Claudia and Carmen played great. They played really clean, simple tennis. And I think this week Carmen played the best doubles she's ever played before. |
For about a two to three week period we weren't getting it done in at No. 3 doubles, and it ended costing us the Arizona match. |
It was definitely our depth that won this match. We won at the four, five and six singles positions. Last year a lot of the time we'd win matches at one, two and three. This was how we wanted to replace (former Duck Daria) Panova and I felt like we did it. |
When Claudia first got here, she was almost too powerful for her own game. She was banking on simply overpowering people because that's how she found success in junior tennis. She's a very strong player. But at this level, we're trying to teach her to harness that power and play smart. In a year or two, the girl's going to be a national force. |