Friday, January 26, 2018 (Court Day #117)
Thursday Rain
On a whim, I checked to see if more people had signed up in the men’s doubles at Livermore . . . but it happened to show that mixed doubles is full in both 3.0 and 3.5. I immediately sent an email message to Melody. She’s been waiting to get a partner for women’s doubles before committing to playing on Sunday with me and didn’t get a women’s partner to commit. She said if she finds one, then she and I can go on the waiting list for mixed doubles. Regardless, Eric and I are registered and listed:
Eric and me at the top of the list. Hopefully, it’s that way after the tournament!
At 6:28, I left my house for Scotts Valley hoping to get some play in before the possibility of rain at 8 p.m. I got about halfway and noticed some tiny water spots on the windshield. Any hope for that being the extent of it were dashed 30 seconds later when a heavy rain drenched my car. I took the next exit and followed the back roads then onto the freeway for home.
Friday
I arrived at Brommer at 9:05. Sunny, but mid-40s.
I got have a great game right off the bat with Dan Bliss as my partner against Stuart and Leslie. Dan and I won though it wasn’t a lopsided game. Dan said some kind words about my play.
Playin’ with Dave
I had another early high-powered game, Dave Cox and I took on Kevin and Ted H. Dave and I won 11-8. After the game, Dave told me that I was playing well.
Dave and I took on Stuart and Rich. Dave and won 11-8. Stuart was not happy when they started falling behind. Stuart complained about the sun, but when I offered to switch sides, he declined. Stuart complained about the shadows, but when I offered to have us move to an open court out of the shadow of the trees, he declined. Afterward he complained about us picking on “the crippled guy” (him), but I know I wasn’t intentionally targeting him and I’m not sure if I lobbed even once. (I rarely lob intentionally.) Maybe Dave was, in fact, targeting Stuart, I don’t know. Afterward, I reiterated Rich that we had offered to move. “But if we did that, we’d have nothing to blame the loss on!”
Last Three
I got another ATP shot today. (I know it’s not all that many, but I’ve already forgotten how many of those I’ve done.) I was playing with Jukka against Grita and a woman named Nancy. Nancy hit it shallow left to right and I hit it around the post and Grita into the back corner of their court. ATP. (In an earlier game, I attempted an ATP using my left hand around the left post, but unfortunately, I couldn’t get the ball to angle back in and it paralleled the sideline. Drat.) Jukka and I played three games against Grita and Nancy and we lost all three! Jukka said, “I made too many mistakes.” Of course, I wasn’t perfect either! I have to admit, I was starting to get a bit tired at the end there.
We were the last ones playing and finished up at 12:23 p.m.
Home then work!
Number of days on a court: 117
Number of total hours: 333.5
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