Mac Gifford
Mac Gifford
body drama taking toll
You could see the drama and the toll it was taking on their body language. It was very emotional.
bigger challenge committed road team
This is a team that's going to have to used to getting on the road, because we're committed to doing bigger and better things. I look at it as a challenge that we have to be on the road and go out there and succeed.
ball case manipulate order playing point problem tennis win
I try to show them that tennis is more a case of problem solving. When you're playing a match, in order to succeed, you have to find a way to manipulate the ball to win the point and the match.
fought
She wasn't able to concentrate that well. But she fought back.
mentally plays stand tough win
She plays to win and she is a very mentally tough person. She just can't stand to lose.
east looking national ranked ten top
They are ranked in the top ten in the East Regional, and they are looking for a top national ranking.
emotion emotional emotions matches
I like it when we play with emotion. The emotion makes it fun, makes it interesting and it's the emotional matches that you remember.
midwest realize seen starting taste teams
We've never seen these Midwest teams before and we're starting to realize that we can play with them and even take them now that we've had a taste of them.
last nerves playing ready understand
We're playing for the team, playing for the school. The nerves are flaring right now, I want everyone to get in there, go in and play for the team. Understand that everyone has a part to play, it's getting us ready for where we were last season.
affect dealing injuries key later several
We are dealing right now with several key injuries that affect how we play later in the matches. And that's something we are going to have to deal with.
carolina definitely looking played playing quite
We're experimenting, and I'm already looking at the tournament. Carolina will definitely be playing a lot of singles, she's played quite well.
atmosphere basketball everybody indoor outdoor shouting team yelling
We're not an outdoor team, obviously; we're an indoor team. Up here in the Northeast, we're a little more subdued. I wanted them to see an atmosphere that's loud, kind of like a basketball arena. Everybody is shouting and yelling and screaming, which the team isn't used to.
badly beat goals ourselves
We set many goals for ourselves this year, and one of those was to beat Yale. We just wanted it that badly and we fought.
adversity higher older playing woman
We've done well with adversity, and we've done well playing with a woman short. We're older and we're better, and we have higher expectations.