Quotes Following Women's Tennis' 5-2 Win Over Southern
Jan 25, 2009 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 25, 2009
TULANE HEAD COACH Terri Sisk
Overall thoughts on the match
"I thought we played well today, even though the conditions still weren't fun for tennis. We had a talk before the match and I told them there were a couple of things I wanted them to work on: 1) intensity, 2) doubles point and 3) team spirit. I think they came out and did what we worked on and what we talked about."
On her team taking care of the task at hand today
"They did. I've said this so many times, but this is such a long process. We're taking baby steps right now. Every day, we're working on little things. We're going to repair one thing here so that it flows into another part of our doubles. They took baby steps today."
On how the team if faring after playing matches on back-to-back days
"They're beat up a little bit. Marcela was in control of her match, the groin flared up again. She couldn't move and she ended up losing. We've got a couple of girls with knee issues and back issues and it's wearing on them a little bit. With us being so young, the demands of collegiate tennis are catching up with us a little bit. But we're going to be okay. We're going to be fine."
On next weekend's matches against Alabama and Georgia State in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
"Alabama and Georgia State are both very good. Alabama is one of the country's premier programs. This is really going to push us. I told our team that this will be our toughest weekend that we've had so far. We're going to start tomorrow preparing for the match. We're going to look at Alabama first and then we're going to move on."
SOUTHERN HEAD COACH JEFFREY CONYERS
Overall thoughts on the match
"Obviously, it was a really tough match for our first match but it was really good. Tulane has a very good program. Our girls did really well today. They came out and competed well. Even though were down, they never gave up and I really thought they fought hard. I'm really looking forward to this season."
On having Tulane back on the schedule
"It's really good to have them back. It's really good for the state with Tulane coming back and UNO as well. With both of those programs coming back this year, they're going to bring a whole bunch of really good teams coming into the area now. And that will help our travel with all of these teams coming to town. If I can piggy-back off of Coach Sisk and have that come over to Baton Rouge, that would be great. I miss this place. It's a good place to come each year."
