tennis, life and a few things in between

Pictures:

2010 Nov 23 warming up at NTC
2005 vs 2009, Sept 29
Aug 29, 2010 one serve; more; 52 Pick-Up
2009 May 24, Forehand and back, Backhand, Watching TV

2008
Oct 9, serve

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Videos:

2011
Apr 14 Whitney no. 1, no 2, no 3, no 4
Jan 1 Working hard even on New Year’s Day

2010
Dec 26, forehand
Dec 24, working hard on Christmas Eve !!
Dec 4, playing at Bay Terrace
Dec 4, warming up at Bay Terrace
Nov 23 warming up at the NTC
Nov 21 at the North warming up
Nov 18 at the Randalls Island
Nov 16 at the NTC
Nov 14 warming up at net; at baseline; a serving game and receiving
Oct 30 Serves, more serves, finally a game
Oct 31 warm up, a game and a more serving game
Sept 6, a point; one more; and 1 more
Aug 29 a few serves
April 7 at NTC with Larry
2008
Oct 9, some serves at Whitney Pond

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Tournaments
2011 Mar 19, a friendly CatsNY tourney
2010 Dec 28 USTA National Open Indoor Championships
2010 Aug 14 friendly match with NJ
2009 Aug 22-23 Tatang’s Memorial Cup 2009
2009 June 27 CatsNY

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Volunteering
2010 Nov 4-5 National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships at National Tennis Center
2010 June 10-13 the 2010 Jana Hunsaker Memorial at NTC
2010 March 28 fund-raising for wheelchair tourney at NTC

The last team practice was great, five were non-team members. It’s so great to play Speedy Simon who’s, well still speedy. He’s a dear and a great guy but just likes to serve inside of the baseline. So I jokingly told him to serve behind the line – hope this would not cause any trauma or anything of the sort. Kai joked that SS should start his serve motion from the back wall -:).

A small world: my partner was on a LI men’s 3.5 team and actually played against Ting Ken Zhang’s team last year during the play offs.

Ohhh .. Ken, the great 3.5 captain that led the team to the Nationals. I’ve seen but never played against him before. So last night when he teamed up with Lum, I found myself laughing hysterically. He’s hilariously – he serves like a shrimp – and got absolutely everything back even with those winning shots I thought was over and done. Golfer said the same thing about him on golf course – entertaining.
“I can’t stop laughing.” I complained to Lum.
“Good, that’s our strategy.” She replied with a poker faced.
That just made me laugh harder.
Sugar, I just added few more wrinkles since last night – now I look my age, people will give away their seat on subway and bus. Great. Thanks people.

Ok, on foot fault ..

Q. Can your opponent call foot fault on you when there is no referee?

A. The Code states that “compliance with the foot fault rule is very much a function of the player’s personal honor system.” If a player is committing flagrant foot faults, then an opponent CAN call him/her on it. But it is a pretty bold move to do so. He/she had better be certain that you have stepped on or over the line prior to contact before making this call.

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What a bunch of nerd. I now won’t go to bathroom without consulting the rule or route.