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He came out and was ready to go. He competed hard and put two matches together. Our philosophy today was to win two out of three matches and he got that done.

This was one of the best matches I've played against her. I tried to step it up a little bit, went for my shots and be aggressive, but at same time be a little smarter.

We talked about winning the tough matches, winning the close matches. I don't feel like we came out and wrestled hard early last weekend. We have got to be ready to go from the start. With (174?pounder Mark) Perry out, some other guys are going to have to pick it up. Somebody else is going to have to step up and pull us up. We need to win some matches we are not favored to win.

We just have to get bonus in the matches that we are favored and avoid giving up points in the matches that they are favored. Both matches are going to be close so every point is going to matter.

We're pretty happy with that. We've gotten a couple of seniors back in Conte and Stover. They've only wrestled about 10 matches each.

We treated it like other matches and went in with a workman's-like attitude. We knew what we had to do and feeling that we matched up pretty well with Maryland, we were confident going into the match.

We took a big step forward today, especially for the Champions League. But there is no reason to spend the week celebrating - there are still a lot of matches left.

We're off to a good start. Tom, Andy and Nate all certainly played up to their potential. Jamie has been struggling lately, but managed to scratch out a win and I expect him to continue to contribute in a positive way. Derek and Cameron played in their first varsity matches and, although their scores aren't what we would like to see, they handled the nerves and both got their first wins.

What I liked better about today's matches -- our No. 4 player wasn't here -- our 5, 6 and 7 had to move up a spot, and it gave the three kids a better match.

We've got to win some matches to do it but if we go on and win that fourth, this is probably one of the more satisfying ones, I would say. I think each one gets much more satisfying. I think we had some up-and-downs and question marks. I think we gave a lot of hope during the season to some teams and then we had to battle up.

We've got to improve and play the road matches like we play at home. We have to be more aggressive, and that's the difference.

Having played close to 50 matches together these last two years, they have learned to feed off each other. They now know how to get each other excited and how to pick each other up, especially after a tough point.

He's admitted a couple of times that he's struggled to stay in the battle when teams have gone hard at him, but he has certainly progressed in that area in test matches and hopefully will do on this tour.

Going into the day, we knew we had to beat TC West in our second-round matches to get where we wanted to be, but in those matches we could only pull out two of them,

Going in, I thought there were three or four matches that could go either way, and we won all of those. The only way we could stay with them would be if we wrestled a near-perfect match, and I thought we did that, but they were undefeated for a reason.

He's handled himself well. He's had some big matches this year, and I think the competition he's had throughout the year has set him up and prepared him for the state tournament.

His matches were too close. Quintana is a good wrestler, but he's a freshman, and he should have put it too him.

Historically we have done well at this tournament. The first couple of matches are at home, which gives a little of an edge.

Historically this is a very significant development. We've had some very high-profile matches where momentum has turned based on calls. Now the players know the calls will be right.

There aren't going to be any easy matches, but it would be great to win here. I still have three matches away from there.

We have to be excited about the opportunities we have tomorrow. We have a lot of guys who are looking at winning matches on the back side and that's really what is going to determine the team championship. It's on the shoulders of the guys on the back side.

We look at all the matches the same, it doesn't matter who we play. It all comes down to the doubles point, if we can get that, then we just need four points, which we can do.

We lost some tough matches in the first round. We lost a lot of close matches but we won some close matches, too. I am pleased with everyone's performance today.

We lost so many 4-3 matches in the first half of the season that the guys started to question themselves.

We lost our top three players, so it'll take a complete team effort to win matches this year.

We lost our last three or four matches, but we were losing close matches to good teams. We were disappointed because you hate to lose. But you could see we were starting to put it together. We did what we should have done.

He was just too good. If you are going to beat him, you have to beat him in the first round. He gets better the more matches he plays.

He's played enough big matches and his record in finals against top 10 players over the last two years really speaks for itself. I don't think it's really going to cause him a lot of havoc.

He's pain-free so we're fairly confident that he'll certainly be right by the first round, but hopefully be able to get one or two practice matches in.

He controlled all of his matches today. A couple of spots he got into trouble, but he's a good scrambler. He pretty much controlled the guys he wrestled today.

He kind of does it all for them. I think David (Noel) matches up well with him. A lot of guys in their league are probably bigger '4' men that can't guard him, but Dave is an incredible athlete.

This was one of the toughest matches I have ever played. I am glad I am through.

Kevin brings a level of expertise and credibility that perfectly matches the status and style of the destination we are creating here in Las Vegas.

Kerry didn't show up at the Speed Queen or Leon's, but he had no trouble eating a filet mignon and asparagus at a lakefront restaurant instead, ... It will be interesting to see whether Kerry's cuisine matches his rhetoric in Kansas City tomorrow.

Kids are going to be curious and matches or lighters should be kept away from them. This fire could have been more tragic than it was. Fortunately, everyone got out safely.

James has been playing unbelievable in practice. The movement is key to him and he's feeling more confident, but he hasn't played much on grass and it's to be determined. Andy has a lot more confidence because he's won a lot of matches on grass.

