Nov. 18, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO-- Stanford sailing is in fourth place at the national match race championships, following a 6-3 record after the first of three days on the San Francisco Bay.
Nick Dugdale, McKenzie Wilson and Kevin Laube closed out the first day by beating two-win Wisconsin and winless Oregon. In a close battle for fourth through sixth place, the Cardinal, St. Mary's College of Maryland and South Florida each had four wins a piece entering the final two races. Stanford swept and the other two teams split, as Dugdale had the Cardinal positioned for third place prior to Tufts' seventh win-- over Wisconsin-- to close out day one.
Navy, which lost to South Florida to close out the day, were 8-1, followed by 7-2 Roger Williams University and Tufts, Stanford at 6-3, and five-win St. Mary's and USF. The bottom four teams are: Texas A&M (3-6), Michigan (2-7), Wisconsin (2-7) and Oregon (0-9).
Stanford's three losses came to Navy, Tufts and St. Mary's (Md.).
Saturday and Sunday's team racing will consist of the top six and bottom four in a second round robin, with the top two teams from the consolation bracket joining the six teams in the quarterfinals. From there a four-team semifinal and head-to-head final finish off the three-day event. Match racing consists of three boats a piece for each team competing head to head in a round robin format. The lowest combined score is deemed the winner.
All races are in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and the St. Francis Yacht Club.
National Match Race Championships
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First Round Robin Standings: Navy (8-1), Roger Williams (7-2), Tufts (7-2), Stanford (6-3), St. Mary's of Maryland (5-4), South Florida (5-4), Texas A&M (3-6), Michigan (2-7), Oregon (0-9).