平野美宇、主将が進言したサプライズの“ダブルス起用” 張本美和、長﨑美柚不在の中で勝利に貢献「目標は昨日よりいいプレー」【Tリーグ】
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そんな中、流れを変えたのが主将・平野美宇だった。Tリーグでは昨季、木原美悠（現・トップおとめピンポンズ名古屋）とダブルスを組んで以来となるペアを、今回は岡田琴菜と結成。「0－4で負けてしまって、チームにもあまりチャンスがなかった。敗戦後の雰囲気もよくなかった」と感じた平野は、王子嘉樹監督と話し合いの場を持ち、自らダブルス起用を提案したという。
試合では、笹尾明日香／上澤杏音ペアに1－2で敗れたものの、随所で好プレーを見せ、「初めて組んだペアでしたが、たくさん組んでいるペアを相手に競ることができて、チームとしての雰囲気はしっかり繋げられた」と手応えを語った。
さらに続くシングルスでは、赤江夏星にストレート勝ちを収め、勝利に大きく貢献。「昨日はビデオで試合を見ていましたが、いざうまくいかないときにパッと対応できなかった。今日はノートを取ったり、携帯にメモをしながら準備できたのが良かったと思います」と、対策が奏功したことを明かした。
平野はまた、「昨日は内容も雰囲気も暗いままで終わってしまった感じがしたので、自分の目標は“昨日よりいいプレーをすること”。結果よりも、来てくださった皆さんに“また来たい”と思ってもらえることが大事だと思っていました」とコメント。観客2306人が詰めかける中、主将としてチームを牽引し、白星をつかんだ。
6年ぶりの横浜開催となった今節、主力不在の状況下でKA神奈川が日本生命から貴重な勝利を挙げた。
(Amidst all this, it was captain Miu Hirano who turned the tide. In the T League, she paired up with Miyu Kihara (currently with Top Otome Ping Pongs Nagoya) for the first time since last season, and this time she teamed up with Kotona Okada. "We lost 0-4, so the team didn't have many chances. The atmosphere after the loss wasn't good," Hirano said. She met with coach Yoshiki Oji and personally proposed using them in doubles.
Though they lost 1-2 to the pair Asuka Sasao and Anna Kamizawa, they displayed strong play throughout the match, commenting, "It was our first time pairing, but we were able to compete against a well-established pair, and we were able to maintain a good team atmosphere."
Furthermore, in the following singles match, she won in straight sets against Kaho Akae, contributing significantly to the team's victory. "Yesterday, I watched the match on video, but when things didn't go well, I wasn't able to respond quickly. Today, I think it was good that I was able to prepare by taking notes and making notes on my phone," she said, revealing that her strategies were successful.
Hirano also commented, "Yesterday's game ended on a gloomy note, both in terms of content and atmosphere, so my goal was to play better than yesterday. Rather than the result, I thought it was more important to make everyone who came want to come again." As captain, he led the team to victory in front of a packed crowd of 2,306 spectators.
This was the first time that Yokohama had been hosting this match in six years, and despite the absence of key players, KA Kanagawa achieved a valuable victory over Nippon Life.)
