04-18-2022, 03:40 PM
Hey all,
Haven't been around much--busy at work, coupled with the women's tennis team having a series of disappointing outings. In short, yes, they're absolutely underperforming, and my expectations for this season have dropped considerably since the ASU upset loss. But I'm doing fine, thanks for your concern! Just wasn't feeling too excited about writing about the team is all. Ma has turned in four straight clunkers, so I presume something isn't quite right with her, whether physically or mentally. Yepifanova has been excellent. Blake had absolutely no business losing to ASU's Gallagher, but handled her business otherwise. Houghton has been OK. Xu has been just OK. Choy has mostly handled her business but should've beaten Cal's Richardson.
Anyway, yeah. Just not consistently good enough performances to make us a realistic national title contender--except Yepifanova. She's done her part. The gradual improvement throughout the season that has been a hallmark of Stanford women's tennis just hasn't materialized this year. Sigh.
Pac-12 championships this weekend, and while we'll beat the Oregon/Colorado winner on Thursday, I don't have much optimism that we'd beat UCLA or Cal.
Haven't been around much--busy at work, coupled with the women's tennis team having a series of disappointing outings. In short, yes, they're absolutely underperforming, and my expectations for this season have dropped considerably since the ASU upset loss. But I'm doing fine, thanks for your concern! Just wasn't feeling too excited about writing about the team is all. Ma has turned in four straight clunkers, so I presume something isn't quite right with her, whether physically or mentally. Yepifanova has been excellent. Blake had absolutely no business losing to ASU's Gallagher, but handled her business otherwise. Houghton has been OK. Xu has been just OK. Choy has mostly handled her business but should've beaten Cal's Richardson.
Anyway, yeah. Just not consistently good enough performances to make us a realistic national title contender--except Yepifanova. She's done her part. The gradual improvement throughout the season that has been a hallmark of Stanford women's tennis just hasn't materialized this year. Sigh.
Pac-12 championships this weekend, and while we'll beat the Oregon/Colorado winner on Thursday, I don't have much optimism that we'd beat UCLA or Cal.