11-07-2021, 04:36 PM
We should feel excited. Winning the consolation bracket at a tournament like this is a legit accomplishment. These 32 women are all talented and sometimes a matchup is more favorable than others, but winning a few and losing just one, no matter in what order that comes, is a great weekend, plain and simple.
It's been a while since we've had two legit players on the national scene. People that go to national tournaments and do damage. For all her success, Gordon hasn't really done that--she's had great regional success but that hasn't translated to doing well in national tournaments. Maybe Gibbs and Ahn in 2010-11? Lord and Lampl had success as freshmen, but at the 5 and 6 singles lines, not at the top, and while they had amazing team success, they never had much in the way of individual NCAA success.
Well, we have two now. And they're both freshmen. Buckle up.
It's been a while since we've had two legit players on the national scene. People that go to national tournaments and do damage. For all her success, Gordon hasn't really done that--she's had great regional success but that hasn't translated to doing well in national tournaments. Maybe Gibbs and Ahn in 2010-11? Lord and Lampl had success as freshmen, but at the 5 and 6 singles lines, not at the top, and while they had amazing team success, they never had much in the way of individual NCAA success.
Well, we have two now. And they're both freshmen. Buckle up.