05-23-2022, 03:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-23-2022, 03:34 PM by ColoradoTree.)
Yepifanova went down 1-3 but broke back, consolidated, and then broke again to go up 4-3. Then on Yepifanova's serve, she was playing the angles and hit a couple of crosscourt shots to Sedlackova's backhand that were very close (far court in the video feed, so I couldn't tell for sure), but both were called out. But Sasha controlled deciding point for the hold to go up 5-3, and she broke again to take the set 6-3. Really looks in command right now, and Sedlackova's shoulders are slumped.
FYI, Sedlackova is a fellow freshman, and she mostly played #3 for Alabama this year before playing a couple matches at 1 and then at 2 to finish the season (and she pulled off a massive upset win over then-#25 Lea Ma of UGA that is a big part of why she's ranked high enough to be here right now). Big serve, but she doesn't move nearly as well as Sasha does. If Yepifanova can continue to exploit that and make Sedlackova have to move, she should do well today.
FYI, Sedlackova is a fellow freshman, and she mostly played #3 for Alabama this year before playing a couple matches at 1 and then at 2 to finish the season (and she pulled off a massive upset win over then-#25 Lea Ma of UGA that is a big part of why she's ranked high enough to be here right now). Big serve, but she doesn't move nearly as well as Sasha does. If Yepifanova can continue to exploit that and make Sedlackova have to move, she should do well today.
