Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Lost Ghetto....I mean Forest.
The title is probably not very polite but you know what I'm talking about. It's a shame too because the club is actually a really nice little club, the owners are good people, and the tennis pros are actually quite talented, especially Hernan. I also hear they have a new guy from Chili who is quite the talented instructor and has worked with top guys down in that country. I digress. Anyway, there is actually a few pretty good players and a few early round match ups that will be interesting to see. I personally do not think either of the top 2 seeds, Kallus & Schmucker, will make it past their 1st matches. That said, I included Kallus in the 4.5 poll out of courtesy since he did get seeded #1. Plus, I thought it might deflect some attention away from Arya. Does that make me a bad guy?
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All seriousness now, I'm getting lothsome of everyone ragging on me. Let's get this outwith, I'm am a dominate player, and I'm not bragging, but I've beaten almost every person in 4.5 in the couple of years and many people above. I'm way better than may league ranking suggest. You know me, you fear me. And if it wasn't for this heat I'd play these tournaments. So come get some!
Talk about tooting your own horn. Sarosh you take the cake.
arya its obvious you are posting
I've beating him too.
God of Tennis
I just want to officially let everyone know that Sarosh is no longer welcome in my car. If any one wants to give him a ride, I'm ok with it.
Knight Rider Out!!!!
he's not riding in my car either. i don't want him to bore me with him talking about himself.
Looks like for some reason people on here are hating on Arya. Don't understand why. I usually hit with Arya and he is a nice guy on and off the court. So let's give the guy a break. Does it really matter if Arya plays Open? His choice what level he wants to play. So leave him be and let him enjoy playing tennis.
JourneyMan so you don't think me and Kallus will win our first round? Damn didn't know we sucked that bad. Yes I admit this year really sucked for me, but I finally quit Best Buy so now I am out of retail. Most of the tournaments I missed were due to working on the weekends at awesome Best Buy. If you ever want to know Best Buy's dirty selling tatics let me know. I have some good stories to tell. I know Daniel has been very busy with work as well and he is looking forward to next year as well as I am.
Well I hope everyone that is playing Lost Forest will enjoy the tournament. Just actually playing in one works for me regardless if I win or lose.
Schmucker
Picks for Lost Forest:
Open - Daniel Bello
4.5 - Jochen Moser
4.0 - James Rice
3.5 - David Griffin
Nuff said.
nobody cares about arya. he's not a contender at Lost Forest. nuff said.
arya for president! we need her!
Let it go Sarosh,,,,,, by the way, didn't you play satellite tour in your country. I find it curious as to why you began at 3.5 and settled in on 4.5. That must be a disappointing for you. Someone with talent to move so far down from where you once were.
I have to admit, I'm a self made 4.0 and never had training and will probably never get any better, but I had no training. You had training and potential, and you’re only a 4.5. What a waste.
Is this the same Sarosh from the Freeman league team? If so this is one major trash talking sandbagger.
Hey, Reader, what's your opinion. Do you think one should play up and challange onesself in order to get better. Or stay at the same level (or more down), and never try to get a better game?
Sarosh is an above average 4.5 player. he got spanked twice in singles 4.5 last summer. he'll probably get spanked again if he enters a another tourney or singles league
Could we please get back to tennis and talk about Lost Forest Tourney this weekend?
Who really thinks Bello is gonna win the Open?
Who do you think is gonna win the open?
Aadrian Hasker will have a good chance of winning the open level. As a betting man, I would put my money on him.
noeL
One thing for sure,,, it won't be Sarosh. He is to thin skinned to play with the big boys. Its much easier to sit back and talk trash.
Well, at least he was good back when he played the satellite tournaments. Now he's gotten all the way to 4.5.
And yes he has beaten me, but I'm a 3.5
Some one through some odds around on who the winners of Lost Ghetto will be.
The winners will be:
Open - Edwin Donoso
4.5 - Daniel Morales
4.0 - Ganesh Jeyakumar
3.5 - David Griffin
You can take that to the bank, just not Washington Mutal.
Antonio Rivera will easily win the Open. He may be older but is crafty as hell and was ranked top 600 in teh world. I am personally seen him beat Hunter Emmott 8-2. Hunter played at Texas A & M. Thats my pick for this weekend.
Lost Forest Picks,
Open - Antonio Rivera
4.5 - Jochen Moser
4.0 - James Rice
3.5 - David Griffin
I am Mr. Anonymous and I approve this message.
My Picks for Lost Forest
Open Bello
4.5 Schmucker
4.0 Rice
3.5 Griffin
Bello I believe is rated 5.5 now. Schmucker has a winning record over Moser. Rice gets everything back so errors are low.
