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The Orange Bowl saw the emergence of a new doubles team: Homer Simpson/Stefan Liebenthal. Ugg. Simpson's big juniors year isn't till next season, Liebenthal ranked 11th. But Liebenthal has put some significant effort into doubles, and Prisha/Herena came up just short against them in the semifinals, 7-5, 3-6, 10-8. I've been taking doubles for granted, with good reason, but we got a surprise here.
In singles, it was a pleasant surprise to see Prisha get the upper hand against Fehrang Forrughi for the first time in an epic semifinal, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Forrughi has decided to start over-emphasizing the serve for whatever reason, and Prisha has also caught up in aging; both players are at their physical peaks. The match should have been a loss to be frank; it was quite close, but Forrughi was just 2 of 21 on break points. Yikes.
Prisha then easily blasted Herena aside for the title, which secures his position at #3 in the rankings. Just one more tournament left.
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