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Cougs split singles matches as Nakagawa and Harper pace day two
Day two in the desert was a split decision, and that's okay. The Cougs took the singles court and came away with a pair of wins, with Nakagawa and Harper doing the heaviest lifting. You love to see it when the upperclassmen steady the ship after a long weekend of tennis.
It wasn't a clean sweep, and it didn't need to be. This part of the fall is about testing the legs and finding out who's got the gas tank for the long rallies. Nakagawa looked sharp, Harper looked composed, and the rest of the squad got the kind of reps you can't buy in practice. Splitting matches on day two isn't a headline, but it's a solid foundation.
If you've been following along, you already know these Cougs don't shy away from a challenge. They opened the season by testing the legs against the nation's best in Wisconsin, and they carried that same grit into the Northwest Regionals. This weekend is just another chapter in the same story: get out there, swing big, and learn something.
The wins are nice. The progress is better. And with a few more matches left in the tournament, there's still time to stack a couple more Ws before heading back to Pullman.
Go Cougs.
