State Tournament: MN High School Boys Tennis Individuals 2022 (Harding vs Edina)

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Quarterfinals: Ashton Adesoro (St. Paul Harding #5 seed) vs Nolan Ranger (Edina High School unseeded)

[@Jerry-ew1bp]

The back shirt is a true pusher, no risk, no attack.. just returning and waiting for the green short to make the error (or point)

[@chefluca3337]

Counterpuncher*

[@kmcclarney]

@@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

[@dapatchofficialchannel8106]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@HeavyTopspin]

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.

[@HeavyTopspin]

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!"

[@binh_noob]

Placement is very importance in tennis. Green shirt have power for days but didn't put enough balls in the court. On the other hand, black shirt is much more precise despite his technique. Going forward tho its gonna be simple for green shirt to develop consistency with his technique. Black shirt gonna have to make changes if he want to play in the big league. Still his mental fortitude and persistance are major assets.

[@andreaho]

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

[@andreaho]

@@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.

[@andreaho]

@@mt_gox Speak human, dude!

[@vincentyou266]

@@andreaho monfils is basically a pro pusher!

[@andreaho]

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

[@rnguy001]

College scouts would take Green shirt over black shirt anyday. A lot of potential and physical ability to work with.

[@ceb7894]

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

[@BriasRocks]

Not for sure. Black has natural spin and iq.

[@ryan2988]

2:56 LMAOOOOO

[@ICryWhenIPoo123]

LOLOL

[@zacharyplante6071]

pushing while being a rising senior isn't good, but what makes ashton win is his attitude and his will to keep the ball in no matter what, good job for him but he needs to practice his technique alot in the next year for him to have more power, because when he is going to play against aggresive players that can place the ball very well, his game is going to crumble. excellent players, good game to both

[@gailwaters814]

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.

[@zacharyplante6071]

@@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

[@zacharyplante6071]

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

[@DNA2000-8bit]

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.

[@tyler_7749]

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

[@nikolaykolesnik7228]

hi, great footage, I am in New York, where I can find local tournaments / matches like this to watch?

[@rickymoua8684]

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.

[@ash3r01]

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

[@CreativeDraft]

Where in New York are you

[@styleniko4339]

I really like his style of tennis! Very consistent and strong coverage of court!

[@coledobbins1307]

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

[@fishingwcp]

Entertaining! Watched the whole thing!

[@paullee1521]

Everyone hates seeing a pusher win. However, the mental aspect and consistency are very important in sports. So, the better play did appear to win. The pusher though has probably hit his wall... the green shirt guy, appears to be on the rise.

[@videoarchiveman]

who is the kid in green, Ashton or Nolan? I wonder if Rafa has seen him play. He's good.

[@masterduelist9083]

What?😹😹😹😹

[@videoarchiveman]

@@masterduelist9083 What? What?

[@rizahawke2059]

Green shirt has better strokes but it was pretty obvious who the better player was after the first game. Green shirt is the typical high school player that doesn't know when to be aggressive and therefore overhits and misses on shots he shouldn't. Black shirt doesn't play outside his limits and therefore makes less unforced errors which is how tennis is won at all levels of play.

[@BriasRocks]

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

[@akamanniefreshable]

If I had not seen this, I would not have believed it - this is wild man

[@jadenlitt6914]

Wsp coach!! GRINDHOUSE BBY

[@akamanniefreshable]

@@jadenlitt6914 lol

[@MrFunkyko]

What racket is green shirt using?

[@theavodroc]

2:57 kyrgios son

[@AustinConlon]

2:57

[@ItsCheesyEthan]

Wow. This really is just incredible to witness. Power vs Consistency! Just goes to show that power means nothing when your opponent can get every ball back. What a nice match though.

[@jonaero9155]

The black had a pretty odd defence with spins. It's kinda weird but i could get bothered when i am his opponent tbh. And his back hand is very interesting too

[@JeffCohnTennis]

Nice playing!

[@michaelt1111]

When you play a pusher attack his serve and get up to volley every chance you get, also fox your toss On your first serve for a lefty you need to be at 1 on a clock you’re way over at 10-11 that’s fine for a second not for a first

[@mizoks_]

I dont know much about tennis but guy in green shirts was waaaaay better. Dont know why he didnt push to the net and play easy volleys against this defensive guy it wouldve been an easy victory for green shirt guy.

