I wish I could say that I knew what happened on court 2 & 3 this week, but the balls on court 1 were whizzing by me so fast, that I barely had time to breath, let alone look at other courts. But I did get a chance to talk to all our wonderful winners at lunch, and this is what I heard:
Court 3 had Heather and Concepcion together again and they battled from a 5-0 deficit in the first set, to win the match in a third set Super Stupid Tie breaker. These girls are so steady and calculated. When most people would admit defeat being down 5-0, these ladies held it together, knew they were better and kept pushing until they conquered their opponents. Way to go Ladies!
Court 2 had the super successful team of Nayla and Diana, once again trouncing their opponents easily. I heard the ladies say that their match was easy, but that is an understatement because they were playing a court 1 player. I think it's easy for them because they have a winning formula of a soft and hard game, they figure out their opponents weaknesses and they capitalize on every opportunity. Its easy because these two are so good together. (I remember those days!) Keep up the great tennis girls!
Court 1 had myself and Allana in one of our least shining moments. We were up against what felt like a pro. She was forehanding that ball so hard and fast and accurate, that we were lucky to get a racket on it, let alone do anything with it. Her partner would stand there and either put the ball back into play, or place it just out of reach. We figured out to keep it away from her forehand, but her backhand would fire the ball directly at the net person, at 100 miles/hour. We were just trying to save ourselves by getting our racket on it. We did figure out not to serve and volley her, because she was using us as targets. The minute we opened the court up, she would hit it out quite often. We held in as much as we could, but they won in two sets.
The great news is that we won 2 courts again! If we keep this up, we will be in the top ten for sure. Big difference from last year. We have a great team, great ladies with great spirit and of course, the best fans ever.
We're movin' on up!!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
NOVEMBER 4TH RESULTS
What a match! I forgot how exciting it is to watch tennis. I was literally on the edge of my seat from the beginning of the match, anticipating a great match and the fans were not disappointed.
Court 1 had Allana and Ana smashing down lobs all day. I couldn't figure out why their opponents didn't change strategies because our girls had a smash fest going on. They lost a big lead in the second set but pulled it together in the SS tie breaker to win. Way to go for the second court 1win in 2 weeks. The court 1 curse has been officially broken!
Court 2 had Nayla and Diana slicing, chopping, smashing and driving their opponents into the ground. They were both solid and on fire! Their smiles from ear to ear during the game, showed that they were having a great time out there. Congratulations Ladies!
Court 3 had the virgin and the veteran, pussy footing their way around the court trying to return the soft balls that were constantly coming their way. Ann Sophie had a vision of being in level 4 again only to come to the realization that she was in level 2 against some smart opponents who figured out what would win them the match. They held it together to win the first set but couldn't close it down due to the super retrieval skills of their adversaries. No matter what they shot at them, that ball kept coming back. It was a valiant effort for the first match in level 2, and with a winning set under her belt, she can hold her head high and move on to the next. Great effort girls! One set is way better than no set!
Last week was such a busy birthday week for me, that I didn't write a review of the matches so here's a quick re-cap.
Ana and Allana broke the court 1 curse for the first time with another smash fest. Every time I peeked over at court 1, one of our girls was smashing down a lob. They were switching sides, playing up and down and doing whatever they needed to do to take down those lobs. They were solid!
Conception and I were playing a deuce game, every game. We were up against a wall and every game was won or lost by an AD. We were very evenly matched and every game was extremely close, but in the end, they pulled the last two games out, to win 7-5,7-5.
Diana and Suzanne had the game on their racket but lost focus in the SS tie breaker to lose the match. They were playing so well together with lots of grunting and line driving. However, the opponents didn't give up, even when they were down in the SS tie breaker. They held it together, fought for every point and took the match away from our girls. Tough one!!
But, as usual, the party after the match is always a great success. We definitely know how to celebrate. The wine and baileys was flowing and the girls were laughing and posing and planning our party in Barbados after this wonderful year comes to an end. Win or lose, this team is a wonderful group of great girls who celebrate everything and anything. And, as we learned today, you never know when your party may come to an end. So celebrate all of life's moments no matter how small. Celebrate being with great friends. Celebrate the fact that we get to play tennis every week, win or lose. Just celebrate!
Court 1 had Allana and Ana smashing down lobs all day. I couldn't figure out why their opponents didn't change strategies because our girls had a smash fest going on. They lost a big lead in the second set but pulled it together in the SS tie breaker to win. Way to go for the second court 1win in 2 weeks. The court 1 curse has been officially broken!
Court 2 had Nayla and Diana slicing, chopping, smashing and driving their opponents into the ground. They were both solid and on fire! Their smiles from ear to ear during the game, showed that they were having a great time out there. Congratulations Ladies!
Court 3 had the virgin and the veteran, pussy footing their way around the court trying to return the soft balls that were constantly coming their way. Ann Sophie had a vision of being in level 4 again only to come to the realization that she was in level 2 against some smart opponents who figured out what would win them the match. They held it together to win the first set but couldn't close it down due to the super retrieval skills of their adversaries. No matter what they shot at them, that ball kept coming back. It was a valiant effort for the first match in level 2, and with a winning set under her belt, she can hold her head high and move on to the next. Great effort girls! One set is way better than no set!
Last week was such a busy birthday week for me, that I didn't write a review of the matches so here's a quick re-cap.
Ana and Allana broke the court 1 curse for the first time with another smash fest. Every time I peeked over at court 1, one of our girls was smashing down a lob. They were switching sides, playing up and down and doing whatever they needed to do to take down those lobs. They were solid!
Conception and I were playing a deuce game, every game. We were up against a wall and every game was won or lost by an AD. We were very evenly matched and every game was extremely close, but in the end, they pulled the last two games out, to win 7-5,7-5.
Diana and Suzanne had the game on their racket but lost focus in the SS tie breaker to lose the match. They were playing so well together with lots of grunting and line driving. However, the opponents didn't give up, even when they were down in the SS tie breaker. They held it together, fought for every point and took the match away from our girls. Tough one!!
But, as usual, the party after the match is always a great success. We definitely know how to celebrate. The wine and baileys was flowing and the girls were laughing and posing and planning our party in Barbados after this wonderful year comes to an end. Win or lose, this team is a wonderful group of great girls who celebrate everything and anything. And, as we learned today, you never know when your party may come to an end. So celebrate all of life's moments no matter how small. Celebrate being with great friends. Celebrate the fact that we get to play tennis every week, win or lose. Just celebrate!
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