Is this a parody? Statement win against theā¦.No. 65 team in the nation?
https://twitter.com/hokiesmtennis/status/2032572126004179058?s=46&t=PzMfboQ4ofEF6ToybLUcpg
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We are heading to Cary for at least the menās final in the AM. Doubt we can swing the women in the afternoon unfortunately
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Right now the men are #5 in the ITA Rankings:
Theyāve played #1-4 this season: Beat #1 Texas and #2 TCU, but #3 Ohio St and #4 Wake have been the only teams theyāve lost to (twice each).
Seeded #4 in the tournament but their 5-seed matchup is actually Mississippi St, as TCU got the 6-seed; they beat Miss St 4-1 earlier this season.
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What a comeback, was not looking good there for a while. Santamarta Roig and Kim really turned the tide in this one
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Crazy win. Columbia had loud and passionate fans and had all the momentum until late 2nd sets and then it totally flipped.
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Iāve not watched us play at all, but box score tracking, seems like Roig often is one of our weaker matches. I know heās a first year and highly touted, but seems like his ranking and the outcomes of his matches donāt line up.
what am I missing.
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Playing at 3 singles as a true freshman is pretty tough. Think he has some maturity/emotions issues as well based on other comments about him. Guessing our staff has him rolling by year 3 if not next season.
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Just like in pro tennis, the Americans arenāt good enough
Couple takes:
- This is kinda the same as it ever was? Recruiting internationally has happened forever in tennis in particular.
- The international players are mostly not those of the āEuro proā variety; these are guys recruited as 18-19 yos who have been successful at the ITF junior level.
- The high end US junior scene seems fine; currently the ITF junior rankings have Americans at #5, #6, #11, #13.
- But going global for depth makes sense - tennis is widespread so you can find good players all over the place.
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Would American tennis be better if college teams were limited to 2 internationals at a time?
Depends on your definition of better. I think it doesnāt really matter for America producing elite players who can compete for Grand Slams. Those guys either skip college or are good enough to get college roster spots at good schools. The top 50 or so HS recruits each year are all going to power conference schools or elite mid-majors that are competitive with the power conference schools (like the Ivy League schools). So a foreign player limit would mostly benefit the guys outside of that top tier who are going midmajor because the power schools are finding better international recruits.
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An old friend of the family was the pretty successful womenās coach for a D1 school in CA, and he spent in the ballpark of zero time recruiting US players. The school wasnāt particularly well known or prestigious in the US, but kids from like Ukraine or whatever didnāt know that, so he spent a lot of time scouting Eastern European kids (and the guy really knew tennis, even for a D1 tennis coach) and won conference championship after conference championship with them and this was like 15-20 years ago. His tennis camps were full of foreign kids.
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To me, it depends on what the goal of having varsity intercollegiate athletics teams is in the context of operating a university, and that answer likely differs for every school.
Some schools use them to attract enrollment and increase tuition revenue, not only from the student athletes themselves, but also ancillary support students. Team managers, cheerleaders, student trainers, band members, student newspaper, student broadcasters and producers.
Other schools that donāt need more enrollment might be looking for a future alumni/donor base that feels more connected to the school. Or even kids from wealthier families who might donate more while the kids are in school.
Or maybe some feel that varsity sports add to the diversity of offerings at a well rounded university.
So does it make sense to favor Americans? Depends, I guess. Is the schoolās mission to educate American students? Some state schools have an explicit mission to educate state residents.
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All reasonable and Iād say most of those goals are best pursued by Just Win, Baby approach.
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Match day - Elite 8!!!
Go Hoos
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