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Post-Match Quotes

USU head coach James Wilson:
On the match:
"Just an awesome, awesome effort from all our guys. They did a really good job. They came out, played good doubles, but really showed a lot of toughness. Especially at No. 2 doubles, from down a break, broke back. Then, they were serving to stay in the match, were down love-40, and then found a way to hold to get it to a tiebreaker. Then, in the tiebreaker, just played real aggressive, played to win and that was awesome.

"Jaime's effort was huge at No. 1 singles. To be down 5-1 in the second set, to come back and win that second set gave us a huge boost of momentum. Sergiu (Bucur) to win in the third set was awesome, he showed a lot of toughness. Overall, everybody showed a lot of grit and a lot of toughness. Even the guys that lost, they battled and that was really, really great to see."

On winning two conference matches at home before going on the road for the final two matches of the regular season:
"It's huge. We have an unreal opportunity in front of us. We have two matches left to win the conference regular season. I know our guys are going to be so fired up to play New Mexico on the road on Friday night. It's going to be a great match. They're a tough team. We know that. But, this is a great opportunity for us."

On seniors Jaime Barajas and Andrew Nakajima:
"It was a storybook ending. For Andrew to clinch the doubles point in his last home match, you couldn't write a better script. Then for Jaime to beat that guy at one was a huge win. That guy has played really well this year. Jaime's played really, really well. I'm just so proud of them. Obviously, they've built this program from the ground up. They deserve so much credit. They work really, really hard. They're good guys. They're good students. We're definitely going to miss them next year."

USU senior Andrew Nakajima:
On the match:
"I'm happy with how the result ended up. We played well overall as a team. We came out and were strong with the doubles point and it carried over to singles. We fought hard and came away with the win."

On clinching the doubles point in his final home match:
"It was cool. It was fun. I was just happy to be out on the court for the last time here at Utah State. It was fun. I wasn't really focused on winning or losing, just on having a good time and we came off with the doubles point. It was cool."

USU senior Jaime Barajas:
On the match:
"Everyone competed pretty hard. We were down four match points in doubles, and we just kept on believing and fought hard and we ended up with the dub."

On getting a big singles win in his final home match:
"It feels very good. I was down 1-5 in the second set, and I just told myself, 'I just have to keep on fighting.' I ended up winning, 7-5, in the second set."