Counterpuncher*

@@chefluca3337 I agree. Maybe at first it was a bit more pushing but closer to the end he was nailing nice passing shots regularly of counter plays. I enjoyed the match

Couldn’t have said it better myself

There's a lot about his game that I don't like. Standing with his toes on the service line before a second serve and backpedaling at full speed during the opponent's toss... screaming like he just won the point of the century every time his opponent puts a ball into the net... a lot of gamesmanship in his game.

Oh god, and I just realized he also does the Sonego "grunt after your shot has crossed the net" thing too, even on slices where he's barely swinging. And don't even get me started on the 8:40 call of "Wide... (pause one second)...YEEEEEAAAHHHHH!"

Easier said than done. Even pro players have a hard time playing against pushers.

@@mt_gox you dont play so you surely know nothing. If you play a pro pusher, they will still destroy you effortlessly. Thats the difference between pro and amateur.

@@mt_gox Speak human, dude!

@@andreaho monfils is basically a pro pusher!

@@vincentyou266 Lol. The way Monfils ripped the balls doesnt say so.

A pusher against a slammer. But this slammer lacks accuracy against slow (pushed) shots, so the pusher will always win in such a situation, unless the slammer is smart enough to become more patient.

@@gailwaters814 very true, i am a junior that is trying to become more aggresive to suit my future gamestyle as a 6,4 player, iv'e played against alot of pushers in competition, and manage to beat them. I am currently moving further in my contry's ranking and as i move on to better tournaments i see less and less pushers, of course they're are still that can get away with it, but sadly for them, the more everyone get older and better, the more they get beat, last time i played one was an easy win 6-1 6-0

@@gailwaters814 i know exactly a guy who plays like the black shirt in the video, killer backend, great conterpuncher

yep, that pushing is gonna make him a 50% guy at a D3 at best. he should try to shake that off now while there's time and turn one of his groundie wings into an actual weapon.

@@DNA2000-8bit theres no chance the guy in black has any d3 offers

D1 Redshirt for sure…. He needs to learnn patience… and when to use his weapons and he has them all. His serve will only get better and more leathel

Not for sure. Black has natural spin and iq.

LOLOL

Pls don’t be a pusher No one likes a pusher

So what? He is still a pos pusher. Garbage player.

@@kkarx He won this match and plays d1 and is still winning. Cry about it all you want, but you will never be anywhere close to his level.

Lowkeyyyy both their styles could learn off eachother...eh?

Wsp coach!! GRINDHOUSE BBY

@@jadenlitt6914 lol

This match took place towards the end of MN's high school Boys Tennis season at their state Tournament. Their season starts up in the spring/early months of the year so close to Mar/April-June. Every high school always has their own schedule of matches dependent on their coaches and athletic directors. You can normally find these specific tournaments after they conclude their team/individual sectionals tournament. As for matches, you can find it anywhere on their athletic calendars throughout the year, every "good" school will most likely always have a packed or full schedule of matches.

high utr tournaments are year round. Every state has their tournament at some point but thats only a week out of the year. Ill be honest i dont see random ppl at my varsity games but if you wanna go i dont think ppl would mind

Where in New York are you

That's a great strategy plan! Unfortunately Ashton is so defensive yet he can turn on the offense in a blink of an eye to pass players who come up to net. The intense part about Baseline Tennis Center is that the courts are quite slow too honestly so that's risky in this case.

Just because someone's style/technique looks more aesthetically pleasing doesn't mean he's better though.

Those individuals are coaches of each player. The design of the building makes it difficult for coaches to coach where we're sitting because it's completely separated off so they're allowed to be on court for this situation. Only the head coach is allowed on court but they must always remain in the corners when points are live. Now that you mention it, it does have some sort of pressure implemented but overall all the players are used to it 😆 Pretty much a norm at the state tournament.

😂 I had the same thought, you should've been there! Every state player was the same. I was quite surprised honestly but it became pretty normal after a while. They were all going at it and seemed like a big release or excitement after winning big/casual points. Very intense watching live.

@@rickymoua8684 lol, cheers for the context. I was going into state finals last year in Australia but had to move to America last week and from my experience not many kids were yelling after winning even the big points of their games. Americans just got that fire in em' ey.

@@vinton169 😂 a lot of truth to that!

Because he is a garbage player who is winning points over a much better player who is defeating himself by wanting to play a real tennis. These s*itheads always scream like that.

He’s 50 in the country for 18s💀

@@isaaclower8267 smh 🤦

@@superior120v5 he's goated frfr. pushing something right clearly

Mental game only means so much with his technique and game lol

@@tyler_7749 and he beat somebody with superior technique. And won state, if you don't understand the vital mental game in tennis, pointless to continue having a conversation with you.

