State Quarters: Central Advances

#1 posting 5.13.2008
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STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
CENTRAL ADVANCES
St. Paul Central beat St. Paul Highland Park 4-3 in the rubber match between the two schools at Central this afternoon. Both reached the quarterfinal round with sweeps over Minneapolis Henry and Minneapolis North respectively.

First off I will recap the Central/Henry game. I will also have the box on the Highland/North game too. After that it is the quarterfinals.

CENTRAL minutemen 7, HENRY patriots 0
Central swept Henry. The closest contest came at first singles with a difference of 7 points separating Yer Chang from Yer Yang. The Central doubles locomotive steamrolled the Henry doubles. The Henry second doubles team of Lakresha Williams and Sheng Xiong were the only doubles pair to crack double digits in one game.

FIRST SINGLES
Yer Yang put up a struggle with Yer Chang, but in the end it was Chang walking off with the victory.
Yang led early in game one 4-0, and held a 9-4 lead at the largest. The key factor in game one was the side out performance. Chang was able to score on serves 4-8 and that propelled her to the lead 16-13. Meanwhile Chang prevented Yang from scoring on six of her last seven serves. Chang also had three runs of 3+ in game one, while Yang only had her run at the start. For some reason I had one more point for Chang 22-16.

Yang again had a great start in game two. She led 7-1 after her first serve. Chang rallied with her own run of six to cut the margin to 9-8. A pair of smashes helped get that run rolling. Yang maintained a slim lead until her 7th serve where she added four more points besides the side out to go up 19-13. She had her second ace in the run. Then things turned on a dime. Chang got the side out on a hitting error and never gave the bird back. She ended the match with a clear.

This match went 17+ minutes which is quite long for a two game match.
Yang played with more confidence and also cut way back on errors--especially serving errors that plagued her the past couple of weeks.

Photos: #1. Yer Yang aims high for a bird. #2. Yer Chang reaches for a drop shot. photos by kja.

FIRST SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Yer Chang 9/17-.529; Yer Yang 7/18-.389
RUNS OF 3+:
Yer Chang 6; Yer Yang 3
POINTS:
Yer Chang 43
Winners 18: Drops 6, Soft Drive 5, Clears 4, Smashes 2, Drives 1
Yer Yang Errors 25: hitting 24 (Net 13, Wide 11); Serving 1 (Deep 1)
Yer Yang 35
Winners: 16: Drives 4, Soft Drives 4, Aces 3, Smashes 3, Drops 1, Clears 1
Yer Chang Errors 19: hitting 18 (Net 10, Wide 5, Drives 2, Fans 1); Serving 1 (wide 1)
Time: 17:23

SINGLES
1. Yer Chang (C) beat Yer Yang 21-16, 21-19
2. Kari Finseth (C) beat Nhia Yang 21-13, 21-13
3. Dawn Vang (C) beat Ma Pha 21-13, 21-7
4. Ka Yang (C) beat Gao Khoua Xiong 21-14, 21-16
DOUBLES
1. Doua Thao/Da Chang (C) beat Neng Vang/See Thao 21-7, 21-8
2. Malinda Xiong/Mai See Xiong (C) beat Lakresha Williams/Sheng Xiong 21-9, 21-13
3. Phoua Xiong/Mai Sia Yang (C) beat Shoua Yang/Tenisha Williams 21-8, 21-7

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Central 4-0 1.000
Games: Central 8-0 1.000
Points: Central 168-85 .664
decided by 10+: Central 1-0 1.000
decided by 3 or less: Central 1-0 1.000
DOUBLES
matches: Central 3-0 1.000
games: Central 6-0 1.000
points: Central 126-52 .709
decided by 10+: Central 5-0 1.000
decided by 3: none

HIGHLAND PARK scots 7, NORTH polars 0
Highland Park swept North 7-0. The North 2nd doubles team of Jaime Lee and Amanda Seline did take the first game for the only North game win of the day.
SINGLES
1. Khoua Xiong (HP) beat Among Vang 21-6, 21-5
2. Micha Everts (HP) beat Foua Khang 21-14, 21-8
3. Elena Kronmiller (HP) beat Pa Kou Pha 21-5, 21-11
4. Nhu Richards (HP) beat Mee Khang 21-14, 21-13
DOUBLES
1. Pa Kou Lor/Drew Thao (HP) beat Phoua Khang/Vang Khang 21-15, 21-19
2. Grace Moran/Alison Cole (HP) beat Jaime Lee/Amanda Seline 18-21, 21-13, 22-20
3. Seng Lee/Pa Ying Moua (HP) beat Xue Vang/See Lee 21-9, 21-11

