actually, this was probably the tamest A&M/t.u. match in the last 4 years. sweeping the dubs and getting up 3-0 pretty much took all of the fight out of the sip fans. they sabotaged barriga by trying to start **** with dakki. the guy with the goatee (i think he is the dude who used to have those nasty dreadlocks...glad he finally cut them off) basically killed all of barriga's momentum by getting owned by the chair, and getting simo all fired up. i almost felt sorry for barriga because we were all up in his head, until he told us we "****ing sucked" and started doing that crap where he would put his ear up to the crowd when he won a point. come on buddy, you're down match point...you just look like an idiot talking **** when you're about to make your team go down 4-0.
aside from that, the match was pretty much like any other. jerry and bain absolutely dominated, and those matches were short and sweet. ante should have put it away in 2 sets, but i think it was almost better for him to win it in 3, given how many tough matches have slipped away this year. it looks like he should be in top form going in to next weekend.
the 2 matches we lost were the only ones i was worried about going in to singles. the guy brett played was overmatched when it came down to serves and strokes...he was just so damn patient. he would just play and play and play until he got a forehand he could step in to and then just put everything he had in to that shot. wooten fought really hard in what was easily the best match of the day. gubser was good for a few hooks at crucial times, as always, but nothing that really changed the outcome of the match. i look forward to seeing the rematch next year.
as i said, it was probably the least dramatic t.u. match in the last 4 years, but stil sweet none the less. t.u. 2-5 in conference after bringing in the number 1 recruiting class in the country...who woulda thought?