tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post6767619016364094891..comments2023-09-27T06:44:18.713-05:00Comments on Houston League Tennis Blog: Week Five PreviewHtownHackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203003267930578792noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-12641683522754266952007-05-18T13:38:00.000-05:002007-05-18T13:38:00.000-05:00Always plenty of DQs to be had in league... It jus...Always plenty of DQs to be had in league... It just depends on whether anyone really wants to give it a shot and really complain...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-85347529396595807382007-05-18T08:39:00.000-05:002007-05-18T08:39:00.000-05:00The YUTTS took out the MIB "jv" team last night 3-...The YUTTS took out the MIB "jv" team last night 3-2. MIBJV won lines 1 & 2 doubles (legitimately, not by default!). We had to default Line 2 singles and lost the other 2 lines.<BR/><BR/>Tor, Miguel et al are very good players and as always it was a pleasure to play Hank's team.HTown Smackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907148601206712404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-89349478107618517062007-05-17T11:54:00.000-05:002007-05-17T11:54:00.000-05:00Sorry. Blogger truncated my link. But you get th...Sorry. Blogger truncated my link. But you get the point.HtownHackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203003267930578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-57208591861814427052007-05-17T11:53:00.000-05:002007-05-17T11:53:00.000-05:00Well, I disagree with you there. If you look at t...Well, I disagree with you there. If you look at the current 5.0 tournament standings http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/rankings/rankinglists.aspx?id=322130<BR/>it's pretty obvious that there are 3 players who fit your criteria: Tim Green, Herb Morton and Greg Schmucker. <BR/><BR/>Schmucker went 1-3 in summer league singles matches last year and lost his only city championship playoff match the year before. Should he be moved up? <BR/><BR/>Tim and Herb have been successful in league play. I think moving them up is a grey area. But certainly they should not be moved up based on so called 5.0 tournament results. Those tournaments are 5.0 rated in name only. Almost all of the players who play them are 4.5 players. Take another look at that link above. Look at the top 20 "5.0" players. How many of them are rated 5.0????? Zip. Zero. Nadie. <BR/><BR/>Tim and Herb are beating 4.5 players in those tournaments. Very good 4.5 players, admittedly. But 4.5 players nonetheless.HtownHackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203003267930578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-49462734889624626092007-05-17T11:37:00.000-05:002007-05-17T11:37:00.000-05:00Tim Hurlbert is defintely a shady 4.5. Former top...Tim Hurlbert is defintely a shady 4.5. Former top ranked juniors playing 4.5 is a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-80937523855055913922007-05-17T11:28:00.000-05:002007-05-17T11:28:00.000-05:00Well, there may or may not be some disqualificatio...Well, there may or may not be some disqualifications, but there are certainly 4.5 rated guys (not self-rated either) who are really 5.0+. If you're ranked in the top 5 statewide in 5.0 and stay rated 4.5 (whether by appealing or whatever the criteria USTA uses for rating players), there's something wrong with the system. Some of these guys are winning tournaments at the Open level. C'mon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-5939896695243132122007-05-17T10:44:00.000-05:002007-05-17T10:44:00.000-05:00Hmmm. Interesting. Care to name names? Are the ...Hmmm. Interesting. Care to name names? Are the (supposed) disqualifications coming only in 5.0 or are they spread across the divisions?HtownHackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203003267930578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-26395111047151080312007-05-17T10:22:00.000-05:002007-05-17T10:22:00.000-05:00Don't count the Copperheads out of the 4.0 race; S...Don't count the Copperheads out of the 4.0 race; Sam Ahn and Jason Rawls are 2 of the strongest 4.0's around in both singles and doubles. Daniel Self is one of the top 4.0 singles players in the state. Their other guys are all pretty solid.HTown Smackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907148601206712404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625710123724017027.post-45976212381004008332007-05-17T09:51:00.000-05:002007-05-17T09:51:00.000-05:00In Reference to Jamie Robinson Self Rating as a 3....In Reference to Jamie Robinson Self Rating as a 3.0 It was an error and will be corrected.If you answer the 1st question wrong when Self Rating It Automatically puts you in the 3.0 category and you then must appeal which he already has done. The Self Rating system will soon play a big role before the end of the Season. Expect a few disqualifications before the season ends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com