Either way there will be some interesting matches to watch.
bello is not that good. he is definitely not 5.5 and almost certainly will not win this lost forest.
Pick, comments & odds are,,,,,,,,,
Open - Rivera 2:1, got to go with experience.
4.5 - Schmucker 3:1, lean and mean, and a friend of Pogue.
4.0 - Rice 10:1 no record and don't know him, look for someone else to win.
3.5 - Griffin 5:1, he is feelig strong after a hip replacement.
Yo
Congrats to all the winners at this weekend’s tourney at Lost Forest. The weather was great. Only if we could have tennis weather like the one this past weekend for all other tournaments!
Let's get a blog going about the "Masters" tournament. Let's also talk about how the points system is screwed up. How it doesn't reward the players who actually play on a regular basis, or actually have a winning record. It's ridiculous how guys/teams with a W/L record of 2-2, or 3-4, will get into the year end tournament over guys/teams who are say 15-4, or 11-2. Please, I would love to hear comments on this.
One would think, if you have 15-4 or 11-2 record you should be in the top 8 spot, unless they were small tournament victories! If you are chasing points for Ranking and playing in the Masters then you have to play the MZs to get there. I don’t understand with that kind of a record why you can’t get in!
Yeah, we (my dubs partner and I), have a record of 11-2 this year, and yes we played many of the smaller tournaments as many of the MZ's fell on weekends that we were unable to play, or they were far enough away where we didn't feel like driving our weekend away. I suppose we will have to re-think our tournament play schedule for next year. Also, I don't think that the points that were won in the Masters last year, should count towards the total for entering this year. You could have won or come close to winning the Masters last year, and played maybe one other tournament this year, and still made it into the Masters this year. Total BS if you ask me.
So what if the "small" tournaments are only 100 pts instead of 200, 400, or 600. It's still a tournament. People who play those tournaments are putting their W/L record on the line all the time, rather than hiding behind the points they won on one weekend of the year where they played well.
As far as counting the points from last year’s Masters towards this year, I have to agree with you on that totally, but rules are rules and they (USTA Texas) said they will count. Does anyone know what they gonna do with the results (and points) from this year’s Masters?
The points from the Masters may count, but you are probably going to need them because if you get into the Masters, you can almost count on being bumped up to the next level and finding more difficult competition. Unless you were playing totally out of level in the year you got invited to the Masters, points are going to be more difficult for you to obtain the next year.
Well, if you get bumped up, then your points from the Masters would be useless, wouldn't they? Wouldn't you start from scratch in the new division? I find it hard to believe that the points from the Masters would go towards your ranking in the new division.
If there is a petition to have the prior year's Masters points removed from the total points used to enter the current year's Masters tournament, I'll be the first to sign!
I just do not think it is a fair system as a whole. Your W/L record should count for something. Obviously, who you played to get that record, should also come into consideration.
Example: I saw an instance where a doubles team played only two tournaments (albeit MZ's), where they won their first round, and lost their second round, and ended up getting 500 points out of it. A W/L record of 2-2 and you get 500 pts?
By the way, why doesn't anyone ever talk about doubles? There are a lot of good players out there that no one knows about because they don't play singles much, or at all.
Also, have any of the singles players come across examples like the one I described above?
OMG, is that why Ramirez was a no-show at the singles finals?
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6068372.html
"R. Ramirez ... sexual advances from his male roommate when a gun fell to the floor and fired, killing the other man"
Good try that was another R. Ramirez. It's funny how this blog can blow things way out of proportion.
thats not too funny--especially when you are talking about tragedy. grow up-and think about what exactly you are joking about.
Fellows, please lets keep it to "TENNIS" talk...
any prediction for the masters?
I heard that, as a direct result of player recommendation, Masters points will no longer count towards getting into the Masters starting in 2009.
just noticed that Red and Allan did not play the finals of 4.5 dubs at sectionals. Anyone no why?
Does anyone know how Rothe/Hall got into Master's this year. Just looking at their results it appears they won 3 matches all year. What the hell man. I noticed teams way better than them and with better records were left out. Any comments on this.
Hey Everybody, this is a VERY serious blog so please pay attention. If this blog and its bloggers have any power, this is the time to use it. A real injustice is taking place as I write this.
I found out today that my good friend, Adrian Valdez, Men's #1 player in Texas for as long as I can remember, is not being allowed to participate in the Masters this year. The reason: a temporary interruption in his internet connection failed to register him last night and when he found out this morning and notified the USTA authorities at 7:30A, he was told by Nancy Perkins that he was too late to get in via a "boiler plate" email.
