03-19-2018, 08:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018, 08:24 AM by ColoradoTree.)
A good couple of weeks for the entire team, but especially Gordon and Lampl. Gordon came back after losing the first set to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 over No. 8 (and preseason No. 1) Ena Shibahara of UCLA, steamrolled No. 37 (preseason No. 14) Gabby Smith of USC, 6-1, 6-2, and dispatched preseason No. 98 Alexia Petrovic of Utah with ease, 6-3, 6-1. And Caroline Lampl is really finding a groove at #2, winning solidly 6-4, 6-2 over No. 41 Jada Hart of UCLA, being just a game away from beating USC's #2, Becca Weissmann, and handling her business against Utah, winning 6-4, 6-0.Â
Good to see Emma Higuchi finding her stride as well, beating UCLA's Ayan Broomfield (a Clemson transfer who started this year ranked #52), having her USC match under control, and being the first singles player off the court against Utah, a position we were so used to seeing her fill last season. And Arbuthnott's lone win in the last three dual matches (she's gone 1-0, though she would have gone 3-0 if they'd played out the matches) was a thrilling three-set match-clincher against No. 104 Terri Fleming of UCLA.
This season is starting to have a 2016 feel to it....
Good to see Emma Higuchi finding her stride as well, beating UCLA's Ayan Broomfield (a Clemson transfer who started this year ranked #52), having her USC match under control, and being the first singles player off the court against Utah, a position we were so used to seeing her fill last season. And Arbuthnott's lone win in the last three dual matches (she's gone 1-0, though she would have gone 3-0 if they'd played out the matches) was a thrilling three-set match-clincher against No. 104 Terri Fleming of UCLA.
This season is starting to have a 2016 feel to it....