03-07-2020, 09:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2020, 09:20 AM by ColoradoTree.)
Well, that was a nice surprise!
1. Gordon d. #27 Kulikov 7-5, 6-3
2. Arbuthnott d. #44 Cayetano 6-3, 7-6
3. Blake d. Willson 6-0, 6-1
4. Shin d. Neffa 6-4, 6-2
5. Choy d. Van Alphen 6-2, 6-1
6. Higuchi d. Branstine 6-2, 6-1
Who woulda thought we’d have a tougher time with St. Mary’s than with USC?!
It gets a lot tougher today with the UCLA rematch at noon, but this was a beatdown of a ranked team (albeit without one of its top two players, Salma Ewing) and solid wins over its two ranked singles players.
It played out as you’d expect after doubles: Blake, Choy, and Higuchi notching easy wins. But Shin fought and beat a very good player in Ana Neffa, Gordon turned it on in the second set to beat Kulikov, and Arbuthnott held off a push from USC’s latest star freshman. I expected a win, but 7-0 with Shin looking confident? Man alive, couldn’t have come at a better time.
For their part, UCLA beat Cal 4-3 yesterday, behind doubles and courts 2, 4, and 6 in singles. So, Hart and Bolton both lost, which is a good reminder that no matter how disappointing Cal’s early season has gone, it is a very dangerous team, especially at the top.
1. Gordon d. #27 Kulikov 7-5, 6-3
2. Arbuthnott d. #44 Cayetano 6-3, 7-6
3. Blake d. Willson 6-0, 6-1
4. Shin d. Neffa 6-4, 6-2
5. Choy d. Van Alphen 6-2, 6-1
6. Higuchi d. Branstine 6-2, 6-1
Who woulda thought we’d have a tougher time with St. Mary’s than with USC?!
It gets a lot tougher today with the UCLA rematch at noon, but this was a beatdown of a ranked team (albeit without one of its top two players, Salma Ewing) and solid wins over its two ranked singles players.
It played out as you’d expect after doubles: Blake, Choy, and Higuchi notching easy wins. But Shin fought and beat a very good player in Ana Neffa, Gordon turned it on in the second set to beat Kulikov, and Arbuthnott held off a push from USC’s latest star freshman. I expected a win, but 7-0 with Shin looking confident? Man alive, couldn’t have come at a better time.
For their part, UCLA beat Cal 4-3 yesterday, behind doubles and courts 2, 4, and 6 in singles. So, Hart and Bolton both lost, which is a good reminder that no matter how disappointing Cal’s early season has gone, it is a very dangerous team, especially at the top.