#24 PARK CENTER 5, #29 FRIDLEY 2
The Pirates are on a roll. For the third time this week, PC has picked up a victory. This time the opponent was Fridley, a third-year program looking for their first win in program history. The Pirates rearranged their line up at the singles with eighth grader Angela Yang back in the top slot. More on that match below. The Tigers were able to get two wins at second singles and first doubles and both of those went to three sets. Fridley was also able to win two extra point sets, both in their match wins. The Pirates had seven sets that were decided by ten points or more. The margins proved to be a little more at doubles at 4.143 compared to singles at 3.889.
Even though this is the third year of the Fridley program this is the first year for new coach Rhyan Loriezo. In previous years Fridley played two or three matches per season. This is their second contest of the year. Today was PC’s third match of the week. Fridley are road warriors. They have never hosted a home match.
I am still awaiting the names from Fridley. When I receive them, they will be added to the story.
SINGLES
1 Angela Yang, PC def Axel Pettis 21-9, 21-7
2 Nex Nguyen, F def Suzanlee Solima 13-21, 22-20, 21-16
3 Muki Yang, PC def Megan Vang 21-1, 21-10
4 Pazhao Hang, PC def Yohana Miranda Carcamo 21-16, 21-7
DOUBLES
1 Victoria Johnson / Alison Martin, F def Olivia Hoang / Anastacia Yang 12-21, 21-12, 24-22
2 Nakita / Linda Thao, PC def Alexcia Heirshell Ariate / Leila Juasemai 21-19, 21-10
3 Zalou Vang / Vera Yang, PC def Hannah Martinez-Alonso / Bisharo Ahmed 21-9, 21-15
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Park Center 3-1 .750
Games: Park Center 7-2 .778
points: Park Center 141-106 .571
Set 1 points: Park Center 84-39 .683
Set 2 points: Park Center 83-46 .643
Set 3 points: Fridley 21-16 .568
decided by 10+: Park Center 5-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Fridley 1-0
margin: Park Center 3.889
DOUBLES
Matches: Park Center 2-1 .667
Games: Park Center 5-1 .833
points: Park Center 139-110 .558
Set 1 points: Park Center 63-40 .612
Set 2 points: Park Center 54-46 .540
Set 3 points: Fridley 24-22 .522
decided by 10+: Park Center 2-0 1.000
decided by 3-: tied 1-1 .500
margin: Park Center 4.143
FIRST SINGLES
Angela YANG 2, Axel Pettis 0
(reported 21-9, 21-7; recorded 22-9, 21-7)
Eighth grader Angela Yang slammed the door shut for most of the match allowing only three points off service and reaching the .929 mark in side outs. The whole first set was a shut out for Yang with ten straight side outs. Yang also took advantage whenever the bird was in smash position with 15 on the day. Overall winners were overwhelmingly in favor of Yang 30-3.
But the match didn’t start out that hot for Yang. She missed her first two services before gaining her first five point run and pushing out to a 7-2 lead. She tacked on another run immediately after increasing the margin to 10-3 and then the lights went out. After the power came back on, she missed another serve. The flow reverted to side out world. Yang broke free again on her ninth service with another run of five initiated with a twelve-stroke smash to the right. Somehow the count was off as I had Yang scoring 22 points in the match.
Fridley jumped out to a 4-0 start in the second set before Yang cranked it up. On service two she had a run of three to trail 4-3. On her fourth service the floodgates opened with a twelve-point run. That hole proved to be too steep to climb out for the Tiger. Yang finished with the last five points of the match.
| Category | YANG | PETTIS |
| Side out | 13/14-.929 | 7/15-.467 |
| Longest side out string | 10 | 2 |
| 3+ Runs | 6 | 1 |
| Longest point string | 12 | 4 |
| SERVING | ||
| First serve | 2 | 1 |
| First point | 1 | 2 |
| Service points | 29 | 3 |
| Serving % | 37/42-.881 | 15/17-.882 |
| Point generated off serve | .690 | .176 |
| POINTS | 43 | 17 |
| Points after 11 | 21 | 6 |
| Points after own errors | 11 | 3 |
| Winners after own errors | 6 | 0 |
| STROKES | 196 | 48 |
| Strokes per point | 4.667 | 2.824 |
| 5+ rallies (%) | 17 | 3 |
| 2- rallies (%) | 9 | 5 |
| WINNERS | 30 | 3 |
| Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Clears | 2 | 0 |
| Drives | 3 | 1 |
| Drops | 5 | 2 |
| Soft drives | 5 | 0 |
| Smashes | 15 | 0 |
| Even Stroke Winners | 9 | 2 |
| 2nd Stroke Winners | 3 | 0 |
| Odd Stroke Winners | 21 | 1 |
| ERRORS | 13 | 13 |
| Ceiling | 0 | 1 |
| Deep | 0 | 0 |
| Net | 6 | 7 |
| Wide | 2 | 3 |
| Serve | 5 | 2 |
| Even stroke errors | 2 | 8 |
| 2nd stroke errors | 0 | 3 |
| Odd stroke errors | 11 | 5 |
| WINNER LOCATION | ||
| Left | 11 | 2 |
| Right | 19 | 1 |
| Largest Lead | 13, 14 | 0, 4 |
| W:E Ratio | 2.307 | |
| Margin | 13.000 | |
| Set Point % | 2/2-1.000 | |
| Time | 13:51 |