Gates is a young team in a rebuilding year. We were fortunate to catch them on a day when they weren't at their strongest. I was pleased to see Samantha (Costell) right herself after such a horrible start. Her second set was the best she's played all year.

Edenton is just real strong, and we're not ready to challenge them seriously just yet.

We were very strong at one and six. I was pleased with the two girls who won the tie-breakers. That's kind of nerve wracking and they won decisively in the tie-breakers.

We had no answer for their top four players. They were simply better than we were.

Pasquotank is a quality tennis team. If they don't win the conference, they're certainly deserving of a wild card into the state playoffs. I was very pleased with our play. We played them a lot tougher than we did at home last month, especially in doubles.

Jessica and Cameron played very courageous matches today. We were really happy to see their efforts rewarded.