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Sigh. Basically a waste of a trip for Yepifanova and Blake, as both go 0-2 and their tournaments are over. At least Yepifanova put up a fight, losing 6-4 in the third to Kuczer, but Blake got smoked, losing 1-6, 1-6 to Kimmi Hance, who played #4 for UCLA last year and who I would pick Blake to beat 9 times out of 10. Not a good outing there at all--the Sieg match must have taken a lot out of her, too. 

And for those that may have wondered whether Yepifanova beating Ma at Northwest Regionals indicated she'd closed the gap--nope, Ma's still our ace. Sometimes the other person plays better on the day, but Ma is better.

Interesting that Houghton was that highly regarded. I wonder if her interests have just shifted. I would have thought she would have made more of an impact in NCAA.

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Sigh. Basically a waste of a trip for Yepifanova and Blake, as both go 0-2 and their tournaments are over. At least Yepifanova put up a fight, losing 6-4 in the third to Kuczer, but Blake got smoked, losing 1-6, 1-6 to Kimmi Hance, who played #4 for UCLA last year and who I would pick Blake to beat 9 times out of 10. Not a good outing there at all--the Sieg match must have taken a lot out of her, too. 

And for those that may have wondered whether Yepifanova beating Ma at Northwest Regionals indicated she'd closed the gap--nope, Ma's still our ace. Sometimes the other person plays better on the day, but Ma is better.

Interesting that Houghton was that highly regarded. I wonder if her interests have just shifted. I would have thought she would have made more of an impact in NCAA.