match: OC/Branch v. OC/Feldman
Defending fall champs vs. Defending spring champs. A lot of history between these two teams but I'm not sure that Todd's team has quite come together yet this season. No real pressure for them whereas Rusty knows this is a must-win for his team to be able to secure that number one spot. Bovermann could quietly move to 3-0 with a win this week, which could put them as the only other undefeated team besides the other OC winner. That would only happen if Royal Oaks loses, which I don't see happening. T Bar has a chance to reestablish themselves as a contender with a convincing win.
Predictions:
Branch over Feldman 4-1 (Not sure anybody but Vik can pull out a win)
Collin County over Stonebridge 4-1
T Bar over Hackberry 4-1
Bovermann over Village 3-2 (Interesting to see how these matches will turn out with a lot of doubles experience on these two teams)
Royal Oaks over High Point 4-1 (Who gets the 1? Maybe Kanevsky.)
4.5 B
Featured Match: Huffhines v. Brookhaven
Two playoff teams from last season square off in a battle of undefeated teams. Somebody choked away a third-set tiebreak to lose to Brookhaven last season so the team will be looking for revenge. I expect every line to be close and the match to go either way. I bet you can guess who I'm predicting to win though. A lot of great matches in this flight this Sunday though. I was very impressed with the Lakes' lineup last week and I think they could beat almost any team if they are that strong consistently. I thought Springpark would be a contender but they haven't shown it so far. I don't think High Point should sleep on them though. If Springpark puts out a smart lineup (Hint: Luis in singles), they could actually win one. All of these matches I think could go either way.
Predictions:
Huffhines over Brookhaven 3-2
High Point over Springpark 3-2
Lakes over Greenhill 3-2 (Strong singles players on both sides should decide it).
Juhn over T Bar 3-2
DFW over LB Houston 3-2
Anybody who wants to discuss these matchups or any late roster additions, feel free to chime in.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
4.0 Week 3
So week 2 continued to flesh out who will rise to the top but way too early to cancel vacation plans for July for anyone. Nice win for Garland#2 over the Village. The OC/(2 or 3) over BH/Pearlman was even more impressive.
Flight A:
One rainout match that might be interesting is LBH/Jones v. Springpark. I am curious to see how that goes down or when it is because Springpark also has Hackberry this Saturday which should be a good match. I like Hackberry in close one. TBar and HP should remain unscathed and untested this weekend.
Flight B:
We actually have a pretty solid weekend in our flight. The SWAT team has a weekend full of tennis taking on the Lakes on Saturday and Garland on Sunday (makeup match). All undefeated teams and we could all have losses by the end of the weekend. Another solid match is Stonebridge who takes on Brookhaven (2-0), I think this match will be very good. I hate to predict especially not knowing the lineups but I think Stonebridge has a very good chance of winning this match. If they can get at least one singles match I really like their chances, if they get both singles matches then there should be no way they don't leave with a win. I think it will come down to the Don Buford matchup, if he can take out their top singles player then I like BH but otherwise I am going with SB.
Flight C:
Since I don't like to jump off bandwagons I am sticking with the Village to make some noise this weekend v. Greenhill but I am finding it very hard to see them winning this match although it would make this flight much more interesting. I see GH winning 3-2 if both teams bring their top 8. HP takes on Royal Oaks and should move to 3-0 but don't sleep on the RO, they have some solid players.
Flight D:
zzzzzz. Four undefeated teams and none of them play each other quite yet. Thorntree does play Garland and the winner of that match might break into that top section of this flight and contend. I am looking forward to 5/16 when Springpark plays OC and Garland takes on LTF, those should be good matches.
New roster additions:
Don't see much here, Tim Newman went ahead and joined HP/Bob again. Tim (I think you entered the wrong HP team#, I will send you the right one now)
Flight A:
One rainout match that might be interesting is LBH/Jones v. Springpark. I am curious to see how that goes down or when it is because Springpark also has Hackberry this Saturday which should be a good match. I like Hackberry in close one. TBar and HP should remain unscathed and untested this weekend.
Flight B:
We actually have a pretty solid weekend in our flight. The SWAT team has a weekend full of tennis taking on the Lakes on Saturday and Garland on Sunday (makeup match). All undefeated teams and we could all have losses by the end of the weekend. Another solid match is Stonebridge who takes on Brookhaven (2-0), I think this match will be very good. I hate to predict especially not knowing the lineups but I think Stonebridge has a very good chance of winning this match. If they can get at least one singles match I really like their chances, if they get both singles matches then there should be no way they don't leave with a win. I think it will come down to the Don Buford matchup, if he can take out their top singles player then I like BH but otherwise I am going with SB.
