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We told Dustin that first match was crucial because if he lost there were two top?notch kids on the ...
LEE LUNDVALL The last matches had hurt our self-confidence, you could see that. We were nervous at first. But the...
FELIX MAGATH The first match is always tough, but they did just fine. Looking at them, I think they'll get better...
PHYLLIS ZILM I have a lot of confidence in Nicolas. But first we have to win tomorrow morning's match.
HANS GILDEMEISTER It wasn't my best match, but the first match of the state tournament you've got to make mistakes bec...
ADAM MARTENSEN It was a very tough match. He played fast and served big. I played a great first set, it was great t...
DAVID SANCHEZ I think even with it being their first match, they have a lot of confidence. I told them that it sho...
JENNY WILLIAMS I had a seventh-grader playing her first singles match today at No. 5, so that was good to see her a...
NANCY CLOUSE After that first match I felt good, I felt solid. I really didn't think I could lose.
DAVE CROWLEY![]()
I think today I played much better, especially in the first set, than in my first match on Wednesday...
MARIA SHARAPOVA Usually, for me, when I get through that first match the nerves go away and I can get into a groove.
JENNIFER BARRETTA![]()
If you can just get in the playoffs and get by a match or two, I think you start to realize your dis...
BOB WEIR That first round was a great win for Eli. That was a great win to have at the end of his senior year...
MIKE BLAKE Once he got his first match under his belt, he was a little disappointed that he didn't wrestle (Huf...
DARREN WEBER Tim came out on top of the rubber match. He wrestled a smart match by being patient and not forcing ...
TIM NEFF I think Mike had his team as well prepared as he could. They wrestled tough in every match. He's def...
SKIP PIGHETTI It is always good to win the first match of the series,
MARVAN ATAPATTU In his second match. He looked much better than in his first.
DARREN WEBER Andy is not playing his best tennis. Fernando has improved very much. I think he played yesterday th...
HANS GILDEMEISTER If we called him up it's because he is capable of playing. We did not want to rest him for the first...
JO MASO I don't think teams are that much better than us in the third period. If we can match them in the fi...
JAMIE HEWARD![]()
I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it...
BORIS JOHNSON It's going to be a good match. ... The way I look at it, it's just another kid to wrestle. Don't wor...
ANDREW DAHL After going through what he went through last year, nothing is that big a deal to him. I think now h...
BRIAN BAKER Jordan has been there and knows what it's all about now and Brandon is just so excited. I think all ...
DAN HAHN Hopefully it'll inspire our guys -- they knew how poorly I was playing, ... I told them if I could s...
KENNY PERRY For me it is good I had a tough match ... it is better to have a tough first match.
KATARINA SREBOTNIK I think we match up really well with them, especially if we can get our fans into it and use them al...
JANA HARRIGAN We played pretty well in the first match. When the girls played well and didn't win, it deflated the...
CATHY ALEXANDER I was kind of tired and I didn't warm up that good before the first match. I got a much better warm-...
SHACOI BERRY I had everything in my hands. I had 40-15 up. I felt if I could get the game, I would win the match.
NADIA PETROVA That's a match I really wanted. I'd never beaten Justin before - in high school or in Little League ...
BRANDON LOCOCO I want everyone to win at least a match, and I think we can do that. It's a meat grinder, it's tough...
MIKE BURCHETT Even when I was losing ... I still had the feeling that he cannot hurt me. Either I can win the matc...
DOMINIK HRBATY My goal coming in was to win a state title dominantly. I wanted to come in and major my way through,...
COLE SCHMITT We need to stop conceding goals and today (Sunday) is the first we have not scored in a match and th...
DONOVAN HAYLES I think it was a good first match. We can play better, but this was a good place to start.
JOEL MEISENHEIMER This was a good match for Ryan to help build his confidence, even though he didn't play as well as h...
ERIC LYONS It's pretty exciting, because we've never wrestled this deep into the season as a team. I think it's...
DAN HAHN The first match is really the most nerve-racking match out of the entire weekend. I wanted them to n...