Adrian is fighting to maintain his #1 position followed closely by Bouffier. These guys have had a great rivalry all year long. Now, Adrian is not going get a chance to defend his #1 position because a beaurocrat wants to deny a Master's show down of #1 vs #2 to decide who is the best in Texas. Afterall, is'nt that what the Master's is all about?
How many of us have been late or had a problem signing up before and exceptions were made? I for one have had multiple instances where I was allowed to sign up late. Here, we are talking about the #1 player in Texas who has sacrificed his body all year long to make it into the Master's and solidify his #1 rank for the 6th straight year. What a way to potentially lose your ranking: not by losing to the #2 player but in the hands of a beaurocrat's decision.
Houston tennis bloggers, I know you all respect Adrian as much as I do and know him as a class act. Please email nancy perkins at nperkins@texas.usta.com or call her at 512.443.1334 ext. 217 and let her know that it is the players that in charge and they demand to see the #1 vs #2 battle for the Best in Texas. Anything less than that is an injustice to what the Master's was designed to be.
Thanks,
This email is for Nancy, but I am going to post it here for all to see, because knowing her, she will probably delete it! -
I was made aware that Adrian Valdez was not allowed to sign up for the year end Masters. I have been a member and supporter of USTA via tournaments and leagues for the majority of my life, from Super Champ juniors up through my adults years. While rules are certainly important, USTA does not follow them consistently from tournament to tournament. To deny the men's #1 player for the last six years from entering the year end Master's tournament because he misses the deadline by a few hours is an injustice. Adrian has been a champion of the sport and is someone that USTA should support, not surpress, due to a rule that is not even held consistently throughout the state. I have had situations where I personally have missed a deadline (for many major zones, as a matter of fact) and tournament directors have let me into the tournament. USTA certainly needs to take a look at how they are conducting business. In today's economy, I have heard numerous people complain about high tournament costs and the expenses to travel to tournaments. If you are fighting for a share of each player's discretionary income, acts like this does not go over well within the tennis community. I would strongly suggest considering letting Adrian into the tournament so that the Masters tournament is what it should be--a competition among the best in the state.
Too much reading, you guys need to cut down on the chatter.... Did anyone see Knight Rider last night?
Adrian, if you are reading this, sorry man. This is really sickening and f@*ked up! This is so so so wrong at so many levels. She will be hearing from me.
This is a joke, right?? There is no way Valdez is not being allowed to participate.
he has had months to sign up. I have no sympathy for anyone who can't follow simple rules. Adrian got the same email I got over a month ago and another reminder email at the end of last week. If Adrian was so co concerned about his ranking he would have signed up earlier than the night before.
are you serious? That guy is an example of what tennis is, don't make an example of him at his expense... wow
Journeyman, please start a separate thread for the Masters. Personally, I am disgusted at USTA Texas. What a time for rule enforcement. Please post the main blog as the stater blog on the Master's thread.
To the guy saying that he has had months to sign up, I agree with the poster that says this is the Best in Texas contest and without the number 1 player, you got nothing. nancy needs change her ruling on this one. this is bad for tennis.
They should let Adrian play. He is the best player in Texas. He has qualified for the masters fair and square. let him play it. Nuff Said.
Adrian, if this is true, USTA does not deserve you and all you have done. Tell them to go screw themselves.
I don't know Adrian, but I agree that he should be allowed to play. On another note, if the statement about the Masters points from this year's tournament not being able to be used to enter into next year's Master's tournament is true, I'm glad to hear it. In addition to that, something is seriously wrong with the "selection criteria" for players in the Master's tournament.
As one person said earlier, how did David Hall and Peter Rothe get in the men's 4.5 doubles? They have maybe 3 wins all year, and 6 or 7 losses to go with it. My partner and I were 11-2 this year, and beat Hall and Rothe this year, but did we get in? Hell no. Because we only played one MZ all year. Hall and Rothe are not the only ones with a losing record who are playing in the Master's tournament either. I hate to make an example of them, but that one just stuck out like a sore thumb.
I'm a levels player and qualified last year for the masters. My high point at the masters was watching Adrian Valdez and Colin Hoover play one of the best matches that I have ever seen. I would have paid to watch that match. If this is true, and it looks like it is since his name is not on the participants list, shame on you nancy perkins for making an example out Adrian and denying the rest of us from watching great tennis.
I don't know Adrian either but have heard about him on this blog site from others. Most decisions are not easy. This is an easy one. Let him play USTA.
