SOUTHWEST 4, WASHBURN 3
The host Lakers got two two-point wins at second doubles after falling in the first set and that victory was the final piece of the puzzle in a tight 4-3 victory over rival Washburn in Minneapolis city conference action Monday afternoon. Washburn scored more points overall—by two—but the Lakers still prevailed. Not only did the SW second doubles pair of Piper and Charlotte pick up the needed two point set wins, they trailed at the turn. Lily and Madeleine of Washburn led at the eleven point switch. The third set extra point win at second doubles was the only set to go longer than 21. The second doubles action also had the only two point margins. It was those narrow openings that gave the Lakers their win.
SINGLES
1. Chitra, SW def McKinley 21-12, 21-13
2. Eva, SW def Izzy 21-9, 21-15
3. Grace, W def Southwest forfeit
4. Samantha, W def Nilla 21-4, 21-6
DOUBLES
1. Nixie / Ada, SW def Isabella/Soleil 21-16, 21-8
2. Piper / Charlotte, SW def Lily/ Madeleine 16-21, 21-19, 24-22
3. Cecelia / Anja, W def Zora / Allie 21-16, 21-6
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Split 2-2 .500
Games: Split 4-4 .500
points: Southwest 94-93 .503
Set 1 points: Southwest 46-43 .516
Set 2 points: Washburn 48-50 .510
decided by 10+: Washburn 2-1 .667
decided by 3-: none
margin: Southwest 0.125
DOUBLES
Matches: Southwest 2-1 .667
Games: Southwest 4-3 .571
points: Washburn 128-125 .506
Set 1 points: Washburn 58-53 .523
Set 2 points: split 48-48 .500
Set 3 points: Southwest 24-22 .522
decided by 10+: split 1-1 .500
decided by 3-: Southwest 2-0 1.000
margin: Washburn 0.43
FIRST SINGLES
CHITRA 2, MC KINLEY 0 (22-11, 21-12)
Chitra used her side out game and generated more points off her serve directly —winning the two stroke action overwhelmingly 15-5—in putting together her win. The lanky Laker also controlled the net with several well placed cross court back hand drops. She also took advantage of birds left hanging with a distinct 9-1 smash advantage, several coming on net play.
You might question the first set score, as did I, but that is what I charted. That is not what was reported. Chitra broke free from a three all tie in the first set with the first run of the day capped by an ace. She followed that up on her next service with another three point run, which featured two soft drives sandwiching a three stroke smash. By that point Chitra had seven winners in her nine points. McKinley pushed back with her only run of the set to close the gap to 13-9. But her inability to hold Chitra off on her initial serve did not help her cause.
McKinley’s only lead in the match came on the first point in the second set. Then Chitra, after a back hand four stroke cross court drop, took advantage of three two stroke hitting errors on the way to a 6-1 lead. Chitra had nine points via two strokes in that set. Again McKinley closed the gap to 13-10, but a missed serve closed off that run. Chitra closed the match with a three stroke slam at the net.
| Category | CHITRA | MCKINLEY |
| Side out | 11/16–.688 | 6/18–.333 |
| Longest side out string | 6 | 2 |
| 3+ Runs | 7 | 2 |
| Longest point string | 6 | 3 |
| SERVING | ||
| Service points | 27 | 7 |
| Serving % | 43/43-1.000 | 21/23-.913 |
| Point generated off serve | .628 | .304 |
| POINTS | 43 | 23 |
| Points after 11 | 21 | 13 |
| Points after own errors | 10 | 5 |
| STROKES | 136 | 89 |
| Strokes per point | 3.16 | 3.87 |
| 5+ rallies | 7 | 5 |
| 2- rallies | 15 | 5 |
| WINNERS | 25 | 13 |
| Aces | 1 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Clears | 2 | 4 |
| Drives | 5 | 3 |
| Drops | 6 | 0 |
| Soft drives | 2 | 5 |
| Smashes | 9 | 1 |
| ERRORS | 10 | 18 |
| Deep | 1 | 0 |
| Net | 8 | 9 |
| Wide | 1 | 7 |
| Serve | 0 | 2 |
| Largest Lead | 11 | 1 |
| W:E Ratio | 2.50 | 0.72 |
| Margin | 10.00 | |
| Set Point % | 2/2-1.000 | |
| Time | 14:48 |