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Highland Park 4-0 1.000
Games: Highland Park 8-0 1.000
Points: Highland Park 168-76 .689
decided by 10+: Highland Park 5-0
decided by 3 or less: none
DOUBLES
matches: Highland Park 3-0 1.000
games: Highland Park 6-1 .857
points: Highland Park 145-108 .573
decided by 10+: Highland Park 2-0 1.000
decided by 3: Highland Park 2-1 .667

CENTRAL minutemen 4, HIGHLAND PARK scots 3

Central won the rubber match with Highland by splitting the singles and taking the top two doubles. The deciding game came down to fourth singles as all other matches were finished. Game two went long with Nhu Richards rallying for a 26-24 win. Ka Yang led 24-23 before the Richards started her run. In game three it was tied at 7 all when Yang ran off 7 straight to go up 14-7. That was the difference maker in the game and the match.

photo: Ka Yang reaches for a bird in the deciding game at 4th singles. photo by kja

FIRST SINGLES
This was a contrast of games---game one tight, game two not at all. Through it all one constant remained--Khoua Xiong had a strong side out game in both games.
In the first game the side out game ruled for the first five points. Yer Chang was the first to break free with a run of four. She scored on her serve with a clear then used a soft drive (what would be a change up in baseball). Khoua Xiong matched her run with three. Chang led throughout most of the first game. She stretched the margin to 16-12 after a smash. Xiong got a smash for a key side out. Xiong then was able to score off her serve the next three times. At the same time Xiong got the side out over Chang the last three times. The game was tied 19 all when Chang had a fan/hitting error on her serve. Xiong ended it all with a clear.

Xiong ran off a 9-2 lead and got the side out on Chang's serve four straight times. On Xiong's fifth serve she ran off 8 more points to go on the verge 20-4. A late three point flurry kept the game going. The game ended on an anti-climatic note as Chang's serve sailed wide.

Xiong had another strong winner performance with .619. The soft drive/change up/cut shot is her signature shot and she used it for 9 points.

Photos: #1 Khoua Xiong looks like she is in a box as she sends a bird over the net. #2 eyes the bird in game two. photos by kja

FIRST SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Khoua Xiong 12/17-.706, Yer Chang 7/18-.389
RUNS OF 3+:
Khoua Xiong 5, Yer Chang 3
POINTS:
Khoua Xiong 42
Winners: 26: Soft drives 9, Smashes 5, Drops 5, Aces 3, Clears 3, Drives 1
Yer Chang Errors 16: hitting 14 (Net 8, Wide 6); Serving 2 (deep 1, wide 1)
Yer Chang 26
Winners 15: Soft Drives 5, Clears 3, Smashes 3, Drives 2, Drops 2
Khoua Xiong Errors 11: hitting 10 (Net 7, Wide 3); Serving 1 (Deep 1)
Time: 12:28

QUARTERFINALS
SINGLES
1. Khoua Xiong (HP) beat Yer Chang 21-19, 21-7
2. Kari Finseth (C) beat Micha Everts 21-14, 21-13
3. Elena Kronmiller (HP) beat Dawn Vang 21-11, 21-9
4. Ka Yang (C) beat Nhu Richards 21-12, 24-26, 21-13
DOUBLES
1. Doua Thao/Da Chang (C) beat Pa Kou Lor/Drew Thao 21-13, 21-13
2. Malinda Xiong/Mai See Xiong (C) beat Grace Moran/Alison Cole 19-21, 21-16, 21-12
3. Seng Lee/Pa Ying Moua (HP) beat Phoua Xiong/Mai Sia Yang 18-21, 21-17, 21-17

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: tied 2-2 .500
Games: Highland Park 5-4 .556
Points: Highland Park 162-154 .513
decided by 10+: Highland Park 3-0 1.000
decided by 3 or less: Highland Park 2-0 1.000
DOUBLES
matches: Central 2-1 .667
games: Central 5-3 .625
points: Central 158-136 .537
decided by 10+: none
decided by 3-: 1-1

next up: tomorrow with the State Team finals.

