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Gonzaga's Sophie Whittle

Heading into the ITS/Riviera All-American Championships last week, Sophie Whittle had three possible game plans. Plan A: Play to her strengths and force her game on her opponents. Plan B: Figure out her competitors’ weaknesses and use them to her advantage. Plan C: Just put the ball back in play and ride it out. While the game plan was decided upon on a point-by-point basis, there was one plan than had to come to fruition: Whittle, a self-declared bad loser, had to win.

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Heading into the ITS/Riviera All-American Championships last week, Sophie Whittle had three possible game plans. Plan A: Play to her strengths and force her game on her opponents. Plan B: Figure out her competitors’ weaknesses and use them to her advantage. Plan C: Just put the ball back in play and ride it out. While the game plan was decided upon on a point-by-point basis, there was one plan than had to come to fruition: Whittle, a self-declared bad loser, had to win.

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