Sopcic leads early as SV has to keep playing catchup!
When SV comes from behind to tie the 1st-set at 5-all. It looks like a tie-breaker was in the making! Then Sopcic steps up his game, easily taking the next two to win the 1st-set 7-5.
In the 2nd, players mostly hold serve (aided by the puddles on the court) until they're tied at 4-all! This time SV seems to step up his game slightly, and takes two straight to level the match!
The final set was a different story! SV scores four unanswered games before Sopcic gets on the board! Sopcic then wins another, and now we have a match! Leading 4-2, SV is determined not to blow his lead! SV breaks Sopcic for a 5-2 edge, then benefits from some uncharacteristic unforced errors to win the match, and the championship! SV tops TB 5-7,6-4,6-2.
SV would like to congratulate TB on an impressive season -- coming within 1-set of winning the championship in his 1st season of play! Thanks go out to all who helped, and participated in the tournament, and SPECIAL THANKS to BY, BW, DR, KB + kids, KI, KS, JT, OC, and RB. Also, I can't thank everyone enough for the kind gesture of giving me a gift certificate to 801 Chophouse... Wow, that was a surprise!
