You would hope that the semis and final would have clear wins and not have an unsatisfying/frustrating 2-2 win/loss, but when you get to the semis, the teams are closely matched and the chances of it happening go up.
In fact, at the 40 & Over 4.0 women's event, it happened in both semis!
In one, Midwest played Intermountain and won 2-2 when they won the sets lost tie-breaker by winning one match in straight-sets while both losses were in match tie-breaks.
In the other, NorCal beat Southern 2-2, this one had all the matches won in straight-sets so it went to the games lost tie-breaker, but that was also tied, so NorCal won because they won court 1 doubles. That is really tough for Southern.
And what do you know, the 40 & Over 3.5 women's event also had it happen in both semis!
In the first, SoCal beat Intermountain 2-2 when they won both of their wins in straights while extending a loss to a match tie-break.
In the other, NorCal beat Eastern 2-2, this one going to the games lost tie-breaker as all the matches were won in straight sets, and NorCal lost 4 fewer games so advanced.
For the men at the 4.0 event, one semi was won 2-2 when Southern beat New England when they extended one of their lost courts to a match tie-break while winning both of their courts in straight-sets.
The men's 3.5 event appears to have had both semis decided by 3-1 margins.
So, of the eight semis, a full five of them were tied 2-2 and had to be broken by tie-breakers, one of them going all the way to who won court 1. Everyone new the rules going in, but I still think it is an unsatisfying way of determining a winner.
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