Most of the teams here are state-level teams that we can compete against. Right now, it's just a matter of more time on the courts.
She moved the ball around nicely and let her opponent make the mistakes. This was a really good weekend for her. She got a lot of match experience.
She had a bit of nerves in her first match and was still taking things in. She was moving much better in her second match - that's her strong point.
She was trying some new things, like staying low in her shots and not going for power, but focusing more on control.
She was down, 5-4, and it was really windy, so she missed some shots, but she stayed tough and came through.
She was capable of beating both girls, but she made a few more mistakes.
From what I've heard, Colorado Academy has a good team. They have some girls who went to the state tournament last year. Most of the Denver teams are good. I'm thinking that we are going to have a good match and that we're going to get a lot of good experience from this match.
We were giving them free points by making errors.
We were missing a lot of the varsity. If we had our full lineup, I think we would have walked away with a win.
We need to get the ball in play and make them work for points. We can't be giving them free points.
As the day went on, they were able to move better and better.
The team is really coming together well. We've had a good start. We have some small things to work through right now, but we're playing strongly.
Our approach is that the first set is a warm-up to learn about the opponent. They changed their strategy, stayed aggressive and it worked.
I liked the way we were playing mentally. We were relaxed and loose, and stayed focused.
They were working well together, putting the ball in the right spot, not making errors and putting all the pressure on their opponents.
It was a close match. We just made a few more errors. It came down to winning big points and moving a little more, instead of standing and watching the ball.
The frustrating thing for them is they were really anxious to play. They had such success and confidence the day before that they wanted to keep rolling.
That match was a huge win for those girls to beat a Denver team. Those girls earned that win.
They are still playing around with their positioning, trying to see what works.
It shows us where we are at right now. We are still learning.