02-04-2022, 09:35 AM
Stanford ended up cruising from there to make it 7-0. Xu served up a bagel in her second set, and that always puts a first-set tiebreaker in a different light. Whatever the reasons for the struggle, you figured out a way through it and turned it on from there. Houghton's second set was closer, so her 7-5, 6-4 win tells a different story.
But however we got there, we got there, and a 7-0 win is still a 7-0 win. Next up (unless there's an added match over the Indoor Nationals window) is St. Mary's on Friday, February 18th. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see, say, UOP or Cal Poly or SJSU come to Taube next weekend. It's good for everyone--everyone gets more matches, and more matches is always good. And there is a pretty low cost to the team that's coming in expecting to lose, because they won't be punished in the rankings for it. Plus, you get better by playing good players, right?
But however we got there, we got there, and a 7-0 win is still a 7-0 win. Next up (unless there's an added match over the Indoor Nationals window) is St. Mary's on Friday, February 18th. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see, say, UOP or Cal Poly or SJSU come to Taube next weekend. It's good for everyone--everyone gets more matches, and more matches is always good. And there is a pretty low cost to the team that's coming in expecting to lose, because they won't be punished in the rankings for it. Plus, you get better by playing good players, right?