Out & About: St. Paul Harding/St. Paul Highland Park

#1 posting 4.21.2008
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ST. PAUL HARDING knights 6,
ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK scots 1

St. Paul Harding hosted Highland Park and beat the Scots 6-1. HP won at first singles in three games, while Harding took the rest in two games. The Knights were able to score on six of every 10 points today. Earlier this year Harding won 5-2. Last time HP won at 3rd doubles. Harding has a rough schedule this week with Johnson on Wednesday, and then a triangular at Burnsville on Thursday with Eden Prairie too.
Today was scheduled as a triangular, but Minneapolis South was at Burnsville and will take on Harding on the 30th of April instead.

FIRST SINGLES
Khoua Xiong beat Mee Xiong in three and was the only HP point on the day. Mee Xiong had more total points in the match and a better side out percentage, but Khoua Xiong was able to rally in games one and two to take the match.

In game one, Harding's Mee Xiong led 7-3 after getting four straight side outs. On Khoua's fifth serve she was able to squeeze out three points. Mee broke a 9 all tie with three straight. The key turning point in game one came on Khoua's 8th serve when she added 8 points to her totals and take a 19-13 lead. Both players were using the full court, and rallies went back and forth. Khoua served wide to give the ball back to Mee. She added two more to her totals to make it 19-16. The rest of the game was a side out game with Khoua ending up on top 21-17.

Game two belonged totally to Mee. Mee trailed 7-6 when she ran off six straight on her 6th serve. That put the lead at 13-7. She finished with an 8-2 run. Mee's side out game shut down any Khoua surge. Khoua was only able to get two points off her serve and only had two winners in that game.

In the last game Mee led off where she left off with the first three points, all on Khoua hitting errors. Khoua got the bird back on a back handed hitting error in the net. She then added four points on her serve. There were seven ties up to 11 all. Khoua broke free after a 5-1 run thanks to the clear shot. Three of the five points were clears, and had 11 clears for the entire match. Mee got the bird back after a wide Khoua serve. Mee Xiong served up four points to go back in front 17-16. Khoua took the lead at 19-17 with an ace in a three point run. Mee matched her with three straight and on the verge at 20-19 after a drop. Khoua Xiong got the 20th point on her own drop shot and then never gave the bird back. She used a drive and then, for the final point, delivered an ace deep.

FIRST SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Khoua 13/27 .481; Mee 16/27-.593
POINT RUNS OF 3+:
Khoua 7, Mee 9
POINTS:
Khoua 53
Winners 30: Clears 11, Aces 6, Drives 6, Drops 4, Smashes 2, Soft Drives 1
Mee Errors 23: hitting 22 (Net 11, Wide 6, Drive 5); serving 1 (deep 1)
Mee 58
Winners 21: Drops 8, Drives 7, Clears 3, Smashes 1, Aces 1, unknown 1
Khoua Errors 37: hitting 32 (Net 22, Deep 5, Wide 4, Fan 1), serving 5 (wide 3, deep 1, Net 1)

Time: 20:49

photo: #1 Khoua Xiong of Highland Park after a hard drive. #2 Mee Xiong able to react to a quick shot. photos kja

FOURTH SINGLES
After that the 4th singles took the court. Harding's Kazoua Yang won in two over Nhu Richards. One key difference between the two was Yang was able to garner seven three point runs to Richards' one. Also the side out game worked in favor of Yang.
In the first game Richards led 2-0 before Yang got on the board. Richards tied it at 5 and that was the final time it was close. Yang ran off five straight to make it 10-5. Yang had two more long runs in that victory.
In game two Richards led again 2-0 and again at 4-2. Once again Yang was able to squeeze runs off her serve. Yang led 13-7 after her fifth serve. Richards had more staying power in this game with a 5-1 run and being able to close the margin to 15-13. Service errors plagued Richards with three in this game and five for the match. That is what stopped her serve run at 15-13, and it also finished the contest.
You also can see the difference in side out %, and points off errors with the first singles. The number of winners tended to be lower.

