Quotes by Brad Pearce

“Every team wants to go to National Indoors, so its an honor to have the chance to go. It will take a great effort from our guys to get there.”

“This match drives the point home that when things arent going your way you just have to work. We feel encouraged that hard work over the past month is giving us opportunities to beat top-ranked teams. Now we just have to close the deal.”

“Jose has a fun and lively personality and hes always able to keep things light in serious situations. Plus hes a great competitor. Ivan has stepped up this year and is playing great tennis right now. It will be hard to lose them, but I am excited these guys are playing their best tennis right now.”

“When facing a team that can beat you, getting that first point is always important.”

“Im glad to hear that Chip played with some intensity. He was bumped down in the lineup for that reason and I hope that that opened his eyes.”

“The bottom line is we won, and were thrilled to be 2-0 in the conference. Now we just have to keep going out and playing loose.”

“We are really competing like we thought we would. Were getting an overall great team effort, and its because everyone is believing.”

“This is the big match every year. One of our goals every year is to beat Utah, so Im thrilled. Im proud of the guys. They really rose to the occasion today.”

“I compare it to Larry Miller Field. The baseball team didnt have a high fan base, but when they built the facility to support it, the fans came. If we can get a facility to support a larger group of fans, they will come to support us.”

“We do marketing on our own as a method of getting the word out to tennis fans. We have tried various marketing techniques and they do help let people know how we are doing.”