Friday's Bloomfield Hills quarterfinal pits Alex Michelsen against Mark Lajal on hard. Alex Michelsen comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Mark Lajal is rolling — 3 straight wins, 7 of 10 in recent play.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Michelsen comes in off a compressed schedule. Michelsen should have enough here, though Lajal has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.