First Round
Friday, May 7 at 2:00 EDT
2021 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship
Wake Forest Tennis Complex
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

VCU vs Ohio St.

#3 VCU

  Record: 17-5
  ITA: 36 (24.27)
  Slam: 36 (92.40)
  TRN: 38 (90.23)
  Massey: 35 (7.38)
  UTR: 29 (77.07)
  Coaches Poll: 38

#2 Ohio St.

  Record: 21-3
✔ ITA: 35 (25.05)
✔ Slam: 7 (97.86)
✔ TRN: 8 (97.23)
✔ Massey: 10 (8.60)
✔ UTR: 3 (80.28)
✔ USTA Poll: 9 (239.00)
✔ Coaches Poll: 17


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Match Information

Ohio State def. VCU 4-1

Predictions

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

  • Composite: OSU - Ohio St. (97%) def. VCU (3%)
  • Slam: OSU - #7 Ohio St. (95%) def. #36 VCU (5%)
  • TRN: OSU - #8 Ohio St. (98%) def. #38 VCU (2%)
  • Massey: OSU - #10 Ohio St. (96%) def. #35 VCU (4%)
  • Lineup: OSU - Ohio St. (99%) def. VCU (1%)
  • UTR: OSU - #3 Ohio St. (+3.21) def. #29 VCU (-3.21)
  • ITA: OSU - #35 Ohio St. def. #36 VCU
  • USTA Poll: OSU - #9 Ohio St. def. VCU
  • Coaches Poll: OSU - #17 Ohio St. def. #38 VCU
  • Seeding: OSU - #2 Ohio St. def. #3 VCU

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. Lleyton Cronje (VCU) - 10-2 at #1, 12-3 in duals, 12-3 overall
    John McNally (OSU) - 10-2 at #1, 16-4 in duals, 21-4 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: OSU - McNally (87%) def. Cronje (13%)
    • Slam: OSU - McNally (90%) def. Cronje (10%)
    • TRN: OSU - McNally (92%) def. Cronje (8%)
    • Massey: OSU - McNally (81%) def. Cronje (19%)
    • UTR: OSU - McNally (85%) def. Cronje (15%)
    • ITA: VCU - Cronje (8.20) def. McNally (3.89)
     
  2. Charles Bertimon (VCU) - 9-3 at #2, 11-4 in duals, 11-4 overall
    Cannon Kingsley (OSU) - 12-0 at #2, 21-0 in duals, 27-0 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: OSU - Kingsley (94%) def. Bertimon (6%)
    • Slam: OSU - Kingsley (96%) def. Bertimon (4%)
    • TRN: OSU - Kingsley (97%) def. Bertimon (3%)
    • Massey: OSU - Kingsley (91%) def. Bertimon (9%)
    • UTR: OSU - Kingsley (91%) def. Bertimon (9%)
    • ITA: OSU - Kingsley (5.20) def. Bertimon (3.10)
     
  3. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) - 7-2 at #3, 10-3 in duals, 10-3 overall
    James Trotter (OSU) - 13-1 at #3, 13-1 in duals, 13-1 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: OSU - Trotter (88%) def. Martin (12%)
    • Slam: OSU - Trotter (92%) def. Martin (8%)
    • TRN: OSU - Trotter (93%) def. Martin (7%)
    • Massey: OSU - Trotter (77%) def. Martin (23%)
    • UTR: OSU - Trotter (89%) def. Martin (11%)
    • ITA: OSU - Trotter (3.90) def. Martin (2.89)
     
  4. Rayane Stable (VCU) - 5-0 at #4, 15-2 in duals, 15-2 overall
    Justin Boulais (OSU) - 5-1 at #4, 7-1 in duals, 7-1 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: OSU - Boulais (68%) def. Stable (32%)
    • Slam: OSU - Boulais (86%) def. Stable (14%)
    • TRN: OSU - Boulais (71%) def. Stable (29%)
    • Massey: OSU - Boulais (51%) def. Stable (49%)
    • UTR: OSU - Boulais (63%) def. Stable (37%)
    • ITA: VCU - Stable (3.09) def. Boulais (2.92)
     
  5. Quentin Coulaud (VCU) - 1-2 at #5, 10-6 in duals, 10-6 overall
    Kyle Seelig (OSU) - 3-0 at #5, 15-4 in duals, 18-8 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: OSU - Seelig (87%) def. Coulaud (13%)
    • Slam: OSU - Seelig (88%) def. Coulaud (12%)
    • TRN: OSU - Seelig (91%) def. Coulaud (9%)
    • Massey: OSU - Seelig (81%) def. Coulaud (19%)
    • UTR: OSU - Seelig (89%) def. Coulaud (11%)
    • ITA: OSU - Seelig (2.02) def. Coulaud (1.96)
     
  6. Timo Zgraggen (VCU) - 6-0 at #6, 9-1 in duals, 9-1 overall
    JJ Tracy (OSU) - 6-0 at #6, 21-1 in duals, 24-3 overall

    Predictions

    • Composite: OSU - Tracy (94%) def. Zgraggen (6%)
    • Slam: OSU - Tracy (94%) def. Zgraggen (6%)
    • TRN: OSU - Tracy (97%) def. Zgraggen (3%)
    • Massey: OSU - Tracy (87%) def. Zgraggen (13%)
    • UTR: OSU - Tracy (96%) def. Zgraggen (4%)
    • ITA: VCU - Zgraggen (3.45) def. Tracy (3.11)
     

Doubles:

  1. Cronje/Cierny (VCU) - 2-1 at #1, 2-2 in duals, 2-2 overall
    Trotter/Boulais (OSU) - 3-2 at #1, 7-3 in duals, 7-3 overall
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  2. Martin/Stable (VCU) - 11-1 at #2, 11-2 in duals, 11-2 overall
    McNally/Cash (OSU) - 6-1 at #2, 13-4 in duals, 14-5 overall
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  3. Coulaud/Bertimon (VCU) - 5-2 at #3, 11-7 in duals, 11-7 overall
    Kingsley/Seelig (OSU) - 1-2 at #3, 2-5 in duals, 5-6 overall
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Dual Outcome Based on Individual Metrics

Based on the composite metrics for each individual match:

  • Ohio St. should win 4 or more singles matches 97% of the time.
  • VCU should win 4 or more singles matches 1% of the time.
  • The winner of the doubles point should decide the match the other 3% of the time.
  • If Ohio St. wins the doubles point, their chances of winning the dual improve to 99%.
  • If VCU wins the doubles point, their chances of winning the dual improve to 3%.

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