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Lambda · ATP level

RE: US College chat 2025/26

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
There are no more British qualifiers from the Regionals. Savannah is our only remaining competing player and is in the semi-final o the Carolina regional where she'll play the No 1 seed tomorrow.

In summary our NCAA qualifiers so far
In singles Savannah Dada-Mascoll, Kristina Paskauskas, Luca Pow
In doubles Henry Jefferson.

That feels a lot fewer than end of the regionals last season?

Lambda · ATP level

It is, but I wasn't expecting much. the women have exceeded my expectations in singles - we had no female singles qualifiers at this stage last year and I wasn't expecting any this year. I did perhaps expect a bit more success in mens doubles given the rankings but not to be so far. We had quite a few doubles semi-finalists in both men and women that I'd hope some of them can repeat that at the Sectionals to qualify. I'm not really seeing where singles qualifiers are going to come from

Coming in to this season, I thought it to be more of a transitional year. We have a few women who were top 100 juniors or have had success in W35s that I'd be disappointed for if they didn't make NCAAs at some point in their college career but I think it's a year or two too early for most of them. It may be my lack of knowledge of men's tennis but I'm not seeing who can carry on the mantle from Fearnley and Tarvet in the coming years. With a couple of exceptions the quality of our boys going to college in the last couple of years seems not to be that high to this unknowledgeable observer.

Lambda · ATP level

Wowsers! Savannah is on fire. She defeats the No 1 seed Rabman (UNC) 1 & 3. Rabman is pre-season ranked No 12. She proves that qualification for the NCAAs at the all Americans was no fluke.

I've no idea where this has come from. Sure she was arguably the 2nd best women in the sun belt conference last year behind Sofia Johnson but I still didn't see this coming. It's safe to say I think she has the sun belt female player of the season wrapped up already.

Let's see if the winner of the other semi wants to play the final.

the addict · Tennis legend

The mention of Sofia Johnson reminds me to point out she has just made it through qualifying in the Hilton Head W15 - on clay.

Lambda · ATP level

The winner of the other semi didn't want to play the final, but neither did Savannah so she is co-champion of the Carolina region. Most players don't play the final because their objective is to qualify for the NCAAs. Savannah had already done that so I'm surprised she opted out of the final.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Lambda / I think Savannahs performance this fall is one of the stories of the year, tbh, completely out of the blue and v impressive