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Men's Tennis @ #16 Michigan State tomorrow
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Men's Tennis @ #16 Michigan State tomorrow

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Feb 8, 2024, 2:26 PM
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Men's tennis is off on a northern trip for two weekend matches, at #16 Michigan State tomorrow at 6pm and at Northwestern on Sunday.

Michigan State is already 8-0 and #16 in the country. They are the prime example of how quickly a program can be turned around. MSU was the bottom of the barrel program in the Big Ten for many years because they had a rule that tennis scholarships were only limited to in-state players which severely limited them in a not huge tennis state. They finished last in the Big Ten pretty much everyone season.

But all that changed last year with a new coach and new NIL rules, they got aggressive in recruiting/transfer portal and have already made themselves into a top 20 team in one season.


Michigan State projected line-up:

1. #6 Ozan Baris, Sophomore. Okemos,MI
2. #12 Ronald Hohmann, Graduate. Oyster Bay,NY. Transfer from LSU
3. Sebastien Collard, Graduate. Gatineau,Quebec. Transfer from South Alabama
4. Taym Alazmeh, Freshman. Damascus,Syria
5. #59 Max Sheldon, Junior. Arlington Heights,IL
6. David Saye, Sophomore. Charlotte,NC


Hopefully we have Vukadin back in singles. He was playing in the practice pics on the team instagram so hopefully a good sign. It will be tough to win away from home against a strong team. Very curious to see how our team responds to the challenge.

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Oh and Michigan state has the #1 doubles teams in the nation

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Feb 8, 2024, 4:06 PM
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With the Baris/Sheldon combo

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Re: Men's Tennis @ #16 Michigan State tomorrow

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Feb 8, 2024, 4:56 PM
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And people say a couple of transfers can't make a difference...

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They def can. Especially in tennis when you really only need 6 players

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Feb 8, 2024, 5:06 PM
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I'm a bit jealous at how quickly Michigan State has been able to turn their program into a contender with a hungry young and aggressive coach. And the crazy thing is, they signed a top player from Spain as well to make their lineup even stronger but he was not eligible for the spring season as it turned out.


I think Brandon Wagner can do the same for us but this it will have to be next year that we make a big jump. This year could be decent improvement though.

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Looks like one of the college tennis podcasts will be there

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Feb 9, 2024, 11:48 AM
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https://twitter.com/payersplayers/status/1755994485551489244?s=46&t=pkzo5ZpnZ0fCQ3JGwTyOpw

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Re: Men's Tennis @ #16 Michigan State tomorrow

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Feb 9, 2024, 3:55 PM
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We need to beat a good team.

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"If a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal."


correct.

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Feb 9, 2024, 4:45 PM
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The tennis rankings are sorta like the basketball net rankings. They go 100% by computer and based on strength of wins vs losses. Difference is, in the tennis rankings you get no credit for close matches. losing 7-0 or 4-3 is the same. So at some point you have to actually win matches vs higher ranked teams to move up.

I would say beating Northwestern Sunday is more likely and is a match we kinda need because we are already running out of ranking boosting wins before ACC play starts.

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