Depth has always been our strength. And now we're pretty set at the one, two and three singles positions. |
Every year, Tennessee always gets the most out of their players and they did tonight. We knew we had to be ready to fight because Tennessee never lays down and stops playing regardless of the score. I'm happy where we are because we're getting better every day. We've been talking about playing with more passion and more fight and that paid off for us in tonight's match. |
I don't think anybody is real concerned as to where they play, but more how they play and how hard they play. |
I don't think we're the sixth-ranked team in the country. I think when we play well, we're better than that. |
I just think we're playing on our heels too much [in doubles]. We're just not as aggressive as we can be [in doubles]. |
I think they're getting better and getting confidence. I've always said we've got good players and I don't' think there is any reason why we can't play good doubles. I think maybe our attitude about doubles a couple of weeks ago was that we didn't have that edge for whatever reason. In practice we looked good and got better in a short span. Today you saw how a confident doubles team plays. |
I was hoping it would open their eyes a little bit. We needed a change in attitude on doubles. |
I'm hoping we play our best match of the weekend (today). |
It will be our toughest test to date. I hope the players feel the match is a little extra special. |
My first concern was that I wanted to make sure she was okay. I care for her a lot. |
Practice is fun, but it's more exciting to play. You can drill and practice until you turn blue, but it's not going to be the same as laying it on the line when there's something there that matters. |
She has added a ton of experience and firepower to the lineup. We're a scary team with her and Alexis at the top. |
Switching the lineup changed the attitudes around. It's almost like it injected a little energy. |
That's the beauty of being the No. 1 seed. |
The experience really showed how much tennis meant to her. It could have been easy to do nothing, but she didn't. |