NASDAQ-100 OPEN

March 22, 2002

Alexandra Stevenson

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: Well, I was able to play through. I kind of wanted to break her again. But I didn't. So, I just had to focus on my serve the next game, and it's always kind of upsetting when the rain comes down. You're like, "Come on, stop. I want to finish." But it was all right. We didn't have to go off the court so, that was okay.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: Yeah. Every match I think I'm getting better. I've lost a lot of close ones this year, in the third set. And I just need to work on that and win those. And I'm just working hard every day on everything. So, I'm going to go out and hit after this, too.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: She's a tough player. She's in the top 16?

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: Sixteen. So that would mean she's just a solid player. I'm going to have to go out and play great and play my game. It will be a good match.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: No, I've never played her. It's my first time.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: I don't really mind either way. Each time you play someone, it's a different match, a different day, a different tournament, a different surface, different weather. So, it's like playing with the person for the first time. When you go out, you're even. As soon as you start the first game, you have to figure it out and win.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: Just, I mean, I want to work on my volleys a lot. I think that's important to my game. I'm working on getting to the net more and just attacking and playing aggressive.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: I think so, I have to check. I think this will complete my freshman year then I'll be a sophomore. But it never ends, because I'm going to take summer courses too.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: Yeah, the last couple days I was up until 12:30 and I was getting up at 8 o'clock in the morning to get to the courts because matches start at 11. Everyone who has an 11 o'clock practice. If you want to get in an 11 o'clock you have to get up early. Yesterday I was kind of lagging and I had to take a nap. I took a nap for an hour and a half and came out and hit. It's tough, you have deadlines, you have a match the next day. You can't do that much because you want to focus on your match and you don't want to be tired. I have to balance it out. I really haven't done enough of this week's homework so I have to do it tonight and tomorrow - tomorrow day, not tomorrow night.

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON: I think this year has been pretty solid, and, I mean, it was just hard because I didn't really know how to play the game and I was young. It happened. But it happened for a reason. So I just took it and learned from it, and now I'm doing well. And hopefully I'll keep doing well.