US College Signings and General College Chat 2021/22

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: US College Signings and General College Chat 2021/22

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Tennpar wrote:

Following he ITA Kickoff Weekend qualifiers, the top 16 women's and top 16's men's college teams compete in the main winter season tournament later this week - the National Indoors in Wisconsin.

Each team is guaranteed at least 3 inter college match ups (each 6 singles & 3 doubles matches) so a good chance to evaluate the teams and players at the start of the dual match season proper, which culminates in the NCAA championships (team & individual) in May at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.

British interest in some of the teams (team seedings shown in brackets):

Auburn (14) Georgie Axon

Cal (4) Erin Richardson

Florida (13) Alicia Dudeney

North Carolina State (6) Nell Miller, Amelia Rajecki

Old Dominion (17) Sofia Johnson
Thanks Tennpar! Dont we have any men in this event at all?

Happy to do do the guys too - just giving EP a chance first, since he often does them smile

-- Edited by Tennpar on Monday 7th of February 2022 11:13:39 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Tennpar wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Tennpar wrote:

Following he ITA Kickoff Weekend qualifiers, the top 16 women's and top 16's men's college teams compete in the main winter season tournament later this week - the National Indoors in snowy Michigan.

Each team is guaranteed at least 3 inter college match ups (each 6 singles & 3 doubles matches) so a good chance to evaluate the teams and players at the start of the dual match season proper, which culminates in the NCAA championships (team & individual) in May at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.

British interest in some of the teams (team seedings shown in brackets):

Auburn (14) Georgie Axon

Cal (4) Erin Richardson

Florida (13) Alicia Dudeney

North Carolina State (6) Nell Miller, Amelia Rajecki

Old Dominion (17) Sofia Johnson
Thanks Tennpar! Dont we have any men in this event at all?
Happy to do do the guys too - just giving EP a chance first, since he often does them

Ah ha!

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

The National Men's Team Indoor Championships will be held at University of Washington, Seattle from Feb 18th - 21st (Women's event is 11th - 14th at University of Wisconsin, Madison).

British interest:

Florida -- Joshua Goodger

Georgia - Hamish Stewart

Kentucky - Millen Hurrion

South Carolina - Toby Samuel, Connor Thomson, James Story

Stanford - Arthur Fery

TCU - Jacob Fearnley, Lui Maxted

Texas A&M - Matthis Ross

Tennessee - Johannus Monday, Emile Hudd

Wake Forest - Ben Draper

I'll look to add the team rankings after the men's ranking run tomorrow.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Tennpar wrote:
The National Men's Team Indoor Championships will be held at University of Washington, Seattle from Feb 18th - 21st (Women's event is 11th - 14th at University of Wisconsin, Madison).

British interest:

Florida -- Joshua Goodger

Georgia - Hamish Stewart

Kentucky - Millen Hurrion

South Carolina - Toby Samuel, Connor Thomson, James Story

Stanford - Arthur Fery

TCU - Jacob Fearnley, Lui Maxted

Texas A&M - Matthis Ross

Tennessee - Johannus Monday, Emile Hudd

Wake Forest - Ben Draper

I'll look to add the team rankings after the men's ranking run tomorrow.

Thanks Tennpar - good strong set of players there, to add to the womens. Is Ben Draper related to Jack, or is that coincidental?

Keen to see how Arthur Fery is developing, clearly he is the standout player after last seasons exploits...

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, many thanks, Tenpar

Had no idea Millen (age 22) was over in the States - that sort of passed me by (I'd been wondering why he wasn't in the GB events at the moment)

There's a couple guys there that I've got a soft spot for.

Obviously the big names like young Arthur Féry (our own little Frenchie)

But also Hamish Stewart - one of my best tennis memories, seeing him beat Moutet at the Bank of England club.

I like Jake Fearnley too

Anyway, good luck to them all - that's a nice batch of players

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Tennpar wrote:
The National Men's Team Indoor Championships will be held at University of Washington, Seattle from Feb 18th - 21st (Women's event is 11th - 14th at University of Wisconsin, Madison).

British interest:

Florida -- Joshua Goodger

Georgia - Hamish Stewart

Kentucky - Millen Hurrion

South Carolina - Toby Samuel, Connor Thomson, James Story

Stanford - Arthur Fery

TCU - Jacob Fearnley, Lui Maxted

Texas A&M - Matthis Ross

Tennessee - Johannus Monday, Emile Hudd

Wake Forest - Ben Draper

I'll look to add the team rankings after the men's ranking run tomorrow.

Thanks Tennpar - good strong set of players there, to add to the womens. Is Ben Draper related to Jack, or is that coincidental?
Keen to see how Arthur Fery is developing, clearly he is the standout player after last seasons exploits...

