Bobby Bayliss
Bobby Bayliss
benefit both competition confidence hits level resolve schedule seen team ways
I think the schedule has toughened us and I've seen team go both ways on that. You can take hits and after a while your confidence erodes and you're not as good, but if you have the resolve to back it up you will really benefit from the level of competition you're seeing, and I think that's what we've done.
exposed good guys practice teams
We had good matches, got exposed to a lot of good tennis, got to practice with some guys from other teams as well.
court developing doubles far full press worried
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.
close couple lost round teams top
Our top 3 teams all made it into the round of 32 but all of them lost in that round, and a couple of them had really close matches.
anticipate close
We know them. We anticipate another close match, a competitive match, which it usually is in this series.
hard hours three worked yesterday
We have worked pretty hard on our doubles. We went about three hours yesterday and today, we probably went just over two.
achieved agony goes loss moment pain proud step
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.
close expected matches tough win
We expected a tough match. It was a tough match. We were able to win the close matches and that was the difference.
ball compete cracks cross driving focused game ground hitting solid start time tuesday
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.
capitalize fought hard
It was very hard fought - we did have opportunities we didn't capitalize on.
bit close couple expect last players ready serves swedish year
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.
among era gotten maybe meant problems rank swept tremendous
In the era of big-money sports, I think a lot of our problems have gotten swept under the rug, and maybe they haven't meant to be. There is a tremendous sense of frustration among the rank and file.
adjustment austin bit difficult evening hit hope morning saturday tomorrow
Hopefully, we'll get to hit tomorrow evening in Austin when we get in and a little bit Saturday morning before the match, so it won't be a difficult adjustment outdoors. At least, I hope it won't.
bass close credit deal deserves great played state
Then we played Fresno State and had a close 4-2 with them. Stephen Bass deserves a great deal of credit for that match.