[oldalum]

It's not hard to envision a scenario where Stanford wins a tight doubles point, gets a quick win from Higuchi to go up 2-0, and gets two more wins somewhere from 2-5, and pulls out a 4-2 or 4-3 win.

your entire post is great analysis.
If we lose the doubles point, which I think we will, then I think our path will have to be the same as last year's NCAA championship match: win on 4-6 plus one of 2-3. Counting Higuchi as a sure thing, Lampl and Arbuthnott are must-wins (both very probable), and either Davidson or Lord must come through. Odds are not in our favor but we can do it without the doubles point.

[oldalum]

It's not hard to envision a scenario where Stanford wins a tight doubles point, gets a quick win from Higuchi to go up 2-0, and gets two more wins somewhere from 2-5, and pulls out a 4-2 or 4-3 win.

your entire post is great analysis.
If we lose the doubles point, which I think we will, then I think our path will have to be the same as last year's NCAA championship match: win on 4-6 plus one of 2-3. Counting Higuchi as a sure thing, Lampl and Arbuthnott are must-wins (both very probable), and either Davidson or Lord must come through. Odds are not in our favor but we can do it without the doubles point.