Thompson Wins ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Championship; ITA Indoor Day 4 Recap

Sorry for not getting this out last night as I intended. Upon arriving back to school, I noticed that the whole campus was dark. Maybe if I got back at 3 in the morning that wouldn't have been strange, but it was only 9:00 at night. So I called a friend and as I suspected the power was out. Apparently it's been out since 11 yesterday morning. With it still out this morning, there are no classes for the day and I am currently at a Panera Bread typing this out.

Yesterday in the Big Apple, Clay Thompson continued his winning streak (which is now at 15 in a row) as he beat Illinois' Jared Hiltzik in the final 6-4, 7-5. A more aggressive baseline game by Hiltzik was overpowered by Thompson, as Thompson's signature forehand especially was too much for Hiltzik to handle. This is the first time in 6 Fall majors that a Virginia player did not win the singles title. Also another fun fact that I realized yesterday was that UCLA's Mackenzie McDonald lost to both fall major champions (Virginia's Mitchell Frank and Thompson) in 3 sets in the fall.

UCLA's Clay Thompson via twitter.com

In the doubles main draw, the home crowd favorites and the host team from Columbia, Max Schnur and Ashok Narayana, capped off their dream run this week by beating the number 1 seeds from Tennessee (Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese). The 6-3, 6-2 win was their 5th win of the week. Here is match point:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J87UFWSg0f4&feature=c4-overview&list=UUHcP4qfBcLa7YJbXe8XNYHg

In the consolation singles, UCLA produced another winner in Marcos Giron, as he took out top seeded Patrick Pradella from Baylor 6-4, 6-2 in the final. The same success was not found for Giron in the doubles final with partner Mackenzie McDonald, as the Ohio State team of Kevin Metka and Peter Kobelt came out victorious with a 8-7 win.

Stay tuned later in the week for my updated NCAA singles, doubles and team rankings.