Mac Gifford
Mac Gifford
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.
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.
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.
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.
ashley girl irritating letting lose playing saying
Ashley was playing a girl that was just irritating her. She was saying things and stalling. I told her the only way she is going to lose is by letting the girl get to her.
east good playing trying
I'm trying to get them to play the way that they can so that when we get into the Big East they'll be playing good tennis.
compared fallen gets match mind playing serious somebody start sudden time tough
If you're playing a match and all of a sudden somebody gets a serious injury, you start to think that this match isn't really that important when compared to somebody's face. It's scary; that's the first time we've had that happen. It's tough to play, because your mind is on your fallen teammate.
afford good playing schedule tough weaker
I don't want to schedule cupcakes. We can't do that. We can't afford to do that with our schedule. You don't get better by playing weaker teams. You get good by playing tough opponents.
days latter learning lesson literally lost month played prepare row shape three
I don't think we lost because it was a shape issue; we literally played three days in a row and I don't think we lost because we were tired. I think we lost because we were overwhelmed by the situation, we got off in the latter part of the match. It's a learning lesson for us all, and we have a month to prepare for the tournament.
fought
She wasn't able to concentrate that well. But she fought back.
ashley ball hates hit steady
She's very steady and can hit the ball hard. But the most important thing about Ashley is that she just hates to lose.
mentally plays stand tough win
She plays to win and she is a very mentally tough person. She just can't stand to lose.
against great played player pressure stuff
She played great against a player who was recruited by many schools. She just played great even with the pressure and stuff she had to go through.
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.