02-07-2020, 03:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-07-2020, 03:54 PM by ColoradoTree.)
Whoa, what a turnaround! Michigan was serving to force a tiebreaker on Court 1, and they went up 40-0 before Arbuthnott/Blake rattled off four straight to win the match and, with it, the doubles point! Seconds earlier, Gordon/Shin toughed out a hold--also on deciding point--to go up 6-5.
But Stanford takes the doubles point behind a 7-5 win on #1 and a 6-4 win on #3. That has to sting for Michigan, who was this close to taking the doubles point, which is so so big for teams trying to pull upsets against deep singles teams like Stanford.
1-0 Stanford heading into singles!
Our lineup is as expected, but there are some tweaks on the Michigan side:
1. #6 Gordon vs. #26 Pairone
2. Arbuthnott vs. #51 Cerdan
3. #77 Blake vs. Hammond
4. #123 Shin vs. #94 Jones
5. Choy vs. Lommer
6. Higuchi vs. Craciun (instead of Lorenzini)
That seems like a reasonable swap at the top, with Pairone as Michigan's #1 last year and Cerdan as an impressive freshman. We'll see!
Stanford 1, Michigan 0
1. Gordon trails 0-3 (down double break)
2. Arbuthnott leads 3-1
3. Blake tied 2-2 (on serve)
4. Shin leads 2-1 (up a break)
5. Choy trails 0-3
6. Higuchi tied 2-2 (on serve)
But Stanford takes the doubles point behind a 7-5 win on #1 and a 6-4 win on #3. That has to sting for Michigan, who was this close to taking the doubles point, which is so so big for teams trying to pull upsets against deep singles teams like Stanford.
1-0 Stanford heading into singles!
Our lineup is as expected, but there are some tweaks on the Michigan side:
1. #6 Gordon vs. #26 Pairone
2. Arbuthnott vs. #51 Cerdan
3. #77 Blake vs. Hammond
4. #123 Shin vs. #94 Jones
5. Choy vs. Lommer
6. Higuchi vs. Craciun (instead of Lorenzini)
That seems like a reasonable swap at the top, with Pairone as Michigan's #1 last year and Cerdan as an impressive freshman. We'll see!
Stanford 1, Michigan 0
1. Gordon trails 0-3 (down double break)
2. Arbuthnott leads 3-1
3. Blake tied 2-2 (on serve)
4. Shin leads 2-1 (up a break)
5. Choy trails 0-3
6. Higuchi tied 2-2 (on serve)
