(04-21-2019 12:31 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  1. 3-6, 7-6, 3-3
3. 1-6, 6-4, 3-3
5. 6-7, 6-1
6. 6-7, 2-4

Loving the updates Dragon - thank you!

Sorry for the lack of updates....but Rice wins!

1. 3-6, 7-6, 7-6

Rice 4 ODU 2

CUSA CHAMPS!!!

(04-21-2019 12:57 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  Sorry for the lack of updates....but Rice wins!

I pulled up the Internet feed just in time to see the very last point, which was match point in the third-set tiebreak on Court 1.

Woohoo congrats to the ladies!

Fantastic! What a great sports year for the women.

Yup, the women's sports are for the most part dominating CUSA. That's great to see, although I really don't know why the men's sports can't do the same. Those freshmen Belgium twins have been great.

Maybe we should start looking at easing into a P5 conference starting with women sports. Kinda unfair to them they stuck in such a crappy conference.

Way to go, ladies! Is this 5 consecutive championships for Elizabeth Schmidt and the lady racketeers?

(04-21-2019 03:12 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Way to go, ladies! Is this 5 consecutive championships for Elizabeth Schmidt and the lady racketeers?

No, FIU won the tournament last year.

As I recall, we got an at-large bid.

(04-21-2019 03:20 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(04-21-2019 03:12 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Way to go, ladies! Is this 5 consecutive championships for Elizabeth Schmidt and the lady racketeers?

No, FIU won the tournament last year.

As I recall, we got an at-large bid.

I believe it's now 6 championships in the last 7 years.

And i think a tweet said 8 straight NCAA appearances?

However many, it's extremely impressive. Congrats, ladies.

At the baseball game yesterday they said it was the 8th straight appearance in the Championship Final.

2019 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Superlative Awards Presented by Ready Nutrition
Player of the Year – Michaela Haet, Rice
Freshman of the Year – Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
Newcomer of the Year – Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
Outstanding Singles Player of the Championship – Victoria Smirnova, Rice
Co-Outstanding Doubles Team of the Championship – Victoria Smirnova/Anna Bowtell, Rice
Co-Outstanding Doubles Team of the Championship – Brooke Pilkington/Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
Coach of the Year – Dom Manilla, Old Dominion

All-Conference USA Singles
First Team
Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
*Maria Kononova, North Texas
*Tamuna Kutubidze, North Texas
*Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
*Nataliia Vlasova, Old Dominion
*Michaela Haet, Rice
Anastasia Smirnova, Rice
Victoria Smirnova, Rice

Second Team
Rocio Safont, Charlotte
Basak Akbas, FIU
Natalie Kallmunzerova, Florida Atlantic
Anna Smith, Marshall
Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
*Yulia Starodubtseva, Old Dominion
Anna Bowtell, Rice
Priya Niezgoda, Rice
Kirsten Prelle, UTEP

All-Conference USA Doubles
First Team
Kamila Umarova/Basak Akbas, FIU
*Maria Kononova/Tamuna Kutubidze, North Texas
Holly Hutchinson/Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
Linda Huang/Michaela Haet, Rice
Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova, Rice

Second Team
Ivana Babic/Alexandra Heczey, North Texas
Yulia Starodubtseva/Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Nataliia Vlasova/Natalya Malenko, Old Dominion
Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova, Rice

Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Basak Akbas, FIU
Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Alesya Yakubovich, Old Dominion
Anastasia Smirnova, Rice
Victoria Smirnova, Rice

*Repeat Honoree

Selection Show Watch Party on Monday April 29

Quote:From: Elizabeth Schmidt <eschmidt@rice.edu>
Subject: Women's Tennis NCAA Selection Show Watch Party -- Monday April 29 @ 5:15pm

Dear Rice Women’s Tennis Alumni & Supporters,

We would like to invite you to watch the NCAA selection show with the team. The watch party will be in our team room at George R Brown Tennis Center on Monday April 29. The party will begin at 5:15pm and the show starts at 5:30pm. Refreshments will be provided and free parking will be available in the lot directly in front of the courts. Please push the call button and the parking office will let you in the yellow gate.

We hope you can join the team on Monday and, as always, we appreciate your continued support of our program!

Go Owls!
Elizabeth

(04-26-2019 10:41 AM)dragon2owl Wrote:  2019 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Superlative Awards Presented by Ready Nutrition
Player of the Year – Michaela Haet, Rice
Freshman of the Year – Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
Newcomer of the Year – Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
Outstanding Singles Player of the Championship – Victoria Smirnova, Rice
Co-Outstanding Doubles Team of the Championship – Victoria Smirnova/Anna Bowtell, Rice
Co-Outstanding Doubles Team of the Championship – Brooke Pilkington/Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
Coach of the Year – Dom Manilla, Old Dominion

All-Conference USA Singles
First Team
Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
*Maria Kononova, North Texas
*Tamuna Kutubidze, North Texas
*Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
*Nataliia Vlasova, Old Dominion
*Michaela Haet, Rice
Anastasia Smirnova, Rice
Victoria Smirnova, Rice