Flight C:
Since I don't like to jump off bandwagons I am sticking with the Village to make some noise this weekend v. Greenhill but I am finding it very hard to see them winning this match although it would make this flight much more interesting. I see GH winning 3-2 if both teams bring their top 8. HP takes on Royal Oaks and should move to 3-0 but don't sleep on the RO, they have some solid players.
Flight D:
zzzzzz. Four undefeated teams and none of them play each other quite yet. Thorntree does play Garland and the winner of that match might break into that top section of this flight and contend. I am looking forward to 5/16 when Springpark plays OC and Garland takes on LTF, those should be good matches.
New roster additions:
Don't see much here, Tim Newman went ahead and joined HP/Bob again. Tim (I think you entered the wrong HP team#, I will send you the right one now)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
3.5 Week Two - Results!
3.5 A
"The Huff-Whines' Boys" continued winning this week without dropping a line.
The purloined Chris Jones made his debut this week with a impressive 6-1, 6-1 victory.
Lifetime Squeeked out a 3-2 victory over JCC.
LT was a 3rd set tiebreaker at line #2 singles away from receiving the Epic Fail of the Week.
The First real match of the 3.5 season is next week when Lifetime takes on the Mighty Glenn Strohl and Brookhaven @ Lifetime fitness.
3.5A Team Standings
3.5 B
Durrty Garland Debuted this week with a impressive 5-0 victory over Greenhill.
Westlake squeek out a victory over Canyon Creek.
Westlake's weakness at singles is begining to be revealed.
Sam Grand Continues to look like they maybe a threat.
Flight B heats up next week when Westlake takes on High Point.
3.5B Team Standings
3.5 C
Flight leader, Greenhill beat Brookhaven 3-2, The Stein Bros dropped both singles lines but Greenhill dominated in doubles,
Canyon Creek made it look easy vs the Lakes winning 4-1.
And Fretz continued to win downing the Village 4-1.
Looks like this division could get interesting with CC, GH, Fretz, and possibly OC all capable of pulling out a win over each other and everybody else.
3.5C Team Standings
Next Week :
Brookhaven @ Lifetime
and
Westlake @Highpoint
Let me know your predictions.......
Friday, April 24, 2009
4.5 Week Two
Some more interesting matchups this week but none of the big guns are battling each other it looks like.
4.5 A
Featured Match: High Point/Bazan v. T Bar
Not much of a feature matchup but I figure this is a must-win for T Bar to stay in the hunt and Bazan's team could prove to be a contender with a win here. High Point barely squeaked by in week one and they face a much stiffer test this week. Branch, Royal Oaks, and Feldman may not lose a line between them. Hackberry and Bovermann battle in what should be the closest match of the flight. I predict it will come down to singles in this one and I think Hackberry is just a little stronger in that category.
Predictions:
T-Bar over HP 4-1 (sorry Cary, but last time I picked against you it worked out for you)
Branch over Village 4-1 (doubles should actually be pretty competitive)
Royal Oaks over Stonebridge 5-0
Hackberry over Bovermann 3-2
Feldman over Collin County 4-1 (not sure where the one comes from).
4.5 B
Featured Match: Lakes v. Huffhines
I'm not going to list my team in the featured match every week but this week it's obvious. The Lakes team was a playoff contender last season and this is a match they need to win to be in that position again this season. Greenhill v. HP is also a close match to call but I actually think Greenhill could win this one. Brookhaven and Sprinpgark should win easily and T Bar and DFW could be a toss-up too.
Huffhines d. Lakes 4-1
Brookhaven d. LB 4-1
T Bar d. DFW 3-2
Springpark d. Juhn 4-1
Upset Pick: Greenhill d. High Point 3-2. Greenhill rolled last week and their singles one-two punch will be tough for any team to handle, assuming they are in the lineup.
As long as the rain stays away it should be a great weekend of tennis.
Thoughts?
4.5 A
Featured Match: High Point/Bazan v. T Bar
Not much of a feature matchup but I figure this is a must-win for T Bar to stay in the hunt and Bazan's team could prove to be a contender with a win here. High Point barely squeaked by in week one and they face a much stiffer test this week. Branch, Royal Oaks, and Feldman may not lose a line between them. Hackberry and Bovermann battle in what should be the closest match of the flight. I predict it will come down to singles in this one and I think Hackberry is just a little stronger in that category.