Photos: #1 Kazoua Yang uses her body English to get the shot where she wants it. #2. Nhu Richards hits a back hand for HP. photos by kja

FOURTH SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Yang 7/15 .467; Richards 5/16 .313
POINT RUNS OF 3+:
Yang 7, Richards 1
POINTS:
Yang 42
Winners 16: Drops 4, Smashes 3, Clears 3, Aces 2, Drives 2
Richards Errors 27: hitting 22 (Net 12, Wide 7, Deep 3); serving 5 (Wide 3, Deep 2)
Richards 24
Winners 6: Soft Drives 2, Clears 2, Drives 1, Smashes 1
Yang Errors 18: hitting 16 (Deep 8, Net 7, Wide 1 ), serving 5 (wide 1, deep 1)

SINGLES
1. Khoua Xiong (HP) beat Mee Xiong 21-17, 10-21, 22-20
2. Stephanie King (H) beat Micha Everts 21-15, 21-7
3. Crystal Yang (H) beat Mai Yia Moua 21-9, 21-17
4. Kazoua Yang (H) beat Nhu Richards 21-9, 21-16
DOUBLES
1. Mai Ngia Xiong/Mor Xiong (H) beat Pa Kou Lor/Drew Thao 21-12, 21-11
2. Chao Xiong/Pa Nhia Vang (H) beat Grace Moran/Alison Cole 21-19, 21-15
3. Alana Yang/Pa Nyia Thao (H) beat Seng Lee/Pa Ying Moua 21-12, 21-17

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Harding 3-1 .750
Games: Harding 7-2 .778
Points: Harding 184-126 .594
decided by 10+: Harding 4-0
decided by 3 or less: Highland Park 1-0
DOUBLES
matches: Harding 3-0 1.000
games: Harding 6-0 1.000
points: Harding 126-86 .594
decided by 10+: Harding 1-0
decided by 3: Harding 1-0

Next up: tomorrow

Out & About: Highland Park/Central

#1 posting 4.16.2008
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ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK scots 4
ST PAUL CENTRAL minutemen 3

Highland Park edged Central 4-3 and it all came down to the last match at 4th singles. HP took the second game by the exact same score as the first in a 21-19 win to beat the visitors. HP took three of the four singles and 2nd doubles to piece together their win. Most contests were over in two sets. The only match that went three games was at second singles with Kari Finseth winning the final set by the narrow margin of 21-19.

FIRST SINGLES
Khoua Xiong beat Yer Chang in two games 21-11 and 21-13.
Xiong used the soft, off speed drive for the first three points of the first game and a potent scoring off her own serve. Chang could not get a side out on any of Xiong's eight serves in game one. Xiong built a lead of 9-3 when Chang had a rally, scoring of two of her serves to cut the margin to 13-8. Xiong finished with an 8-3 run. The soft drive came up for 7 points in the first game.

In game two continued her point gathering on her serve. Chang got her first side out on Xiong's fifth serve. By that time Xiong led 10-5. The favored point in this game was the drop. Xiong also benefited from Chang hitting errors. Most were sailing deep. Xiong pushed her lead out to 19-9. (My scoring indicates game two was 22-12). A missed serve gave the bird back to Chang. She was able to get a few more points. The match ended on a back hand drop shot.

Photos: #1. Khoua Xiong goes airborne for a smash attempt. #2. Yer Chang prepares for a shot. photos by kja

FIRST SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Xiong 12/18-.667; Chang 3/19-.158
SERVE RUNS OF 3+:
Xiong 3, Chang
POINTS:
Xiong 42
Winners: 26 Soft Drives 10, Smashes 6, Drops 5, Aces 2, Drives 2, Clears 1
Chang Errors 17: hitting 14 (Deep 7, Net 4, Wide 3); serving 3 (wide 2, deep 1)
Chang 24
Winners 12: Soft Drives 4, Clears 3, Drives 2, Drops 2, Aces 1
Xiong Errors 11: hitting 8 (wide 5, net 3), serving 3 (wide 2, deep 1)
Time: 12:30

SINGLES
1. Khoua Xiong (HP) beat Yer Chang 21-11, 21-13
2. Kari Finseth (C) beat Micha Everts 21-14, 14-21, 21-19
3. Elena Kronmiller (HP) beat Ka Yang 21-14, 21-8
4. Nhu Richards (HP) beat Dawn Vang 21-19, 21-19
DOUBLES
1. Melissa Vang/Nitsan Chang (C) beat Pa Kou Lor/Drew Thao 21-17, 21-8
2. Grace Moran/Alison Cole (HP) beat Elizabeth Yang/Bao Lee 21-15, 21-10
3. Mai Sia Yang/Phoua Xiong (C) beat Seng Lee/Pa Ying Moua 21-16, 21-17

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Highland Park 3-1 .750
Games: Highland Park 7-2 .778
Points: Highland Park 180-140 .563
decided by 10+: Highland Park 2-0
decided by 3 or less: Highland Park 2-1
DOUBLES
matches: Central 2-1 .667
games: Central 4-2 .667
points: Central 109-100 .522
decided by 10+: 1-1
decided by 3: 0-0