Keeping the matches just may be therapeutic for everyone.

Just the fact that the two (duals) that we lost came down to the last two matches and being right in it - that was positive for us.

J.T.'s really impressed me. His district tournament was the best he's wrestled all year. His toughness and his ability to win the close matches has really impressed me. He's my drill partner, so that's really been making both of us better all year.

I think I started of really well from the first match. I was really read. It was a bit unexpected because I didn't play a lot of matches coming into the tournament, so I thought I would be a little rusty at the beginning.

It came down to the third place match at number three doubles, and the championship matches at numbers one and two doubles and I knew we had to win one of them or we'd tie, and we won two of them. After not playing so well Friday night in the wind, we played very well on Saturday and looked good.

It can be a player's poor shape. It can be injuries. The number of matches played. The number of goals scored.

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I think it's going to be a tight match. If we wrestle to our potential, I think we can win eight or nine matches and obviously we'd win. Even if we split seven-seven, if we do our job, we can win.

I thought we wrestled well today, but there is still a lot of wrestling to be done. Nick and Andy (Simmons) dominated their weight classes, and we had some thrilling matches at other weights as well.

I think the main focus is to get tomorrow's match over. To win the match tomorrow and not be extended physically, and be ready to go for Saturday - we'll expect tougher matches on Saturday.

I thought Brad Hoehner played an extremely good match at No. 1; played one of his better matches of the year. And I thought Jacob Schwartz played very well at No. 2 to win.

I thought all four guys wrestled real well. Lucas won some pretty good matches and he beat some pretty good kids. He's had a good year.

I think the girls came out really intense to win all of our matches in two games. I think the girls are starting to trust each other and play as a team. They played well together and are starting to click a little more.

I think the generational differences and that fact that I was a woman doing a lot of men's tennis matches with those two kind of worked. We all brought different points of view. We all pronounced the players' names a different way so it sounded like there were 14 people on the court when we were together. Fred would say it one way and Cliffy would correct Fred and I'd correct Cliff. I think we did produce a nice sound. There was genuine warmth there. It was just a wonderful time.

I think the bowling needs to be a bit better if we want to win test matches and we have to keep on getting 400 runs if we want to beat Australia.

I think the entire team was very disappointed after our first dual. It's hard to win the tough matches when the same guys are winning week in and week out.

I was definitely pleased with the outcome today. It was hot and many of the matches were not real competitive, so the kids had to stay focused and not become distracted.

It is something we are definitely going to work on in practice. We actually had match points on both days and we just didn't come through. It isn't like we played terrible in doubles. I just told the guys we need to be a little more aggressive and finish the matches out.

I thought we did a pretty good job against Westland. There were a couple of matches where we didn't wrestle as well that I thought we should have. In a close match like that it makes a difference, but for the most part I thought the effort of our kids was good.

I thought we played really well. We had a couple matches where we started off behind.

I thought we had a lackluster performance. I kind of thought we might be flat tonight after playing so many tough matches in a row. I expect us to rebound and get ready for Friday's match at Plano East.

I thought the kids competed well in both matches and they're showing signs in improvement ... that's what you're looking for.

I thought that we fenced well. We didn't lose to any one team except Ward Melville. We finished behind Brentwood because they won so decisively over their other opponents and most of our matches were very close.

I think we'll need to win some bigger matches (from a team standpoint) and I think Shaun will have to be more consistent. If those things happen, I think he does have a chance to be an All-American.

I think we have more than enough talent. There are 13-14 match-winners in both the Test and one-day teams. They are guys that have won matches for their respective countries almost single-handedly over the years, so we definitely have enough talent to match the Aussies.

I think a lot of them have played the back nine before, but it's not one we normally play as a team. This is one of the first matches where we've had our top six together.

I think a lot of people thought all our matches would be very low-scoring, very defensive. Everybody said we were all about defense. I think this proves we're one of best, if not the best.

I think age is not really an issue when you're looking at someone like Roger. He could be 31, 32 and be winning matches if the desire's there.

I think it's one of the best matches I've played. I think we both had fun and were enjoying it. ... We played our best tennis and enjoyed the match and enjoyed the moment.

I think it's one of my best matches in my life. I'm just in my own world and playing my best tennis and having the crowd here supporting me is great.

It gave me more responsibility and I wanted to play with responsibility and win matches for my country.

I think we both think that we have a good shot in all the mixed matches if it comes down to playing the mixed.

I think that's the other adjustment as a freshman, you have a tough match and you get up for that match and then the next three or four matches you don't have that caliber of competition. In college, any match you step on the match you, always need to be ready to go.

It is just unfortunate that we didn't click on at crucial points in games, both in the Test matches and one-day matches.

It is important to recover well because I feel very tired at the moment with the accumulation of matches and it is having an impact on my game.

I went into last year without any anticipation of how I was going to do. I wanted to see how the whole thing would play out. It's definitely big leap to go from middle school to high school. I had to go against a lot of upperclassmen last year. In one of my first matches I had go against the senior captain of his team. I believe I beat him, but it was a little intimidating.

I was a little disappointed in the West Lincoln match. We lost a few matches in which we were ahead.

