Stanford beat LMU 3-0, winning on courts 2, 4 and 5. Courts 1 and 3 would have gone to a third set.
And UCLA beat USC 3-1, which should improve Stanford's chances of being ranked #1 next week.
Stanford is 5-1, USC 4-2, UCLA 3-2 with one to play tomorrow.
I was a little surprised there wasn't more experimentation with the line-ups. Instead it was the same ten players for all six duals, except Gusarova started against Cal in the first action of the season. Tusher replaced her from there on.
And no (true) freshmen saw action. (Unless one played in an exhibition match.) (ETA: Elena Fisher is a redshirt freshman.)
Perhaps Coach Fuller saw a clear set of top players and just went with that.
Maybe we'll see some others in action at Stanford next weekend, against what should be much weaker opponents.
And UCLA beat USC 3-1, which should improve Stanford's chances of being ranked #1 next week.
Stanford is 5-1, USC 4-2, UCLA 3-2 with one to play tomorrow.
I was a little surprised there wasn't more experimentation with the line-ups. Instead it was the same ten players for all six duals, except Gusarova started against Cal in the first action of the season. Tusher replaced her from there on.
And no (true) freshmen saw action. (Unless one played in an exhibition match.) (ETA: Elena Fisher is a redshirt freshman.)
Perhaps Coach Fuller saw a clear set of top players and just went with that.
Maybe we'll see some others in action at Stanford next weekend, against what should be much weaker opponents.
