Today the Tennis Recruiting Network released its "Top Prospect" rankings, using its rating system to select Blue Chip, Five, Four, Three, Two and One star tennis players based on play through August of 2007. As a regular contributor to the site, I'm probably don't have the most objective view, but I've always thought that head-to-head rankings are superior to those based on points-per-round, and these designations are based on head-to-head results. While you're there, you might want to look at the verbal commitments for the class of 2008, which are found in the upper left-hand corner. Notre Dame has two blue chippers already: Shannon Mathews and Kristy Frilling.
The ITF website has the story on Australia's Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup wins posted. The final standings show the U.S. girls finishing fifth and the U.S. boys sixth. Craig Tiley, Australia's director of player development, has a some interesting things to say about Australia's junior dominance this year and drops a statistic I had not heard before.
For the entire story from The Age, click here.
The ITF website has the story on Australia's Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup wins posted. The final standings show the U.S. girls finishing fifth and the U.S. boys sixth. Craig Tiley, Australia's director of player development, has a some interesting things to say about Australia's junior dominance this year and drops a statistic I had not heard before.
...history tells us that more than 60 per cent of kids ranked into the top 10 convert into successful professional players, so it's a numbers game...
For the entire story from The Age, click here.
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