DePauw on Monday proved to be indeed a very tough opponent as we expected, but we played well, especially in doubles which was our goal. Doubles actually proved to be the key yesterday vs D-II West Virginia State as we found ourselves down 4-2 after the singles (we played singles first) but came back to sweep the 3 doubles matches to win the match 5-4!! It got really exciting there at the end actually as with the match tied at 4-4, it came down to our seniors Liv & Kelly. It was a back & forth, very well-played match by both pairs but eventually Liv & Kelly closed it out on their 5th match-point (!) 11-9 in the tie-breaker to give us the win for the match!! It was a great college match atmosphere with lots of people (our men's team, our parents, their fans etc) cheering and yelling for both teams. The night cap wasn't as exciting (which was fine by us actually!) as we jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the singles (we played singles first again due to the court situation) and coach tried some new combos in doubles later to close the match out with a 7-2 win over Sioux Falls.
Today we have off so the plan is to get some well-deserved rest: go to the beach, do some outlet shopping, and basically re-charge the batteries for our big match vs Carleton tomorrow. All-in-all it has been a great trip so far with great weather, good food (Finley's specialty lemon chicken was a big hit) and good team-bonding! Now if only coach could figure out how to post pictures on here, we would share them with you but... He's promised that he's working on it though so I'm sure by the end of the season he will have figured it out... :-)
We'll report back with any great finds at the outlets later today or tomorrow so be sure to check back in!
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