Day two of the Belmar Open is feast or famine for players. Win your first match and advance to the semifinals of the winner's bracket. Lose the match and you're looking at two more under the sun.
The top two seeds in the women's draw didn't drop a game and were able to take shelter in the shade while No. 3 seeds Holly McPeak and Angie Akers couldn't say the same. They were defeated in quick fashion by the No. 6-seeded sister team of Katie and Tracy Lindquist 21-16, 21-18 and forced into the loser's bracket.
On a day when the clouds and breeze parted ways, the sun beat down on the Jersey sand. It became a challenge for teams like McPeak/Akers to stay alive for the third and final day of the tournament.
However, day two, regardless of how many games you play doesn't carry the same pressure as day one.
"On day one, whoever plays in that first round of single elimination, those nerves are pretty high," said No. 10 seed Priscilla Lima. "You can tell because people were screaming their lungs out at nine in the morning on Friday. The thought of being out of the tournament if you lose that first game on day one makes it very intense."
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