I agree with the dubs team that didn't get in. When they changed the 300 pointers to 400 pointers, they made all other tournaments a joke.
With regards to valdez, I don't see why he should get a different treatment. He had weeks to sign up. People signing up late is one reason why tournament costs go up.
Adrian is a great guy- apart from the fact that he is one of the best players in the state. He has done more than almost anybody around in the states for the development of the sport. Rules should not be enforced just for the heck of it- it is not as if we are talking any player here- this is Adrian we are speaking of! Come on Nancy..
Just got done talking to Adrian. Got the full details of the incident. The whole thing is absolutely true. But its even worse. USTA Texas is also preventing his brother Marco, #4 in Texas, from signing up because of the same reason. Adrian was trying to sign both himself as well as Marco up the night his internet service got disrupted long enough for him not to get registered eventhough the system acted as though he was registered. Nancy is refusing to let either one of them play eventhough she was informed at 7:30AM this morning about what had happened. All I got to say is that with both the Valdez brothers #1 and #4 not allowed to play by USTA Texas Ms. Nancy Perkins, the whole Masters Best in Texas has been greatly weakened. All Nancy had to do is to make an educated minor adjustment that made perfect sense ...
Who cares about Adrian. His internet service worked fine before it went down so he could of signed up before the deadline. Deal with it and move on. Why did Adrian wait until the last minute in the first place. He has no one to blame but himself. Tell him there is always next year.
To Valdez Brothers, I wrote a letter to N. Perkins this morning as soon as I heard the news. I hope with my letter and others that support you, they will change their mind. I know you and your brother like to sign up the last minute to keep us all in suspense. I hope you get in and if not, I'm really sorry Champ.
regardless on what everyone believes, from experience in that environment, that decision should have been made on the spot for the betterment of the tourny. We all have been there if you know what I mean... period
oh, to let them play...
I can't believe the news about the Valdez brothers. It's a shame that either one will be in the tournament.
We are here to promote Texas folks and for Texas tennis this like not having Federer and Nadal being able to appear because of some technicality.... you can not be serious!
These guys have earned their stripes and deserve to be there.
There are tournaments across the states that are always flexible and accommodating in letting these players back door it. I can't believe Fancy Nancy can't bend for these guys.
To the Austin Tennis Association:
You are the pits of the world!
I sent this email to Nancy this morning. Adrian is one the nicer guys I have met over the years. If being at the Master's Cup means something to him, then we should show him some support.
Nancy,
I have read all of the Houston Blob chatter regarding Adrian missing the deadline and not getting into the Master’s Cup. I know my voice is just one but I have obviously been very committed to USTA tournament tennis over the past 10 years and I wish I had done better this year so that I could have participated in the Master’s Cup. I was there last year for doubles and I had the best time I have had at a tournament. You guys did a great job. That said, I really do feel that Adrian deserves leniency in this case. He also has been a major participant and supporter of tournament tennis over the years and is the only open level player I can think of that shows up at a majority of the Major Zones year in and year out. He is the first guy I think of when it comes to Texas open level players. To not see him there would be extremely disappointing and I fear it might cause a loss of a lot of good will on the part of USTA players throughout the state. If it is true he tried to notify USTA the morning following the deadline that he had internet problems, that should matter for something. I agree he should have signed up much earlier and if so this could have been avoided. However, weird things happen and in this case it involves a good guy who has been a solid representative of tennis in the state of Texas. I do not know of him having a history of late entries, etc. If he does, then I can understand the USTA’s actions. Otherwise, I hope there is some way you can reconsider and let him in.
Just my two cents. Overall, I think you guys do a great job and I enjoy USTA tournaments just as much as I ever did.
Daniel Kallus
Whoever thinks they should let the Valdez bros back in, is thinking very short term. As much as I would like to see the top 8 players play at the masters, letting them in would set a precedence that result in much high tournament costs because of all these emails and late entries.
Adrian is a cheater.
Christopher F
Well who are the alternates that got in? We should be able to tell the outcome or the tournament if it was a mistake or not.
Why did Adrian wait until 11:30pm the night before to sign up? When you put yourself in the position of no margin for error and an error happens, it's not anybody else's fault. The website specifically said the deadline would be strictly enforced. I don't think he'll wait until 11:30pm the night before registration ends for the Master's next year. Bravo to Nancy for not making an exception just because you are a very good player.
that is ridiculous! the deadlines are not strictly enforced at other tournaments. why this one? I believe that this will negatively impact USTA in Texas. Adrian is very well respected and is a symbol of tennis. They cannot make one exception? I signed up for a tournament a few weeks ago (2 days late) and got in. Tennis is our careers, people get busy and things happen, if efforts were made the next morning to sign up, then USTA should make an exception. If USTA is not supportive of its members--and a top open player--then maybe we should be less suppotive of USTA as consumers. There are plenty of non-USTA sanctioned leagues and tournaments.
