[ColoradoTree]

Full results from the ITA Kickoff Weekend here - https://slam.tennis/ita/kickoff/women

UCLA upset by Iowa State. USC upset by Notre Dame. Cal upset by San Diego (a future Stanford opponent).

I hope that the weather is good for Saturday's match vs. Pepperdine. Stanford cannot afford a rainout against a top 10 opponent.

The UCLA loss isn't good, but it's not awful. Iowa State went onto upset Miami 4-3, so the Cyclones were clearly rolling. It's the USC loss that's a real shocker. Cal losing is also a big disappointment, but losing to San Diego isn't really all that terrible. They're a borderline top 25 team and they have a legit #1 with Solymar Colling. That said, a 4-1 loss on your home courts to an unranked team is pretty rough. USD got the doubles point, which probably set off alarm bells, but it gave USD what it needed. If the matches all get played out, this could have been a 4-3 match (On Court 3, USD's Desiatnikov, ranked #95 in the preseason, was trying to force a third set against Cal's Wiersholm, ranked #97 in the preseason, and Court 5 was also into a third set. Cal's Alsola rolled to an easy win on Court 2, but Colling beat Giavara in a close one on Court 1, USD's Goldsmith crushed Cal's Hannah Viller Moeller in a surprise, and USD also got a straightforward win on Court 6.) 

But USC had no business losing to Notre Dame no matter whose courts they play on. Yes, it's a funny game sometimes, but an upset that big just shouldn't happen. They certainly reloaded with a heckuva recruiting class, but losing Salma Ewing to Texas A&M as a transfer might be hurting more than they'd hoped. 

Overall, no question that this weekend was bad on balance for Stanford's postseason chances, with none of the four other ranked teams in the Pac-12 qualifying for Indoor Nationals. So, Stanford's case for the top eight this postseason will depend on our ranked non-conference matchups: #1 Texas, #9 Pepperdine, whoever we get at Indoor Nationals, and San Diego, who will be ranked by the time we play them. 

Regional winners by conference:

SEC: 4
ACC: 3
Big 12: 3
Big Ten: 2
WCC: 2
Pac 12: 1
 
Not a pretty sight....

[ColoradoTree]

Full results from the ITA Kickoff Weekend here - https://slam.tennis/ita/kickoff/women

UCLA upset by Iowa State. USC upset by Notre Dame. Cal upset by San Diego (a future Stanford opponent).

I hope that the weather is good for Saturday's match vs. Pepperdine. Stanford cannot afford a rainout against a top 10 opponent.

The UCLA loss isn't good, but it's not awful. Iowa State went onto upset Miami 4-3, so the Cyclones were clearly rolling. It's the USC loss that's a real shocker. Cal losing is also a big disappointment, but losing to San Diego isn't really all that terrible. They're a borderline top 25 team and they have a legit #1 with Solymar Colling. That said, a 4-1 loss on your home courts to an unranked team is pretty rough. USD got the doubles point, which probably set off alarm bells, but it gave USD what it needed. If the matches all get played out, this could have been a 4-3 match (On Court 3, USD's Desiatnikov, ranked #95 in the preseason, was trying to force a third set against Cal's Wiersholm, ranked #97 in the preseason, and Court 5 was also into a third set. Cal's Alsola rolled to an easy win on Court 2, but Colling beat Giavara in a close one on Court 1, USD's Goldsmith crushed Cal's Hannah Viller Moeller in a surprise, and USD also got a straightforward win on Court 6.) 

But USC had no business losing to Notre Dame no matter whose courts they play on. Yes, it's a funny game sometimes, but an upset that big just shouldn't happen. They certainly reloaded with a heckuva recruiting class, but losing Salma Ewing to Texas A&M as a transfer might be hurting more than they'd hoped. 

Overall, no question that this weekend was bad on balance for Stanford's postseason chances, with none of the four other ranked teams in the Pac-12 qualifying for Indoor Nationals. So, Stanford's case for the top eight this postseason will depend on our ranked non-conference matchups: #1 Texas, #9 Pepperdine, whoever we get at Indoor Nationals, and San Diego, who will be ranked by the time we play them. 

Regional winners by conference:

SEC: 4
ACC: 3
Big 12: 3
Big Ten: 2
WCC: 2
Pac 12: 1
 
Not a pretty sight....