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Eden Prairie/St. Paul Highland Park

#2 posting 4.9.2008
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EDEN PRAIRIE eagles 5,
ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK scots 2

In a non conference match up it was Eden Prairie beating Highland Park 5-2. Again it was a tight contest with four games going the distance, and the Eagles took all four. EP swept the singles and took first doubles in the win. At 2nd and 4th singles, and 1st doubles the Eagles trailed 1-0 before mounting their comeback. EP was missing Larysa Eteneuer at first doubles so their doubles teams were scrambled. Her partner Becca Wade played an exhibition. Samantha Klemp and Heather Blake moved into the first doubles slot and came up with a comeback win.

FIRST SINGLES
The first singles featured a couple of the better players in the state and both didn't disappoint. Eden Prairie's Katie Vohnoutka, with her strength and length, faced off against cagey and quick Highland Park's Khoua Xiong. As an indication of the quality of the contest today Winners out numbered hitting errors combined 58-49. Vohnoutka used her sonic smash for 14 points on her favorite winners. Xiong's favorite was the drive for 10.

Vohnoutka's smash made it's appearance on points 2 and 3 as she built a 3-0 lead. Vohnoutka lead 8-4 but a 7-3 run tied it up. There were three ties with the last coming at 15. Two smashes by Vohnoutka followed by two Xiong hitting errors put the EP senior up 19-15. The first game ended (if you didn't guess by now) on a Vohnoutka smash.

Xiong jumped out early with a 9-3 run. Xiong was able to score on all of her serves in this game but one. On her fifth serve she ran up six straight as she built up a 15-6 lead. She had an ace in that mix. Xiong was on the verge at 20-9 when Vohnoutka ran off four points on her last serve to make (what I had) 20-14. Drives and drops were featured in her comeback. Xiong won game two when Vohnoutka's serve sailed deep.

Game three was tight early. Nine straight side outs combined indicated the level of play. Xiong led 10-8 after two hitting errors. Vohnoutka tied it with two straight. The last time Xiong led was 13-11. Vohnoutka got a side out with a smash and then had three points off Xiong hitting errors. Xiong tied it at 15, but she served deep to put Vohnoutka at the advantage. That started a 4-0 run with a drop to put Vohnoutka up 19-15. Xiong was able bounce back with three straight. Vohnoutka ended the match with a drive.

However in each of the three games I had different scores compared to what was announced. I had Vohnoutka winning game one 20-17. Xiong winning game two 21-14 and Vohnoutka taking the final 20-18.

photos: #1 Katie Vohnoutka ready to smash. #2. Khoua Xiong with some overhand action of her own. photos by kja

FIRST SINGLES NUMBERS
SIDEOUTS:
Vohnoutka 13/30-.433; Xiong 15/29 .517
SERVE RUNS:
Vohnoutka 4, Xiong 6
POINTS:
Vohnoutka 52
Winners: 34: Smashes 14, Drives 10, Drops 9, Clears 1
Xiong Errors 18: hitting 15 (Net 9, wide 6); serving 3 (wide 2, deep 1)
Xiong 55
Winners 24: Drives 10, Drops 7, Smashes 4, Clears 2, Aces 1
Vohnoutka Errors 31: hitting 28 (net 15, wide 10, deep 2, fan 1), serving 3 (deep 2, wide 1)
Time: 19 minutes

SINGLES
1. Katie Vohnoutka (EP) beat Khoua Xiong 21-17, 12-21, 21-18
2. Nicky Wade (EP) beat Micha Everts 15-21, 21-16, 21-18
3. Zyue Chen (EP) beat Mai Yia Moua 21-7, 21-13
4. Alycia Willey (EP) beat Nhu Richards 15-21, 21-18, 21-15
DOUBLES
1. Samantha Klemp/Heather Blake (EP) beat Pa Kou Lor/Drew Thao 19-21, 21-19, 21-14
2. Grace Moran/Alison Cole (HP) beat Morgan Woodrow/Laura Stone 21-17, 21-18
3. Seng Lee/Pa Ying Moua (HP) beat Cailin Hawkins/Victoria Phoung 21-10, 21-11

