US College Signings 2017 (and general college tennis chat)

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

RE: US College Signings 2017 (and general college tennis chat)

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Okay.....

Players get awarded ranking points for each win which vary according to the rank of their opponent at the time of the rankings run.

Players get 'penalty points' for each loss which vary according to the rank of their opponent at the time of the rankings run.

To stop teams artificially raising their player rankings by cramming their non-conference season with winnable ties, only a certain number of wins are taken into account at each rankings run.

If a player has more wins than can be taken into account at any given rankings run, the highest value wins are used.

All losses are taken into account at each rankings run.

So the formula for the averages is:

Ranking points earned from the allowable number of wins

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(Allowable number of wins + total penalty points for all losses)

At the end of the autumn term 5 wins are taken into account

Up to mid February 7 wins are taken into account

Up to mid March 8 wins are taken into account

Up to mid April 10 wins are taken into account

Up to mid May 12 wins are taken into account

End of Spring term 15 wins are taken into account

Points Structure

Opponent Rank / Points For A Win / Penalty For A Loss

1-5 / 80 / 0.10

6-10 / 75 / 0.20

11-15 / 70 / 0.30

16-20 / 65 / 0.40

21-25 / 60 / 0.50

31-35 / 50 / 0.70

36-40 / 45 / 0.70

41-45 / 40 / 0.80

46-50 / 35 / 0.80

51-55 / 30 / 0.90

55-60 / 25 / 0.90

61-65 / 20 / 1.00

66-80 / 15 / 1.05

81-100 / 12 / 1.10

100-125 / 10 / 1.15

126-150 / 8 / 1.20

151-175 / 7 / 1.25

Unranked / 4 / 1.35

The rankings for 126-175 are kept by the ITA but not published (no idea why they're secret!)

A player who beats an opponent at the opponent's home venue receives a bonus of an extra 10% of ranking points.

-- Edited by The Optimist on Friday 5th of May 2017 08:54:16 AM

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

And talking of rankings....the latest ones are out:

Women:

106 - Holly Hutchinson - Old Dominion

Dubs

1 - Emily Smith - Vanderbilt

26 - Sabrina Federici - Texas Tech

39 - Emily Arbuthnott - Stanford

56 - Kim Schmider - Indiana-Bloomington

64 - Georgie Axon - Auburn

81 - Elise Van Heuvelen - Iowa

Men

1. Cameron Norrie - Texas Chrstian

26 - Julian Cash - Oklahoma State

69 - Jack Findel-Hawkins - North Florida

72 - Jathan Malik - Michigan

82 - Ryan Peniston - Memphis

87 - Vinny Gillespie - Drake

98 - Andrew Watson - Memphis

117 - Sebastian Rey - Tulane

Dubs

7. Julian Cash - Oklahoma State

11 - Jack Findel-hawkins - North Florida

29 - Jathan Malik - Michigan

36 - Cameron Norrie - Texas Christian

55 - Max Andrews - Miami-Florida

61 - Tommy Bennett - Rice

70 - Sebastian Rey - Tulane

73 - Alex Sendegeya - Texas Tech

85 - Andrew Watson - Memphis

In the women we've lost Zoe Douglas in the dubs. In the men we've gained Sebastian Rey and lost Rob Mitchell in the singles; and gained Andrew Watson but lost Alex Gasson and Ricky Hernandez-Tong in the dubs.

-- Edited by The Optimist on Friday 5th of May 2017 09:25:44 AM

Spectator · All-time great

Some very impressive rankings for Brits there! Well done to the two number ones in particular.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

O Thank you for that! Very useful I will give it some thought, at least understanding it will relieve some frustrations with the process and perceived injustices.

To have 2 No1's is pretty impressive let's hope they can both consolidate their positions in the NCAA tournament over the next few weeks! But also some promising signs for next season at the elite/power conference level.

Julian and Jathan have had very solid collegiate careers playing at the top of the order in power conferences. Also to Vinny Gillespie and the Drake team 5/6th British for winning their conference and playin in the NCAA

Congratulations to Holly on being ranked in her Freshman year she is arguably already too good for Conference USA but because of Old Dominions schedule gets to play SEC schools on a regular basis at No. 1. Hopefully the Emily A's will join her next year although both in very deep teams so we need to be prepared for Emily Appleton to be starting down the order.

