We are as a collective in our best moment both physically and mentally. We came to this Cup with great enthusiasm, working very hard throughout the week to arrive with a chance to make history in Dos Hermanas.
Beat the eternal rival, Tenerife Libby’s La Laguna 3-0 is not normal, usually the matches between you usually have to be decided in the tie-break. What happened on the last day to be able to impose yourself with such authority in the game?
We come from a good work dynamic and results. During these months we have managed to forge a great group atmosphere, which together with that intense work during the last few weeks has been the key to being able to get such a strong result against a great team like Haris.
Do you feel pressure as it is the only national title that the club is missing from its showcases – the two finals they have played to date were lost in the tie-break against Feel Alcobendas and Tenerife Libby’s La Laguna –?
We don’t feel any kind of pressure. I think that all of us have been able to change that possible pressure for the hope of being able to win what would be the first Queen’s Cup in the club’s history. We don’t want to go nervous or pressured, but rather go willing to bring out our best game and win that trophy, which is the only one we’re missing.
Taking into account that your rival in the semifinals will not be known until Friday night, which will result from the duel between the host, Cajasol, or its eternal rival, Tenerife Libby’s La Laguna, do you have any preference in this regard?
The truth is that I have no preference for either of them. Be it Cajasol or Haris. We are going to face a strong rival. We have the advantage of having recently played against both, we have studied both teams and we have managed to beat both teams this season.
The Cup is going to take place in a somewhat atypical field such as the CDM Los Montecillos, in Dos Hermanas (Seville), which is characterized by being small, dark and with a very low ceiling. Will it benefit the host, Cajasol, much in a possible semifinal against them on Saturday, especially since they will not have the opportunity to test themselves on the court on Friday, in the quarterfinals as they are exempt because they are seeded?
I think it will not be an excessive advantage for Cajasol, because all the players are already more or less used to playing there from previous seasons. It is true that it is a very complicated field, because of the ceiling, which is very low, but above all because of its fans, who are quite noisy. But we are going to have part of our fans there during the Cup – approximately 50 Olympic fans travel to Dos Hermanas – and they will surely be noticed there. I think it is essential to abstract ourselves from the entire environment and be able to focus on our game and that all those small details do not undermine our performance and we can offer our best version in the Cup.
Personally, despite it being her first season in the elite as a starter, her performance is very consistent and she is already among the best liberos in the Iberdrola League in her own right. How is he doing and what do you consider to be his ceiling?
I am very happy and at the same time very grateful, both to the club and to our coach, Fran Carballo, for the trust they have had in me this season. At the moment I don’t see my ceiling (laughs), I consider that I am still very young – 20 years old – and that I have a lot of room for improvement ahead to continue growing as a player and as a person.
Do you dare to give us a forecast for this Queen’s Cup?
I am convinced that we are going to win the Cup.
