So this was a great team effort that came up just a smidge short-- our two Ws were easy victories, and two of the 3 Ls came in the 3rd set tiebreak. Arrgh! Oh well-- we beat McMillian in the first round and this is a team that has beaten all the teams we've been unable to beat this season, so kudos to them. The key to their wins has been having 2 very strong singles players who have won nearly all the matches they have played. Both of those players came out tonight. Here are the scores:
1S) Jane took one for the team, playing Jemine Bryon & losing 1-6 1-6.
2S) Donna took Frances Ferdinand to 3 sets, but lost 6-1 0-6 0-1 (4-10).
1D) Jean & Katharine beat Elaine (Val) Parker and Joan White-McCain, 6-1 6-4.
2D) Emily & Karen lost to Toni Williams and Lauren Landskroner in a 3-set heartbreaker, 3-6 6-1 0-1 (7-10).
3D) Sue Lin & Cecile handled Meg McLean and Kim Caspari 6-1 6-2.
All in all, it would have been great to get a W here, but as far as Ls go, this was a very respectable one. This loss leaves us in the bottom half of the league (we currently have a 6-7 record), but there are still 3 matches to play, so gird your loins, girls! Let's end what has been a very good season for us as strong as we can.
Next match vs Levy (record 9-3): McMillian beat Levy (#2 in the league) in a match that was just completed this week (3-2), so let's take this close loss today and turn it into a W on Wednesday. Levy went to districts last year and lost some players who got bumped up, so they have weaknesses (especially in singles). However, you can't take anything for granted with this team so be prepared for anything. 8:30 pm @ Greenspring-- be there or be square ;-)
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