Hi guys,
Like last time, I am writing this blog entry from McKale
Center. Two hours ago, the men’s tennis team defeated Utah State by a score of
4-3. This may seem like a close match, but in my opinion, it was not as close
as it sounds. Before I go any further, let me quickly go over how college
tennis scoring works.
The actual scoring of a collegiate tennis match is the same
as a professional tennis match- best of three sets for singles and one extended
set to eight for doubles. Advantage scoring, the usual love, fifteen, thirty,
forty, game, etc. are also used for each match. In order to win a match as a
team, one team must win four matches out of the seven possible points. Six of
those points are singles matches, while three doubles matches are played for
the lone doubles point.
Today, we won the doubles point after Kieren Thompson and
Trevor James won their match 8-2 on court 3 and Sumeet Shinde and Naoki Takeda
won on court one 8-5. In singles play, Thompson won his match convincingly 6-0
6-2 on court one, Trevor James winning 6-1 6-0 on court six, and Naoki Takeda
winning on court three 6-3 6-1. Matt Dunn lost his match 6-3 6-1 on court five,
while Mario Urquidi lost in a close three set match on court four and Sumeet
Shinde losing in a close match as well on court two.
Overall, the match was a good fight and everyone had a
strong, positive attitude all across the board. The Wildcats take on Fresno
State on Saturday and St. Mary’s on Sunday.
Bear Down!
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