do y'all play or just fans?

[Old Lion]

congrats!

Thanks. The Nationals are in Vegas this year so hoping we can pull off another one.

 

[nuraman00]

Thanks. The Nationals are in Vegas this year so hoping we can pull off another one.

What's the latest update?

 

[ill]

had my men's and mixed doubles tri-level sectionals this weekend in VA Beach

my teams always seem to be outclassed when we go to these tournaments, but a lot of teams just sandbag their lines like crazy...but also, we have some guys playing at some levels who should not be at that level.

I went 1-2 over the weekend, losing both men's matches and winning a mixed doubles match on Monday. Would have liked one more W to make it a .500 record.

 

[ill]

here's me getting aced

 

[Old Lion]

What's the latest update?

Lost in the finals of the New England sectional championship. Hopefully we get there this year.

 

[nuraman00]

here's me getting aced

What type of a serve was it? Spin, kick?

How come you don't post in any of the threads about the Majors?

 

[Hs0022]

What type of a serve was it? Spin, kick?

How come you don't post in any of the threads about the Majors?

Slice more like it. Spin just puts pressure on the return but is straightforward, and kick is just plain high.

 

[ill]

What type of a serve was it? Spin, kick?

How come you don't post in any of the threads about the Majors?

he had spin on it. He was a fan of hitting his serves into the netting along the side of the courts. It was a pain in the ass.

and I do sometimes, but I don't have cable so I don't get to watch all that much live tennis.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

here's me getting aced

Do you dye your hair?

 

[ill]

Do you dye your hair?

no

 

[nuraman00]

he had spin on it. He was a fan of hitting his serves into the netting along the side of the courts. It was a pain in the ass.

That reminds me of a serve my friend had. He called it the [insert his last name] Special.

 

[Old Lion]

That reminds me of a serve my friend had. He called it the [insert his last name] Special.

Same here. It was called the "Tuna" serve because you would end up tangled in the net like a Tuna.

 

[Old Lion]

here's me getting aced

You have good form there at least.

 

[ill]

You have good form there at least.

he had me stretched out, that's for sure.

I was able to pick off most of his wide serves, but I should have moved up in the box and attacked them before the net became a problem.

 

[Hs0022]

he had me stretched out, that's for sure.

I was able to pick off most of his wide serves, but I should have moved up in the box and attacked them before the net became a problem.

Try to stand at the baseline while receiving unless he is serving real fast. That adds intimidation factor and puts pressure on his serve. Is he much taller than you?

 

[ill]

Try to stand at the baseline while receiving unless he is serving real fast. That adds intimidation factor and puts pressure on his serve. Is he much taller than you?

the baseline or the service line? Standing on the baseline is the norm for me.

probably a little taller. I see this guy maybe once a year at districts or sectionals. He plays in DC.

 

[nuraman00]

the baseline or the service line? Standing on the baseline is the norm for me.

probably a little taller. I see this guy maybe once a year at districts or sectionals. He plays in DC.

Can you play him more often, in non-tourneys? So you can get a feel for his game?

 

[ill]

Can you play him more often, in non-tourneys? So you can get a feel for his game?

Not likely. And I have a pretty good feel for it already. He's a bit of a junk baller. I'll hopefully get him next time.

 

[Hs0022]

Can you play him more often, in non-tourneys? So you can get a feel for his game?

Often times it’s guys that you don’t get a chance to hit with much to get a better feel for their game that beat you. And of course they don’t like serving to you so you are receiving other than when the actual match is going on. So you don’t get a feel for their serve

 

[ill]

Often times it’s guys that you don’t get a chance to hit with much to get a better feel for their game that beat you. And of course they don’t like serving to you so you are receiving other than when the actual match is going on. So you don’t get a feel for their serve

I have no idea what this even means.

I don't give a shit who I am serving to when I am warming up, but it doesn't take long for someone to get a feel for their opponent's serve.

Like I said, this guy was a junk baller. He moved around on the baseline to get different angles with his serve, but it wasn't anything great, he just took advantage of the fence or the net along the side of the court.