6 Quotes by Chris Powers

We feel that we will be very competitive in the league and should challenge for the DVL title.

We made a decision to go with the basics. Regardless of the level of football -- college, high school, the NFL -- blocking and tackling gets it done. We decided to focus on the basics and parlay that into everything else.

We have one month in the fall when all the athletes do is weight train a few times each week.

They beat us in overtime and she was the reason why. She scored back-to-the-basket, pivoting, face-up, hitting 15-footers and we played behind her and fronted her and doubled her and it didn't matter. She earned my respect that day. It was the first time I saw her and I couldn't believe how good she was.

All in all, the men's tennis team practices anywhere from five to 20 hours each week, but never more than 20.

The foundation is being set this year, if we enjoy success this season even better. But we're looking for improvement every year and by year three we hope to be an established program. We hope to be able to compete with everyone our size.