Bobby Bayliss
Bobby Bayliss
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.
capitalize fought hard
It was very hard fought - we did have opportunities we didn't capitalize on.
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.
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.
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.
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.
quality shows
It shows you the quality of that win.
balance biggest courts fine heat speed trying tune
It's been a balance of both. That's the biggest thing, just getting used to the speed of the courts and heat and humidity and trying to fine tune the things we need to do a little better.
beach club competition courts event experience good great host la pacific tennis terrific
It was a really good experience for us. The La Hoya Beach and Tennis Club is a terrific place to host an event - it's right on the Pacific Ocean. The courts are in great shape. The competition was great. It was everything we wanted it to be.
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.
expect extended focus main match matches ready saturday tomorrow tougher win
I think the main focus is to get tomorrow's match over. To win the match tomorrow and not be extended physically, and be ready to go for Saturday - we'll expect tougher matches on Saturday.
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.