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Aleemay

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  1. Schnaider is in such an unique position. Closest I can think of is Beatrice Capra back in 2010 making the third round of the US Open and then getting double baggled by Sharapova. Question was whether or not she'd go pro or go to Duke (since she was HS class of 2011). Capra played about dozen more tournaments afterwards and it was pretty clear that her US Open run was a fluke (lost at least 5 matches in a row on ITF circuit) and enrolled at Duke. Schnaider is even better at this point compared to Capra as Schnaider will be top 100 and can enter many more of the main WTA tournaments. Capra's ranking only got as high as 201. Miami Invite: Pretty clear that Texas' main strength will be at the bottom of the lineup. Good to see Pachkaleva back on the court after her injury last year at the NCAA's.
  2. From what's been said, Schnaider's decision to go to college was based a lot on the Russian War and her family thought there'd be a lot of travel restrictions placed on Russian citizens. When she committed to NC State over the summer, her ranking was in the 300s. Then over the fall she went on a tear and rose over 200 places. Seriously am wondering if she's going to follow through playing the NCAAs or if she sees the benefit of play pro full time now. btw, NC State could have probably been even stronger had Nugroho (last year's ACC freshmen of the year) had not turned pro. Also Chantra of OU turned pro over the summer.
  3. With the rotation that Texas was in Skinner was on the right side and Phillips was on the left. Not the ideal scenario as Phillips is not a natural left side hitter (middle blocker all throughout high school) and has a limited range of shots. So if the pass is off and SKT has no other option but to moonball it to the left, it's essentially a free ball. Parra is a natural OH, played internationally, and can beat the block as her arm swing is much faster than Phillip's. There are other ways to get out of this rotation but it involves 'stacking' the hitters to one side and one of the wing hitters is basically running/sprinting the full width of the court to get in position to hit.
  4. If I'm not mistaken, NCAA Men's Volleyball uses international volleyball rules where there can only be one substitution per player. That means both OH's and the Opposite have to play all the way around for the majority of the match. That's why you see more hand 'sets' when receiving serve and you see so many more 'D' shots (opposite hitting off the back row). Also why there's not as much rallies in the men's game since there's not a lot of DS. Because men teams can bail themselves out with moonball sets, it incentivizes the server to just let it rip.
  5. Looks like my hunch is correct. Maya Joint (got one of the qualifying WCs) has committed to UT. Has wins over current players at Ohio State and Baylor. Has also beaten recruits at Stanford and A&M. Pretty good ITF junior record- ranked 163 and only 16.
  6. Lol I was there over the weekend- in fact from the outside you couldn't tell there was a tournament going on. There were more people dressed up for a pink jeep convention that was also happening within the vicinity (!)
  7. The walk on just beat an All Conference player. 😱
  8. Nice that they got to do it for all of the 2022 team. I don't think there's a pic with all of the 2021 championship team. Fortunately there's $25K going on in Austin that Stearns, the Zamarripa twins, and Kylie Collins are in town for. Fogelman is in the photo too. Speaking of the $25K, I wonder if any of the wild cards (in both qualifying and main draws) not used on current Texas player signify a potential recruit? Also, Austin was selected to host a WTA 250 event next year on the last week of February. Will expect several of the players to get wild cards into that draw.
  9. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/video/2022-09-05/16624192374914658.html?cid=2022oneboxUSA_00000000_phto_chothr_ctwbtr_endcid Literally the highlights only show Glasspool winning one point (match point); everything else was focused on Kyrgios 🙄
  10. He was paired with Jaeda Daniel who played at NC State. Also won the NCAA doubles but partner was British and ex TTU player Nell Miller.
  11. Gosh I just can't see that ever happening. There were less than a dozen boys prep clubs in the state 15 years ago. Don't know what it's like right now. Would take a huge grassroot movement to make it a UIL sport. There are some private schools in Texas that sponsor the sport in the Southwest Preparatory Conference.
  12. https://texassports.com/news/2008/4/20/042008aaa_133.aspx Texas has a bit of history back when beach was an informal invitational tournament. Excited to see the school go after an NCAA title!
  13. I'm hoping Yves Bially's brother is interested, although I think he may go the pro route
  14. Stephens loses four straight games and crashes out
  15. Stearns- Joffe has known since before the semester Based on this article, it seems like the Zamarripa twins decided to go pro about a month ago. https://napavalleyregister.com/sports/womens-tennis-st-helenas-zamarripa-twins-help-texas-win-ncaa-title-go-pro/article_937a6c9a-e43b-11ec-adc5-4b4b32a07bee.html
  16. Yep- Could be the line one player for next year. I'm wondering how many years of eligibility she has. I know it gets funky with the Isrealis as they do mandatory military service. Other one is Nicole Rivkin of Germany (significant wins include Sahdiieva and Malm at Baylor, Barnett ex All Big 10 member at Northwestern, and Costoulos current top 5 Junior player)
  17. @perfectchaos007 Remember when we were debating several years ago if Marlee would follow in her sister's footsteps to the Forty Acres? Glad to see her come to UT and will provide some leadership for the team. Also am hearing Texas is signing two Nicole(s)- one who has wins against Lulu Sun and Anna Turati on the ITF circuit.
  18. Hate to be bearers of more bad news but... Interesting that Collins transferred. Wished her the best but there's a lot of work to be done in Baton Rouge. The Sells left the program in bad shape. Trust in Joffe- he's shown that he can consistently produce results.
  19. Lulu wins! Into the second round qualies.
  20. Kylie and Peyton beat the Zamarripa twins in the final of a 25k. Lulu Sun is in the qualies of Wimbledon and will play her first match tomorrow. Can't recall the last time a Longhorn was in a grand slam women's singles draw (either qualy or main).
  21. Joffe will be looking for a new assistant coach.
  22. I'd argue Blaire Luna was a 'late bloomer' when she came to Texas. If my memory serves me correct, Texas was her only power 5 offer. I know there were many that thought Kim Bruins was the better of the two pitchers when they enrolled. Blaire just happened to have immediate success as a freshman.
  23. Interested to see what Joffe does with Peyton's scholarship- get a transfer, sign an international recruit, or convince someone to graduate early (which I think is least likely) Should balance out the scholarship distribution which was looking odd at 0-0-4-4 this year Best wishes Peyton!
  24. If you're going to count those, have to also mention the individual winners in Swimming (Drew Kibler, 400 relay, 800 relay) and Track (Men's Distance Medley Relay) too.
  25. I'd argue Texas should add women's gymnastics. At the junior levels, Texas is a hotbed and there's so many elite clubs in the state (WOGA, Stars, Metroplex, World Champion Centre, Texas Dreams, etc.). Also gymnastics is huge in the SEC (I'm thinking about the sell out crowds at LSU and Georgia).
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