CATRIN NILSMARK First week? I was very happy to get through today. I mean, the next match will be tough, especially ...
CLIJSTERS GAINS We match up well. We have weapons offensively that I think it's hard for them to match up against. T...
JARED JEFFRIES It's always great to play at home. I won here last year and it's great to start with a win like this...
GUSTAVO KUERTEN I'm proud of myself, because I went 0-2 at sectional last year. That last match was very close. I ju...
KYLE WEAVER At one point in the match I thought I was going to throw up, I think maybe it was 6-5 (in the first ...
JELENA JANKOVIC Beating a state champion is a huge confidence builder for Peter. We talked after the match, and he s...
CARY JUSTMANN That was my first double-overtime match of the season. You're always tired going into double overtim...
MIKE JONES It was a good match for us. We went out there pretty fired up and wanted to make a statement in the ...
DEREK STROBEL I stopped wrestling (in that match), and it's been haunting me since. It was good for me at the time...
ANTHONY BIONDO We'd have to pick it up to win that match.
BART NIEUWENHUIS Herrera beat the same kid both years. He was on his stomach most of the match, but he just kept figh...
ANTHONY REINOSO Playing a match, knowing you have just come off a win is always going to be a confidence booster. Wh...
SASHA ABRAHAM It's great to see kids come into this rivalry match and get after it. To win a match in the conferen...
CURT BERGER It's really disappointing because that's a match I would normally find a way to win ? playing good o...
ALICIA MOLIK Arnaud had his guy beat. If he didn't cramp there, we win that match. Arnaud was mentally tougher th...
KEN HYDINGER I think that was our best match yet this season. Other than game two, we played a complete match. Th...
BETH LAUNIERE When I first started coaching, I didn't think that I could take non-runners and get them to run a ma...
BRUCE HOWARD The match I struck shall not run dead
You’re my first inhale, my last cigarette.
MIE HANSSON That was the big match for me to get through. I did it.
BROCK WAUGHEN Boris is in it to win it. He is looking really good. We just have to keep his weight down and gear h...
BOBBY SOTO Baldwin didn't have anybody at 145, so I moved everybody up because I didn't want Pat to get a forfe...
RYAN BRAIN I stare across the table at Jeremy, and wonder if I will make it through our first date without tryi...
ALESSANDRA TORRE Jeremy is starting to gain a lot more control in his game to mix and match with his power game. As a...
MARK REILLY I think it was a good match, especially after Sydney (where she lost in the first round).
ANASTASIA MYSKINA We have to play awfully well (to win). I think if we get off to a good start, it will be a good matc...
LIN LORING I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the match in the first set. In the second se...
SANIA MIRZA The first quarter was like a boxing match, with a big punch here, and a punch there.
TOM JONES Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match,
BRIAN SMITH![]()
The first match is never easy. To play three sets with some important moments, that's important for ...
RAFAEL NADAL She came back today and played a real strong match. She got a little fatigued in the end. That match...
GAIL PATTON It would be a big thing for us to win the first game. It would be a big win, to set ourselves up for...
EMILY ZAPLATOSCH I try not to think about that too much before my match. I try to clear my mind and get a good match.
DAVID HELMER I guess it just wasn't meant to be. I think I wrestled better my second match, but my first match di...
MANJU JABBIE I remember my first road win was pretty big and I got a lot of confidence from that. I think you dra...
BRIAN ELLIOTT That was a big hit because that run there in the first inning gave us a lot of confidence.
KRIS VANCAS After that I started getting my adrenaline back. I just wanted to make up the points. I was nervous ...
CHANDLER JONES I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out ...
DUSTY BAKER This match will help me as a reference for the future, ... To play a match of this caliber, the fact...
JACQUES SANTINI![]()
He has a wide gait and I struggle to appear casual as I attempt to match his stride. His shirt’s b...
KATIE MCGARRY I can hardly believe that I won this match. I was too slow in the first set but now it's like I'm ba...
TATIANA GOLOVIN In my match I was able to win so easily because I stepped up on every ball. I didn't allow her to ge...
