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We started slow and really dug ourselves a hole with the doubles losses. We knew we had to win.

We struggled with the weather and our doubles were hot and cold.

Losing Jared was the toughest part of all. We had to use a different first doubles team and had to move everyone else up. It was a real deflating start.

We're playing pretty well right now. We have a quality team, and when we play a tournament like we did today with reduced numbers - two singles matches and three doubles matches - we're pretty competitive.

Taylor Dent

I feel like it would be a shame to get rid of doubles, but I guess it's on the doubles players' responsibilities to find a way to make it lucrative.

Fundamentally, I would say our doubles are improving and the No. 5 and 6 singles positions are doing respectably. That said, we need to be more competitive in the other positions.

I think they can do really well if they keep playing together. They also understand each other's games already, and if you have that so quickly then there's a lot of potential for a really good doubles team.

Jamie Link played at number one for us today and got a real good win and all the doubles teams played well.

I saw some weaknesses there in doubles and their lower singles seeds. We have something to work at, and we've got a week to work at it.

Martina Navratilova

I think the (ATP) are just trying to get rid of doubles and they're doing it slowly,

I thought the team played really well. (But) I was really disappointed in our doubles play today.

We try to frustrate our opponents first, rather than frustrating ourselves. We haven't had this doubles team long, and they've been working well together. We just need to be a little more crisp. It's just going to come with time.

We swept the doubles with some real smart play.

What we had to do in doubles was play basic, solid tennis. The main thing with a lot of new kids is they want to hit winners or they want to push the ball. You need to be consistently firm. That?s what Eric does well, and that?s what Matt Dunne did in the second set.

We look at all the matches the same, it doesn't matter who we play. It all comes down to the doubles point, if we can get that, then we just need four points, which we can do.

I think we're going to be able to put some pretty good doubles teams together this year, that'll help, we're usually pretty weak in doubles.

I think that's why the league is playing on Friday nights this year. They figured a lot of mixed doubles was being played on Fridays anyway, so why not make it a league.

This was a great effort from all the guys, top to bottom. The doubles were very sound. This is what we needed as we're getting ready for the end of the season.

Overall we've noticed an increase, it (business) doubles if not triples when the jackpot gets this high. It's really picked up, it's big business.

Our team is playing very well right now. The singles lineup is solid and our doubles teams are starting to play a little better together.

Our one doubles is playing very well right now. They hung around and never let the other team pull ahead. They're playing competitively.

Our No. 1 doubles team played near flawless tennis to whip a very good Bradshaw No. 1 team. It was a great warm-up for their state doubles tournament this weekend.

Martina Navratilova is an incredible person who has done so much for our sport. Venus and Serena are incredible. And Lisa is a good team player who plays singles and doubles well.

I think getting the doubles point would have made things a little easier. But we never gave up. That's something we have to hang our hat on.

That was a very good doubles team they just beat. They really move well together and make plays at the net.

Lleyton Hewitt

That says a lot about where their passion lies and it's not going to be an easy tie at all. I know Max, he loves this kind of competition. I lost to him in the Sydney Olympics when (he was) playing for Belarus. He played extremely strong that day and he's a great doubles player, so I don't think any of the live rubbers are going to be that easy.

I was real happy with our first doubles (team). They started off slowly this morning and then did a nice job. I still don't think they are playing to their potential, but it's only been a short time that they've been playing together. I think that they're going to get better and better.

Outstanding singles player for the girls was Hoffman and in doubles were Diaz and Gomez. Morgan played a tough match and showed why she was a regional qualifier last year. Alejandra and Schabrian played very smart doubles and I was very pleased with their performance.

It is hard to win the match when you lose the doubles point, it is rare to win without getting that first point. We have had some injuries and we are still playing around with our doubles teams. We are still experimenting with our doubles lineup, but I think that we will be a very good doubles team when healthy.

On the positive side, a lot of games went to deuces. Our first doubles played really well at 3-6, 3-6. There were some real good matches. We have to keep plugging.

I am just at the point where I am at a loss for words. I tell them probably every year that I coach, I probably can't win every tennis match that I go out and play but I can hope they do it. We were up in every single doubles match, but we couldn't hold on to it.

I have high hopes for the top doubles team of Will and Armando. They should be quite strong if it works out. I just hope they stay healthy.

Pete Sampras

World Team Tennis gives me an opportunity to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles and that's something I didn't get to do during my career.