I agree with Nancy and the section on this one. It does not matter if you were the #8 2.5 rated guy or the #1 open level player - the website, emails, tournament handbook, etc...were all very clear. Adrian is a great guy and unbelievable player but he assumed the risk by waiting to the last minute.
To all Valdez haters, Go Fuck yourselves. We are not talking about just a good player. We are talking about No. 1 player in Men's Open for the last 6 yrs. Adrian and his brother Marco always sign up the last minute to add to the suspense. A gross injustice has been done to the Valdez brothers by the USTA Texas.
I agree that Adrian should be allowed to play, with the caveat that he has not done this repeatedly in the past at the Masters or developed a pattern of this during the year.
If not (which I assume not), it seems that reasonable logic tells us that more good would come from him being included in this tournament rather than not despite the rule. Meaningful exceptions to good rules are a part of good leadership. It is a simple decision for the open-minded.
AG
Journeyman, what's your take on Valdez being late to sign up?
I believe Kallus is sweet on Adrian.
kallus sucks
Dear Ms. Perkins and Mr. McAllister,
I am here to testify to you that there is absolutely no uniform application of the rule for late enteries in USTA Texas. The decision is often left with the tournament directors. I have had multiple late enteries into Men's Open Major Zone tournaments and have also been denied some. So, let us all agree that the issue of allowing a late entry is subjective at best.
To not allow a champion like Adrian Valdez into a deciding Master's event, where he has been fighting all year for #1 in Texas, is nothing short of a travesty and injustice of the greatest magnitude in an atheletic forum. Ms. Perkins, for you to continue to respond back to all objections with your beauracratic "boiler plate" email is an embarrassment for you and USTA Texas. Mr. McAllister, for you not to intervene in this critical issue shows a clear lack of leadership. Leadership is not about blindly following some rule, in this case, an arbitraty rule. Leadership is about making the right decisions and having the courage to look at a particular situation and taking the proper action. Adrian Valdez deserved better than a boiler plate email.
All this jibberish about Adrian Valdez not getting in to the year end masters is nonsense. He played San Antonio Sectionals less than 2 weeks ago and knew he was # 1 going into the Tournament. He off all people should not be signing up last minute. He knows the drill about tournament deadlines. Especially since this is a year end money event in the Open division he should have signed up early. Adrian and Adrian only is at fault here. Don't blame the people that enforce the rules. Just abide by them !!
I guess the Valdez brothers will be spending Nov. 7-9 wondering why they waited until the last minute to try and sign up. I'm no expert on human psychology, but it seems like Adrian made sure to get the word out to us civilians that he was wronged by Nancy, AOL, the electric company, etc. so that we could put pressure on Nancy to cave in to public demand that he be allowed in. We fell hook, line and sinker and took time out of our busy days to write some indignant letter that spouted of why rules shouldn't be rules in the hope that Adrian might acknowledge the effort we put out for him and maybe remember our names the next time we see him at a tournament. Then we could go home after getting our ass kicked in the 2nd round and tell our wives and friends that it's all OK because the Roger Federer of Texas knows us on a first name basis.
Dumb Fish
Dumb Fish and the prior post, you talk about following rules. But the rules in this case were NOT being uniformly applied to everyone. To use this critical instance, with AV fighting for #1, is the travesty.
I don't get it. There is currently no rule according to which Valdez should be let into the tournament. If you all want the rules to be changed, then that can be done, but for the future only, not retroactively. I personally don't see a problem with the current rules where it is up to the descretion of the tournament director whether to let some sign up late or not.
Dear Fans,
Thanks for your support. Nancy is a dick head.
The true Number One Player of Texas,
Adrian Valdez
By the way, I would kill Houston's Wooten or so.
To Dumb Fish,
Interesting post. I would respond by pointing out the obvious fact that anyone, including Valdez, probably regrets missing the deadline as well would have rather not gone through this experience. I think that much is clear to anyone who has missed the deadline. And most people who have experience in USTA tennis tournaments or any sizable tournaments for that matter know that "missing" a deadline doesnt always mean that a person can't receive the kind consideration of those who organize these events. I agree that Valdez deserves some heat, but certainly deserves more than some kind consideration.