Ben is Jack's older bruv. Graduated from Cal & presumably now doing a Masters at Wake Forest.

cya · Strong Club Player

Stanfords Arthur Fery is the new No. 1-ranked singles player. Fery moved up six spots from his previous No. 7 ranking in this latest computerized run

www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/02/09/ita-collegiate-tennis-division-i-mens-national-rankings-february-9-2022/

Other Brits featured

Johannus Monday (Tennessee) retains his no.10 ranking,

Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 19

Max Basing (Stanford) 49

Jacob Fearnley (TCU) 52

Lui Maxted (TCU) 69

Tad Maclean (Auburn) 89

Connor Thomson (South Carolina) 97

Emile Hudd (Tennessee) 100

-- Edited by cya on Wednesday 9th of February 2022 06:19:16 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

And Johannes Monday is number 10. Good stuff

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

cya wrote:
Stanfords Arthur Fery is the new No. 1-ranked singles player. Fery moved up six spots from his previous No. 7 ranking in this latest computerized run

www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/02/09/ita-collegiate-tennis-division-i-mens-national-rankings-february-9-2022/
Other Brits featured
Johannus Monday (Tennessee) retains his no.10 ranking,
Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 19
Max Basing (Stanford) 49
Jacob Fearnley (TCU) 52
Lui Maxted (TCU) 69
Tad Maclean (Auburn) 89
Connor Thomson (South Carolina) 97
Emile Hudd (Tennessee) 100

Thanks, cya.

Great guns by Arthur. Allez, les gars !

Go, Hamish (as above)

Love our Spanish-based Max too, after seeing him last summer on livestream in one of the UK Pro events (or whatever they were)

Seagull will be thrilled about Lui

And a soft spot for Tad too.

Really good to see our lads over there doing well

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

There are live feeds for the women's college tennis match at the indoor team finals in Wisconsin - I'm currently watching Alicia Dudeney playing at No 2 for University of Florida - she won the 1st set.

To get the ITA live stream (which is pretty good) you need to set up a free Playsight account. Live scores also available from the ITA website.

www.wearecollegetennis.com/events/division1-womens-indoors/

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Go Alicia !

She has such a mega run at the junior Wimbledon championships

(and I enjoyed seeing her play live at Surbiton last year at the Nationals)

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Go Alicia !

She has such a mega run at the junior Wimbledon championships

(and I enjoyed seeing her play live at Surbiton last year at the Nationals)

Alicia won her doubles match and in fact Florida won all 3 doubles matches and therefore took the doubles point. Virginia won 4 of the singles matches to go through 4-2. Alicia's singles match was suspended at match point (6-2, 4-6, 3-5) once Virginia took the 4th singles point. Florida playing Ohio State, another unranked team, in the consolation match, which is poised at 3:2 Ohio at the moment (Florida got the doubles point), with Alicia's match into a 3rd set. Florida are up break in both 3rd sets in the final two matches currently.

Cal through to the last 8 and to play Pepperdine ranked 5.

North Carolina State through to the last 8 and have just started play against Georgie (3)

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Continuing on this thread for the moment to summarise the Brits on the first 2 days of play at the ITA Div 1 National Team Indoor Championships

Auburn lost to North Carolina State on Day 1 in R16, then beat Washington in R8 (consolation) on day 2. Georgie Axon has played at No 2 dubs/No 5 singles on both days, with a 6-4 6-1 win yesterday in singles
Play Ohio today in R4 (cons)

California beat Texas A&M in R16, then lost to Pepperdine in R8. To play Texas today in R4 (cons). Erin Richardson played at No 3 dubs, with a 3-6 loss on D1, and a 7-5 win on D2.
Play Texas in R4(cons)

Florida lost to Virginia in R16, and again to Ohio in R8 (cons). Alicia Dudeney playing at No 2 in singles and dubs, won both her dubs matches 7-6, with her first singles match unfinished, and losing the second in 3 sets.
Playing Washington in R4(cons) currently

Old Dominion lost to Pepperdine in R16, and Texas A&M in R8(cons). Sofia Johnson lost at No 5 singles on Day 1, but took the win yesterday playing at No 4 7-6, 6-4. No 3 dubs on Saturday too, but the match unfinished as Texas A&M took the doubles point with 2 wins on Courts 1 and 2.
Play Wisconsin later today in R4 (cons)

AND SAVING THE BEST TILL LAST: North Carolina State University (NCS) are into the semis and will play North Carolina University later today. On Day 1, NCS got the win over Auburn. Amelia Rajecki played No 1 dubs, winning 6-1 and at No 6 singles with a 4-6, 3-6 loss. Nell Miller played at No 2 dubs winning 6-1, and at No 4 singles, 6-1, 6-4.
Day 2 win over Georgia - Amelia 6-2 at No 1 dubs, but missed out again in singles in 3 sets. Nell won at No 2 dubs 7-5, and No 4 singles 6-6, 6-1.
NCS are seeded at 2, and NC 6.

-- Edited by Tennpar on Sunday 13th of February 2022 04:16:02 PM

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Continuing the Women's National Team Indoor Championships:

NC State went down 1-4 to North Carolina, the No 2 seeds. Nell got a win in doubles and was 4-2 up in the 3rd set tie break in singles (against 19th US college ranked Fiona Crawley), only for the match to go unfinished as the University of North Carolina sealed their 3rd singles to take the victory.

UNC will play Oklahoma (8) in the final shortly - no Brits in the final.

Auburn took a loss in their consolation match 3-4 against Ohio State with Georgie again taking wins in singles and dubs.

Cal lost their consolation match 4-1 loss to Texas, with Erin contributing to Cals solitary point for her win in one of the two (of three) dubs matches.

Sofia Johnson won singles and dubs in the 4-2 Old Dominion win over Wisconsin.

Alicia's matches were both unfinished in Florida's 4-0 win over Washington.