Waking up to this on a Sunday morning is normal in our household because of the time difference: Melrose, Advances to Quarterfinals October 18, 2014 STILLWATER, Okla. -- Senior Abbi Melrose turned a furious comeback into a quarterfinal berth at the USTA/ITA Central Regional Championships in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday. The Brighton, England native bounced back from a uncharacteristic first set loss to defeat Gabriela Porubin 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). Melrose, the No. 13 overall seed, now boasts a total fall singles record of 9-2. She won all four of matches en route to winning the Sooner Draw at the OU Fall Invite last month. “Abbi has become one of the best competitors in our region and I am not one bit surprised by her phenomenal effort to pull that match out,” said head coach David Mullins. “She just seems to want it a little more than her opponents.” Oh yay, its a nice way to wake up - at, oh, 5.30am on a Sunday, am I mad, I ask myself. What I really like is Abbi's tennis face, she is a very beautiful young lady but always looks goofy in tennis pictures (and check out the Spock left hand) - here she is in her new OU tennis gear, which she is very lucky to get provided for her, including six of those $300 rackets. What a great way to go to Uni. But its early and I am up listening to this over a cup of early grey (as recommended by my wee sister Debs) of course I am not saying goodbye, though:
