For a team with no seniors, the championship berth was within reach. Podbury was leading his second set 4-3 when he began to tighten up. Sanchez, who was feeling fine, evened things at 4-4. Following an injury timeout during which University of Georgia trainers applied ice to Podbury, the junior from Melbourne, Australia, attempted to begin his service. But he couldn't walk, much less chase a tennis ball.
Rules allow only one timeout for a specific injury.
With no other option, assistant coach Chris Mahony rushed to the baseline to support Podbury and signaled that the match was over, forfeited to even the score, 3-3. On court No. 3, meanwhile, both Handoyo and VCU's Jose Sanchez were struggling with cramps. He had just broken Sanchez' serve to go up 4-3 in the third set when his thighs began to cramp. Sanchez broke back to get to 4-4. After calling an injury timeout, Sanchez managed to fight through his own pain to win his serve to go up 5-4.