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WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - Viking_Guy - 05-17-2014

Carol Zhao wins 7-6, 7-6 at #3 singles to clinch.

Woo-hoo!

VG


Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - Brainiac_Infinite - 05-17-2014

Another great win by the Stanford women's tennis team.  Great team effort but the freshman class is showing why they were the number 1 recruiting class.  They definitely carried the team today while the upper class struggled.  Overall, it was a great effort by everyone!.  Magic in May continues!

Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - Brainiac_Infinite - 05-17-2014

Carol Zhao is a feisty tennis player.  She fought for every single point including a controversial call during set 1.  Head umpire and coaches had to be called on the court.  She also did a great job cheering and reenergizing the team during her match.

Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - Viking_Guy - 05-17-2014

A bit more:

Stanford won the doubles point by taking #1 8-2, losing #3 8-2, and Davidson/Tsay taking #2 8-5 (over the #7 ranked doubles combo in the country).

Hardebeck continued to struggle at #2; after losing the first set 6-4, she fell behind 5-0 in set 2.  However, she managed to hang on for a couple of games before succumbing 6-2.  That holding action allowed Davidson at #4 to complete a 6-4, 6-1 victory and keep Stanford in the lead.  But Doyle at #6 singles, after winning set one, fell behind quickly in set 2.  Tsay lost a first set tiebreaker at #5, while Zhao was in a first set breaker, emerging victorious 7-1.  And Kirstie Ahn, at #1, gave up a 5-3 first set lead to drop it 7-5. 

Tsay, after dropping the first set tiebreak, couldn't rally in the second, dropping #5 singles, 7-6 (5), 6-3. But Doyle seemed a bit upset about dropping the second set 3-6; she absolutely destroyed her opponent at love in the third set.  3-2 Stanford.

It was coming down to two tight games - Zhao at #3 singles and Ahn at #1.  While Ahn got ahead quickly in set 2, Zhao fell behind early 1-3.  Both matches were back and forth affairs, and it seemed as if whenever Ahn got going, Zhao slipped back, and vice versa.  Zhao rallied from her deficit to lead 5-4, but then gave up 2 straight games and needed to rally to force a tiebreak.  Ahn led 3-1, then lost two games to tie 3-3.

The tiebreak at #3 was interesting; Zhao appeared to be the more aggressive, but her opponent counterpunched well and tied it 2-2.  Zhao ripped off 3 of the next 4 points, including a beautiful half-volley winner to take a 5-3 lead, then a deadly drop shot to go up 6-3.  She closed out the match with a hammered cross-court winner, and Stanford was on to the semis, to face #7 North Carolina, who upset #2 Alabama on the other side of the bracket.

VG

Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - oldalum - 05-17-2014

What was the story on the controversial call in Zhao's first set?

Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - terry - 05-17-2014

These are the match-ups for the semi-final against North Carolina, assuming both teams use the same players they used today. Rankings are given for ranked players. There are 125 ranked singles players and 90 ranked doubles teams. Overall records are in parentheses.

.        Stanford #11 (20-2)                          North Carolina #7 (28-5)
Doubles

1. Kristie Ahn/Carol Zhao #10 (28-4)        Jamie Loeb/Hayley Carter #3 (31-4)
2. Taylor Davidson/Ellen Tsay #50 (26-6)  Whitney Kay/Caroline Price #13 (22-6)
3. Caroline Doyle/Amelia Herring (7-4)      Ashley Dai/Tessa Lyons (13-4)

Singles

1. Kristie Ahn #3 (27-3)                          Jamie Loeb #1 (49-2)
2. Krista Hardebeck #51 (16-13)              Hayley Carter #5 (45-6)
3. Carol Zhao #21 (28-5)                        Caroline Price #59 (24-6)
4. Taylor Davidson #50 (24-7)                Whitney Kay (13-14)
5. Ellen Tsay #54 (23-9)                        Kate Vialle (19-6)
6. Caroline Doyle #57 (32-6)                  Tessa Lyons (24-12)

North Carolina is very strong at the top, but doesn't have Stanford's depth. On paper, it looks like Stanford should be favored at 4, 5, and 6 singles. If we can win on those three courts, we only need more win, and there are several good opportunities to get it.


Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - Brainiac_Infinite - 05-18-2014

(05-17-2014, 01:12 PM)oldalum link Wrote:What was the story on the controversial call in Zhao's first set?

Not really sure as I was watching the game from the live webcast.  From what I saw, Zhao stopped playing because a ball had rolled on on her back court.  Zhao argued that umpire called the play dead and Virginia's player claimed backhand winner. 

Original call from the umpire was a dead ball favoring Zhao.  Virginia's player runs to the umpire, complains and gets rewarded.  Zhao runs to the umpire, makes her case and no luck.  While Zhao is making her case, Virginias coach walks to the court.  A moment later, Lele Forood appears on the court with head umpire,  Both umpires talk and rewarded UVA the point.  A tiebreaker was the result of this  shenanigan which Zhao dominated and won the set.   

Not that it's important but maybe someone who attended the match in person can tell us the true story.  At the of the day, Stanford won that's what matters.

Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - 81alum - 05-18-2014

So where will the semi final against North Carolina be televised or webcast?

Re: WTen: Stanford 4 UVa 2 - Spiny_Norman - 05-18-2014

(05-18-2014, 06:55 AM)81alum link Wrote:So where will the semi final against North Carolina be televised or webcast?

Live scoring/video will be available tomorrow at 10 am pacific at http://www.ncaa.com/division-i-tennis-championships

If the matches are moved indoors because of rain, there will be no video.

All of the top 4 seeds lost yesterday.  The semifinal matches feature #5 vs #8 (UCLA vs. Florida which upset top seeded Georgia on its home courts) and #7 vs. #11 (North Carolina vs. Stanford).    I think the Pac 12 once again demonstrated that its teams were significantly underseeded. 

One other note - Stanford has won nine straight NCAA postseason tournament matches as the lower-seeded team.  Let's see them make it 10, then 11.