In what turned out to be one of the most exciting weekends in MLP history, the Dallas Flash were able to win it all in Orlando. The USTA National Campus hosted the semi-finals and finals of both the MLP Premier Level and Challenger Level.
I partnered with Real Clear Stats to provide some extra insight in Match #3 of the finals to show how and why certain results happened.
Let’s get into the action!
Premier Level
Semi-final 1 – #5 Texas Ranchers v. #1 New Jersey 5s
Rosters:
- Texas: Christian Alshon, Etta Wright, Tina Pisnik, and Quang Duong
- New Jersey: Anna Leigh Waters, Zane Navratil, Mari Humberg, Will Howells
Results:
Match #1 (Friday evening)
- Women’s Doubles: NJ 27-25
- Men’s Doubles: NJ 25-19
- Mixed Doubles (Zane/Mari v Christian/Etta): NJ 25-20
Analysis: New Jersey was supposed to win women’s doubles and did, but it was much closer than it needed – I think this was due to some nerves. I thought men’s doubles would actually be closer, but Zane and Will are playing well. A sweep here put Texas on their heels going into match #2 on Saturday.
Match #2 (Saturday early afternoon)
- Women’s Doubles: NJ 25-15
- Men’s Doubles: NJ 25-23
- Mixed Doubles (Anna Leigh/Will v Quang/Tina): NJ 25-20
Analysis: New Jersey took this one in another sweep, winning the…