AG
Hello, this is Adrian, just got in from teaching and was notified that I needed to come on and see this for myself as I've heard this is a real popular place to hang out these days. Talk about making waves... THE MEGA BLOG... I think this is great for the game and I really appreciate everyone's input/concerns of pushing for us to get into the Masters tourney. THANKS!!!!!
First let me address the person that acted on my behalf in an earlier above response, "you have a "bright future" and don't ever do that, not cool"
In regards to my mistake... I have a great relationship with Nancy and Ken over at the USTA Austin. The fact of the matter is that I am very disappointed in myself for waiting until the last minute to sign up, but shit happens, Nancy advised me that we were not able to get into the tourney and Marco and I respect her ruling. We hoped that she would have a change of heart, but rules are rules and I'll leave it at that.
I gotta run, but just want to say the majority of ya'll Houston bloggers are really awesome and Marco and I greatly appreciate your support. I still can't believe the power of this "website blog" I have never experienced anything like this... And as for the e-mails, I have Individually printed them out and they are going in frames in my trophy case, but let’s stop the e-mails to Nancy and move on... With that said, with the exception of SA, I think HOUSTON is the second best place to live and ya'll rock!!!
If anyone here has a personal issue or clarification on something please don't hesitate to call me @ 210.264.6666
PS a guess on the flipside to this all, I glad I don't have to play Brian Wooten again, haha... Take care and Thanks!
Adrian Valdez
Year end prediction for rankings:
5.0 1) Brian Smith (5.5 player)
2) Thomas Reader (5.0 player)
3) Tim Green (4.5+ player)
4) Who cares (4.5 and below)
Honorable Mention:
Amit Garg (5.0 player)
4.5 1) A-Rod (5.0 player)
2) Who cares (4.5 and below)
4.0) 1) Who cares
Who cares about rankings--look at wins/losses--the rankings are based on points. very misleading
Who's gonna win the masters?
It certainly won't be "the animal" - Adrian Valdez!
Christopher F likes men.
Marco V
kallus sucks
Casas should win 4.5 if he cheats like he did at sectionals vs Sanchez, i was watching the match and Casas has reached a new low, players like him should not be allowed to represent the best in texas.
I agree about Casas. Apparently he told a fellow player that he wants to win at 'any' cost. I know Sanchez had to use some unusual tactics to straighten Casas out(and rightly win)...
What were those tactics against Casas?
Casas is the biggest cheater in Texas and they should ban him from tournaments.
Sanchez crossed over the net and it looked like he was going to lay out Casas, he should have. But Casas was just saying "im going to call the cops" "whatever im not cheating". I dont know how he was able to control himself and not loose the match, it will be interesting if they face eachother in sectionals, bring your popcorn
Casas = Dirty Rat
Children, children, children, let me explain something to you all. Adrian and his brother missed the deadline,,,, why,,,, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHY. HE AND EVERYONE ELSE NEEDS TO BE AN ADULT AND NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO SIGN UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
Why did he do this, it is simple, he, along with many others (including myself in the past) have missed MANY tournaments, because we waited till the last minute to see who was particiapting.
Get over it and stop crying for these babies. Seriously though, why do you guys CARE?!?!?!?
"Why do you guys care?" The Adrian issue is a lot more complex and political than missing a deadline my friend. Here are the facts: USTA was notified by Adrian at 7:30in the morning the next day about the internet issue. Nancy had until 4:30 that day when the invitations went out to admit Adrian and Marco. Also, a friend of Adrian's, an alternate, Chris Doyal, called Nancy the same day and volunteered to give up his spot. Now, that is what I call an incredible friend!
Nancy has admitted in writing (in a recent email) that she and Ken are well aware that MZ deadlines are often not enforced!!! But her new claim is that Masters is "different" because 8 people are invited. Well, first, no one knew at 7:30 besides her and Adrian about the situation so no invitations had yet been sent out. Second, Doyal, the lucky alternate, had offered the same day to give up his spot for his friend. So, why did Nancy do it? That is wide open to speculation.
Now, as for the consequences of her decision,
1. The #1 spot will now probably go to Bouffier, who happens to be from Austin, where Nancy is. Ask yourself this, is it fair for a guy who has not won a MZ all year (and ever) to take over #1 after Adrian's 6 incredible years as #1 with something like ove 20 MZ's!!
2. A much weaker field: without Adrian, the Nigerians who typically show up just to gun for him won't be as motivated. Also, Marco's absence, probably the most talented and effortless player among the 8, will further weaken the group.