Also Emily Arb on making the NCAA tournament and doubles although it looks like Stanford are sharing out opportunity as Lord/Doyle were the better ranked team at No.2 (both are at large selections for the singles)

Dan Little is not far away from taking the No.1 spot at Utah, the guy playing 1 is good through consistency long rallies up the middle of the court but would probably be a 2/3 at Big PAC 12 schools and Dan has improved significantly and has big weapons in his forehand and serve for collegiate level.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Just a little on Alistair Gray who is the only freshman at TCU behind 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 5!!! sophormores of which Rybakov is one. Hopefully he will feature next year with Cam and 3 seniors moving on but he has joined a very strong programme as he should!

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Added more names to the list on P1

Sian P, Douglas M, Alexandra Y, Emily Y, Ryan G, Lewis C, Kate M

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Article on Elise Van Huevelen - Big 10 Freshman of the year

http://hawkeyesports.com/news/2017/5/4/womens-tennis-van-heuvelen-named-b1g-freshman-of-the-year.aspx

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Article on Holly Hutchinson -Freshman of the Year in Conference USA

http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=211576245

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

The first rounds of the NCAA end of year team championships are underway. The men played the first round yesterday. The first 2 rounds take place in boxes of 4 around the country.

Wake Forest Box

#32 Kentucky bt #40 Georgia State 4-0

Dubs

2. Will Bushamuka / Nils Ellefsen (Kentucky) bt Sebastian Acuna / Jack MacFarlane (Georgia State) 6-4

#1 Wake Forest bt North Carolina-Wilmington 4-0

Dubs

2. Borna Gojo / Alan Gadjiev (Wake Forest) bt Andres Torres / Michael Morphy (North Carolina-Wilmington) 6-1

No further British interest in this box

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Stanford Box

#17 Michigan bt Valparaiso 4-0

1. Jeffrey Schorsch (Valparaiso) led #72 Jathan Malik (Michigan) 3-6, 6-4, 5-4 susp

Dubs

1. #41 Charlie Emhardt / Jeffrey Schorsch (Valparaiso) bt #29 Connor Johnston / Jathan Malik (Michigan) 6-2

Michigan play Stanford in the next round later today. Live streaming on the Stanford men's tennis website

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North Carolina Box

South Carolina bt East Tennessee State 5-0

6. Paul Jubb (S Carolina) led Wenceslas Albin (CH=1744) (East Tennessee State) 6-4, 3-6, 5-0 susp

Dubs

3. Paul Jubb / Thomas Mayronne (South Carolina) bt Wenceslao Albin / David Gonzales (East Tennesee St) 6-1

South Carolina play North Carolina later today

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Texas A&M Box

#24 Oregon bt #34 Memphis 5-2

1. #27 Thomas Laurent (Oregon) bt #82 Ryan Peniston (Memphis) 7-5, 6-4

2. Simon Stevens (CH=1352) (Oregon) bt #98 Andrew Watson (Memphis) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

6. Matt Storey (Memphis) bt Ethan Young-Smith (Oregon) 6-4, 6-3

Dubs

1. Jayson Amos / Armando Soermarno (Oregon) bt #85 Kai Lemke / Andrew Watson (Memphis) 6-3

2. Thomas Laurent / Cormac Clissold (Oregon) bt Felix Rauch / Ryan Peniston (Memphis) 6-4

3. Jan Pallares / Matt Storey (Memphis) bt Simon Stevens / Akihiro Tanaka (Oregon) 6-3

No further British interest in this box

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Southern California Box

#4 Southern California bt Denver 4-0

3. #88 Logan Smith (ATP=1650 CH=1644) led Alex Gasson (Denver) 7-5, 5-2 susp

Dubs

1. #14 Brandon Holt / Riley Smith (S California) led Yannik James / Alex Gasson (Denver) 5-4 susp

#30 Wisconsin bt ¢47 San Diego 4-1

2. Gui Osario (ATP=1536 CH=1419) bt Josef Dodridge (Wisconsin) 6-2, 6-3

4. Oscar O'Hoisin (Wisconsin) bt Josh Page (San Diego) 6-0, 6-3

Dubs

1. Filip Vittek / Josh Page (San Diego) bt Chema Carranza / Josef Dodridge (Wisconsin) 6-3

Wisconsin play Southern California later today

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Oklahoma Box

Mississippi State bt Southern Methodist 4-0

2. Mate Cutura (CH=1671) led Samm Butler (Southern Methodist) 6-4, 1-1 susp

Dubs

2. Mate Cutura / Vaughn Hunter (Mississippi St) be Samm Butler / Arky Slobodkims (S Methodist) 6-2

No further British interest in this box