MATH & SCIENCE 7, TWIN CITIES ACADEMY 0
Math & Science put away Twin Cities Academy in a sweep with the Tigers only getting to double digits in two sets. TCA is a second year program in the EMAC and has about 17 players on the roster. This is also the second coach in the TCA program. Last year Rachel Steffen was the assistant. Math & Science has run their program for several years and has won the EMAC four straight seasons and the Dragons looked poised to win it in their final year in the conference.
This brings my total teams seen to 21 for the year (.700). Nine to go. One school has yet to start their season. By this time next week I may be down to just two.
SINGLES
1 Emily B, M&S def Natalie 21-5, 21-1
2 Sahasra T, M&S def Morgan 21-12, 21-10
3 Vivian J, M&S def Xing Ying 21-6, 21-4
4 Amua M, M&S def Belinda 21-9, 21-12
DOUBLES
1 Sanjana T / Sathvika T, M&S def Lindsey / Krystal 21-6, 21-4
2 Grioshma M / Shrestha V, M&S def Sher / Moo Shi 21-6, 21-4
3 Maame A / Mihira K, M&S def Anna / Brea 21-5, 21-6
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Math & Science 4-0 1.000
Games: Math & Science 8-0 1.000
points: Math & Science 168-59 .740
Set 1 points: Math & Science 84-32 .724
Set 2 points: Math & Science 84-27 .756
decided by 10+: Math & Science 6-0 1.000
decided by 3-: none
margin: Math & Science 13.625
DOUBLES
Matches: Math & Science 3-0 1.000
Games: Math & Science 6-0 1.000
points: Math & Science 126-31 .803
Set 1 points: Math & Science 63-17 .788
Set 2 points: Math & Science 63-14 .818
decided by 10+: Math & Science 6-0 1.000
decided by 3-: none
margin: Math & Science 15.833
FIRST SINGLES
EMILY B 2, NATALIE 0 (reported & recorded 21-5, 21-1)
Math & Science’s Emily B had a couple of avalanche runs in her victory over Natalie. In the first set a run of 17 created a massive gap to wide to overcome. In set two Emily B closed with the final 17 points. Emily B allowed no runs, only three winners and only had three errors. The favorite winner for Emily B was a tie between the drop and the smash. Most of the rallies in the 48 point total came with two strokes or less for 23 (.479). All seven of the five stroke plays landed in Emily B’s ledger.
| Category | EMILY B | NATALIE |
| Side out | 3/5-.600 | 0/6-.000 |
| Longest side out string | 2 | 0 |
| 3+ Runs | 4 | 0 |
| Longest point string | 17 | 2 |
| SERVING | ||
| First serve | 2 | 1 |
| First point | 2 | 1 |
| Service points | 37 | 2 |
| Serving % | 41/41-1.000 | 5/7-.714 |
| Point generated off serve | .902 | .333 |
| POINTS | 42 | 6 |
| Points after 11 | 20 | 2 |
| Points after own errors | 3 | 1 |
| Winners after own errors | 0 | 1 |
| STROKES | 130 | 15 |
| Strokes per point | 3.095 | 2.500 |
| 5+ rallies (%) | 7 | 0 |
| 2- rallies (%) | 20 | 3 |
| WINNERS | 24 | 3 |
| Aces | 5 | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Clears | 0 | 0 |
| Drives | 3 | 0 |
| Drops | 8 | 0 |
| Soft drives | 0 | 2 |
| Smashes | 8 | 0 |
| Even Stroke Winners | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd Stroke Winners | 1 | 1 |
| Odd Stroke Winners | 23 | 1 |
| ERRORS | 3 | 18 |
| Deep | 0 | 0 |
| Net | 3 | 11 |
| Wide | 0 | 5 |
| Serve | 0 | 2 |
| Even stroke errors | 2 | 9 |
| 2nd stroke errors | 2 | 6 |
| Odd stroke errors | 1 | 12 |
| WINNER LOCATION | ||
| Left | 6 | 2 |
| Right | 18 | 1 |
| Largest Lead | 16, 20 | 1, 0 |
| W:E Ratio | 8.000 | 0.167 |
| Margin | 18.000 | |
| Set Point % | 2/2-1.000 | |
| Time | 9:37 |