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Lampl's loss is disappointing but I wouldn't make too much of one match -- she could have been ill, post-midterms, bad matchup, trying out some stuff she's working on, etc. She played well at Riviera, losing to the eventual champion in 3 sets. Where I'm hoping she will improve this year is to capitalize on her very strong ground strokes by coming up to the net more to finish off points, and continuing to improve her decision making on when to go for a more difficult shot versus continuing to rally. I thought she did much better at both last year and hope for further improvements this year.

[oldalum]

Lampl's loss is disappointing but I wouldn't make too much of one match -- she could have been ill, post-midterms, bad matchup, trying out some stuff she's working on, etc. She played well at Riviera, losing to the eventual champion in 3 sets. Where I'm hoping she will improve this year is to capitalize on her very strong ground strokes by coming up to the net more to finish off points, and continuing to improve her decision making on when to go for a more difficult shot versus continuing to rally. I thought she did much better at both last year and hope for further improvements this year.