Paul Jubb is getting all the praise at University of South Carolina although on the ladies side Megan Davies is contributing in both doubles (first off in the 3 slot)?and in the No 4 singles slot to the Womens Tennis team who went a step further and are SEC champions

Tennis Match Results
South Carolina vs Georgia 4/21/2019 at College Station, TX (George P. Mitchell Tennis Center)
#5 South Carolina 4, #1 Georgia 3
1. #4 I. Gamarra Martins (SC) def. #1 Katarina Jokic (UGA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 2. #23 Paige Cline (SC) def. #19 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) 6-3, 6-0
3. #84 Mia Horvit (SC) def. #64 Lourdes Carle (UGA) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. #62 Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. Megan Davies (SC) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
5. Elena Christofi (UGA) def. Silvia Chinellato (SC) 6-3, 7-5
6. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) def. #96 Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-4, 6-3

1. Lourdes Carle/Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. #1 Mia Horvit/I. Gamarra Martins (SC) 7-5
2. #76 Elena Christofi/Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. Rachel Rohrabacher/Paige Cline (SC) 6-4
3. Silvia Chinellato/Megan Davies (SC) def. Marta Gonzalez/Meg Kowalski (UGA) 6-1
Match Notes:
South Carolina 20-3; National ranking #5
Georgia 23-1; National ranking #1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,5,3,4,1)

On the Mens side Aswin Lizen played no 6 winning his match very quickly for Virginia but overall it was all for nought as they eventually lost to Wake Forest. The guys in the No 1 and 2 slots at these programmes are all on the cusp between futures and challenger tennis. Soderlund, Gojo, Chrysochos, Nakashima. Chuck in Holte, Geller, Jubb, some west coast Smiths and the NCAA singles will be a very good standard this year.

Definitely worth doing a bit of research before signing up, there have been a number of posts about the very successful programme at Long Beach State who turn players over at a prolific rate (only one US player on the roster, no Brits anymore), Liberty is very different as are a number of the faith based schools. I had a very interesting discussion with a British Student from BYU who was struggling as she felt others didnt feel she was Morman enough.

It is really important to understand your reasons for going and whether or not that is what the college offers. Tennis, academia and the philosophy of the institution are all important and different people want very different things.

Very interesting to see Emily Arbuthnot after clinching the PAC 12 tittle but playing at No 4 was desperately keen to get back to a screening of Moma Mia II that shes organised at college and has out performed her colleagues academically... ie the tennis is obviously serious but academic success possibly more so?

For others it just the tennis... having also spoken to a young pro (European not British) had been top 350ish when under 20, she actually felt that academics didnt matter so much for the girls.... a very good people person and I am sure she is now making a very good living coaching now.

Best to actually visit, rather than just rely on opinions of others, if youre interested in a college.

You will then get a snapshot of what somewhere is like & whether you can see yourself being happy there.

-- Edited by TennisMom on Monday 29th of April 2019 12:19:30 PM

Elegant Point wrote:

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Oakland2002 wrote:

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Liberty is a bit .... er conservative .... by British Higher education standards. Students! Visitors, Teachers are allowed to carry concealed hand guns on campus ... something that is illegal in Virginian state schools.

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Wow!  I had not heard that aspect - it makes me wonder how much background research some families do before signing up? 

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 Only 16 states actually prohibit guns.

23 states leave it up to the colleges.

More & more are allowing it, due to the pro gun lobby.

So if you have a problem with guns, I suggest you do your homework & opt for one of the 16 states, that ban them.

Concealed weapons are not so unusual. Some colleges allow them on site but only locked in glove compartments. Colorado appears to have the most colleges that allow it btw.

-- Edited by TennisMom on Monday 29th of April 2019 03:52:26 PM

Links to NCAA D1 mens tournament

brackets
www.ncaa.com/brackets/tennis-men/d1

Master line ups - Click on the link to view that school's form.
web1.ncaa.org/tennis/exec/lineup

South Carolina and Cal were winners yesterday, Cal against Drake (plenty of Brits), Callum McGeoch scoring their only point against another Brit, Ben Draper in the singles 4 slot. Jack and Ben won their doubles match. Paul Jubb cleaned up in doubles and singles no 1 slot for South Carolina. It now gets serious for both teams, South Carolina like to meet no 5 Virginia, Cal play Illinois.

Dan Little won his doubles but after a close first set 7-6 went down in 2 at the No 1 slot as Utah go out to Baylor. Tulane are also out despite the best efforts of Hamid Stuart who won his singles and doubles. TCU panned Harvard to go through.