Front Office Football Central - View Single Post

Brian Swartz · 08-21-2015, 10:17 PM

World Team Cup, Level 2 Group 3 Third Round
Sri Lanka vs. Slovak Republic

Monday: C. Dziadosz d. A. Chittoor, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
Tuesday: A. Mehul d. E. Tomasak, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
Wednesday: M. Brodsky/E. Tomasak d. A. Mehul/A. Chittoor, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Thursday: A. Mehul d. C. Dziadosz, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
Friday: E. Tomasak d. A. Chittoor, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Slovak Republic defeats Sri Lanka, 3-2!

This was expected if disappointing. Chittoor was a noose around our neck, having declined now to the point of near-uselessness. Sri Lanka drops a couple of spots to 38th with the defeat. Ironically, by failing to defend any of his points Chittoor dropped out of the Top 100 and wouldn't be a singles representative now, sliding just below Girsh in the rankings. Doubles is another story, but we're at least mostly rid of him.

We still win the group on head-to-head tiebreaker with Romania, who defeated Israel 3-2. In a few months, we'll have the vital quarterfinal matchup against New Caledonia. They are the highest-ranked nation in Level 2 at 11th in the world, but a shadow of their former selves. Their best player, Biju Ruchika, was once nearly a Top-20 guy but at nearly 33 is now out of the Top 50. In his heyday, they spent four years in Level 1 from 2034-2037, never getting out of group play, and after being relegated to Level 2 they've lost playoff ties attempting to get back up the last couple of seasons. Assuming we are properly prepared, we should be able to beat them pretty easily, and knock them out of the playoff with the goal of doing better in that spot ourselves.

A week off now for everyone, and then Monte Carlo starts the clay swing.

08-21-2015, 10:17 PM	#108
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	World Team Cup, Level 2 Group 3 Third Round Sri Lanka vs. Slovak Republic Monday: C. Dziadosz d. A. Chittoor, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday: A. Mehul d. E. Tomasak, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 Wednesday: M. Brodsky/E. Tomasak d. A. Mehul/A. Chittoor, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Thursday: A. Mehul d. C. Dziadosz, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 Friday: E. Tomasak d. A. Chittoor, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 Slovak Republic defeats Sri Lanka, 3-2! This was expected if disappointing. Chittoor was a noose around our neck, having declined now to the point of near-uselessness. Sri Lanka drops a couple of spots to 38th with the defeat. Ironically, by failing to defend any of his points Chittoor dropped out of the Top 100 and wouldn't be a singles representative now, sliding just below Girsh in the rankings. Doubles is another story, but we're at least mostly rid of him. We still win the group on head-to-head tiebreaker with Romania, who defeated Israel 3-2. In a few months, we'll have the vital quarterfinal matchup against New Caledonia. They are the highest-ranked nation in Level 2 at 11th in the world, but a shadow of their former selves. Their best player, Biju Ruchika, was once nearly a Top-20 guy but at nearly 33 is now out of the Top 50. In his heyday, they spent four years in Level 1 from 2034-2037, never getting out of group play, and after being relegated to Level 2 they've lost playoff ties attempting to get back up the last couple of seasons. Assuming we are properly prepared, we should be able to beat them pretty easily, and knock them out of the playoff with the goal of doing better in that spot ourselves. A week off now for everyone, and then Monte Carlo starts the clay swing. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 08-21-2015 at 10:18 PM.