Wilmington Hoggard will be a tremendous test for us. We will be facing a lineup that is solid from top to bottom.

Meredith played very well for us today in singles and doubles, ... She was really hitting the ball well off both sides. She also did a great job of putting away volleys at the net in doubles.

We will get a good test with Edenton Holmes, one of the top 2-A teams in the state. Edenton has some very good young players, and we will have to play well to win this match.

Between the meet last week and the Kansas State dual this week, I think those two meets will get us well-prepared to compete to our potential.

In the short run, it will probably make the US-North Korean relationship more fractious. What is needed is a sustained and mutually respectful dialogue to be established. Only within such a framework may it be possible to fully explain to Pyongyang why we decided to do what we have done in New Delhi, and to work out a solid foundation for an improved relationship.

We just keep playing ball and putting up numbers, ... One of these days you guys [media] will give us our due.