Chapter 113 Season Progress

Even in professional competitions, the "tie-break" is called a "lucky" scene, because the chance of error is magnified several times. An accident, a lucky ball, or a serve error may change the entire situation. For both sides, it is a double test of nerves and will.

However, facing Domyan who was fighting a desperate battle, Gao Wen once again showed his big heart and great wisdom. He broke the balance with a more reasonable tactical layout and braver offensive choices, overturned Domyan's dominance, won this bloody game, and grabbed a point before the University of Virginia's counterattack momentum reached its peak.

Most importantly, it was the last point for the Bruins to win! "4:2"! The Bruins defeated the Cavaliers and escaped from the away game unscathed, breaking the Cavaliers' undefeated record of the season and avenging their defeat in the final of the National Championship last year. With this victory, they topped the throne of the No. 1 seed in the United States for the first time this season, initially showing their potential to be champions!

Within two weeks, the Bruins defeated three direct championship contenders, the Sooners, the Trojans and the Cavaliers, and their victory was indeed of great value.

Gao Wen's calmness and wisdom at the critical moment once again demonstrated his superstar potential.

On one hand, the Cavaliers, playing at home, are making a full-scale counterattack. On the other hand, the Bruins, who are in the leading position, are under increasing pressure after being chased continuously. The desire to win and fear of losing are like a huge mountain.

On one hand, facing Domyan, who played tough and performed steadily, Gawain's style of play was strongly suppressed, and it was difficult to effectively open up the situation in terms of strength. It must be said that Poland's deployment of troops was indeed very thoughtful and accurately clamped Gawain's shortcomings.

However, Gao Wen remained calm in the face of danger. His performance in the two tie-breaks was indeed better. From calculation to layout to execution, everything was in place. This also proved that Gao Wen has the initial ability to fight against opponents with different styles. His flexible and changeable playing style is full of entertainment. Without a doubt, this also won Gao Wen countless applause.

Although the victory was not reflected in the national rankings, after all, Domyan's ranking was still too low, the coaches of each team would not ignore Gao Wen.

As Gawain and MacDonald quipped, the secret weapon is no longer a secret.

If the victory over the Trojans successfully made the Bruins the darlings of the media, then the victory over the Cavaliers became a turning point in the team's season. After continuous tempering and polishing under pressure, the players gradually grew up, completed their transformation, and began to show their championship qualities.

Of course, facing the same pressure and the same attention, not everyone can "progress". Some people also collapse under pressure and attention, just like Zhongyong. The same is true for the fall of countless geniuses.

The turning point against the Cavaliers was both positive and negative.

For example, Thompson and Bremer, it is impossible to pretend not to see their ups and downs and lows. However, they still need to face these difficulties and pressures by themselves. Will they explode in silence or perish in silence?

For teammates fighting side by side with the Bruins, the only thing they can do is to continue to stay by their side and face the ups and downs together with their heads held high.

Regardless, as a team, this young team has become more mature and cohesive, and continues to move forward with its head held high.

Unstoppable!

Baylor University, University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Stanford University, University of Arizona, University of California, San Diego...

Starting from February, UCLA's winning streak continued all the way into March, and the list of defeated teams continued to increase. As the season progressed, the overall strength and bench depth of the Bruins gradually emerged, and it was really difficult to find an opponent.

The score was either "4:0" or "4:1". For those opponents, it was difficult to even snatch a point from the Bruins, let alone win the game.

At this moment, looking back at the beginning of February, when the Bruins played against the Sooners, Trojans, and Cavaliers, we can understand how strong those three teams were. Their individual strength and average level were indeed second to none, which is why they were able to compete with the Bruins.

This year's NCAA National Championship, if nothing unexpected happens, should still be a stage for these teams to shine.

The Brown Bears' winning streak didn't stop until the end of the season in mid-April.

USC Trojans.

The Bruins, playing away from home, encountered a powerful counterattack from the Trojans. Coach Smith was obviously well prepared and had made careful arrangements in order to defeat the Bruins.

Although Gao Wen, as the first singles player, withstood the violent attack of Yannick Hanfmann and won in two sets; and Giron, as the third singles player, easily defeated the Trojans' fifth singles player Max de Froome, two singles victories were still not enough to ensure the final victory.

Even if the Bruins incredibly upset the Trojans and pocketed the doubles point, it still wasn't enough.

The Trojans' third singles player Quiroz successfully matched up with MacDonald.

Queiroz's light and changeable playing style caused a lot of trouble for McDonald. He cleared the first set directly, giving McDonald a donut, with a clear advantage. Although McDonald stood firm in the second set and turned the tide, the break at the critical moment allowed him to pull back a point with "6:4", but it was still possible to see that Queiroz had the upper hand in the deciding set, and finally took away a crucial victory with "6:3".

Afterwards, the Trojans took full advantage of their home court and continued to work hard, winning both the fifth and sixth singles matches. This forced the two sides to enter the deciding match, which was the contest between the second singles of both sides.

"Sacramento vs. Thompson".

This time, Sacramento finally got his wish to face Thompson.

However, Thompson, whose form fluctuated significantly in the second half of the season, is no longer the No. 1 singles player in the United States and has slipped to third place; similarly, Gillon has slipped to fifth place, and Sacramento has dropped to ninth place. Everyone has experienced fluctuations to varying degrees.

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Despite this, the game was still very intense, and Sacramento gave it his all, eager to prove himself in this long-awaited game.

However, Sacramento's playing style is destined to make it difficult to widen the score gap and the game process is always in a stalemate.

“6:4”, “7:5”.

The game was tense, but the set was decisive. The entire match lasted a full hundred minutes.

Sacramento defeated Thompson in two clean sets, handing Thompson his fifth loss of the season. It also gave the Trojans sweet revenge amid the thunderous cheers of the home crowd, ending the city's arch-rivals' undefeated streak of the season with a bloody victory.

At the time, the Bruins broke the Trojans' undefeated record.

Now, the Trojans break the Bruins' undefeated streak.

Thirteenth update.

(End of this chapter)