11-06-2021, 05:16 PM
Not sure yet when that consolation final is tomorrow, but here are a few details about Zaar:
* ranked #53 in the preseason rankings, but the next batch of rankings will show a decent jump from there on account of her successful fall season
* she won the Southwest Regionals (though she didn’t have to face the heaviest hitters from UCLA, USC, or Pepperdine, but all she can do is play who’s next), beating USC’s Snow Han in three sets before easily beating USD’s Abigail Desiatnikov in the final.
* she mostly played #5 for Pepperdine last year, and before this tournament I would’ve expected her to slot in there again this year; she had a couple of great battles with Sara Choy at that spot last year.
I’ll be candid—I don’t see the rationale for seeding her fourth here, but she’s justified it with her run through the consolation bracket. She’s beaten the preseason #29, #31, and #38 players after dropping her opener to highly touted Georgia freshman Mell Reasco.
If this is last year’s Zaar, I take Yepifanova all day long. But this doesn’t appear to be last year’s Zaar.
* ranked #53 in the preseason rankings, but the next batch of rankings will show a decent jump from there on account of her successful fall season
* she won the Southwest Regionals (though she didn’t have to face the heaviest hitters from UCLA, USC, or Pepperdine, but all she can do is play who’s next), beating USC’s Snow Han in three sets before easily beating USD’s Abigail Desiatnikov in the final.
* she mostly played #5 for Pepperdine last year, and before this tournament I would’ve expected her to slot in there again this year; she had a couple of great battles with Sara Choy at that spot last year.
I’ll be candid—I don’t see the rationale for seeding her fourth here, but she’s justified it with her run through the consolation bracket. She’s beaten the preseason #29, #31, and #38 players after dropping her opener to highly touted Georgia freshman Mell Reasco.
If this is last year’s Zaar, I take Yepifanova all day long. But this doesn’t appear to be last year’s Zaar.