I came down to see Courtney and she was up 5-0 in the second set. You can't ask anything more of your girls than that.

We played a lot of close matches with these kids and I think part of it was due to frustration.

Today they played to their ability. They stepped up. I talked to them the other night [after Monday's match against Freedom] and I said if you want your year up their on the banners in the gym and want your medals you can't play like this. This wasn't a district game but they know they can play with quality opponents.

We've talked about it in the past. We've had some girls who are up 6-0 and then the next thing you know it's 7-5. Now they're starting to really put it together.

I know right now Courtney is frustrated. I will say flat out I thought Courtney was the better player. Courtney needs to work on better shot selection. Next year at this time when Courtney plays that chick it will be 6-0, 6-0.

Brittany, who is playing in her first match, has shown a lot of heart, losing a set and then coming back.

I have a very hard working group of girls and as much as they complain to me about it they really are getting in shape and it is helping and I want them to have the endurance to play a three-set match.

I think Courtney Owens, for never playing a tennis match a day in her life other than what she's played in practice, has done really well.

Candy had some nice placement. She was putting some stuff on the ball. She was hitting top spin, she was hitting slice. She was putting it all together.