Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU versus USC Postgame Quotes
May 15, 2005 | Cowboy Tennis
2005 NCAA Men's Tennis Regionals
1st and 2nd Rounds
May 14-15 - Stillwater, OK
Jack DeBois Tennis Center
Postgame Quotes
Oklahoma State Quotes:
Oklahoma State Head Coach James Wadley
On the Match
“It is good to bring that level and that caliber of tennis to Stillwater. It has never been done before, so that was good. Our kids battled as hard as they could. Some of them played well and some of them didn't play as well as they are capable of playing. That is the way it goes. We have different guys come through at different times. Felipe (Diaz) has been in that same exact situation two other times and he won both of them. He battled and the other guy battled and played really hard.”
“If you are in this game very long, you are going to have matches like that. I give a lot of credit to them. Their guy at No. 3 really battled. he was down 5-1 in the second set and came back and won.”
“I was very happy with our guys in the doubles. Mark (Van Elden) and Daniel (Byrnes) played really well at No. 1. We played really well at No. 3 to gain the doubles point. I knew we had a good shot. They had to come back and win the other four matches and they were able to do it.”
South Carolina Quotes:
South Carolina Head Coach Kent DeMars
On the Match
“What's neat is this whole side basically lost yesterday and that side won. They just flip-flopped today. That is what I keep telling them, ‘You guys can't win every match.' These teams are too good. We knew it would be tough and we just wanted to be tough on every point. In doubles, it went to a breaker and I still felt we had a good chance and I knew that Oklahoma State was going to be right there at the end.”
“I would have been disappointed if it wasn't a 4-3 match. I think both teams are really good. In fact, I was real disappointed when we didn't get to host. We had five wins in the top 20 and I thought we had a good chance to host. We had two host teams playing each other and that is a coin flip. That is when it is sad that there is a loser because both teams played equal. We just got a point at the end and that was the difference.”
On Oklahoma State
“I congratulate James (Wadley), I have known him a long time. He does one heck of a job and his guys were really classy. The match was fair and everything was really above board.”
