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Brian Swartz · 04-10-2016, 04:21 PM

World Team Cup Semifinals
Peru(8th) vs. Sri Lanka(5th), Hardcourt

Monday: G. Girsh d. T. Herrera, 6-4, 6-0, 7-6(5)
Tuesday: A. Mehul d. M. Herrera, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
Wednesday: S. Ujjaval/R. Kuttikad d. J. Torres/V. Bureba, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7. 7-6(5)
Thursday: A. Mehul d. T. Herrera, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
Friday: G. Girsh d. M. Herrera, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Sri Lanka defeats Peru, 5-0!!

Again an easier victory than expected. The surprise, make that a shock, was getting the first-ever WTC doubles victory by this year's team of Shreya Ujjaval and Rakesh Kuttikad. Other than that it was pretty much by the book, steady straight-set wins all the way around. We're still 5th, but have a bit of a margin in that spot now over the nations behind us.

Our opponent will be the Czech Republic as expected, but their semi against Italy didn't go as expected. Iglar won his two as anticipated, leading them to a 3-2 win, but the other three rubbers all went the distance. Kinczllers(8-6) and Alberti(9-7) both outlasted Cestmir Marcek in epic matches. If those scores were reversed, it could have been a total skunking in that tie as well. On the other hand, if Italy didn't blow a two-set lead in doubles, losing 7-5 in the 5th set there, they might have actually pulled a stunning upset. It helped their cause playing on grass, but still they could be a force for a few years year with both of their top players still improving.

The ground for the WTC Championship will be indoors, which is definitely an advantage for us. Doubles is basically a guaranteed loss, but it's hard to imagine Marcek giving us any real trouble in singles. That means one upset of Iglar could give us our first-ever title ... and he's at least somewhat vulnerable indoors, as has been demonstrated the last couple of years. If he keeps playing the way he has most of the year it may not matter, but it's a whale of a lot better than having to tango with him on hardcourt. Paris and the Tour Finals will give us a better idea of what kind of chance we have. Right now I'd say the Czechs are still favored, but it's definitely a better shot at it than we had against Germany on clay the last couple seasons. Nice to have favorable luck for a change, and we certainly have had that this year.

Coming Up ...

An off week, and then it's off to Shanghai with everybody playing.

04-10-2016, 04:21 PM	#308
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	World Team Cup Semifinals Peru(8th) vs. Sri Lanka(5th), Hardcourt Monday: G. Girsh d. T. Herrera, 6-4, 6-0, 7-6(5) Tuesday: A. Mehul d. M. Herrera, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday: S. Ujjaval/R. Kuttikad d. J. Torres/V. Bureba, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7. 7-6(5) Thursday: A. Mehul d. T. Herrera, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 Friday: G. Girsh d. M. Herrera, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Sri Lanka defeats Peru, 5-0!! Again an easier victory than expected. The surprise, make that a shock, was getting the first-ever WTC doubles victory by this year's team of Shreya Ujjaval and Rakesh Kuttikad. Other than that it was pretty much by the book, steady straight-set wins all the way around. We're still 5th, but have a bit of a margin in that spot now over the nations behind us. Our opponent will be the Czech Republic as expected, but their semi against Italy didn't go as expected. Iglar won his two as anticipated, leading them to a 3-2 win, but the other three rubbers all went the distance. Kinczllers(8-6) and Alberti(9-7) both outlasted Cestmir Marcek in epic matches. If those scores were reversed, it could have been a total skunking in that tie as well. On the other hand, if Italy didn't blow a two-set lead in doubles, losing 7-5 in the 5th set there, they might have actually pulled a stunning upset. It helped their cause playing on grass, but still they could be a force for a few years year with both of their top players still improving. The ground for the WTC Championship will be indoors, which is definitely an advantage for us. Doubles is basically a guaranteed loss, but it's hard to imagine Marcek giving us any real trouble in singles. That means one upset of Iglar could give us our first-ever title ... and he's at least somewhat vulnerable indoors, as has been demonstrated the last couple of years. If he keeps playing the way he has most of the year it may not matter, but it's a whale of a lot better than having to tango with him on hardcourt. Paris and the Tour Finals will give us a better idea of what kind of chance we have. Right now I'd say the Czechs are still favored, but it's definitely a better shot at it than we had against Germany on clay the last couple seasons. Nice to have favorable luck for a change, and we certainly have had that this year. Coming Up ... An off week, and then it's off to Shanghai with everybody playing.