[@rickymoua8684]

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.

[@YSMiracle]

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

[@romeojuliet8462]

Green dude is good but he has to understand as soon as the op hits the ball you have to chase that ball down u want to get to the spot nefore it gets there. Footwork is so essential. I love playing dudes that love to stay behind the baseline because im the type to have you run around like a chicken with head cut off, you will move inside and out all day. Wear your opponent down once hes tired you do your death strikes

[@CA_I]

Green shirt has far better technique, maybe needs a good bh slice. The opponent has a rather crude technique and doesn't swing properly on his fh. If the green shirt improved their consistency he has alot more potential. Bh is also pretty odd, some of the shots look like from the Brooksby style.

[@satjiwan]

Why are there players on court in back corners? Are they peer pressure silent line judges? Otherwise they seem to be an unnecessary distraction.

[@rickymoua8684]

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.

[@Tennischamp10]

Kid in the black going to get smoked against someone who can move the ball around the court consistently. Hate pushers. But good players can beat them if they make them move and test their footwork

[@superior120v5]

Pushing will only get you so far, it's okay for club level but if he wants a national ranking black shirt will have to add some power.

[@isaaclower8267]

He’s 50 in the country for 18s💀

[@superior120v5]

@@isaaclower8267 smh 🤦

[@lusher5134]

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

[@nicorsar]

Green shirt kid has wonderful foot movement when the ball is east to west but if it’s in his body on the forehand he makes few adjustments in small steps and gets jammed particularly on his forehand. It’s agonizing to see bc if he eliminates that flaw he’ll be tough as nails

[@dantedoingthings]

Is that adesoro Sebastian and Donovan’s little brother?

[@rickymoua8684]

It is! 😁

[@vinton169]

Why is the kid in black yelling so much? I get it's a state tournament but even then, why the screaming after winning a couple points?

[@rickymoua8684]

😂 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.

[@vinton169]

@@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.

[@rickymoua8684]

@@vinton169 😂 a lot of truth to that!

[@kalebhupp2706]

Scoring?

[@16grand]

I wonder who taught black shirt those strokes

[@Agent77X]

Shock! Edina has a long history of being dominant in tennis!

[@user-lt1zz3zi4m]

this is edina's two singles

[@sick4652]

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

[@ericshives9986]

What are their ratings? 4.5 or so?

[@hsy2448]

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

[@p3nis_957]

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.

[@wojtekpawlik5212]

why did he win?!

[@billybower8920]

Love to see high level high school tennis without terrible line calls

[@dylangaradyn6734]

Why they don’t use hawk eyes in the game?

[@rickymoua8684]

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 :(

[@VL1975]

It's HIGH SCHOOL tennis. wtf..

[@dylangaradyn6734]

@@VL1975 So?

[@VL1975]

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

[@dylangaradyn6734]

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

[@andreashildebrandt2002]

Slice on the backhand is the secret

[@Test-tc4cx]

Why dont they put a little fence in between the courts? It must be hugely annoying to always have balls roll into the court…

[@rickymoua8684]

😂 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.

[@g2tennis]

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

[@quigleyfox]

green shirt hitting lots of unforced errors into the net. Cmon green!

[@jgallagher1359]

KId in the black shirt is smart.

[@tennisreview7964]

He is really good(the guy in black) but he definitely needs some work on finishing on his backhand and looks very self taught. Good match though

[@tyler_7749]

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

[@jadenlitt6914]

@@tyler_7749 they are both 11 UTRs…

[@sick4652]

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

[@conorwright]

@@tyler_7749 he is an 11 utr

[@BriasRocks]

​@@conorwright 11 utr is fucking crazy

[@brandonkuether2077]

Just here to notify the haters that this "scrub pusher" went 14-6 this year at 3/4 singles in Division 1 tennis as a freshman. Keep talking big from behind the keyboard. 🍵😘

[@ash3r01]

2:57 savant

[@daddypoker23]

You guys undervalue the black shirt mental game. Solid player who probably beat most of you guys.

[@tyler_7749]

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

[@daddypoker23]

@@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.

[@tyler_7749]

@@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.

[@daddypoker23]

@@tyler_7749 Whoever said going pro.lol

[@VL1975]

he's a pusher. not much strategy there.

