First Round
Friday, May 7 at 2:00 EDT
2021 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship
Atkins Tennis Center
Urbana, Illinois

Western Mich. vs Notre Dame

#3 Western Mich.

  Record: 22-2
  ITA: 41 (18.64)
  Slam: 46 (89.83)
  TRN: 46 (88.71)
  Massey: 44 (7.02)
  UTR: 52 (72.95)
✔ USTA Poll: RV (1.00)
  Coaches Poll: 45

#2 Notre Dame

  Record: 15-10
✔ ITA: 34 (25.30)
✔ Slam: 40 (91.96)
✔ TRN: 42 (89.57)
✔ Massey: 36 (7.36)
✔ UTR: 38 (76.38)
✔ Coaches Poll: 37


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Match Information

Notre Dame def. Western Michigan 4-1

Predictions

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

  • Composite: ND - Notre Dame (78%) def. Western Mich. (22%)
  • Slam: ND - #40 Notre Dame (77%) def. #46 Western Mich. (23%)
  • TRN: ND - #42 Notre Dame (62%) def. #46 Western Mich. (38%)
  • Massey: ND - #36 Notre Dame (76%) def. #44 Western Mich. (24%)
  • Lineup: ND - Notre Dame (97%) def. Western Mich. (3%)
  • UTR: ND - #38 Notre Dame (+3.43) def. #52 Western Mich. (-3.43)
  • ITA: ND - #34 Notre Dame def. #41 Western Mich.
  • USTA Poll: WMU - RV Western Mich. def. Notre Dame
  • Coaches Poll: ND - #37 Notre Dame def. #45 Western Mich.
  • Seeding: ND - #2 Notre Dame def. #3 Western Mich.

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. Jannik Opitz (WMU) - 20-2 at #1, 20-2 in duals, 20-2 overall
    Axel Nefve (ND) - 13-2 at #1, 18-3 in duals, 18-3 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: ND - Nefve (86%) def. Opitz (14%)
    • Slam: ND - Nefve (82%) def. Opitz (18%)
    • TRN: ND - Nefve (84%) def. Opitz (16%)
    • Massey: ND - Nefve (84%) def. Opitz (16%)
    • UTR: ND - Nefve (92%) def. Opitz (8%)
    • ITA: ND - Nefve (21.49) def. Opitz (3.71)
     
  2. Peter Kuszynski (WMU) - 15-2 at #2, 18-2 in duals, 18-2 overall
    Richard Ciamarra (ND) - 9-4 at #2, 14-7 in duals, 14-7 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: ND - Ciamarra (85%) def. Kuszynski (15%)
    • Slam: ND - Ciamarra (89%) def. Kuszynski (11%)
    • TRN: ND - Ciamarra (82%) def. Kuszynski (18%)
    • Massey: ND - Ciamarra (78%) def. Kuszynski (22%)
    • UTR: ND - Ciamarra (91%) def. Kuszynski (9%)
    • ITA: ND - Ciamarra (8.18) def. Kuszynski (3.15)
     
  3. Fynn Lohse (WMU) - 7-4 at #3, 16-5 in duals, 16-5 overall
    Tristan McCormick (ND) - 8-5 at #3, 10-6 in duals, 10-6 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: ND - McCormick (84%) def. Lohse (16%)
    • Slam: ND - McCormick (87%) def. Lohse (13%)
    • TRN: ND - McCormick (87%) def. Lohse (13%)
    • Massey: ND - McCormick (72%) def. Lohse (28%)
    • UTR: ND - McCormick (91%) def. Lohse (9%)
    • ITA: ND - McCormick (3.76) def. Lohse (2.10)
     
  4. Jackson Boone (WMU) - 5-3 at #4, 13-6 in duals, 13-6 overall
    William Howells (ND) - 0-0 at #4, 2-1 in duals, 2-1 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: ND - Howells (74%) def. Boone (26%)
    • Slam: ND - Howells (69%) def. Boone (31%)
    • TRN: ND - Howells (74%) def. Boone (26%)
    • Massey: ND - Howells (80%) def. Boone (20%)
    • UTR: ND - Howells (72%) def. Boone (28%)
    • ITA: ND - # Howells def. Boone (1.91)
     
  5. Arjun Honnappa (WMU) - 11-3 at #5, 17-3 in duals, 17-3 overall
    Matthew Che (ND) - 0-1 at #5, 6-12 in duals, 6-12 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: ND - Che (68%) def. Honnappa (32%)
    • Slam: ND - Che (79%) def. Honnappa (21%)
    • TRN: ND - Che (64%) def. Honnappa (36%)
    • Massey: ND - Che (53%) def. Honnappa (47%)
    • UTR: ND - Che (78%) def. Honnappa (22%)
    • ITA: ND - # Che def. Honnappa (2.67)
     
  6. Ben George (WMU) - 8-0 at #6, 11-0 in duals, 11-0 overall
    Connor Fu (ND) - 0-1 at #6, 12-9 in duals, 12-9 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: ND - Fu (84%) def. George (16%)
    • Slam: ND - Fu (88%) def. George (12%)
    • TRN: ND - Fu (86%) def. George (14%)
    • Massey: ND - Fu (75%) def. George (25%)
    • UTR: ND - Fu (86%) def. George (14%)
    • ITA: WMU - George (4.11) def. Fu (1.57)
     

Doubles:

  1. Opitz/Kuszynski (WMU) - 0-0 at #1, 0-0 in duals, 0-0 overall
    McCormick/Nefve (ND) - 10-4 at #1, 10-4 in duals, 10-4 overall
    Sorry, we don't have any metrics for this match
     
  2. Randall/Lohse (WMU) - 6-0 at #2, 7-0 in duals, 7-0 overall
    Ancona/Howells (ND) - 4-2 at #2, 7-5 in duals, 7-5 overall
    Sorry, we don't have any metrics for this match
     
  3. Faveri/Caballer (WMU) - 0-0 at #3, 0-0 in duals, 0-0 overall
    Che/Ciamarra (ND) - 5-0 at #3, 6-1 in duals, 6-1 overall
    Sorry, we don't have any metrics for this match
     

Dual Outcome Based on Individual Metrics

Based on the composite metrics for each individual match:

  • Notre Dame should win 4 or more singles matches 91% of the time.
  • Western Mich. should win 4 or more singles matches 2% of the time.
  • The winner of the doubles point should decide the match the other 7% of the time.
  • If Notre Dame wins the doubles point, their chances of winning the dual improve to 98%.
  • If Western Mich. wins the doubles point, their chances of winning the dual improve to 9%.

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