[TheFarm07]

What a terrific team win! (I was out of pocket all weekend, so sorry I couldn't share the fun with you all.)

Next up is a trip to Norman, OK, to play the 2nd-seeded Oklahoma Sooners, who are not a traditional power but who are having an absolute dream season. It started well when they went into Durham for Kick-Off Weekend and knocked off #6 Duke. At National Indoors, they beat Wisconsin, then-#1 Texas and then-#5 Pepperdine before losing 4-2 to now-#1 UNC. They rolled through the Big 12, including a second win over Texas, but the third time wasn't the charm in the Big-12 championship match, when Texas won 4-2. In NCAAs, #17 ASU gave them a run in the second round but fell just short, 4-3. In that match, ASU took the doubles point and then won courts 4 and 5, but lost in straight sets (albeit close ones) everywhere else. Freshman Anchisa Chanta missed that match for the Sooners, however, and she's normally been playing #3 singles for them. 

Ranked players in singles:

#10 Layne Sleeth
#53 Carmen Corley
#64 Anchisa Chanta
#97 Ivana Corley

And in doubles, they have the #10 pair, the Corley sisters. 

So, if we can keep our #2 and #3 doubles teams rolling, we've got a decent shot at the doubles point, and then it'll be a heavyweight bout the rest of the way. Is this where we see Gordon inserted into the singles lineup? Can our top two knock off their top two? 

I don't know if we will win, but there's no reason why we can't.

If Gordon plays singles for us (and she's in decent form) and assuming we can capture the doubles point, do you think we'll have an easy go at it at #5 and #6 and then we will need to only win 1 of the top 4 courts?

Do you see that as our most likely path to victory over Oklahoma?

[TheFarm07]

What a terrific team win! (I was out of pocket all weekend, so sorry I couldn't share the fun with you all.)

Next up is a trip to Norman, OK, to play the 2nd-seeded Oklahoma Sooners, who are not a traditional power but who are having an absolute dream season. It started well when they went into Durham for Kick-Off Weekend and knocked off #6 Duke. At National Indoors, they beat Wisconsin, then-#1 Texas and then-#5 Pepperdine before losing 4-2 to now-#1 UNC. They rolled through the Big 12, including a second win over Texas, but the third time wasn't the charm in the Big-12 championship match, when Texas won 4-2. In NCAAs, #17 ASU gave them a run in the second round but fell just short, 4-3. In that match, ASU took the doubles point and then won courts 4 and 5, but lost in straight sets (albeit close ones) everywhere else. Freshman Anchisa Chanta missed that match for the Sooners, however, and she's normally been playing #3 singles for them. 

Ranked players in singles:

#10 Layne Sleeth
#53 Carmen Corley
#64 Anchisa Chanta
#97 Ivana Corley

And in doubles, they have the #10 pair, the Corley sisters. 

So, if we can keep our #2 and #3 doubles teams rolling, we've got a decent shot at the doubles point, and then it'll be a heavyweight bout the rest of the way. Is this where we see Gordon inserted into the singles lineup? Can our top two knock off their top two? 

I don't know if we will win, but there's no reason why we can't.

If Gordon plays singles for us (and she's in decent form) and assuming we can capture the doubles point, do you think we'll have an easy go at it at #5 and #6 and then we will need to only win 1 of the top 4 courts?

Do you see that as our most likely path to victory over Oklahoma?