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Up first! The matchup vs. #10 Michigan (3-1)!

Anticipated Lineups:

1. #6 Gordon vs. #51 Cerdan
2. Arbuthnott vs. #26 Pairone
3. #77 Blake vs. Hammond
4. #123 Shin vs. #94 Jones
5. Choy vs. Lommer
6. Higuchi vs. Lorenzini

So far this season:

Stanford hasn't really been tested yet, of course, while Michigan has, having to beat preseason #12 UCF 4-2 in order to qualify for Indoor Nationals, and then traveling to Chapel Hill to take on UNC before losing 4-0. That match is worth analyzing, though. At #1, UNC's Graham beat Michigan's Cerdan 6-4, 7-5, in a match that could have gone either way. On Court 2, Michigan's Pairone was up 6-3, 6-5 on UNC's Morra with the match on her racquet. On Court 3, Michigan's Hammond had lost the first set 6-4 to UNC's Daavettila, but had just taken the second 7-5. On Court 5, UNC's Jones won the first 6-3, but the second was knotted at 5-5. And on Court 6, UNC's Yarlagadda won 6-2, 7-5. So, this wasn't some walkover. Michigan is legit tough, and Stanford will have their work cut out for them. 

Analysis

I like Stanford's odds to take the doubles point, which is good, because four singles wins will be hard to come by. Lommer at 5 is wild, as she was Michigan's primary #2 as a sophomore two years ago. But Pairone transferring in from Arkansas before last season and freshmen Cerdan and Hammond joining the team as freshmen this year have combined to push her down the lineup. 

I'll predict that Higuchi is first off court, running the score to 2-0 Stanford. Shin's struggles at 4 continue, and the lead is cut to 2-1. Blake wins, and it's 3-1, while Choy drops her first of the year to the experienced Lommer to get Michigan back within a point with two matches left on court. I'll take Gordon to clinch it while Arbuthnott is locked in a slow-moving three-set slugfest. 

Prediction: 4-2 Stanford

[ColoradoTree]

Up first! The matchup vs. #10 Michigan (3-1)!

Anticipated Lineups:

1. #6 Gordon vs. #51 Cerdan
2. Arbuthnott vs. #26 Pairone
3. #77 Blake vs. Hammond
4. #123 Shin vs. #94 Jones
5. Choy vs. Lommer
6. Higuchi vs. Lorenzini

So far this season:

Stanford hasn't really been tested yet, of course, while Michigan has, having to beat preseason #12 UCF 4-2 in order to qualify for Indoor Nationals, and then traveling to Chapel Hill to take on UNC before losing 4-0. That match is worth analyzing, though. At #1, UNC's Graham beat Michigan's Cerdan 6-4, 7-5, in a match that could have gone either way. On Court 2, Michigan's Pairone was up 6-3, 6-5 on UNC's Morra with the match on her racquet. On Court 3, Michigan's Hammond had lost the first set 6-4 to UNC's Daavettila, but had just taken the second 7-5. On Court 5, UNC's Jones won the first 6-3, but the second was knotted at 5-5. And on Court 6, UNC's Yarlagadda won 6-2, 7-5. So, this wasn't some walkover. Michigan is legit tough, and Stanford will have their work cut out for them. 

Analysis

I like Stanford's odds to take the doubles point, which is good, because four singles wins will be hard to come by. Lommer at 5 is wild, as she was Michigan's primary #2 as a sophomore two years ago. But Pairone transferring in from Arkansas before last season and freshmen Cerdan and Hammond joining the team as freshmen this year have combined to push her down the lineup. 

I'll predict that Higuchi is first off court, running the score to 2-0 Stanford. Shin's struggles at 4 continue, and the lead is cut to 2-1. Blake wins, and it's 3-1, while Choy drops her first of the year to the experienced Lommer to get Michigan back within a point with two matches left on court. I'll take Gordon to clinch it while Arbuthnott is locked in a slow-moving three-set slugfest. 

Prediction: 4-2 Stanford