02-04-2023, 12:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2023, 01:23 PM by ColoradoTree.)
Doubles is on now, and it's competitive, but you'd rather be Pepperdine right now.
1. Blake/Blokhina trail Tjen/Broadus 3-4
2. Yepifanova/Xu trail Zaar/Thamchaiwat 1-5
3. Choy/Ma lead Redelijk/Campana 3-1
1. Blake/Blokhina tied 5-5
2. Yepifanova/Xu lost 3-6
3. Choy/Ma lead 4-3
Looks like Pepperdine called an injury time-out on Court 1 with Blokhina serving up 5-4 and 40-15. Some strategery, I imagine, since they looked entirely fine. Blokhina looked VERY salty having to wait. But then Blokhina dumps a forehand into the net for 40-30, and then Pepperdine won the point to get to deciding point, which they took, so I guess that tactic worked, as they seem to have successfully gotten in Blokhina's head. Some bush league garbage, though. If we end up losing this match 4-3, then remember this moment that seems pivotal to taking the doubles point.
Ugh, we had break point on Court 1, but Blokhina had it absolutely on a tee but dumped it into the net. But then we broke on deciding point for a 6-5 lead! Blake will serve for that match! And meanwhile, Choy/Ma lead 5-4, and Ma will serve next for that match. It's all very tight, but the doubles point is on our racket right now. Just gotta win both.
And Pepperdine takes deciding point on Court 1, so it's a tiebreaker. And Ma is broken for 5-5. Dang.
Then we were up a break point on Court 3, but Pepperdine holds to go up 6-5 there. Choy will serve to force a tiebreak.
Looks like Pepperdine is up 6-5 in the tiebreaker on Court 1 and they'll have two serves now. We win the first for 6-6 as they change ends! But it looks like it won't matter as Pepperdine goes up 40-0 on Choy's serve....
And Pepperdine leads 1-0 after taking the doubles point. Court 1 was abandoned with Blake/Blokhina up 7-6 in the tiebreaker and about to serve two. Sigh. Now we'll have to find four singles wins against this lineup, which, well, good luck.
1. Blake/Blokhina trail Tjen/Broadus 3-4
2. Yepifanova/Xu trail Zaar/Thamchaiwat 1-5
3. Choy/Ma lead Redelijk/Campana 3-1
1. Blake/Blokhina tied 5-5
2. Yepifanova/Xu lost 3-6
3. Choy/Ma lead 4-3
Looks like Pepperdine called an injury time-out on Court 1 with Blokhina serving up 5-4 and 40-15. Some strategery, I imagine, since they looked entirely fine. Blokhina looked VERY salty having to wait. But then Blokhina dumps a forehand into the net for 40-30, and then Pepperdine won the point to get to deciding point, which they took, so I guess that tactic worked, as they seem to have successfully gotten in Blokhina's head. Some bush league garbage, though. If we end up losing this match 4-3, then remember this moment that seems pivotal to taking the doubles point.
Ugh, we had break point on Court 1, but Blokhina had it absolutely on a tee but dumped it into the net. But then we broke on deciding point for a 6-5 lead! Blake will serve for that match! And meanwhile, Choy/Ma lead 5-4, and Ma will serve next for that match. It's all very tight, but the doubles point is on our racket right now. Just gotta win both.
And Pepperdine takes deciding point on Court 1, so it's a tiebreaker. And Ma is broken for 5-5. Dang.
Then we were up a break point on Court 3, but Pepperdine holds to go up 6-5 there. Choy will serve to force a tiebreak.
Looks like Pepperdine is up 6-5 in the tiebreaker on Court 1 and they'll have two serves now. We win the first for 6-6 as they change ends! But it looks like it won't matter as Pepperdine goes up 40-0 on Choy's serve....
And Pepperdine leads 1-0 after taking the doubles point. Court 1 was abandoned with Blake/Blokhina up 7-6 in the tiebreaker and about to serve two. Sigh. Now we'll have to find four singles wins against this lineup, which, well, good luck.