Sorry for the delay. Better late than never. This match took place last Thursday at Washington.
SAINT PAUL DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Finally!! This is now ready for publication. First I have to watch the film/tape and chart. Then I need to tabulate all the results. Time constraints get in the way. I have other obligations. At any rate the Highland Park duo of Alice Verbrugge & Violet Solem Valentine defeated Asta Ket & Gaolee Yang in three sets. This was the first doubles city title of any kind for the Scots, who usually are a force in singles.
The Cougar pair won the first set, but the momentum shifted strongly to the Scot side of the net the rest of the match. HP led 19-15 late in the first set when, on Gaolee Yang’s service CP put together a run of five to lead 20-19. HP held off set point once, but CP got the bird back and finished off the first set with a Yang drive on the fifth stroke.
Set two was tight out to 13-11 with HP holding the upper hand. And then the dam burst when they scored the last eight points on VSV’s serve. AV had four winners in that sequence.
Set three saw VSV get two runs on her first two services and as a result a healthy 11-2 lead. It was AV that strung out five straight late in that set for the Scots to stand on the verge at 20-9. CP held off the inevitable match point once before VSV ended the title drought for HP with an eight stroke smash.
Score recorded 20-22, 21-11, 21-10
| Category | Violet SOLEM VALENTINE | Alice VERBRUGGE | Gaolee
YANG |
Asta
KET |
| Side out when receiving | 16/22-.727 | 9/19-.473 | 12/28-.429 | 11/29-.379 |
| 3+ Runs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Longest point string | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| SERVING | ||||
| First serve | 3 | 1, 2 | ||
| Scoring on service | 8/15-.533 | 4/13-.307 | 4/15-.267 | 8/14-.571 |
| Service points | 25 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Serving % | 37/39-.949 | 20/22-.909 | 20/22-.909 | 21/22-.954 |
| Pt generated off serve | .403 | .129 | .140 | .116 |
| STROKES | 137 | 132 | 140 | 139 |
| WINNERS | 13 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blocks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clears | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Drives | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Drops | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soft drives | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Smashes | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| SET UP POINTS | 13 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| ERRORS | 16 | 26 | 34 | 28 |
| Deep | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Net | 1 | 12 | 18 | 13 |
| Wide | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Serve | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| No contact/no go/other | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| W:E Ratio | 1.000 | 0.692 | 0.235 | 0.464 |
| TEAM | ||||
| POINTS | 62 | 43 | ||
| Points after 11 | 32 | 20 | ||
| First points | 2, 3 | 1 | ||
| Longest side out string | 6 | 4 | ||
| Strokes per point | 269 4.339 | 279 6.488 | ||
| 5+ rallies | 16 | 19 | ||
| 2- rallies | 13 | 7 | ||
| Largest Lead | 4, 10, 11 | 3, 0, 0 | ||
| Margin | 6.333 | |||
| Set Point % | 2/3-.667 | |||
| Time | 24:14 |