That was a unique group that had worked together for three years. They played tennis all summer and fall. They worked on making each other better.

He was feeling ill after the first set and after losing 0-6 in the second set, he gave a great effort in the third set.

I've been involved with O'Connell tennis since the mid-80s. I've also been involved in coaching a number of sports in Northern Virginia since the 1960s. I guess you could say that I'm a kid that hasn't grown up.

Nick worked on his game a lot in a tennis club. He'll definitely help us this season. Any time you have a No. 1 player like that, it really enhances your team. It gives us a weapon at No. 1 and it makes us a lot stronger down the lineup.

He did tennis as a favor and did a great job. But now I have to find a tennis coach.

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.