Michael Starke
Michael Starke
blame doubles mental number optimal physical sure walk
Doubles play for sure is number one and I blame myself for that. We didn't walk in with optimal physical and mental strength.
fresh friday tough week
They are always tough and competitive. We just want to try to get better this week and come out fresh Friday and give them a sweat.
forward gain jump needs sort start team
That's the sort of thing the team needs to jump start you forward and gain confidence.
courts needed onto
We needed to get back onto the courts for many reasons. Overall, we did pretty well.
job past sure ways
My job is to make sure they don't look past it. For me, Stony Brook is a little ways off.
momentum riding united wave
I feel we are riding the momentum wave at the moment. We feel united as a team.
felt good job played
It was a good weekend. I felt we played pretty well we did a good job producing.
bad brought fired focused good starts superior work
We were a superior team, but we brought out some bad intensity. I think it starts from practice. We need to get fired up, get focused and have good work habits.
doubles hot struggled weather
We struggled with the weather and our doubles were hot and cold.
occasion played rose
I thought we rose to the occasion and played well.
call happen needed perhaps reason step wake
We are one step away from being perfect. Things happen for a reason and perhaps it's a needed wake up call for this team.
bit ok playing
We were a little outmatched at every position. We're playing OK but still need to get a little bit sharper.
certainly doubles kiss matches point win
We don't have to win that doubles point to win the match, but we have to play that point great. We need to go to war. I certainly want to win that doubles point. We need to at least win one of those matches or else we can kiss it goodbye.
best half last save tennis towards
They save their best tennis towards the last half of the match.