3. Most importantly, the #1 is now decided by a beaurocrat. Bouffier, a good player without a MZ win, needs just 2 matches to be the year end #1.
Way to go USTA!
Is the above post all true? If so, I have to agree with the blogger that Adrian got a sour deal and it was more than just missing a deadline. Nancy, if you are letting other people in to the majors late, why not the best player in Texas? What was your decision really based on I wonder.
In all seriousness, Nancy owes an explanation.
DKJ
Nancy and Bouffier are from Austin? In my opinion, Nancy had a conflict of interest and should have excused herself from this issue and let someone else decide.
Smart Fish
Adrian, let someone else be #1 for a change. If this is the only way that pathetic loser can become #1, let him have it. If Boufier was a man, he would boycott the masters.
Austin, FU. Your boy does not have a single major and it took Nancy to get him his #1. so, FU
Smart Fish
Blogger, forget these idiots. Thanks for letting us know the the truth. I think your conspiracy theory, although it looks interesting, can not be so. Nancy is a great lady and an outstanding person.
Nancy P.
They are both great players. But Valdez's track record is second to none.
The blogger is full of crap. There is no way Nancy admitted to knowing that major deadlines r not enforced. That is BS dude.
I know for a fact that Nancy admitted that she was fully aware that players were getting in to Major Zones after the deadline had passed. I cannot begin to understand why she would not let Adrian and Marco into this tournament. The tournament as well as Texas tennis will suffer from this decision. It is a very short sighted decision, in my opinion, and USTA will lose a lot of goodwill with the players.
Agreed. Nancy, you should have excused yourself on this one. You have a conflict.
Boufier, be a man, drop out! Valdez has beaten you in sectionals final badly. He should be #1.
WHY should Jorge drop out for Valez? What the is up with that?
for starter get his name right, not valez, you forgot the d, yea your credible...
Conspiracy theories, USTA knowing major deadlines being ignored, ..., ALL BULLSHIT! No WAY DUDE>
I KNOW. I WORK FOR USTA>
USTA guy, what is your name?
None of your bees wax. Stop tarnishing USTA with your BS
Boring.
Let's talk about ways to counter Casas cheating.
Will the new presidential election bring about lower USTA fees for next year?
Its curios that at 12:30 am(30 minutes after deadline of Masters) that Allen Tores of SA, was not in the applicants list as being in the tourney, but his name shows up the next day on the competitors list. I do not know but I think you could only enter online for this. Looks like to me they let him in after the deadline. Why not Adrian?
Chris Leach for President! We like to know a little bit about your economic plan.
"Chris Doyal, the lucky alternate, had offered to give up his spot for his friend, Adrian Valdez." Wow, now that's a true firend if there ever was one.
Don't know Chris Doyal but completely agree. That was a selfless act.
So Nancy, in light of all this recent information, what is your new explanation for not letting these guys who earned their spots play?
Sounds like you can't hide behind the deadline rule anymore since you admitted that you know it is no enforced.
Sounds like you can't hide behind that you had already invited the 8 participants since we now know that is not true. You had a good 10hours to make the invite list after you knew Adrian could'nt sign up the night before.
To make matters worse for you, sounds like Doyal had given up his spot and let you know about it also.
So, is it a personal thing against Adrian or a personal thing for Bouffier or just a real bad time to use your power?
I'm from SA and know Adrian. I am just reading this for the first time. i can not believe this. Nancy, there is no good excuse for not letting AV play. Let him play.
If you want to play, enter the damn tournament on time. End of discussion. Would Harriet have let anyone into the Coke if they missed the deadline? Hell no.
As a matter of FACT, Harriett let our Men's Open doubles team in late due to a similar problem. Nancy has admitted in writing that she knows the deadline rule to major zones is not being followed.
Selfless act you said. I am top rank in open man and playing in masters. Chris wont play because i will kick his ass so bad man. so will the other real players in this thing. everyone hope he is playing chris.
adrian my name is sarosh ahmed. please disregard the negative posts. we are all on your side on this one since it is so obvious that this was not a fair deal. keep up the good playing. i hope that we can have a match some time.
Saroach, you ass kissing cockroach. Adrian playing you would be like me playing my 2 year old son who has not picked up a tennis racket yet. The only way you and Adrian would be on the same court is if you were ball boying for him. Stop your ass kissing posts. no one likes you.
lol...Well put...
one more thing, we both hit effective slice backhands but i also back it up with topspin backhands which he lacks. still, he is a great player. but i dont think he played jr davis cup for india as i did and practiced with leander paes (and won) as i did.
