#1: Rice leads 5-2
#2: Rice trails 2-5
#3: Ugh, Baylor gets the break. Rice leads 3-2.

Won first set on #1, 6-2 - nice!

#1: Rice up 6-2
#2: very nice backhand winner down the line to preserve the hold. Rice narrows the set to 3-5, but the Baylor quickly holds at love. Rice trails 3-6.
#3: as feared, that long fourth game seems to have been a momentum-changer. Baylor evens the set at 3-all.

(05-10-2015 02:40 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  Won first set on #1, 6-2 - nice!

They play to 8.

If Rice can seal the win at #1, then even if #2 doesn't come all the way back, the longer they fight, the more energy that is likely to give to our team on #3 .

Big moment at #3: break point :(

Big moment at #3: break point :(
And rats, Baylor holds to break again. They've won four games in a row on that court.

Meanwhile, Owls hold at #2.
#1: Rice leads 7-3
#2: Rice trails 4-6
#3: Rice trails 3-4 and 15-40.

#1: 7-3
#2: 4-6
#3: 3-5

Holy smoke, Rice now down 3-5 on #3. Baylor has notched five games in a row. Really need a hold now!

#1: 8-3!
#2: 4-6
#3: 3-5

(05-10-2015 02:41 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  

(05-10-2015 02:40 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  Won first set on #1, 6-2 - nice!

They play to 8.

Ok fine. Rice wins 8-3 on #1!!

On #1: Rice seals it 8-3!
On #2: Baylor double-fault gives Rice a break chance at 4-6

#2 get the break! Now trailing only 5-6.
#3 gets the hold! Now trailing on 4-5.
Clutch time!

Break on #2 for us has us back on serve :)

FYI, Baylor's #1 doubles is ranked #62 and their #2 doubles is #42.

Baylor holds at #3 to go up 6-4. :(

Rice holds on #2, ties it at 6-6!

#2: Service winner clinches the game. Now 6-6.
#3: Rice trails 4-6; now serving.

On #2: powerful smash down the line puts Rice up 30-0.
On #3: 30-all.