The Chronicle‘s sports reporter Emily Davis seems a little confused:
Katy Taylor was the No. 1 seed at last weekend’s Region III-5A team tennis tournament, but that didn’t mean the Mustangs were favored to win the two-day event.
Sure, Katy Taylor had clout heading into the tournament. Ten regional and three state titles will do that for a team. But the Mustangs were ranked No. 10 in the state, and Clear Lake was No. 7. But Katy Taylor had an edge — a non-district victory over Clear Lake that gave it the top seed.
So, Katy Taylor was the top seed, normally an indicator a team is favored to win a tournament.
But Katy Taylor wasn’t favored to win, because Clear Lake entered with a higher rank in state polls.
But Katy Taylor beat Clear Lake previously, to gain the top seed and therefore an edge, according to Davis.
Got that?
Seriously, that muddled mess makes one wonder if anybody edits the sports pages.
But at least it’s not as bad as some recent fare.
