The top 16 teams will host so we know we need to win these matches. A couple of other schools are pretty close as well, like Texas A&M, [and] a couple of other schools are pretty close For the teams that are right in that hunt, it depends on who has the best finish to their seasons. |
Then we played Fresno State and had a close 4-2 with them. Stephen Bass deserves a great deal of credit for that match. |
They've been around the block. They have a couple of Swedish players that have big serves and really big forehands. We just got a little bit overpowered last year so we're ready for that. We'll expect a very close match. |
Tuesday we actually focused really on just fundamentals off the ground - really driving the ball with our legs, hitting a lot of cross courts, getting back into a groove. When you compete that much, little cracks and fissures start to show up in your game ... you need that solid time to get the fundamentals back. |
We expected a tough match. It was a tough match. We were able to win the close matches and that was the difference. |
We had good matches, got exposed to a lot of good tennis, got to practice with some guys from other teams as well. |
We have worked pretty hard on our doubles. We went about three hours yesterday and today, we probably went just over two. |
We know them. We anticipate another close match, a competitive match, which it usually is in this series. |
We've kind of done a full court press as far as our doubles lately, evaluating where we are, and we're not worried as much about the combinations. It's about everyone developing better skills. |
When you step back from the moment of the loss and the pain and agony that goes with that and look back at what we achieved over the break, I think we have a lot to be proud of. |