Claire played a very tough match. She played four hard games, and Claire was finally able to counter-attack her off her short shots and win the fifth game. It was a good effort on her part.

We got out in all games and hustled on defense, which led to many fast break opportunities.

She started really slow, and her opponent is a very hard hitter who dominated the 'T' for a while. Once she could maneuver the ball into the back corners, she got better looks and adjusted to the pace. She did quite well from there.

We're going to have to play very well next weekend. Fortunately, I think we'll go into it pretty healthy. I thought today was a good showing overall, although the results weren't great. We showed toughness and more confidence today.

I think Carly was a little nervous in her first game. She came back very strong, especially in that third game. She might have lost a bit of focus in the fourth, but she won a strong and decisive fifth game. Christina also played very well. She's probably one of the toughest No. 9 players anywhere in the country.

It was our worst nightmare realized. They hadn't played well for two games and we had played well for two games. You knew the pendulum could slide in the other direction, and it slid a long ways in the other direction.