04-25-2021, 08:03 AM
OK, so forget most of that! Geller didn’t play, Choy played 4, Higuchi played 5, and it was indeed Houghton at 6!
So, a little more understandable that we struggled to close them out.
Arbuthnott still lost right away, but it was Higuchi who got our first win at 5, Choy who made it 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 win on Court 4, and Houghton who clinched at 6 moments after Gordon fell at 1.
(The fun of having to rely on live scoring with no video to confirm!)
It makes our top three’s struggles all the more frustrating, because our bottom three had to play up a line and still did their thing. If this is the lineup against Cal, I would say it’s too close to call. (Cal’s Ivanov didn’t play yesterday either, though, so perhaps it’s a wash with Stanford still a slight favorite.)
Today, I think Gordon has to win—not just for the team, but to stay in the mix for NCAA singles.
So, a little more understandable that we struggled to close them out.
Arbuthnott still lost right away, but it was Higuchi who got our first win at 5, Choy who made it 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 win on Court 4, and Houghton who clinched at 6 moments after Gordon fell at 1.
(The fun of having to rely on live scoring with no video to confirm!)
It makes our top three’s struggles all the more frustrating, because our bottom three had to play up a line and still did their thing. If this is the lineup against Cal, I would say it’s too close to call. (Cal’s Ivanov didn’t play yesterday either, though, so perhaps it’s a wash with Stanford still a slight favorite.)
Today, I think Gordon has to win—not just for the team, but to stay in the mix for NCAA singles.