Eric Hayes Quotations

We had chances at Nos. 3 and 5. We just needed to close out the second set, and we could have gone up 3-2. We would have been one point away. Texas Tech did a great job extending the matches to win.

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We have a lot of fun doing this. We have a cookout and it's a good opportunity for the girls to get involved in the community.

We tried to get out and pressure them, full-court. We know they run that 'five-out' offense, so we got up on them to cut down on those back-door cuts.

We try to do this throughout the year. We've done it before and we're trying to get kids that haven't played tennis exposed to the sport. It's all about the kids.

It's a good opportunity for some of our local amateurs to play with world class professionals,

It's definitely in my mind now that I don't have very many home games left at Potomac. To think of all the time I've spent in that gym. It's the place where I became what I am as a player.

It's hard because I've always known him as a coach. He will still be a coach in my heart, but you won't see him on the sidelines.

I knew coming in there wouldn't be any calls, that was to be expected.

I don't think anything is going to change. He'll just be in the stands instead of on the bench.

The doubles point was critical. We came out flat, and they took it to us in doubles. But we've come back after losing the doubles point before. We believed we could come back, and we had our chances. Give Texas Tech credit, their young players played like veterans.