[ColoradoTree]

Indoor Nationals is coming up, and while I normally view this event as an opportunity to test ourselves against the best and see whether we're really potentially national championship-caliber, this year feels different due to our sheer lack of depth. 

We open as the 4 seed (which is bewildering given our injuries and departures) against 5th-seeded/10th-ranked Auburn, tomorrow at 1:30pm PT. And while we're favored on paper, in reality to beat Auburn here would be a tremendous upset. In doubles, we've only got #49 Ma/Glozman as a ranked duo, while Auburn has #12 Bennett/Hrastar and #51 Okutoyi/Refaat. We've got just two ranked singles players in #8 Glozman and #18 Ma, while Auburn has #2 D.J. Bennett, #22 Merna Refaat, #58 Angella Okutoyi, and #116 Ava Hrastar. Here's how we'd line up in singles, most likely:

1. #8 Glozman vs. #2 Bennett
2. #18 Ma vs. #116 Hrastar
3. Hui vs. #58 Okutoyi
4. Xu vs. #22 Refaat
5. Okpara vs. Ava Esposito
6. Driscoll vs. Alice Battesti

We'll likely lose doubles, so getting four singles wins out of this looks pretty daunting. 

Here is the link to live scoring/streaming and other event info: https://wearecollegetennis.com/ita-divis...mpionship/

[ColoradoTree]

Indoor Nationals is coming up, and while I normally view this event as an opportunity to test ourselves against the best and see whether we're really potentially national championship-caliber, this year feels different due to our sheer lack of depth. 

We open as the 4 seed (which is bewildering given our injuries and departures) against 5th-seeded/10th-ranked Auburn, tomorrow at 1:30pm PT. And while we're favored on paper, in reality to beat Auburn here would be a tremendous upset. In doubles, we've only got #49 Ma/Glozman as a ranked duo, while Auburn has #12 Bennett/Hrastar and #51 Okutoyi/Refaat. We've got just two ranked singles players in #8 Glozman and #18 Ma, while Auburn has #2 D.J. Bennett, #22 Merna Refaat, #58 Angella Okutoyi, and #116 Ava Hrastar. Here's how we'd line up in singles, most likely:

1. #8 Glozman vs. #2 Bennett
2. #18 Ma vs. #116 Hrastar
3. Hui vs. #58 Okutoyi
4. Xu vs. #22 Refaat
5. Okpara vs. Ava Esposito
6. Driscoll vs. Alice Battesti

We'll likely lose doubles, so getting four singles wins out of this looks pretty daunting. 

Here is the link to live scoring/streaming and other event info: https://wearecollegetennis.com/ita-divis...mpionship/