Tennis Vols back in NCAAs

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kidbourbon

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We're the #3 overall seed. Playing in the second round against Va. Tech today. Headed to Stanford for the remainder of the tournament if we win.

Thought this was deserving of its own thread.
 
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On to Palo Alto. I did meet a species I didn't know existed today: The classy Virginia Tech fan.
 
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kidbourbon said:
I have not encountered such species.
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These folks were old enough that their concept of Va Tech fandom was forged long before Beamer arrived and Hokie followers began believing they were God's gift to college sports.
 
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hatvol96 said:
These folks were old enough that their concept of Va Tech fandom was forged long before Beamer arrived and Hokie followers began believing they were God's gift to college sports.
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I think it is because their team is consistently over ranked every year and falls short of expectations. It makes them very bitter.
 
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As one living on the line of demarcation between Vols fans and Hokies fans in extreme SW Virginia, and also as being a lifelong diehard fan of Tennessee, the past few years have been tough sledding listening to Hokies talk smack. Especially after the Peach Bowl fiasco, of which I shall never forgive Lane Kiffin (all else long forgiven). And especially because UT football has fallen on such hard times, I have nothing to fire back with.

For years I've heard from VT fans how classless, clueless, and irrational are UT fans. I plead nolo contendre to the charge. However, I find it one of the most brazenly ironic accusations ever as you will never find a more moronic, classless, clueless, and irrational fanbase than that of VT.

Two of my good friends were Hokie fans pre-Vick when there were 50,000 empty seats in Lane Stadium every Saturday. So I give them a pass and overlook their irrationality.

Today's tennis vols victory brings me great joy. I need to call some friends and share the news that Smokey feasted on Turkey today.
 
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Hat's a tennis fan, who knew. Played tennis in HS. Don't play as much as I would like anymore...

Anyways, not surprising we're back in the tourney. JP Smith and co. are the real deal, for sure.
 
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and Dyron, talking trash because we won a tennis match won't get you very far with pretty much everyone. Not a good tactic. Wait a year or two until we're good at a revenue sport again, and then come calling
 
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DyronNix said:
As one living on the line of demarcation between Vols fans and Hokies fans in extreme SW Virginia, and also as being a lifelong diehard fan of Tennessee, the past few years have been tough sledding listening to Hokies talk smack. Especially after the Peach Bowl fiasco, of which I shall never forgive Lane Kiffin (all else long forgiven). And especially because UT football has fallen on such hard times, I have nothing to fire back with.

For years I've heard from VT fans how classless, clueless, and irrational are UT fans. I plead nolo contendre to the charge. However, I find it one of the most brazenly ironic accusations ever as you will never find a more moronic, classless, clueless, and irrational fanbase than that of VT.

Two of my good friends were Hokie fans pre-Vick when there were 50,000 empty seats in Lane Stadium every Saturday. So I give them a pass and overlook their irrationality.

Today's tennis vols victory brings me great joy. I need to call some friends and share the news that Smokey feasted on Turkey today.
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I live in NE TN, so I feel your pain. One of the biggest douchebag fans I have encountered was a Jokie fan at the Peach Bowl. He was surrounded by orange, was drinking heavily, and was eat up with obnoxious (flipping ppl off including an elderly couple for no reason, and much more). Not a good mixture for him. A TN fan stomped the holy shiite out of him towards the end of the game. He more than deserved it.
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the.one.the.only said:
Hat's a tennis fan, who knew. Played tennis in HS. Don't play as much as I would like anymore...

Anyways, not surprising we're back in the tourney. JP Smith and co. are the real deal, for sure.
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Yup. We will miss JP Smith next year for sure. And we'll see if Rhyne Williams goes pro or comes back for another go-round.*

*Can I get a ruling on the propriety of using a sports metaphor from a different sport?
 
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Good Article from Mike Strange

Men's tennis Sweet 16 looks familiar | When You're Strange | GoVolsXtra.com

The No. 3 seed Tennessee men are off to the NCAA tennis Round of 16 at Stanford, facing No. 14 seed Cal on Thursday. The bracket has a familiar ring, with 12 of the 16 men's teams advancing thus far having also played in the Round of 16 last year in Athens, Ga.

That means there is an elite rung of programs in men's tennis -- and that Tennessee is one of them.
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I liked the last sentence
 
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Winterbotham has been great. I'm also amazed at how many elite talent come from the state of Tennessee.

Funny side story, I played college tennis at a small D-3 school. Well, prior to college when I was 17 or 18, I played Rhyne Williams (who was 13 or so at the time) in a USTA tournament hosted at Webb. Rhyne was obviously too good to play his age bracket so he was playing in the 18's, and I played him in the semifinals. He ended up beating me like 6-3 6-2 and at the time I was obviously very embarassed and humiliated that I just lost to some kid who's racket was bigger than he was.... Little did I know he would turn out to be this good, so now I tell everyone I meet that I won 5 games off of Rhyne Williams!
 
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Tennessee is going to have to get victories from JP, Rhyne, and Tennys the rest of the way out, IMO. 4-6 has been a little more shaky this year vs. last. They have the talent, but I feel like they may be one player a way from winning it all. That one player was probably the kid that Idian who turned pro after his RS year last season.

On another note, one of Tennessee's incoming signees has a McEnroe esque temper. He is a top player though, as is the other signee.
 
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VolsDeep said:
Winterbotham has been great. I'm also amazed at how many elite talent come from the state of Tennessee.

Funny side story, I played college tennis at a small D-3 school. Well, prior to college when I was 17 or 18, I played Rhyne Williams (who was 13 or so at the time) in a USTA tournament hosted at Webb. Rhyne was obviously too good to play his age bracket so he was playing in the 18's, and I played him in the semifinals. He ended up beating me like 6-3 6-2 and at the time I was obviously very embarassed and humiliated that I just lost to some kid who's racket was bigger than he was.... Little did I know he would turn out to be this good, so now I tell everyone I meet that I won 5 games off of Rhyne Williams!
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That is a good story. Even cooler when he eventually goes pro.

I played Jeff Morrison in high school, but he was older than me, much better than me, and 5 games I definitely definitely did not get.
 
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GoVols2003 said:
Tennessee is going to have to get victories from JP, Rhyne, and Tennys the rest of the way out, IMO. 4-6 has been a little more shaky this year vs. last. They have the talent, but I feel like they may be one player a way from winning it all. That one player was probably the kid that Idian who turned pro after his RS year last season.

On another note, one of Tennessee's incoming signees has a McEnroe esque temper. He is a top player though, as is the other signee.
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Which guy? I thought the incoming class looked a bit down from recent classes. I realize you can't sign a Rhyne Williams every year, but it didn't appear that any of the guys were certifiable studs. Perhaps I'm missing somebody...or underestimating somebody.
 
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