Rahber Thariani defeats Tom Townsend
6-4, 6-0

This was a good first set.   First 4 games of match set tone, pretty intense but Rabher winning all of the game points and I think 3 or 4 of My Ad points, he turned this into eventual 5-1 lead.  I rallied back with some good heady defense and a mix of offense but not enough for the set.   I had a bit of mental dip in the 2nd set and Rabher quickly turned it into a route, probably hitting 8-12 winners in succession over a few games.    Good match, Rabher showed his shotmaking with solid enough defense when I was able to get on offense a bit.  And he came to West Seattle which was wonderful!