JOHNSON 7, HARDING 0
There are traditional rivalries and this one is for bragging rights on the East Side of St. Paul. #1 Johnson used the brooms to sweep #3 Harding on the road in a match delayed by the winter storm over the weekend. By the way the side streets in St. Paul have yet to be plowed as I discovered. The Governors were pushed at the even singles going three sets each. In both cases the Knights took set two. The only set to go extra points came in the second set at first doubles. After winning the first set by 13 points Johnson’s Josapheena Thao and Nou Gee Xiong needed to go to 22 to close out the win.
SINGLES
1. Nou Chee Yang, J def Jumy Miko 21-15, 21-10
2. Bao Nhia Thao, J def Ester Htoo 21-17, 18-21, 21-12
3. Nuhchi Cha, J def Sara Chang 21-9, 21-15
4. Pa Di Moua, J def Blong Lor 21-9, 17-21, 21-16
DOUBLES
1. Josapheena Thao/Nou Gee Xiong, J def Ratsamee Thosaengsiri/Xee Vue 21-8, 22-20
2. Delihla Yang/Lilia Lee, J def Abby Vang/Angie Lor 21-14, 21-14
3. Joy Moua/Dah Ku, J def Keri Her/Starry Her 21-13, 21-13
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Johnson 4-0 1.000
Games: Johnson 8-2 .800
points: Johnson 203-145 .583
decided by 10+: Johnson 3-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Harding 1-0 1.000
margin: Johnson 5.80
DOUBLES
Matches: Johnson 3-0 1.000
Games: Johnson 6-0 1.000
points: Johnson 127-82 .608
decided by 10+: Johnson 1-0 1.000
decided by 3-: Johnson 1-0 1.000
margin: Johnson 7.50
FIRST SINGLES
Nou Chee YANG 2, Jumy MIKO 0
(21-15, 21-10)
#1 Nou Chee Yang of Johnson won her eleventh match year with a sweep of #4 Jumy Miko. Yang has only lost one set this year. This was her third win over Miko this year. The previous two came in the Edina Invitational exactly a month ago. Key in the win was Yang’s side out ability. Miko only had four services where she scored off serve. Yang’s side out percentage was 78%. One interesting point in this match, of Yang’s ten errors, six came on serve. On the winner’s side of the equation Yang had a balanced attack with four categories at four or five. Both players found success with clears with Yang getting five and Miko 4.
The first set was back and forth. Miko was the first to put together a run grabbing her first lead at 8-7. Nine straight side outs later the set was knotted at 13. That run opened with a missed Yang serve. Yang put together a four point run and then finished off Miko with another run of four. Yang utilized four drops in this set for winners. She didn’t add to that total in the second.
To start the second set Yang ran off the first three points including a three stroke clear. That was a run of seven across two sets. The key run of the set came with seven unanswered points pushing Yang’s lead to nine (13-4). The steepest the lead got came with a dozen points (19-7). Miko got her only run of the set, but the whole was too steep to climb out.
| Category | YANG | MIKO |
| Side out | 14/18-.778 | 8/19-.421 |
| 3+ Runs | 5 | 2 |
| Longest point string | 7 | 4 |
| SERVING | ||
| Service points | 24 | 7 |
| Serving % | 36/42-.857 | 15/15-1.000 |
| Short/pt w% | 5/.600 | 0 |
| Deep/pt w% | 37/.568 | 15/.467 |
| Points generated off serve | .571 | .467 |
| POINTS | ||
| Overall points | 42 | 25 |
| Points after 11 | 21 | 10 |
| Points after own errors | 8/10(.800) | 11/20(.550) |
| STROKES | ||
| Strokes | 145 | 84 |
| Strokes per point | 3.452 | 3.360 |
| 5+ rallies | 8 | 6 |
| 2- rallies | 14 | 12 |
| WINNERS | 22 | 15 |
| Aces | 4(.182) | 1(.067) |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Clears | 5(.227) | 4(.267) |
| Drives | 3(.136) | 1(.067) |
| Drops | 4(.182) | 4(.267) |
| Soft drives | 4(.182) | 3(.200) |
| Smashes | 2(.091) | 2(.133) |
| ERRORS | 10 | 20 |
| Deep | 0 | 1(.050) |
| Net | 2(.200) | 7(.350) |
| Wide | 2(.200) | 12(.600) |
| Serve | 6(.600) | 0 |
| WINNER LOCATION | ||
| Back line | 9(.409) | 6(.400) |
| Middle | 4(.182) | 3(.200) |
| Front line | 9(.409) | 7(.467) |
| Left | 12(.545) | 10(.667) |
| Right | 10(.455) | 5(.333) |
| W:E Ratio | 2.200 | 0.750 |
| Margin | 8.50 | |
| Set Point % | 2/2-1.000 | |
| Time | 13:31.32 |