Second Team
Rocio Safont, Charlotte
Basak Akbas, FIU
Natalie Kallmunzerova, Florida Atlantic
Anna Smith, Marshall
Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
*Yulia Starodubtseva, Old Dominion
Anna Bowtell, Rice
Priya Niezgoda, Rice
Kirsten Prelle, UTEP

All-Conference USA Doubles
First Team
Kamila Umarova/Basak Akbas, FIU
*Maria Kononova/Tamuna Kutubidze, North Texas
Holly Hutchinson/Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
Linda Huang/Michaela Haet, Rice
Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova, Rice

Second Team
Ivana Babic/Alexandra Heczey, North Texas
Yulia Starodubtseva/Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Nataliia Vlasova/Natalya Malenko, Old Dominion
Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova, Rice

Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Basak Akbas, FIU
Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Alesya Yakubovich, Old Dominion
Anastasia Smirnova, Rice
Victoria Smirnova, Rice

*Repeat Honoree

The above list broken down by country:
USA: 3
Rest of world: 21 (AUS: 2; BEL: 2; BLR: 1; CAN: 1; CRO: 1; CZE: 2; ESP: 1; GBR: 1; GEO: 1; HUN: 1; IRL: 1; RUS: 1; TUR: 1; UKR: 4; UZB: 1)

(04-26-2019 06:20 PM)illiniowl Wrote:  

(04-26-2019 10:41 AM)dragon2owl Wrote:  2019 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Superlative Awards Presented by Ready Nutrition
Player of the Year – Michaela Haet, Rice
Freshman of the Year – Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
Newcomer of the Year – Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
Outstanding Singles Player of the Championship – Victoria Smirnova, Rice
Co-Outstanding Doubles Team of the Championship – Victoria Smirnova/Anna Bowtell, Rice
Co-Outstanding Doubles Team of the Championship – Brooke Pilkington/Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
Coach of the Year – Dom Manilla, Old Dominion

All-Conference USA Singles
First Team
Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
*Maria Kononova, North Texas
*Tamuna Kutubidze, North Texas
*Holly Hutchinson, Old Dominion
*Nataliia Vlasova, Old Dominion
*Michaela Haet, Rice
Anastasia Smirnova, Rice
Victoria Smirnova, Rice

Second Team
Rocio Safont, Charlotte
Basak Akbas, FIU
Natalie Kallmunzerova, Florida Atlantic
Anna Smith, Marshall
Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
*Yulia Starodubtseva, Old Dominion
Anna Bowtell, Rice
Priya Niezgoda, Rice
Kirsten Prelle, UTEP

All-Conference USA Doubles
First Team
Kamila Umarova/Basak Akbas, FIU
*Maria Kononova/Tamuna Kutubidze, North Texas
Holly Hutchinson/Brooke Pilkington, Old Dominion
Linda Huang/Michaela Haet, Rice
Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova, Rice

Second Team
Ivana Babic/Alexandra Heczey, North Texas
Yulia Starodubtseva/Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Nataliia Vlasova/Natalya Malenko, Old Dominion
Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova, Rice

Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Basak Akbas, FIU
Martina Kudelova, Florida Atlantic
Oleksandra Andrieieva, Old Dominion
Alesya Yakubovich, Old Dominion
Anastasia Smirnova, Rice
Victoria Smirnova, Rice

*Repeat Honoree

The above list broken down by country:
USA: 3
Rest of world: 21 (AUS: 2; BEL: 2; BLR: 1; CAN: 1; CRO: 1; CZE: 2; ESP: 1; GBR: 1; GEO: 1; HUN: 1; IRL: 1; RUS: 1; TUR: 1; UKR: 4; UZB: 1)

That's about the same ratio as in international tournaments these days.
Wimbledon 2017 had 54 Americans out of over 500 players.

And those 21 players represent 19 different countries out of 20 different birth-events.

(04-26-2019 09:35 PM)WestGrayStreetOwl Wrote:  

(04-26-2019 06:20 PM)illiniowl Wrote:  The above list broken down by country:
USA: 3
Rest of world: 21 (AUS: 2; BEL: 2; BLR: 1; CAN: 1; CRO: 1; CZE: 2; ESP: 1; GBR: 1; GEO: 1; HUN: 1; IRL: 1; RUS: 1; TUR: 1; UKR: 4; UZB: 1)

That's about the same ratio as in international tournaments these days.
Wimbledon 2017 had 54 Americans out of over 500 players.

And those 21 players represent 19 different countries out of 20 different birth-events.

Total garbage statistic. Wimbledon is an international tennis tournament, so one would expect there to be players from all over the world. College tennis takes place totally within the USA, so one should hope that more of those FULL scholarships would go to Americans.

Headed to Austin, playing Texas A&M in round 1

Texas is #9 overall seed, and they host LIU Brooklyn in the other match in that quadrant. ODU also got in as an at-large (they play UVA in the first round).