I think they are going into their doubles matches with more confidence because they've had more confidence in that area. We know we can be successful, and we know we have good doubles teams. They've been getting better. It's been more finding chemistry between partners that will be able to complement each other.

It is a very serious problem. We have told the authorities we cannot do anything in their domestic league matches but we will not allow it in our Uefa club competitions.

It is better playing 12 or 14 matches than going into the playoffs where we can have a bad match and then the preparation of two or three years can be totally lost.

Jen remains unbeaten on the season with a dominating win. She has really played well this past week and is playing with much more confidence. Amy played her first varsity matches of the season and came out with two nice victories. Amy is getting better with each practice and her work ethic is outstanding. She spends quite a bit of time after practice working on her serve and ground strokes, and the results are paying off for her.

Jennifer has played well for us all year. She has shot in the low to mid 40s, although she did have a few matches where she didn't play up to her potential.

Jessica and Cameron played very courageous matches today. We were really happy to see their efforts rewarded.

Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000, and Muhammad Ali fights one bout and winds up with five million bucks. Me, I play one-hundred and ninety games, and I'm overpaid!

Last season, Huntington and Unioto were the most competitive matches we played. To overcome one of them was a great feat, and I hope the girls come out the same against Huntington.

People are recognizing the fact that NC State is becoming a top-flight national program. We are winning big matches and signing top talent to join in on what we're doing here. Our name is out and things are beginning to happen.

Our kids have to understand that you have to be ready for both matches of the weekend. I am pleased with how they fought, we just have to concentrate on getting better.

Our guys clicked last year when we had to play the matches around all the hurricanes. They came out today and clicked again.

Our guys are playing well right now. Having said that, I think we are coming up on the toughest part of our schedule. We have three matches in a row on the road and we need to be playing our best tennis of the year. It's going to be a major challenge, but I think we have a good deal of momentum and confidence going into it. Hopefully we can come out and play to the best of our abilities.

Our goal with this team is nothing but to advance. Nine points from the remaining three matches should be enough for us to advance directly, I hope. But now, three points from Wednesday's game are of key importance.

Our claim is a rightful one. The South Asian region has four of the 10 Test-playing nations and a large part of the money earned from cricket comes from here, so there is good reason that every third World Cup be held here. Our proposal is not about India alone. To see matches being held in more countries would mean more crowd participation.

Overall, we played a pretty good opening weekend tournament. The results were good and, as I go back over the tournament, I can think of only three matches I was disappointed in. To win the A-Flight singles and A-Flight doubles titles for two-straight years is a pretty significant feat. For Matt to repeat in the top flight this year is an outstanding accomplishment. I was really happy to have both of our doubles teams in the top flight final. Tony and Jarrod had a great doubles tournament.

Our philosophy is if it's been done before, we'd better do it better. We think people will be hooked when they see things like the six-sided ring, the Six Sides of Steel matches and Ultimate X matches. (Our guys) can do things you've never seen.

Our performance in both innings of the two matches was contrasting... good in one while failing in the other.

Our spirit has been low because of the losses but we have to trust ourselves to turn it around. We have four extremely important months ahead of us. There are 16 Premiership matches left and every one of them will have to be treated like a cup final.

Our schedule has us playing some Top 25 teams this season. This schedule is a better situation for our team. It's strong enough to get some national-level matches and it still gives us the chance to get some wins against some of the top programs out there.

Overall it was a pretty good weekend for us but I really expected us to get the win over Virginia. There were about three more matches that we should have won but that's how it goes sometimes. You can't give up back points like we did late in those matches.

Overall, I expect us to be stronger than last year, particularly at the doubles positions. We hope to be in a position to challenge for the county tournament championship again this year. We have experienced players in our lineup, which will help us in the big matches and tournaments.

Our two and three singles matches had some pressure today, and they played really well. Their guys put up a good fight. Those were some tough matches.

Playing three matches back-to-back can be a grueling task, but these players seemed to get stronger and stronger as the day went on, ... You always hope to be playing some of your best tennis near sectional week and today we were able to do just that.

Phyllis Gretzky's influence on her family no doubt matches Wayne's impact on hockey. She taught tenaciousness and teamwork, hard work and humility, respect for people and for the game. Her legacy is defined daily by the way Wayne, and all her children, have shared those lessons in every area of their lives.

Playing matches like this is great preparation for us. We know very quickly the things we need to work on. We're much further ahead this year at this time than we were last year, but we had to be, given the early competition. I like most of what I see with my team and I think we're going to be very difficult to beat in league play.

Really our only goal getting there was to play as many matches as we could and see if we were in shape. There was a bunch of tired girls coming home in the van but we placed well. I've been in that tournament before and it was like air leaking out of a tire. I'd say all six girls, for the flights they were in, couldn't have had a better outing.

Regarding the lack of atmosphere a Premiership grounds, it is staggering that this comes as a surprise to anyone. What do you expect when a ticket costs an average seven minimum wage working hours, or one day's work? When only lawyers and bank managers can reasonably afford to attend matches do not expect the camaraderie of the working man's club in the stands