WASHINGTON 7, HARDING 0

Washington shut out Harding only allowing the Knights two set victories on the day. The only matches of the day that went the distance was at fourth singles and second doubles. The Washington second doubles pair of Nyo Nyo Sein and Pa Shia had to rally from one set down. That was the tightest match for the first two sets with both being decided by the two point differential. The Eagles’ margin in both singles and doubles were similar. Both singles and doubles held Harding to single digits twice. Both singles and doubles won extra point sets.

The St. Paul Conference will now be off a week for spring break.

SINGLES
1. BeBe Say, W def Jumy Miko 21-7, 21-14
2. Jansaree Na, W def Ester Htoo 21-9, 23-21
3. Enna Say, W def Blong Lor 21-17, 21-15
4. Wah Lah Paw, W def Alisa Lemmons 21-14, 18-21, 21-16

DOUBLES
1. Chloe Yang/Karia Chang, W def Ja Thao/Xee Vue 21-7, 21-15
2. Nyo Nyo Sein/Pa Shia Vang, W def Abby Vang/Angie Lor 19-21, 22-20, 21-9
3. Your Paw/Ku Gay Hsat Plo Tha, W def Keri Her/Starry Her 21-12, 21-15

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Washington 4-0 1.000
Games: Washington 8-1 .889
points: Washington 188-134 .584
decided by 10+: Washington 2-0 1.000
decided by 3-: tied 1-1 .500
margin: Washington 6.00
DOUBLES
Matches: Washington 3-0 1.000
Games: Washington 6-1 .857
points: Washington 146-99 .596
decided by 10+: Washington 2-0  1.000
decided by 3-: tied 1-1 .500
margin: Washington 6.74

FIRST SINGLES

BeBe SAY 2, Jumy MIKO 0
(21-7, 21-14)

Yesterday’s feature shot was the back line clear. Today the showcase shot shifted to the net with the soft drive taking center stage. Washington’s BeBe Say dropped teardrops from the back line the faded into winners 14 times in a quick twelve minute sweep of Harding’s Jumy Miko. Say limited Miko to only seven winners and coincidentally seven service points for the day.

As I stated previously the soft drive fade was the shot of the day. The first three points of the day all came on the soft drive with both players trading points and Say up 2-1. A monster run of a dozen points blew open the first set. The key point in the run came on the seventh consecutive point when Say came up with a nine stroke cross court drop. Miko was unable to generate any runs and was held to two winners.

Say continued to excel at the net, meeting Miko’s soft drives with lunging reaches. Say’s winners increased in set two with the drop (6) complementing the soft drive (7). Say ended up with 16 winners for the set. Miko led 4-2 getting the first run of the second frame, but they were all on Say hitting errors on the drop or soft drive. Say didn’t forge in front until about the same point in the first set. The Eagle used a run of three and then six to create separation on a 9-1 run (14-8). Miko battled back with her last run of five capped by a five stroke smash (14-13). A ten stroke soft drive to the right front corner stopped the surge and started Say on her way to close the victory with a 7-1 run.

Say, who missed the Edina Invitational, now has a season record of 4-1. Johnson’s Nou Chee Yang is the only player to force the blemish on the season. Miko is now 6-3 on the year. Johnson’s Nou Chee Yang handed Miko her previous two losses, both at the Edina Invitational. At the Edina Invitational, Miko faced the current Washington second singles player Jansaree Na and won in two sets 17/14.

Category	SAY	MIKO
Side out	10/14-.714	7/16-.438
3+ Runs	6	2
Longest point string	12	5
Service points	28	7
Overall points	42	21
Points after 11	20	10
Points after own errors	9	3
Strokes	160	84
Strokes per point	3.810	4.000
5+ rallies	9	9
2- rallies	5	5
WINNERS	27	7
Aces	0	0
Blocks	0	0
Clears	4	1
Drives	0	0
Drops	9	1
Soft drives	14	2
Smashes	0	5
ERRORS	14	14
Deep	2	1
Net	4	8
Wide	8	4
Serve	0	1
WINNER LOCATION
Back line	3	1
Middle	1	3
Front line	23	1
Left	16	2
Right	11	3
W:E Ratio	1.929	0.500
Margin	10.50
Set Point %	2/2-1.000
Time	12:11.90