Longfrog
Active Member
To put some numbers to this, here are the season records in singles by position, along with last season's records in () for comparison:
#1 7-2 (25-1)
#2 8-0 (21-2)
#3 7-2 (11-7)
#4 6-3 (13-3)
#5 6-2 (11-8)
#6 2-5 (6-15)
So even though Norrie is gone and it's a bummer that you can't always count on a win at #1, the team dynamics are pretty much the same. We're still really good 1 through 5 and terrible at #6. The difference between last year and this, for me, is the doubles. We actually struggled at the outset last year too, but we really got in a groove around this time. We won the doubles point in 14 of the last 16 matches in 2017, and that's facing the meaty part of the schedule. This year we're 7-for-10, but most of the wins are against weak competition, and we lost both the points against top-tier teams (UNC & ILL).
#1 7-2 (25-1)
#2 8-0 (21-2)
#3 7-2 (11-7)
#4 6-3 (13-3)
#5 6-2 (11-8)
#6 2-5 (6-15)
So even though Norrie is gone and it's a bummer that you can't always count on a win at #1, the team dynamics are pretty much the same. We're still really good 1 through 5 and terrible at #6. The difference between last year and this, for me, is the doubles. We actually struggled at the outset last year too, but we really got in a groove around this time. We won the doubles point in 14 of the last 16 matches in 2017, and that's facing the meaty part of the schedule. This year we're 7-for-10, but most of the wins are against weak competition, and we lost both the points against top-tier teams (UNC & ILL).