Cockroach, you can't even win in 4.5
Roach vs Adrian, is that a F joke?
saw Kallus and Sarosh dining together by themseleves at Red Lobster off of Westheimer Sat. evening. I have to admit I was a little jealous.
J Moser
Hey I told you leave Kallus alone. He's my friend.
Hi all,
First of all, it is clear that Texas tennis players really like Adrian- both as a tennis player and as a person. Otherwise, you cannot 'force' numerous people to do what they did for Adrian..
I am sure several bloggers here have received replies from Nancy. I personally checked with 2 other friends of mine, and the tone of Nancy's replies was not exactly polite..sometimes quite near sarcastic or haughty. Now, i don't exactly expect a mail 'dripping with sweetness' but am sure that those who got replies back know what I am talking about. Also, the common theme in all the replies was that in order to let Adrian in, a player will need to be bumped off.. which won't be 'justice'.
But now we know 2 facts- 1) there was a 8-10 hour time between Adrian's notifying the USTA (7:30 AM) and the invitations going out (around 4 PM or so)l and 2) Chris Doyal willing to opt-out and let Adrian play.
I guess it became an ego issue somewhere along the line..am still not convinced of the 'Austin' connection here but if Nancy wanted, things could have been set alright without any issues.
Its obvious that Nancy Perkins is a moron. I wouldnt be surprised if she will vote for McCain.
Hey leave McCain out of this. He's my friend.
"Hi all" blog very well written.
JM
Kallus and Sarosh, are you serious Moser? Kallus, have you lost your mind? Why are you hanging with the cockroach?
Kallus you are a hypocrite. You tell us the roach stinks and then you play tennis and dine with him.
lol...Stop it, you're killing me...
Sarosh, plz get real. You and Adrian? We are talking you may get a few points here and there if he lets you. We are talking 6-0,6-0 and maybe 3 or 4 points total.
For the record, I was in Dallas with my wife and kids on Saturday, so unfortunately I was not the lucky one dining with Sarosh. I have only met that guy once and that was while he was kicking my ass 6-0 in a practice set. Nice try, J. Poser. I am quite certain that was not Jochen posting that.
Yeah, that's right...Leave Kallus be, he's my friend.
what is nancy perkins contact info?
Sarosh, trust me, the whole of houston tennis blog hates your arrogant attitude. You played a few people who were nice enough to play you and then talked shit behind their backs. That kind of backstabbing crap gets around bud. People had plenty of time to compare stories. People just dont dislike someone for no reason. There is usually a damn good reason. Good news is that people are also forgiving if you apologize for being the biggest asshole ever.
Smart Fish
Stop copying my name Smart Fish!
Dumb Fish
Y'all need to be quiet already about this Adrian thing. I don't care what his ranking is or how nice he is, he is not above the law. Exceptions should not be made for anyone. Like someone said earlier, letting him in might set a precedent for stuff like this. Besides, if they let him in and don't let others in, then it all becomes a big joke. Reminder e-mails were sent; he could have signed up before the night before.
Dude, do you not read? They have been making exceptions for other all along. This is documented.
J. R. Pogue I presume. I recognize the man by his reference to LOTION
kallus sucks
I'm sorry, Daniel, I see that it wasn't you and Sarosh having dinner on saturday night. Thank goodness for that. I have to admit that I get jealous sometimes. Just tell me who he was with,, but please don't let it be Moser I can't take the pain.
Sarosh is tight!
this is hallarious ... LOL
Blogger agreed, who cares about Adrian's credentials or anyone elses for that matter its not about that, but what you said "letting him in might set a precedent for stuff like this. Besides, if they let him in and don't let others in, then it all becomes a big joke"
The point is, it's already a joke hince the reason why these responses, opinions, and emails are flying. It has not been black or white, grey at best, Right? The "late entry" precedent has already been set throughout the year from Jan '08 100pt-600pt to Oct '08. These are just the facts and to have the rules strictly enforced for the biggest event of the year.
Solution: tackle this issue (late entries) at the beginning of next year instead of the end of this year to set the "enforced rule precedent" ?
Two years ago I missed the deadline for the Gallery tournament in Houston and realized it the next day. I called and asked if they would let me in late and they said no. I sent in my entry fee anyway along with a letter asking that if anyone drops out, would they consider slotting me into that spot, even if it meant me taking an unseeded position (I had enough points where I would have been seeded). There were at least four players that dropped out, however, they would not substitute me in. (And they kept my entry fee). Lesson learned, register on time and if you don't, then it is your own fault and don't expect exceptions to be made, no matter who you are
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