Ben Bucca
Ben Bucca
country good number
They're number two in the country for a good reason.
easily either gone huge match pull says travel
Everyone pitched in for us. To pull out a match on the road, a match that could easily have gone either way, it's huge for us. I think it says something about our team, to travel all this way and pull one out like this.
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.
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.
doubles matches percent won
We won about 70 percent of our doubles matches this year.
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.
doubles gained good momentum team winning
We gained a lot of momentum by winning the doubles match. We had good team effort.
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.
both hard lauren played
She competed well and had long, hard matches. She and Lauren both played well in their matches.
best environment hard lets supporting work
It's just a lot of hard work from the girls. They are supporting one another, which promotes an environment that lets them play their best tennis.
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.
courage
If she was hampered by the injury, she displayed the courage not to show it.
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.