02-07-2024, 02:37 PM
Thanks! And FYI, the updated singles/doubles rankings dropped, and here's where we stand:
#12 Connie Ma
#55 Alexis Blokhina
#56 Angelica Blake
#69 Valencia Xu
#75 Alexandra Yepifanova
Plus, Blake/Blokhina check in as the #56 doubles team in the country.
I think Hui is definitely worthy of being ranked, but she will struggle to get there even if she wins every remaining match, as she just won't have enough good wins over ranked players to move the needle on her ranking. And we should expect Xu's ranking to continue to drop as a result of the same issue.
Meanwhile, #1 UNC has the #2, #7, #8, #26, #28, #34, #45, and #62 players. EIGHT PLAYERS ranked that high! Oof. Yeah, sure, we're deep, too, but they can absorb injuries to two middle-of-the-lineup players and still be the best top 6 in the country.
Here's how the other top-ranked teams stack up with their respective singles players:
* #3 Oklahoma State has the #5, #17, #46, #54, and #122 players. (Plus the #13 and #14 doubles pairs.)
* #4 Georgia has #38, #48, #66, #111, and #114. (And the #31 and #32 doubles pairs.)
* #5 Michigan has #9, #18, #57, and #124. (And the #5 doubles pair.)
* #6 Pepperdine has #6, #15, #89, and #106. (#4 doubles pair.)
* #7 N.C. State has #10, #33, #39, and #40. (That's a great, great top 4, and with the #6 and #9 doubles pairs, that's a team that can survive their limited depth.)
* #8 Florida has #44, #67, and #70. (And no ranked doubles teams, FYI.)
* #9 Texas A&M has #1, #24, and #32. (And the #3 doubles pair.)
* #10 Texas has #29. (But they have the #35, #37, and #43 doubles pairs.)
#12 Connie Ma
#55 Alexis Blokhina
#56 Angelica Blake
#69 Valencia Xu
#75 Alexandra Yepifanova
Plus, Blake/Blokhina check in as the #56 doubles team in the country.
I think Hui is definitely worthy of being ranked, but she will struggle to get there even if she wins every remaining match, as she just won't have enough good wins over ranked players to move the needle on her ranking. And we should expect Xu's ranking to continue to drop as a result of the same issue.
Meanwhile, #1 UNC has the #2, #7, #8, #26, #28, #34, #45, and #62 players. EIGHT PLAYERS ranked that high! Oof. Yeah, sure, we're deep, too, but they can absorb injuries to two middle-of-the-lineup players and still be the best top 6 in the country.
Here's how the other top-ranked teams stack up with their respective singles players:
* #3 Oklahoma State has the #5, #17, #46, #54, and #122 players. (Plus the #13 and #14 doubles pairs.)
* #4 Georgia has #38, #48, #66, #111, and #114. (And the #31 and #32 doubles pairs.)
* #5 Michigan has #9, #18, #57, and #124. (And the #5 doubles pair.)
* #6 Pepperdine has #6, #15, #89, and #106. (#4 doubles pair.)
* #7 N.C. State has #10, #33, #39, and #40. (That's a great, great top 4, and with the #6 and #9 doubles pairs, that's a team that can survive their limited depth.)
* #8 Florida has #44, #67, and #70. (And no ranked doubles teams, FYI.)
* #9 Texas A&M has #1, #24, and #32. (And the #3 doubles pair.)
* #10 Texas has #29. (But they have the #35, #37, and #43 doubles pairs.)
