Spring Break
Broncos down RedHawks in battle of unbeatens
Dan Kukla
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Sports
"I was real aggressive and I tried to get after her," Dracheva said. "I think she did an adjustment to my game and she got after me and I lost the first set."
Douple was also unable to capitalize on her fast start in the No. 5 singles match. Her 3-0 lead vanished just as quickly as Dracheva's as she too was forced to play a first set tiebreak. Douple seemed to have the set in hand after going up 5-2 in the breaker but once again gave up her lead and fell 8-6.
WMU won four of the six first sets to take a commanding position in the match. With the doubles point already in hand, the Broncos only needed to win three singles matches in order to claim the victory. Miami, however, was not prepared to go down without a fight.
"We came in with a positve mindset," Larson said. "Obviously we've been undefeated so far so we were just kind of trying to stick to the plan that we have been."
Douple rallied from her first set loss to capture the second set 6-4. Senior Victoria Pulido also forced a third set with a 6-2 win in the second. And Larson, who cruised to a 6-2 win in her first set, lead 5-4 in the second, putting her just a game away from closing out the win.
Once again, the Broncos responded.
While Douple carried her momentum into her third set for a 6-2 match sealing win, all of her teammates would come up empty handed. Dracheva continued to battle on court No. 1 but fell 7-6, 6-5. Pulido fell in her decisive thrid set 6-3.
No. 4 seeded freshman Megan Martzolf, who won her opening set 4-6, found herself down 4-1 in the second. She then rallied off four straight games to take a 5-4 lead and move within a game of taking the match. Her opponent responded, however, by forcing a tie breaker, which Martzolf lost 7-4. The loss proved to be deflating as she went on to drop the match in the third set with a 6-3 defeat.
Larson, who was also just a game away from victory, stumbled down the stretch as well. Following suit after her teammates, she was punched to a tiebreak where she lost 7-3. Giving up her chance at the 'w' seemed to rattle her, as Larson quickly fell behind in the third set 3-0 and then 5-1. She would go on to lose 6-3.
Douple was also unable to capitalize on her fast start in the No. 5 singles match. Her 3-0 lead vanished just as quickly as Dracheva's as she too was forced to play a first set tiebreak. Douple seemed to have the set in hand after going up 5-2 in the breaker but once again gave up her lead and fell 8-6.
WMU won four of the six first sets to take a commanding position in the match. With the doubles point already in hand, the Broncos only needed to win three singles matches in order to claim the victory. Miami, however, was not prepared to go down without a fight.
"We came in with a positve mindset," Larson said. "Obviously we've been undefeated so far so we were just kind of trying to stick to the plan that we have been."
Douple rallied from her first set loss to capture the second set 6-4. Senior Victoria Pulido also forced a third set with a 6-2 win in the second. And Larson, who cruised to a 6-2 win in her first set, lead 5-4 in the second, putting her just a game away from closing out the win.
Once again, the Broncos responded.
While Douple carried her momentum into her third set for a 6-2 match sealing win, all of her teammates would come up empty handed. Dracheva continued to battle on court No. 1 but fell 7-6, 6-5. Pulido fell in her decisive thrid set 6-3.
No. 4 seeded freshman Megan Martzolf, who won her opening set 4-6, found herself down 4-1 in the second. She then rallied off four straight games to take a 5-4 lead and move within a game of taking the match. Her opponent responded, however, by forcing a tie breaker, which Martzolf lost 7-4. The loss proved to be deflating as she went on to drop the match in the third set with a 6-3 defeat.
Larson, who was also just a game away from victory, stumbled down the stretch as well. Following suit after her teammates, she was punched to a tiebreak where she lost 7-3. Giving up her chance at the 'w' seemed to rattle her, as Larson quickly fell behind in the third set 3-0 and then 5-1. She would go on to lose 6-3.
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