There is no reason to overthink a weekend that starts with the doubles point. The Cougs took care of business early, locked it in, and cleaned up. That is the kind of start that lets you breathe, and it is exactly what this team needed after watching the football team bury Duquesne in a Second-half avalanche buries Duquesne as Cougs roll 48-7 a few weeks ago and the golf squad sit pretty heading into Coeur d'Alene's third round earlier this season. When the doubles point is yours early, the rest of the match gets a lot simpler. You are not scrambling. You are not playing catch-up. You are just executing.
Our take: this is the kind of weekend that builds a season, not just a win column. The Cougs did not let the match get complicated. They got the point, they held it, and they moved on. That is the mark of a team that knows what it is. You see the same thing in how Bisgrove carded another top finish, taking second at Ram Classic, steady, consistent, no drama. The golf squad and the tennis squad are running the same playbook: get ahead, stay ahead, and let the scoreboard reflect the work. There is no flash here. There is just competence, and that is worth more than a highlight reel.
Here is the specific takeaway to text a friend: the Cougs are winning the early points, and that is how you stack wins in a long season. The doubles point is not a bonus. It is a foundation. When you lock it in before the singles even start, you put pressure on every opponent you face. You make them feel like they are already behind. That is a real advantage, and this squad is using it.
The open question is whether they can keep doing it when the competition gets tougher. This weekend was a clean start. The next one will tell us more. Watch the doubles point next time out. If they grab it again, you will know this is a habit, not a coincidence. Go Cougs.