[ColoradoTree]

A great season, and it's hard to feel too bad about losing to Florida, which was a buzz saw this year for the most part.  When Higuchi gets double bageled for her very first loss of the dual match season, it's probably not going to be our day. 

Had timing worked out a little bit differently, it looked like Arbuthnott was going to win her match (serving up a break at 4-2), and Lampl was on serve in her third set as well (serving at 4-5, 30-0), so we were on track to pick up at least a second point and maybe a third.  But 4-3 is still a loss, and we would have needed Davidson's match as well.  After a marathon match and a career full of third-set clinchers, she had nothing left to give.  That she was even playing yesterday is impressive, let alone continuing to play at a high level.  We were lucky to have her. 

It was also the last Stanford team match for Caroline Doyle, and though her career hasn't contained the same late-match heroics as
Davidson's, we don't win the national title last year without her. 

They're not done yet, though.  Doyle, Lord, and Davidson still have the singles tournament, which starts today, and Arbuthnott/Davidson have the doubles tournament, which starts tomorrow.  Unclear whether Taylor's tweet means she's going to withdraw, but if she plays, she'll do so at 4:30pm ET/1:30 PT.  Lord's match is at the same time, and Doyle's is at 5:00pm ET/2:00 PT. 

Singles Round 1:

#54 Davidson vs. #49 Ingrid Gamarra Martins (South Carolina's #1)
#28 Lord vs. #36 Johnisse Renaud (Georgia Tech's #2)
#38 Doyle vs. #45 Shannon Hudson (the Arkansas #1)

Doubles Round 1:

#39 Davidson/Arbuthnott  vs. #5 Maddie Pothoff/Erin Routliffe (Alabama)

[ColoradoTree]

A great season, and it's hard to feel too bad about losing to Florida, which was a buzz saw this year for the most part.  When Higuchi gets double bageled for her very first loss of the dual match season, it's probably not going to be our day. 

Had timing worked out a little bit differently, it looked like Arbuthnott was going to win her match (serving up a break at 4-2), and Lampl was on serve in her third set as well (serving at 4-5, 30-0), so we were on track to pick up at least a second point and maybe a third.  But 4-3 is still a loss, and we would have needed Davidson's match as well.  After a marathon match and a career full of third-set clinchers, she had nothing left to give.  That she was even playing yesterday is impressive, let alone continuing to play at a high level.  We were lucky to have her. 

It was also the last Stanford team match for Caroline Doyle, and though her career hasn't contained the same late-match heroics as
Davidson's, we don't win the national title last year without her. 

They're not done yet, though.  Doyle, Lord, and Davidson still have the singles tournament, which starts today, and Arbuthnott/Davidson have the doubles tournament, which starts tomorrow.  Unclear whether Taylor's tweet means she's going to withdraw, but if she plays, she'll do so at 4:30pm ET/1:30 PT.  Lord's match is at the same time, and Doyle's is at 5:00pm ET/2:00 PT. 

Singles Round 1:

#54 Davidson vs. #49 Ingrid Gamarra Martins (South Carolina's #1)
#28 Lord vs. #36 Johnisse Renaud (Georgia Tech's #2)
#38 Doyle vs. #45 Shannon Hudson (the Arkansas #1)

Doubles Round 1:

#39 Davidson/Arbuthnott  vs. #5 Maddie Pothoff/Erin Routliffe (Alabama)