Roland Thornqvist
Roland Thornqvist
Roland Thornqvistis a Swedish-born American college tennis coach and former college tennis player. Thornqvist is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis team of the University of Florida. He is best known for leading the Florida Gators to National Collegiate Athletic AssociationDivision I national championships in 2003, 2011, and 2012...
good ncaa win
Without a doubt, if you want to win an NCAA title, you have to play good doubles. At times this year, we have been good in doubles, other times we haven't. We have to be more consistent.
attitude confident couple doubles edge good looked maybe players practice reason saw short team today weeks whatever
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.
best hoping match weekend
I'm hoping we play our best match of the weekend (today).
attitude change eyes hoping needed open
I was hoping it would open their eyes a little bit. We needed a change in attitude on doubles.
beat carolina expect good longer mentally ready south team
We need to be ready to battle. We beat a good South Carolina team in under 2 hours. We can't expect to do that (today). We've got to be ready mentally to play longer if that's what it takes.
goals speaks tells trying
To me, that just speaks volumes. That tells you what they're trying to do and trying to achieve, and that they have goals and expectations they're trying to meet.
easy experience meant tennis
The experience really showed how much tennis meant to her. It could have been easy to do nothing, but she didn't.
good hit stride time
You'd like to hit that stride at the end of the season. Now is a good time to play good tennis, because now is when it really matters.
beat good great job playing ready team though true
We beat a very good Vanderbilt team even though we didn't play great (on Friday) at some spots, but everyone did a good job of fighting. We didn't come out ready to play in doubles, but as a team we really make playing here a true home-court advantage.
april best block hard january playing team win worked year
We've all been around the block enough to know that you don't win championships in January or February. You win them in April and May. This team has worked hard all year long to be the best now. Right now we're playing about as well as we can.
anybody concerned hard
I don't think anybody is real concerned as to where they play, but more how they play and how hard they play.
team
I don't think we're the sixth-ranked team in the country. I think when we play well, we're better than that.
desire players potential pro turn
There aren't 10 players better than Alexis. She has the deep-down desire to turn pro and, without a doubt, she has the potential to make money.
added experience scary team ton
She has added a ton of experience and firepower to the lineup. We're a scary team with her and Alexis at the top.