Steve Bietau
Steve Bietau
force hoping move somebody start step winning
What we are hoping for is for somebody to step up and force us to move them up to No. 1 and start winning at No. 1.
days eight eliminate hope start
My hope is eight days from now we will look like a different team. We're going to try to start to eliminate mistakes.
answer danger finding playing start together
I think the danger is you start to think the answer to playing together is finding a new partner. At this point, I don?t think that is the issue.
build matches ready start string weekend
I?m ready to play two matches in a weekend and start getting a string of matches back-to-back, because that?s where you can really start to make some progress. You can play a match, adjust, and really start to build on some things.
amount certain challenge communication cultural dealing emotions high intense issues language situation
You have language issues and cultural issues, and sometimes it makes the communication a real challenge for them, and I know for me. You are in this intense competitive situation where emotions are at a pretty high level, and you're dealing with a certain amount of stress, so it?s a big challenge.
either four fourth gone good matches point singles won
We had those four singles matches out there where, other than No. 1 singles, any of them could have gone either way. The only point where I started to feel good was after we won the fourth point.
alive conference happy hopes ncaa stay thick weekend
I am really happy that we got through this weekend with two wins. It was important for us to keep any kind of NCAA (tournament) hopes alive and just to stay in the thick of the conference race.
hard improved taken
She's really taken off. She improved because of a combination of things that she has been working really hard at.
against beat giving last player stretch type weekend won
She's really had an outstanding stretch here lately. She has not only won a lot of matches, but last weekend against Nebraska, she beat the type of player that had been giving her problems.
apparent clear experience knew
She has the most experience on our team, and she is pretty clear under pressure. It was more apparent that she knew what to do.
question
She is not 100 percent, and we know that. Right now, it?s a question that we don?t know how to answer.
becoming goes knew matter mentally season solid tougher
She is becoming more and more solid as the season goes on. We knew she had some weapons, but it was just a matter of her getting tougher mentally and physically.
forward looking playing seeing
We're looking forward to playing and looking forward to seeing what we can do in this tournament.
conference directly impact team
It doesn't directly impact the conference race, but I think it does indirectly, because we can become a better team because of these matches.