ERIN KATIMS I didn't play well. I played poorly in the first match, poorly in the second match, and apart from f...
STEPHEN HENDRY She fought until the last point. It was a really tight match. And I think yes, it's a really big win...
GISELA DULKO Ashley had two really big wins to close out the tournament strong. Her play was definitely the highl...
COLETTE QUAM Roddick can challenge him as well if he serves big consistently for the entire match. If he does tha...
RICHARD KRAJICEK It is real easy to quit after that. You're a senior and you lose your first match and it is a long w...
DON SHULER It was an awesome match. The girls played at a great level and I couldn't be prouder in our first ma...
BARBARA KING He is a young player riding a wave of enthusiasm but I am not sure he can do it match after match.
FELIX MAGATH It was my first final, so I was a little bit overwhelmed at the whole atmosphere. It was still a clo...
IVO KARLOVIC That was a little strange. But I think we're both professional, and we can put aside the doubles mat...
ROBBY GINEPRI Kurt is a leader on the team. I think that if Kurt loses a match it affects the whole team. We usual...
JASON MUSIAL I felt great going into that match. I thought I wrestled the best match I could. He's a pretty good....
BRENNAN WHITMAN Both teams were a little apprehensive. It was a bit of a checkers match at first.
JERRY YORK![]()
About 10,000 people a day go on first dates from Match... We're trying to celebrate that, bring ...
SAM YAGAN Robbie has wrestled some tough competition and that prepared him for that match. It was a big win fo...
LARRY WALKER Our No. 2 (Hiroki Takagi) has been hurt so I kept him out of the lineup today. Our big match is Wedn...
BOB ORR You could make an argument that Tennessee shouldn't be a No. 2. You can make an argument that we sho...
JAMES SHULER I think I played a great match really. Especially in the first set. Everything went my way.
IVAN LJUBICIC![]()
Physically he is not fully fit at the moment and he urgently needs to win match practice.
JURGEN KLINSMANN I just saw the ball really well today. I wanted to really win this match and I wasn't going to lose ...
WAYNE ARTHURS
LEE LUNDVALL The last matches had hurt our self-confidence, you could see that. We were nervous at first. But the...
FELIX MAGATH The first match is always tough, but they did just fine. Looking at them, I think they'll get better...
PHYLLIS ZILM I have a lot of confidence in Nicolas. But first we have to win tomorrow morning's match.
HANS GILDEMEISTER It wasn't my best match, but the first match of the state tournament you've got to make mistakes bec...
ADAM MARTENSEN It was a very tough match. He played fast and served big. I played a great first set, it was great t...
DAVID SANCHEZ I think even with it being their first match, they have a lot of confidence. I told them that it sho...
JENNY WILLIAMS I had a seventh-grader playing her first singles match today at No. 5, so that was good to see her a...
NANCY CLOUSE After that first match I felt good, I felt solid. I really didn't think I could lose.
DAVE CROWLEY
I think today I played much better, especially in the first set, than in my first match on Wednesday... MARIA SHARAPOVA Usually, for me, when I get through that first match the nerves go away and I can get into a groove.
JENNIFER BARRETTA
If you can just get in the playoffs and get by a match or two, I think you start to realize your dis... BOB WEIR That first round was a great win for Eli. That was a great win to have at the end of his senior year...
MIKE BLAKE Once he got his first match under his belt, he was a little disappointed that he didn't wrestle (Huf...
DARREN WEBER Tim came out on top of the rubber match. He wrestled a smart match by being patient and not forcing ...
TIM NEFF I think Mike had his team as well prepared as he could. They wrestled tough in every match. He's def...
SKIP PIGHETTI It is always good to win the first match of the series,
MARVAN ATAPATTU In his second match. He looked much better than in his first.
DARREN WEBER Andy is not playing his best tennis. Fernando has improved very much. I think he played yesterday th...
HANS GILDEMEISTER If we called him up it's because he is capable of playing. We did not want to rest him for the first...
JO MASO I don't think teams are that much better than us in the third period. If we can match them in the fi...
