First Round
Friday, May 7 at 4:00 EDT
2021 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship
David X. Marks Tennis Stadium
Los Angeles, California

Grand Canyon vs #12 Southern California

#4 Grand Canyon

  Record: 8-13
  ITA: 62 (1.72)
  Slam: 61 (81.82)
  TRN: 61 (76.83)
  Massey: 61 (5.21)
  UTR: 55 (71.32)

#1 Southern California

  Record: 21-6
✔ ITA: 12 (52.23)
✔ Slam: 14 (96.38)
✔ TRN: 16 (94.47)
✔ Massey: 8 (8.62)
✔ UTR: 2 (80.29)
✔ USTA Poll: 15 (169.00)
✔ Coaches Poll: 12


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Match Information

USC def. Grand Canyon 4-0

Predictions

Ranks listed here are the metric’s ranking within the field of 64:

  • Composite: USC - Southern California (99%) def. Grand Canyon (1%)
  • Slam: USC - #14 Southern California (99%) def. #61 Grand Canyon (1%)
  • TRN: USC - #16 Southern California (99%) def. #61 Grand Canyon (1%)
  • Massey: USC - #8 Southern California (99%) def. #61 Grand Canyon (1%)
  • Lineup: USC - Southern California (99%) def. Grand Canyon (1%)
  • UTR: USC - #2 Southern California (+8.97) def. #55 Grand Canyon (-8.97)
  • ITA: USC - #12 Southern California def. #62 Grand Canyon
  • USTA Poll: USC - #15 Southern California def. Grand Canyon
  • Coaches Poll: USC - #12 Southern California def. Grand Canyon
  • Seeding: USC - #1 Southern California def. #4 Grand Canyon

Individual Matchups

This assumes the top players and doubles teams listed are starting.
Click on a Singles match to show individual predections for each line.

Singles:

  1. Valentin Lang (GCU) - 8-10 at #1, 8-10 in duals, 8-10 overall
    Daniel Cukierman (USC) - 12-5 at #1, 12-5 in duals, 14-5 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: USC - Cukierman (98%) def. Lang (2%)
    • Slam: USC - Cukierman (98%) def. Lang (2%)
    • TRN: USC - Cukierman (99%) def. Lang (1%)
    • Massey: USC - Cukierman (98%) def. Lang (2%)
    • UTR: USC - Cukierman (97%) def. Lang (3%)
    • ITA: USC - Cukierman (16.39) def. Lang (1.42)
     
  2. Mariano Argote (GCU) - 5-6 at #2, 7-6 in duals, 7-6 overall
    Riley Smith (USC) - 9-5 at #2, 13-5 in duals, 15-5 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: USC - Smith (98%) def. Argote (2%)
    • Slam: USC - Smith (98%) def. Argote (2%)
    • TRN: USC - Smith (99%) def. Argote (1%)
    • Massey: USC - Smith (97%) def. Argote (3%)
    • UTR: USC - Smith (97%) def. Argote (3%)
    • ITA: USC - Smith (15.48) def. Argote (1.91)
     
  3. Justin Cvitanovic (GCU) - 4-6 at #3, 4-15 in duals, 4-15 overall
    Stefan Dostanic (USC) - 12-3 at #3, 16-3 in duals, 18-3 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: USC - Dostanic (99%) def. Cvitanovic (1%)
    • Slam: USC - Dostanic (99%) def. Cvitanovic (1%)
    • TRN: USC - Dostanic (99%) def. Cvitanovic (1%)
    • Massey: USC - Dostanic (99%) def. Cvitanovic (1%)
    • UTR: USC - Dostanic (98%) def. Cvitanovic (2%)
    • ITA: GCU - # Cvitanovic def. Dostanic (5.43)
     
  4. Jonathan Da Silva (GCU) - 5-2 at #4, 7-7 in duals, 7-7 overall
    Bradley Frye (USC) - 9-2 at #4, 15-4 in duals, 17-4 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: USC - Frye (99%) def. Silva (1%)
    • Slam: USC - Frye (99%) def. Silva (1%)
    • TRN: USC - Frye (99%) def. Silva (1%)
    • Massey: USC - Frye (99%) def. Silva (1%)
    • UTR: USC - Frye (98%) def. Silva (2%)
    • ITA: USC - Frye (2.44) def. Silva (1.73)
     
  5. Jiri Novak (GCU) - 5-1 at #5, 8-9 in duals, 8-9 overall
    Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) - 9-3 at #5, 21-4 in duals, 23-4 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: USC - Weststrate (98%) def. Novak (2%)
    • Slam: USC - Weststrate (99%) def. Novak (1%)
    • TRN: USC - Weststrate (99%) def. Novak (1%)
    • Massey: USC - Weststrate (98%) def. Novak (2%)
    • UTR: USC - Weststrate (98%) def. Novak (2%)
    • ITA: USC - Weststrate (2.93) def. Novak (1.55)
     
  6. Freddie Grant (GCU) - 9-2 at #6, 9-8 in duals, 9-8 overall
    Jake Sands (USC) - 8-3 at #6, 14-4 in duals, 14-4 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: USC - Sands (97%) def. Grant (3%)
    • Slam: USC - Sands (98%) def. Grant (2%)
    • TRN: USC - Sands (99%) def. Grant (1%)
    • Massey: USC - Sands (96%) def. Grant (4%)
    • UTR: USC - Sands (94%) def. Grant (6%)
    • ITA: USC - Sands (2.42) def. Grant (1.60)
     

Doubles:

  1. Lang/Novak (GCU) - 10-6 at #1, 10-6 in duals, 10-6 overall
    Cukierman/Smith (USC) - 17-3 at #1, 17-3 in duals, 18-3 overall
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  2. Argote/Cvitanovic (GCU) - 7-4 at #2, 7-5 in duals, 7-5 overall
    Dostanic/Frye (USC) - 13-1 at #2, 13-1 in duals, 13-1 overall
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  3. Grant/Van Zeggelaar (GCU) - 6-4 at #3, 6-4 in duals, 6-4 overall
    Holt/Sands (USC) - 0-0 at #3, 0-0 in duals, 0-0 overall
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Dual Outcome Based on Individual Metrics

Based on the composite metrics for each individual match:

  • Southern California should win 4 or more singles matches 99% of the time.
  • Grand Canyon should win 4 or more singles matches 1% of the time.
  • The winner of the doubles point should decide the match the other 1% of the time.
  • If Southern California wins the doubles point, their chances of winning the dual improve to 99%.
  • If Grand Canyon wins the doubles point, their chances of winning the dual improve to 1%.

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