Quotes by Jeff Holman

“Sterling has a good, deep team. Their doubles were definitely competitive. We have a predominantly senior team. They just came back the day before from their senior trip. Thats not an excuse. Theyre still a little out of synch. Were still trying to find our rhythm.”

“The nature of our team is that we depend on our doubles a lot. We have a balanced team. For us to beat better teams, we have to win both doubles and have one of our singles come through.”

“Eastern is definitely the best team weve played so far. Weve been winning the matches, but were not playing at the level we want to play at.”

“Realistically, were not the favorite. Id like to see us get as far as we can in the state tournament. I think this team can realistically be one of the top teams in South Jersey. We can definitely show improvement, show progress. Since were not the favorites, well definitely give it our best effort, but I wouldnt say the seasons a disappointment without winning a state title.”

“Im always looking for the players to play at a high level. Theres always things we can improve on. Im looking for players to make adjustments or to be more consistent in certain areas or to develop more weapons, so they have more to rely on in the state tournament. I think the guys are playing better than they did a couple weeks ago. They play better, the more matches they have.”

“I dont think its weird. I think Ray and Jake handle that situation well. I think it was more important for Ray to win last year, because he had lost in the final the year before. I havent heard him say a lot about it, but Im sure hed like to repeat. I think its more important for him to play well and have the best season he can have overall. Its probably tougher to play against a friend, but its something they have to do.”

“For any player to reach 100 wins is special. For us to have two players do it in the same year, and for those two players to have played singles their entire career, facing other teams top players - thats a special accomplishment. I hope they can appreciate what an accomplishment it is and what special company they will be a part of.”

“Were hoping these matches give our guys a chance to rise to the occasion and see what theyre capable of doing. Whatever teams we play against should provide good competition.”