JAMIE HEWARD
I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it... BORIS JOHNSON It's going to be a good match. ... The way I look at it, it's just another kid to wrestle. Don't wor...
ANDREW DAHL After going through what he went through last year, nothing is that big a deal to him. I think now h...
BRIAN BAKER Jordan has been there and knows what it's all about now and Brandon is just so excited. I think all ...
DAN HAHN Hopefully it'll inspire our guys -- they knew how poorly I was playing, ... I told them if I could s...
KENNY PERRY For me it is good I had a tough match ... it is better to have a tough first match.
KATARINA SREBOTNIK I think we match up really well with them, especially if we can get our fans into it and use them al...
JANA HARRIGAN We played pretty well in the first match. When the girls played well and didn't win, it deflated the...
CATHY ALEXANDER I was kind of tired and I didn't warm up that good before the first match. I got a much better warm-...
SHACOI BERRY I had everything in my hands. I had 40-15 up. I felt if I could get the game, I would win the match.
NADIA PETROVA That's a match I really wanted. I'd never beaten Justin before - in high school or in Little League ...
BRANDON LOCOCO I want everyone to win at least a match, and I think we can do that. It's a meat grinder, it's tough...
MIKE BURCHETT Even when I was losing ... I still had the feeling that he cannot hurt me. Either I can win the matc...
DOMINIK HRBATY My goal coming in was to win a state title dominantly. I wanted to come in and major my way through,...
COLE SCHMITT We need to stop conceding goals and today (Sunday) is the first we have not scored in a match and th...
DONOVAN HAYLES I think it was a good first match. We can play better, but this was a good place to start.
JOEL MEISENHEIMER This was a good match for Ryan to help build his confidence, even though he didn't play as well as h...
ERIC LYONS It's pretty exciting, because we've never wrestled this deep into the season as a team. I think it's...
DAN HAHN The first match is really the most nerve-racking match out of the entire weekend. I wanted them to n...
CATRIN NILSMARK First week? I was very happy to get through today. I mean, the next match will be tough, especially ...
CLIJSTERS GAINS We match up well. We have weapons offensively that I think it's hard for them to match up against. T...
JARED JEFFRIES It's always great to play at home. I won here last year and it's great to start with a win like this...
GUSTAVO KUERTEN I'm proud of myself, because I went 0-2 at sectional last year. That last match was very close. I ju...
KYLE WEAVER At one point in the match I thought I was going to throw up, I think maybe it was 6-5 (in the first ...
JELENA JANKOVIC Beating a state champion is a huge confidence builder for Peter. We talked after the match, and he s...
CARY JUSTMANN That was my first double-overtime match of the season. You're always tired going into double overtim...
MIKE JONES It was a good match for us. We went out there pretty fired up and wanted to make a statement in the ...
DEREK STROBEL I stopped wrestling (in that match), and it's been haunting me since. It was good for me at the time...
ANTHONY BIONDO We'd have to pick it up to win that match.
BART NIEUWENHUIS Herrera beat the same kid both years. He was on his stomach most of the match, but he just kept figh...
ANTHONY REINOSO Playing a match, knowing you have just come off a win is always going to be a confidence booster. Wh...
SASHA ABRAHAM It's great to see kids come into this rivalry match and get after it. To win a match in the conferen...
CURT BERGER It's really disappointing because that's a match I would normally find a way to win ? playing good o...
ALICIA MOLIK Arnaud had his guy beat. If he didn't cramp there, we win that match. Arnaud was mentally tougher th...
KEN HYDINGER I think that was our best match yet this season. Other than game two, we played a complete match. Th...
BETH LAUNIERE When I first started coaching, I didn't think that I could take non-runners and get them to run a ma...
BRUCE HOWARD The match I struck shall not run dead
You’re my first inhale, my last cigarette.
MIE HANSSON That was the big match for me to get through. I did it.
BROCK WAUGHEN Boris is in it to win it. He is looking really good. We just have to keep his weight down and gear h...
