Mac Gifford
Mac Gifford
mentally plays stand tough win
She plays to win and she is a very mentally tough person. She just can't stand to lose.
affects determination early fight god knows move player seeing tough
God only knows the player with the most determination and fight is Katie, and seeing her go down early because she can't move is tough on everybody. It really affects (the team).
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.
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.
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.
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.
ashley flight four great step
It's really great that Ashley can step up and play at flight four comfortably. It's great to know she has that ability.
accepting cannot exploit four hitting last months opponent three
It's more than hitting hard; you have to find what the opponent can and cannot do and exploit that. I see them in the last three or four months as more accepting of my coaching.
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.
fond match memories
It's a match we never should have won. They (St. John's players) don't have fond memories of that match. They don't like us.