Monday, June 22, 2020 (Court Day #351)

Binh texted me last night and requested an 8:30 start at Brommer Park. I was a few minutes late, but there was plenty of room. As a weekday, there were significantly less people than yesterday.

Binh, Josh, Dan and I played games together for at least an hour before we started rotating in and out other players.

Josh and Binh on the wall. Dan and Chris chatting.

To fill one of the vacant courts came a family. A dad, a mom, and a 20-something daughter. They were relative newbies. (Hmmm. Rereading this later, I realize that that was a pun!)

Wayne had brought a box of donuts. That’s a good way to endear yourself to others—food!

A tall man with white hair and his wife—probably late 50s—drilled a bit on a court by themselves. One of our group invited him to play with us. His name is John and he and his wife are from the Central Valley somewhere. They came for a few days to escape the heat, they said. John played with Chris and Binh and I were the opponents. John held his own. We played two games and I think Binh and I lost both close games. Maybe we won the first, I don’t remember. I was the “mistake maker” for our team. I held my tongue and didn’t tell John nor his wife that I’m playing left-handed. There was nothing to gain. I might never see them again.

The last game was with the dad of family group, George is his name, and Dave Cox against Binh and me. Binh and I took a quick lead—George want near as strong of a player as the other fresh face (John)—then we got lazy and let them get closer. Then we wrapped up the game. George was a perfect example of a less experienced player trying to be too fancy with spins and tricky shots than just getting the ball over the net. He hit a few shots into the net or out of bounds that way.

Like yesterday, at the end of the session, we were down to seven players on the courts and with no one to fill out an other game, it was time to head out. 12:25 p.m.


Tuesday, June 23, 2020 (No Play)

Well, aside from chronic tennis elbow and right ankle that has not fully recovered from getting rolled at least two years ago, I tweaked my right knee—going up and down stairs is painful—and also pulled my left hamstring a bit. Also my left triceps is sore; that hasn’t been an issue at all, surprising since that has been my paddle arm and has been betting more use than ever since I’m naturally a righty.

Number of days on a court: 351
Number of total hours: 988

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