BOBBY SOTO Baldwin didn't have anybody at 145, so I moved everybody up because I didn't want Pat to get a forfe...
RYAN BRAIN I stare across the table at Jeremy, and wonder if I will make it through our first date without tryi...
ALESSANDRA TORRE Jeremy is starting to gain a lot more control in his game to mix and match with his power game. As a...
MARK REILLY I think it was a good match, especially after Sydney (where she lost in the first round).
ANASTASIA MYSKINA We have to play awfully well (to win). I think if we get off to a good start, it will be a good matc...
LIN LORING I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the match in the first set. In the second se...
SANIA MIRZA The first quarter was like a boxing match, with a big punch here, and a punch there.
TOM JONES Saturday is a big day for all of us and we are looking forward to our first competitive match,
BRIAN SMITH
The first match is never easy. To play three sets with some important moments, that's important for ... RAFAEL NADAL She came back today and played a real strong match. She got a little fatigued in the end. That match...
GAIL PATTON It would be a big thing for us to win the first game. It would be a big win, to set ourselves up for...
EMILY ZAPLATOSCH I try not to think about that too much before my match. I try to clear my mind and get a good match.
DAVID HELMER I guess it just wasn't meant to be. I think I wrestled better my second match, but my first match di...
MANJU JABBIE I remember my first road win was pretty big and I got a lot of confidence from that. I think you dra...
BRIAN ELLIOTT That was a big hit because that run there in the first inning gave us a lot of confidence.
KRIS VANCAS After that I started getting my adrenaline back. I just wanted to make up the points. I was nervous ...
CHANDLER JONES I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out ...
DUSTY BAKER This match will help me as a reference for the future, ... To play a match of this caliber, the fact...
JACQUES SANTINI
He has a wide gait and I struggle to appear casual as I attempt to match his stride. His shirt’s b... KATIE MCGARRY I can hardly believe that I won this match. I was too slow in the first set but now it's like I'm ba...
TATIANA GOLOVIN In my match I was able to win so easily because I stepped up on every ball. I didn't allow her to ge...
ERIN KATIMS I didn't play well. I played poorly in the first match, poorly in the second match, and apart from f...
STEPHEN HENDRY She fought until the last point. It was a really tight match. And I think yes, it's a really big win...
GISELA DULKO Ashley had two really big wins to close out the tournament strong. Her play was definitely the highl...
COLETTE QUAM Roddick can challenge him as well if he serves big consistently for the entire match. If he does tha...
RICHARD KRAJICEK It is real easy to quit after that. You're a senior and you lose your first match and it is a long w...
DON SHULER It was an awesome match. The girls played at a great level and I couldn't be prouder in our first ma...
BARBARA KING He is a young player riding a wave of enthusiasm but I am not sure he can do it match after match.
FELIX MAGATH It was my first final, so I was a little bit overwhelmed at the whole atmosphere. It was still a clo...
IVO KARLOVIC That was a little strange. But I think we're both professional, and we can put aside the doubles mat...
ROBBY GINEPRI Kurt is a leader on the team. I think that if Kurt loses a match it affects the whole team. We usual...
JASON MUSIAL I felt great going into that match. I thought I wrestled the best match I could. He's a pretty good....
BRENNAN WHITMAN Both teams were a little apprehensive. It was a bit of a checkers match at first.
JERRY YORK
About 10,000 people a day go on first dates from Match... We're trying to celebrate that, bring ... SAM YAGAN Robbie has wrestled some tough competition and that prepared him for that match. It was a big win fo...
LARRY WALKER Our No. 2 (Hiroki Takagi) has been hurt so I kept him out of the lineup today. Our big match is Wedn...
BOB ORR You could make an argument that Tennessee shouldn't be a No. 2. You can make an argument that we sho...
JAMES SHULER I think I played a great match really. Especially in the first set. Everything went my way.
IVAN LJUBICIC
Physically he is not fully fit at the moment and he urgently needs to win match practice. JURGEN KLINSMANN I just saw the ball really well today. I wanted to really win this match and I wasn't going to lose ...
WAYNE ARTHURS
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