In Orlando, the women's semi-finalists are Eastern, who was 4-0, then Midwest, Southern, and Pacific Northwest all at 3-1 who had to beat out four other teams in a 7-way tie for 2nd. Florida was tied with PNW at 3-1 / 12-8 and they each had lost 18 sets as well. So despite PNW winning one more set (29 to 28, the USTA does not look at sets won or sets differential), it went to games lost and PNW had a big lead there, so thankfully deservedly got the spot. But there were three more teams with 11-9 court records, so it was really close. The simulation had two of the four semi-finalists predicted, and a third semi-finalists was mentioned as lurking.
The men 4.5+ semi-finalists are Southern and Pacific Northwest, both undefeated, joined by Mid-Atlantic and Texas both 3-1. Three others were 3-1, but at least two courts worse than Texas so no strange tie-breakers. My simulation did predict three of the four semi-finalists.
The 55 & Over 7.0 in Arizona had no weather issues and completed play without any drama or shortened formats.
The women's semi-finalists are NorCal and Hawaii, both 4-0, joined by Texas and Southern. SoCal was tied with Southern at 7-5 on courts, but Southern had won head-to-head so they got the spot despite SoCal losing fewer sets and winning more sets! And losing fewer games and winning more games too! I have no argument with this tie-breaker, it is just remarkable that Southern won just the right courts to pull it off while SoCal won their other matches a lot easier.
The men's semi-finalists are SoCal, Florida, and Northern, all 4-0, and Southern got the last spot being one court better than Texas.
Good luck to all the teams on Sunday!
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