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Eden Prairie 4-0 1.000
Games: Eden Prairie 8-3 .727
Points: Eden Prairie 210-183 .534
decided by 10+: Eden Prairie 2-0
decided by 3 or less: Eden Prairie 3-0
DOUBLES
matches: Eden Prairie 1-2 .333
games: Eden Prairie 2-5 .286
points: Eden Prairie 117-138 .459
decided by 10+: Eden Prairie 1-2 .333
decided by 3: Eden Prairie 0-2 .000

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Harding/Highland Park

#1 posting 3.25.2008
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ST. PAUL HARDING knights 5,
ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK scots 2

Two time defending champ St. Paul Harding opened their season with a 5-2 win over host Highland Park. The Knights took the last three singles and the first two doubles to put together their win. Highland Park's Khoua Xiong took first singles in a tight three game match, while HP's third doubles also won a three game match. HP was 2-1 in three game matches overall.

I made it just in time as the two squads were being introduced. If you have been to HP then you know there isn't a lot of wiggle room for spectators. I was tucked into a crevice for the first game and then climbed the bleachers for a bird's eye view of the bird. Another interesting feature was the nets in play were full of holes and there was one occasion that the bird flew through the net. The players called that play right away.

FIRST SINGLES
This was the first singles match all year that went three games I watched. It was compelling as the rallies lasted a good long time. In another facet, I have different scores. It may be there were some do overs I didn't catch.

In game one Khoua took early 6-3 lead as she was able to get points off each of her first three serves. That lead moved to 10-4 and 11-5 after her 5th serve. Mee came back with four straight points on Khoua hitting errors. Khoua added three, but then Mee added three to make it 14-12 for Khoua. Khoua led right to the end, but then Mee closed with four straight and finished off game one with a clear for a 22-20 win.

In game two Mee had the early advantage at 5-1. Khoua took the lead at 10-6 after a 9-1 run. Khoua mixed up the shot selection to keep Mee guessing and running. Mee regained the lead at 13-12 after four straight points. Another 6-1 run put Khoua back in front 17-15 (player's score). Both traded side outs. Mee tied the game at 18. Khoua stopped Mee's serve with a clear, and then traded side outs. The game winner was a smash to even the series.

Mee ran off the first three points, but that lead was short lived. Khoua had a 12-2 run with a key point coming at 12. Khoua kept the bird in play with hustle all over the court. Mee was only able to get one point off her serve in the next five attempts. Khoua was able to get four points off her next four serves and that made the difference.

Khoua had a big edge in sideout % and winners with 11 more than Mee.

photos: #1 Khoua Xiong of Highland Park after a return. #2. Mee Xiong of Harding with a back hand. photos by kja

SIDEOUTS:
Khoua 16/29-.552; Mee 10/28-.357
SERVE RUNS:
Khoua 5 (twice); Mee 3 (four times)
POINTS:
Khoua 65
Winners: 28: Drives 11, Drops 8, Clears 7, Smashes 2
Mee Errors 37: hitting 35 (Net 21, Wide 8, Deep 5, Fan 1); serving 2 (wide 2)
Mee 51
Winners 17: Drops 7, Drives 6, Clears 2, Smashes 2
Khoa errors 34: hitting 29 (Net 21, Wide 6, Deep 1, Fan 1); Serving 5 (wide 3, net 2)
Time: 22 minutes.

SINGLES
1. Khoua Xiong (HP) beat Mee Xiong 20-22, 21-19, 21-10
2. Stephanie King (H) beat Micha Everts 21-10, 21-9
3. Kazoua Yang (H) beat Elena Kronmiller 21-16, 21-15
4. Gao Thao (H) beat Mai Yia Moua 21-15, 21-10
DOUBLES
1. Alana Yang/Mor Xiong (H) beat Grace Moran/Alison Cole 21-9, 21-18
2. Chao Xiong/Pa Nhia Vang (H) beat Pa Kou Lor/Drew Thao 21-19, 16-21, 21-11
3. Seng Lee/Pa Ying Moua (HP) beat Linda Yang/Bao Vang 21-19, 16-21, 21-11

BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Harding 3-1 .750
Games: Harding 7-2 .778
Points: Harding 177-137 .564
decided by 10+: Harding 3-1 .750
decided by 3 or less: 1-1
DOUBLES
matches: Harding 2-1 .667
games: Harding 5-3 .625
points: Harding 144-138 .511
decided by 10+: Harding 3-0 1.000
decided by 3: Harding 3-0 1.000

Next up: tomorrow