Man, those two losses really hurt... but I'm still optimistic about the season. The match against Baylor was really close and there were flashes of brilliance. I expect that Hady will at least being playing the number 3 spot, if not number 2 by the end of the season based on what I'm hearing. If that's the case, we should be dominant from 4-6. You'd have Lunkin, Bakshi, Arconada, and Vacherot to pick for the bottom three spots. Val's performance on Sunday was straight up dominance on Court 5, coming off a tough loss on Court 6 the day before. That's good news for the freshman.
I'm not sure what to do with doubles. I've seen all matches this season and I'm perplexed by our doubles play. It just seems like we start flat and never recover.
I'm still hopeful we're going to be very good by the end of the season, but these early losses are going to kill our chances of getting a favorable seed. This year changes the format of the tournament where schools host through the Sweet 16... but outside a dominant SEC run I doubt we're given that luxury.