[@DNA2000-8bit]

Too bored to watch this entire thing, but green shirt guy has a crazy amount of upside. He's gonna be Sinner-lite in about two years and guys like his opponent here will have a hard time even staying on the court with him. He just needs to raise his cage on the service motion and he's gonna start routing dudes.

[@seiscero]

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.

[@tacombustiona2663]

If black shirt kid had green shirts power n technique...

[@VL1975]

Why are people standing at the back of the court!? That would be annoying as hell! These kids are good! I love all the fucking experts in the comments. lol

[@TowelieWithTheClips]

The green shirt was nervios it’s normal

[@oliverlu4586]

Green reminds me of shapavalov

[@jacobmorgan9816]

The guy in the green shirt was quite obviously the better player with far better technique and strokes but he just made far too many unforced errors when trying to go for big winners.

[@eduvr7655]

Sinner Vs Stepanek 😜😜

[@cfree71]

It's very annoying when players scream "YYEEAHHH!!" after winning points. Kid in the black shirt needs to develop some etiquette and develop some weapons. More experienced players will eat pushers like him for breakfast.

[@16grand]

Green shirt got a future.Black shirt will be just an elite park player. congrats to the black shirt though

[@BriasRocks]

Cap

[@BriasRocks]

Big cap you need to go back to the book

[@BangBang-tj2rc]

10:50 to 11:15 is when the guy in the black was being aggressive

[@strongbrain3128]

Black shirt guy is a pusher and has weaker techniques, green shirt guy has better techniques but is prone to errors.

[@Brobeans23]

Wtf was that at 2:58 😂

[@CP-ym9eh]

Great win by the black. But sadly he won’t go far in tennis.

[@BriasRocks]

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

[@jamesromano3288]

Neither will make the pros.....hope they go to college and study !

[@tallsaint2053]

Shouldn't really celebrate when your opponent makes an error...

[@EP-yc2gu]

Pushy. Very pushy.

[@icebois]

I've watched this many times and I still question how come green shirt didn't destroy this guy. For the most part, green shirt has an amazing combination of control, power, and accuracy. Just made unfortunate errors here and there in this match, but overall, an outstanding player! Wish him the best!

[@justaguitarplayer2059]

Definitely not Texas tennis

[@rickymoua8684]

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

[@courtneyc3850]

@@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.

[@grafix993]

you are not supposed to scream on unforced errors from your opponent except in very few occasions (set point, match point or very intense point). Thats very weird and lack of sportmanship. Coaches should enforce this on young players.

[@fabricehaubois2442]

Player who lost has more potential and talent, but will take more time to put it together…

[@sidharthicon6300]

Exactly 💯💯💯💯💯

[@sean9267]

Figured Green shirt would win this match 6-0 6-0.

[@JeffreyMarciano]

Black's playing style is fine but his cheating is another story

[@thetruth.2955]

Lol wow kid in black will not survive with that game style have to be much more aggressive . Kid in green was a way better player . Pushers are tough to play

[@rickymoua8684]

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.

[@sven1982]

how'd he lose then 🤨

[@thetruth.2955]

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

[@bryceduncan7484]

thats so embarassing for green

[@rickymoua8684]

Not at all! They both played their hearts out 💪

[@depmoon1857]

This has to be a joke lmfao... are you sure they know how to play tennis? Fr

[@rickymoua8684]

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 😁

[@ShootistFN]

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

[@tyler_7749]

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

[@rickymoua8684]

@@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.

[@tyler_7749]

@@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.

[@qualitysket3134]

Kid in blacks play style has no potential, plus, it’s already struggling. I’d bet on green in any match

[@Number1Stunna614]

The pusher is garbage. Kid you disgust me w your game. You should be ashamed of yourself

[@ayokay123]

Black shirt is a classic pusher and not nearly as strong as green shirt.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

I can't watch tennis anymore, they are robots, they stand behind the baseline, and just pass the ball, there is no strategy, shot making, drop shot, serve and volley even the one who is receiving the serve he's standing like 5 feet behind the baseline which is absolutely insane you should be standing inside the baseline and catching the ball on the rise they literally don't know how to play tennis the way it was invented the golden era of the 80s and 90's is long gone.

[@rickymoua8684]

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.

[@IluvBTBAM]

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

[@crunchtimeeats347]

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