Steve Bietau
Steve Bietau
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.
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.
catch chance freshmen hope progress sophomore week
I hope it?s a progress thing. That's two freshmen and a sophomore out there. It?s week in and week out, and they don?t get a lot of chance to catch their breath.
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.
great last might record schedule strong texas week win
Their record wasn't great early, but their schedule was just brutal. They had a big win over Texas last week ? that might show just how strong they really are.
beat conditions hot road tough weekend
It was a tough weekend on the road for us. We were beat up, and the conditions were tough with it being hot down there.
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.
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.
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.
hard improved taken
She's really taken off. She improved because of a combination of things that she has been working really hard at.
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.
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.