Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (Court Day #805)

It was almost tropical 72°F when I arrived at Skypark after work at about 6:50 p.m. There wasn’t a cloud to be seen in the sky, but it was breezy.

My right knee has been bothering me enough that I decided to slip on my brace before heading to the courts. Walking after sitting for a while at work resulted in temporary pain with an inclination to limp a little, but that would go away after moving around for a few minutes. Still, uncomfortable.

Games

I went right into a very strong first game with me teaming up with Marco against David and tall, Asian Aaron. (At some point, I need to ask Aaron his last name!) It was a closely-contested game. With the score 4-3, service went back-and-forth a number of times. Unfortunately, I then made a series of errors and it was something we could not recover from and we lost the game. Overall, I wasn’t playing poorly—subpar, sure, it was a first game after all, but not poorly—but certain errors you just can’t make playing with other good players. Nonetheless, I felt bad about my play, even if it was my first game. My first games are generally pretty rough as I gradually warm up.

I went through a series of games with a mishmash of skill levels. There were two games where I was playing with a partner against Gabi and a player stronger than her… one game was her friend John and myself against her and Asian Aaron. Even with me playing that game entirely left-handed, John and I won that one. There was a second game where I played it all left-handed and we won that one too.

Baby!

David shared some exciting news and that he and Minori are expecting their first child, a son. Their baby is due in September. Congratulations!

We wrapped up that last game at 8:30 p.m. sharp and the lights went out a few minutes later.

Number of days on a court: 805
Number of total hours: 3,157.5
Number of paid coaching hours: 135.5

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