[Spiny_Norman]

Spiny, thanks for the link.  Quick question, what were the coaches (especially the Stanford coach) doing?  Several times they went onto the court; once it looked like he was having words with the chair umpire (after Leach won the point).  I would have thought there would be rules against this sort of thing (like the coach has to be on the sidelines, can only talk to the player on changeovers, etc).

BC

The coach who went to speak with the chair umpire was from Wake Forest. I think it was a subtle bit of gamesmanship to try to interrupt Leach's momentum. And apparently in college tennis the coaches are allowed to speak directly to the players between points.

[Spiny_Norman]

Spiny, thanks for the link.  Quick question, what were the coaches (especially the Stanford coach) doing?  Several times they went onto the court; once it looked like he was having words with the chair umpire (after Leach won the point).  I would have thought there would be rules against this sort of thing (like the coach has to be on the sidelines, can only talk to the player on changeovers, etc).

BC

The coach who went to speak with the chair umpire was from Wake Forest. I think it was a subtle bit of gamesmanship to try to interrupt Leach's momentum. And apparently in college tennis the coaches are allowed to speak directly to the players between points.