@@daddypoker23 i can say the same thing with you. If you think that kid has a shot of going pro with his current form on his serve/backhand then its pointless having a conversation with you. We can agree that his form sucks and wont get him places, but he has potential since his mental is tough.

@@tyler_7749 Whoever said going pro.lol

he's a pusher. not much strategy there.

😂 you are not wrong! They do have nets in between courts but I'm assuming it's to simulate any regular high school or college match experience.

I don't know why Americans make courts like that...

this is edina's two singles

@Christopher Odegard bro would be 1 singles on like 99% of teams in the state lmfao

What?😹😹😹😹

@@masterduelist9083 What? What?

That's a great question for all of high school tennis 😁 I'm assuming a big budget issue. Having Hawkeye costs 60-70 thousand USD from my Google search and I'm not sure if the directors or tennis leaders would go to that extent :(

It's HIGH SCHOOL tennis. wtf..

@@VL1975 So?

@@dylangaradyn6734 You think they're gonna use expensive equipment for high schoolers!?? That's only for pros.

@@VL1975 what if the court install hawk eyes and the player just pay 5 bucks per match?

It is! 😁

Yea his backhands are terrible. He wouldnt even make varsity on the top teams here in texas

@@tyler_7749 they are both 11 UTRs…

@@tyler_7749 they are both top 100 recruits in the country. I think he’d make varsity in Texas.

@@tyler_7749 he is an 11 utr

​@@conorwright 11 utr is fucking crazy

And take the ball earlier on the backhand. That's his biggest leak (along with overall consistency). But def has potential and can be a solid Div. 1 player in the future with enough work.

Cap

Big cap you need to go back to the book

5.0+ in Minnesota, probably mid-high 4.5 in bigger tennis places.

I'd Say higher. I've seen 4.5's they're all right; could be that the footage makes it look faster than it is but who knows.

Exactly 💯💯💯💯💯

He's an 11 utr and looks like he's a sophmore. He would run you up

plays d1 and is 23-11

Not at all :( Minnesota, land of the 4 seasons and only the financially viable can gain/afford indoor access during the long winter 😂

@@rickymoua8684 I was just thinking the same. We don’t get much court time when it’s cold and snowing here in the upper Midwest. I was just recently able to afford some indoor tennis time for my kids.

you're lying to yourself 🤣

That was definitely "the truth" 😂 Playstyles definitely vary. Although Nolan has better technique by far, Ashton's grit to grind every ball in gave him the W. Not to discredit Nolan's 3 setter match prior to this match, it was just an unfortunate timing of fatigue.

how'd he lose then 🤨

@@sven1982 that’s my point. In the future he will lose matches playing like this as a pusher.

Not at all! They both played their hearts out 💪

I'm not sure what you mean 😅 yes they do, this is the high school state tournament. Majority of players are accepted already into division 1 and top division 3 colleges 😁

i'm sure they are way better than you. They are very good for their age.

@@rickymoua8684 what offers have these players gotten? Theres no way they have any d1 offers

@@tyler_7749 we have a few committed. From my knowledge on what I've been informed is detailed below. Allen Gong(Eagan HS) committed to John Hopkins University(Top D3 school), Jay Ho Hong(Wayzata's #2) to North Dakota State(D1), Matthew Fullerton(Edina HS) committed to Michigan State(D1), Colin Beduhn(Wayzata's #1) committed to Wisconsin(D1). I've no idea where Ashton(Harding HS) plans to play at, nor Edina's #2 which is the lefty in this video. Some other folks are just lower classmen too. Bjorn Swensen (Moundsview HS) did not participate this year and played on the ITA committed to Michigan State as well. He was the state champ last year and easily swept through, might be why he's playing challengers instead 😄 Again my knowledge comes mainly from the singles players, I didn't keep track of doubles teams as much.

@@rickymoua8684 interesting. Do you know what seed the guy in black was if he had any? I guess my state(texas) is just more competitive since that guy wouldnt even be on varsity at our top teams.

He plays d1 and went 14-6. You are crying behind a computer screen.

I'm not sure how high school tennis was back in the 80's or 90's. Was it similar to how pros played in the 80's and 90's as well? I'm assuming a lot of serve/volley, big shots, take balls on the rise like Agassi, etc. Correct me if I'm wrong.

watch something else then. nobody cares. for the record, serve and volley is boring as fuck, the modern style is MUCH more entertaining.

@@rickymoua8684 yup that’s how it was, or how I remembered it. Balls or courts were faster. Shorter points