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What a terrific team win! (I was out of pocket all weekend, so sorry I couldn't share the fun with you all.)
Next up is a trip to Norman, OK, to play the 2nd-seeded Oklahoma Sooners, who are not a traditional power but who are having an absolute dream season. It started well when they went into Durham for Kick-Off Weekend and knocked off #6 Duke. At National Indoors, they beat Wisconsin, then-#1 Texas and then-#5 Pepperdine before losing 4-2 to now-#1 UNC. They rolled through the Big 12, including a second win over Texas, but the third time wasn't the charm in the Big-12 championship match, when Texas won 4-2. In NCAAs, #17 ASU gave them a run in the second round but fell just short, 4-3. In that match, ASU took the doubles point and then won courts 4 and 5, but lost in straight sets (albeit close ones) everywhere else. Freshman Anchisa Chanta missed that match for the Sooners, however, and she's normally been playing #3 singles for them.
Ranked players in singles:
#10 Layne Sleeth
#53 Carmen Corley
#64 Anchisa Chanta
#97 Ivana Corley
And in doubles, they have the #10 pair, the Corley sisters.
So, if we can keep our #2 and #3 doubles teams rolling, we've got a decent shot at the doubles point, and then it'll be a heavyweight bout the rest of the way. Is this where we see Gordon inserted into the singles lineup? Can our top two knock off their top two?
I don't know if we will win, but there's no reason why we can't.