Women and their tennis
How far would you go to win a tennis match? Yes, of course, you want to win every tennis match, but to what point? During the summer months, there are City, State, Sectional and National USTA tournaments. It gets pretty hot out on that court. I have seen ladies push themselves to the end. In […]
Do you ever really know when it’s time to switch to a different tennis team? There could be so many reasons to decide to switch, but it’s really a hard decision to make. Then, it’s just as hard to actually pull the trigger and make the change. Sometimes, the team just starts winning and is […]
The tennis community is a very interesting place. As ladies play in different leagues and at different clubs, pretty much we all get to know one another. When it’s league, it’s more than a serious game on the court. When the same four people are playing on a Saturday or Sunday morning, it’s great fun. […]
LET THE LEAGUE’S BEGIN!! The year 2021 will be so much better I am sure, but there is one thing that was not taken away. We still had tennis. During all that “stay at home” time, many of us did get to hit the tennis courts so much more than we normally would have been […]
Now that just seems crazy. Who could ever complain about playing too much tennis? Well, I guess with this pandemic the world has gone through, things have really changed for some of the tennis players of the world. Since tennis courts were allowed to stay open as players are definitely more than 6-feet apart, that […]
It has truly been a challenge with this virus affecting the world. I admit, it was frustrating when the Monday, Tuesday night and Wednesday league coordinators decided to cancel all competitive tennis and cease all leagues for the season. At first, many of us thought it was the silliest thing to do, but in hind […]
1900s Tennis grew popular in Victorian England, and the clothing matched the fashion of the day: dresses with high collars and long sleeves. White clothing, which dirties easily, became a symbol of the rich, much like the sport itself. “Tennis whites” gradually became a rule, with Wimbledon mandating all-white uniforms for its players in 1890. […]
It’s really hard getting the right partnership in doubles tennis. It’s not like a marriage where you date for a while and see if you really get along. Sometimes, partners are literally thrown on the court and see what happens. Captains do struggle trying to put the right partnerships together. It’s a long, tedious thought […]
Ladies, please, you realize how important it is to communicate with one another, right? No, I am not talking about with your own team, I am talking about with the opposing teams. It seems when the season begins, the rains begin. So, therefore, it is so important that captains communicate with the other captains. First, […]
Do you have any idea how hard it is to be a team captain? It’s like herding kittens sometimes! You have these players that believe they should only play line 1 (which is the line that should be the strongest players on the team). Then you have the players that don’t want to be the […]