Duke 1, Stanford 2
Singles update:
1. Gordon trails 2-6, 3-4
2. Lord leads 6-2, 5-5
3. Lampl trails 2-6, 3-3
4. Arbuthnott trails 4-6, 4-1
5. Shin leads 6-1, 6-1 WIN
6. Higuchi leads 6-4, 6-0 WIN
Very even so far in singles, as Duke leads in 3 matches and Stanford leads in 3. But Duke just needs 3 points to win, so they're on track, while we need to turn the tide at #1, #3, or #4. Big momentum swings in Higuchi's match; she went from up 5-0 to back on serve at 5-4 as Zhao has rattled off four straight, including breaking Higuchi at love, but then Higuchi won a lengthy deuce point to take the set. It goes without saying, but we desperately need Higuchi today, and she got a valuable early break in the second.
Lampl was playing aggressively like usual in the first set, but her accuracy is unfortunately a bit off. If she can harness that, she can force a third. Arbuthnott hung tough after an early break, so she has to take care of business and hold serve early. We need a momentum swing!
Singles update:
1. Gordon trails 2-6, 3-4
2. Lord leads 6-2, 5-5
3. Lampl trails 2-6, 3-3
4. Arbuthnott trails 4-6, 4-1
5. Shin leads 6-1, 6-1 WIN
6. Higuchi leads 6-4, 6-0 WIN
Very even so far in singles, as Duke leads in 3 matches and Stanford leads in 3. But Duke just needs 3 points to win, so they're on track, while we need to turn the tide at #1, #3, or #4. Big momentum swings in Higuchi's match; she went from up 5-0 to back on serve at 5-4 as Zhao has rattled off four straight, including breaking Higuchi at love, but then Higuchi won a lengthy deuce point to take the set. It goes without saying, but we desperately need Higuchi today, and she got a valuable early break in the second.
Lampl was playing aggressively like usual in the first set, but her accuracy is unfortunately a bit off. If she can harness that, she can force a third. Arbuthnott hung tough after an early break, so she has to take care of business and hold serve early. We need a momentum swing!