Predictions:
T-Bar over HP 4-1 (sorry Cary, but last time I picked against you it worked out for you)
Branch over Village 4-1 (doubles should actually be pretty competitive)
Royal Oaks over Stonebridge 5-0
Hackberry over Bovermann 3-2
Feldman over Collin County 4-1 (not sure where the one comes from).
4.5 B
Featured Match: Lakes v. Huffhines
I'm not going to list my team in the featured match every week but this week it's obvious. The Lakes team was a playoff contender last season and this is a match they need to win to be in that position again this season. Greenhill v. HP is also a close match to call but I actually think Greenhill could win this one. Brookhaven and Sprinpgark should win easily and T Bar and DFW could be a toss-up too.
Huffhines d. Lakes 4-1
Brookhaven d. LB 4-1
T Bar d. DFW 3-2
Springpark d. Juhn 4-1
Upset Pick: Greenhill d. High Point 3-2. Greenhill rolled last week and their singles one-two punch will be tough for any team to handle, assuming they are in the lineup.
As long as the rain stays away it should be a great weekend of tennis.
Thoughts?
4.0 Week 2
So this week went by fast but after skimming through the matches there isn't much sizzle this week and even the matches pending rain rescheduling weren't that great. We are making up v. Garland on 5/3.
Flight A:
Hackberry takes on HP/Bob and might actually keep them awake since they have some solid players at doubles. If they can grab a singles line then who knows this might be a good match. Our MOW is TBar v. LBH/Jones. I know Tbar looked impressive but this LBH played in the DCC last year and played very well, they have lost two solid players but added some new blood as well. I am picking LBH to win this one 3-2.
Flight B:
I only see one match that is interesting and that would be Stonebridge v. Lakes. Of course I am interested for my own reasons (we play the Lakes on 5/2) but I think the winner of this match will be a contender and the loser will have a tough time jumping up the top in this tough flight.
Flight C:
Not too much to keep me awake here but I am still curious to see Royal Oaks' results v. Greenhill, if they lose here most likely the rest of the way is just for fun and it will also be interesting to see if Greenhill is going to continue in the their winning ways without two big guns that have moved onto 4.5 (Kevin Windham and Fernando Contreras).
Flight D:
Not much sizzle here either but maybe a slow boil as OC takes on Garland/Brueckner. Steve's team may not be loaded but I think they have some talent to keep OC interested and may just push them more than they expect. Lifetime takes on LBH/Au and should win but I don't think this match will be quite as easy as the last one where Team Eddie didn't drop a set.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention some interesting additions to rosters in the last week.
Team Bob hits 20 players with Deviney and Tran. Willis is a good guy and a pretty solid player too. Vinh had solid results in the past as part of the Collin County teams that did well, he will help in singles.
OC adds Daryl Myrick who can play some singles and very solid at doubles which only makes them better.
Greenhill added Rob Bliss and Patrick Solomons who came from other teams and might help out at singles as John is probably looking to get some help for Enrique.
Flight A:
Hackberry takes on HP/Bob and might actually keep them awake since they have some solid players at doubles. If they can grab a singles line then who knows this might be a good match. Our MOW is TBar v. LBH/Jones. I know Tbar looked impressive but this LBH played in the DCC last year and played very well, they have lost two solid players but added some new blood as well. I am picking LBH to win this one 3-2.
Flight B:
I only see one match that is interesting and that would be Stonebridge v. Lakes. Of course I am interested for my own reasons (we play the Lakes on 5/2) but I think the winner of this match will be a contender and the loser will have a tough time jumping up the top in this tough flight.
Flight C:
Not too much to keep me awake here but I am still curious to see Royal Oaks' results v. Greenhill, if they lose here most likely the rest of the way is just for fun and it will also be interesting to see if Greenhill is going to continue in the their winning ways without two big guns that have moved onto 4.5 (Kevin Windham and Fernando Contreras).
Flight D:
Not much sizzle here either but maybe a slow boil as OC takes on Garland/Brueckner. Steve's team may not be loaded but I think they have some talent to keep OC interested and may just push them more than they expect. Lifetime takes on LBH/Au and should win but I don't think this match will be quite as easy as the last one where Team Eddie didn't drop a set.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention some interesting additions to rosters in the last week.
Team Bob hits 20 players with Deviney and Tran. Willis is a good guy and a pretty solid player too. Vinh had solid results in the past as part of the Collin County teams that did well, he will help in singles.
OC adds Daryl Myrick who can play some singles and very solid at doubles which only makes them better.
Greenhill added Rob Bliss and Patrick Solomons who came from other teams and might help out at singles as John is probably looking to get some help for Enrique.
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