Ben Bucca
Ben Bucca
competition doubles tough winning
The competition is tough down here. Winning doubles is very important.
courage
If she was hampered by the injury, she displayed the courage not to show it.
effort gave girls good pitt
The girls gave a good effort and we were just a little better than Pitt that day.
doubles foundation happy laying pleased team
I'm very happy for the girls. I'm very pleased with our doubles play. We're really laying the foundation to become a team with exceptional doubles play.
close gordon katrina last match matches needed win
This match was just as close and exciting. We needed to win our last two matches like last time, and Katrina Elder-Bush and Dana Gordon won.
almost came career coaching girls hard head pulled singles time win
It was the only time in my three-year head coaching career where singles was split, and we didn't win doubles. The girls came back from disappointment to play hard in singles. We almost pulled it out.
energy fans loss support team tough
After a tough loss at Princeton, we really rebounded. There was a lot of excitement, a lot of energy in the air, and there were a lot of fans out. A lot of friends of the team showed their support at home.
country good number
They're number two in the country for a good reason.
depth playing program six strength time
I've been with the program for six years. We've had depth before, but this is the first time we are playing with strength at the top.
closest couple gone involved match points six tennis
This was the closest tennis match I have been involved in in six years. A couple points here and there, and it could have gone the other way.
kids played press strategy successful tennis
We have only one strategy to follow. Press up on the kids right from the beginning. Successful tennis is played aggressively.
came doubles four gave hard lost momentum pull singles six
We came out and lost a doubles point, which gave momentum to Marquette. But we battled especially hard in singles and were able to pull out four of the six singles matches.
doubles gained good momentum team winning
We gained a lot of momentum by winning the doubles match. We had good team effort.
doubles matches percent won
We won about 70 percent of our doubles matches this year.