As a journalist, I root for the story, not the team or the player, although I admit I violate that in special circumstances, such as when a teammate is involved.
The four men and four women who on Wednesday qualified for the TV shows of the 2017 Intercollegiate Singles Championships at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have me violating my rules.
The fields were reduced from 16 to four via single-elimination match play, with the TV shows set to tape on Saturday....