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News and information about Houston's USTA Men's Tennis league

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Another Tucson Trip for Freeman

There was great drama at High Point on Sunday morning as the Unicorns and Hurricanes battled for the fourth time this season, with a trip to Nationals...

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Sectionals

Sectionals

I'm not going to do any kind of detailed preview, mainly because I haven't paid close enough attention to know who the strongest teams and hidden players...

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Don Rios

Don Rios

It is with a heavy heart that I pass along the news about Don Rios. Details are scant, but my understanding is that he was vacationing with his family...

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Yawn.

Yawn.

City Playoffs are over. The Hurricanes won both 4.5 and 4.0 again. Also making the trip to Sectionals will be the Good-er Guys and the Unicorns. Apparently...

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4.0 Wild Card

4.0 Wild Card

Does ANYONE know the format of the 4.0 playoffs? I tried to search the HTA website, but that always seems like a fruitless endeavor for me. Early in the...

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Kiser

Kiser

Yet another remarkable streak ended last night. Erik Kiser has been playing summer league for three plus years now since moving to Houston in 2011. By...

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Week Six

Week Six

I can only speculate on the backroom deals that went into the makeup of the flights in 4.0, but I'm pretty sure a damn good team is going to get left...

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Tommy Connell

Tommy Connell

It probably went unnoticed in last week's results, but Jorge Guerra and Lee Henley beat Tommy Connell and Stephen Ash in three sets at line 1 doubles...

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Chancellor's!

Chancellor's!

I got to check out a little bit of the Chancellor's-Unicorns 4.0 match last night after my match was over. The Ace-Kings pulled out a 3-2 victory. Neither...

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Not much to say

Not much to say

I really have nothing to add, but just felt like putting a new post up. I'm sure most people were more focused on the NFL draft last night than USTA...

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Early Returns

Early Returns

It's only April, but here are my (very early) impressions and random thoughts. I'm not super impressed with the Hurricanes 4.5 roster, but I can't really...

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Troy Toole

[...] We had a 4.5 DQ. Troy Toole, of the Good-er Guys, who was a self rate and had played 4 matches, 3 at line 3 doubles and one at line 2 doubles. [...]

Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

[...] him, so let's take a look at what's remaining in the regular season. The Deucebags and Good-er Guys reported their 5/30 match score yesterday: a 3-2 Good-er Guys win. The Dbags also [...]

Playoff Schedule

[...] you know, the four teams who qualified are: The Hurricanes, Enter The Unicorn, Old School and Good-er Guys. Players from several teams were out at Memorial Park yesterday readying themselves for the [...]

Early Returns

[...] roster, but I can't really figure out who to pick ahead of them. Right now it'd have to be the Good-er Guys.  It's nice to see Hai Vu and Phi Huynh playing (and winning) together at 4.5 again. I've [...]

Winding down

[...] team this week. A loss would harm their chances at winning the division and/or getting into City Playoffs via the Wild Card. [...]

City Playoffs

[...] less than a week for trash talk, speculation, accusation and whatever else usually leads up to City Playoffs. The 4.0 festivities begin on Friday evening while 4.5 starts bright and early on Saturday. [...]

Category 5

[...] were answered. Martinez seems to never wilt in the heat, and showed the same guts we saw in City playoffs against Cooper. His record was also spotless until being pulled off the court in the [...]

Chancellor's!

[...] that possibly two of the big three teams in this division will be sitting at home during City Playoffs. The 4.0 Hurricanes dropped at least one line against Sienna last night. At this point, that [...]

Wow, What a Slow Week

[...] a closer outcome. Barring a blowout, Nottingham Forest should be in good position to secure the Wild Card spot, unless the Deucebags close like a freight train. The DBags still have 4 matches whose [...]

What's goin' on

[...] be in a position where they have to sweep them. At this point they certainly can't count on a wild card slot. Biggest 4.0 surprise to me thus far: Double Trouble. The 4.5 Hurricane team is stacked. [...]

4.0 Wild Card

[...] like a fruitless endeavor for me. Early in the year, someone told me that there would be two wild card teams, based on percentage (of lines won? of games won?). Anyway, one of the more interesting [...]

Winding down

[...] and Ristau. IF he somehow gets DQ'd, perhaps this match ends up deciding the division title. The Wild Card situation is still a possibility. The Deucebags and Gooder Guys also have a match with huge [...]

Freeman

[...] and the Hurricanes, but they dominated despite having no self-rated players, and only used Sydney Jim once, in doubles. The 4.0 Hurricanes went into the weekend without the services of Ryan Reeves [...]

Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

[...] As you know, I'm frantically trying to change the topic from Sydney Jim so that maybe you'll forget about him, so let's take a look at what's remaining in the regular [...]

City Playoffs

[...] , you have to wonder just how committed that guy is. The Hurricanes have two such players, Sydney Jim and Bryan Taylor, and if Freeman can get them out there, they give the Canes two huge legs up [...]

Category 5

[...] and can usually win without too much effort. Bryan Taylor was exceptional. The much ballyhooed Sydney Jim really didn't contribute. On the 4.0 side, Chris Rossi was everything he was supposed to be, [...]

Week Six

[...] took down Hunter Emmott in the other singles match in two tiebreakers. There is no 2013 Chris Rossi or 2011 Vu, Rios or Yamaguchi on this Hurricane team, and the singles has suffered [...]

Freeman

[...] /Deluca in total wins. Kim Lequoc had a nice weekend before running into the buzzsaw that is Chris Rossi. Garrett Browne and Dang Huynh were dominant in all three of their doubles matches for the [...]

Category 5

[...] was exceptional. The much ballyhooed Sydney Jim really didn't contribute. On the 4.0 side, Chris Rossi was everything he was supposed to be, and more. He played 6 matches in 3 days, never resting, [...]

What's goin' on

[...] count on a wild card slot. Biggest 4.0 surprise to me thus far: Double Trouble. The 4.5 Hurricane team is stacked. Can YOU figure out a "top 8" from that roster? I can't. [...]

City Playoffs

[...] now, with many onlookers proclaiming them co-favorites. I'm not totally buying the hype. The Hurricane team made it to the final four in the nation last year with (in my opinion) a much weaker roster. [...]

Week Six

[...] in two tiebreakers. There is no 2013 Chris Rossi or 2011 Vu, Rios or Yamaguchi on this Hurricane team, and the singles has suffered against the big dogs (1-5 against Unicorns and Chancellor' [...]

Another Tucson Trip for Freeman

[...] a trip to Nationals on the line. The Unicorns were without perhaps their best player, Olivier Le Coz, who was back in France. They'd handled his absence well all weekend, with Gary Chen [...]

Chancellor's!

[...] age 53 is competitive without much in the way of power. I sure wish I could move like that. Olivier Le Coz had too much game for Jerry last night, however. I didn't see much of the doubles, but my [...]

Week Six

[...] . However, he hung in there, made some adjustments, and won the second and third sets. Olivier Le Coz took down Hunter Emmott in the other singles match in two tiebreakers. There is no 2013 Chris [...]

Chancellor's!

[...] the same. Miller and Krask cover a lot of territory at the net. Their convincing victory over Hunter Emmott in week one was certainly not a fluke. At two all, the match came down to captain Lewis Lu's [...]

Week Six

[...] in there, made some adjustments, and won the second and third sets. Olivier Le Coz took down Hunter Emmott in the other singles match in two tiebreakers. There is no 2013 Chris Rossi or 2011 Vu, Rios [...]

Another Tucson Trip for Freeman

[...] . The three doubles lines finished first, with Thang Pham and Byron Hailey winning quickly. Hunter Emmott and Collin Hodge won a competitive match at line one, and Chen and Kevin Nguyen pulled out [...]

Chancellor's!

[...] Nguyen and Eli Harper. Chancellor's used Forehand Phuong (Alastair) Le and Jerry Pham as their singles guys. A dozen years or so ago, we all worked in the same complex. I would go running every day at [...]

Not much to say

[...] that they're using Nguyen while they have David Hall playing doubles. Paul may not be a doubles guy, but Hall is clearly a better singles player. Antoine Ford continued to roll. Nice to see Peter [...]

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Troy Toole

[...] We had a 4.5 DQ. Troy Toole, of the Good-er Guys, who was a self rate and had played 4 matches, 3 at line 3 doubles and one at line 2 doubles. [...]

Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

[...] him, so let's take a look at what's remaining in the regular season. The Deucebags and Good-er Guys reported their 5/30 match score yesterday: a 3-2 Good-er Guys win. The Dbags also [...]

Playoff Schedule

[...] you know, the four teams who qualified are: The Hurricanes, Enter The Unicorn, Old School and Good-er Guys. Players from several teams were out at Memorial Park yesterday readying themselves for the [...]

Early Returns

[...] roster, but I can't really figure out who to pick ahead of them. Right now it'd have to be the Good-er Guys.  It's nice to see Hai Vu and Phi Huynh playing (and winning) together at 4.5 again. I've [...]

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