{"id":47346,"date":"2026-01-21T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47346"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:03:24","slug":"a-league-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47346","title":{"rendered":"Alot league matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0864.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47351 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0864-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>6-0, 6-7, 6-3 in 3 hours for Line 3: my first league play in\u00a0over a decade, and after steadfastly refusing for 3 years with this group and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47081\">the coach<\/a>, now I&#8217;m playing as a sub.<\/p>\n<p>They won, and advance to B level!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47346\">#1<\/a> Jan 21: Yveonne, Line 3<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47376\">#2<\/a>, Feb 4: Lisa, Line 3<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47392\">#3<\/a>, Feb 11: Brenda, Line 1<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47489\">#4<\/a>, Feb 25: Rebecca, Line 4<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47609\">#5<\/a>, Mar 25: Lori, Line 1<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47707\">#6<\/a>, Apr 15: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47705\">Laurie<\/a>, Line 3<br \/>\n\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5307.jpg\">the standing<\/a> as of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47609\">2026.3.26<\/a>: leads 9\/1\/0, 38<br \/>\n\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6531-scaled.png\">the standing<\/a> as of 4.09: leads 10\/2\/0, 45<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7144.jpg\">the standing<\/a> as of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47707\">4.15<\/a>: leads 11\/2\/0, 50 (#2 hasn&#8217;t updated till 6:27pm)<br \/>\n\u00b7 #1 @ the season end, Apr 22: <a href=\"https:\/\/alot.tenniscores.com\/?mod=nndz-TjJiOWtOR2sxTnhI\">12\/2\/0; 55<\/a>, they&#8217;re advancing to B level<\/p>\n<p>My reasons of not playing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a>due to pressure &#8230; but now I feel like a <strong><em>mercenary<\/em><\/strong>: got to win.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>they&#8217;re not the usta league<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>they like to start late, like 9am or 10am: it&#8217;s too late for this early bird.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>away games travel can be long<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8230; and I&#8217;ll need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=42955\">a real tennis bag<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How the league work:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14 matches, generally a match a week (minus breaks)<\/li>\n<li>each court is worth a point<\/li>\n<li>rank goes by W\/L\/T, then number of court win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ok, back to today&#8217;s game: I couldn\u2019t do wrong the first set, and couldn\u2019t do right the third set with so many double faults. Unbelievable, doing chip and charge \u2026 just to hit the damn ball! What was wrong with me? The second set we were leading 4-1! I reminded myself to focus before the match, especially after winning the first set. Oh well.<\/p>\n<p>Questionable line calls:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>They refused a ball on court, saying it had to be from them.<\/li>\n<li>An out ball they played, and we lost the point.<\/li>\n<li>A lob to the ad court, as I was serving for the match. They both asked if I was sure and where the ball mark was. My partner said it was too far for her to see it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This team in the ALOT league is at the bottom level C (3 levels).<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, we all went to lunch with the coach, which is really a new and wonderful experience: listen and learn.<\/p>\n<p>Lunch at the bistro was ok &#8211; a fruit fly or gnat was in my Chardonnay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0856.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0856-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0840-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0840-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0834-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0834-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j7Q3IDSTpMY\">warm-up<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/guMqQJviYIM\">#2<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UPMbUBwd1EY\">#3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"serves1-21\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_r6puFOsSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>6-0, 6-7, 6-3 in 3 hours \u9163\u6218\u4e09\u5c0f\u65f6 \u6709\u70b9\u7d2f<\/p>\n<p>\u5565\u4eba\u5440<br \/>\n\u7b2c\u4e00\u5c40 \u968f\u5fc3\u6240\u6b32 \u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u600e\u4e48\u8f93<br \/>\n\u7b2c\u4e8c\u5c40 \u6211\u4eec\u9886\u51484-1 \u522b\u63d0\u4e86 \u771f\u865e<br \/>\n\u7b2c\u4e09\u5c40\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u600e\u4e48\u8d62 \u8fde\u53d1\u7403\u90fd\u5fd8\u8bb0\u4e86. \u6700\u540e\u80fd\u8d626-3 \u591a\u4e8f\u642d\u6863\u529b\u633d\u72c2\u6f9c.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u5df2\u7ecf\u5341\u591a\u5e74\u6ca1\u53c2\u52a0\u8fc7\u8054\u8d5b\u4e86; \u4e4b\u524d\u4e09\u5e74\u4e00\u76f4\u62d2\u7edd\u52a0\u5165\u8fd9\u652f\u7403\u961f \u6559\u7ec3\u6e38\u8bf4\u4e5f\u6ca1\u7528\u2026\u73b0\u5728\u7ecf\u4e0d\u4f4f\u5979\u4eec\u7684\u7fa4\u6bb4, \u6211\u6682\u65f6\u6253\u4e8c\u573a \u66ff\u8865\u961f\u5458\u8eab\u4efd. \u4e0d\u60f3\u53c2\u52a0\u662f\u4e0d\u60f3\u6709\u538b\u529b \u7ed3\u679c\u538b\u529b\u66f4\u5927\u4e86: \u611f\u89c9\u81ea\u5df1\u50cf\u4e2a\u96c7\u4f63\u5175 \u2013 \u5fc5\u987b\u8d62.<br \/>\n\u53e6\u5916\u5979\u4eec9\u70b9\u6216\u800510 \u624d\u5f00\u59cb. \u4ffa\u559c\u6b22\u65e9. \u67097:30 \u6216\u80058\u70b9\u5f00\u59cb\u7684\u7edd\u5bf9\u662f\u6211\u7684\u9996\u9009. \u4ffa\u804c\u4e1a\u4eba \u4e0d\u60f3\u6d6a\u8d39\u9752\u6625<\/p>\n<p>\u4e94\u5bf9: \u6211\u4eec\u80dc\u4e86\u4e09\u573a=&gt;\u8d62<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u961f\u76ee\u524d\u662f\u57ab\u5e95\u7684<br \/>\n\u5979\u4eec\u5e0c\u671b\u80fd\u664b\u5347\u5230B\u7ec4. \u6559\u7ec3\u9f13\u52b1\u8bf4 \u52aa\u529b \u4e00\u5b9a\u80fd\u591f<\/p>\n<p>\u4e4b\u540e,\u548c\u6559\u7ec3\u4e00\u8d77\u5403\u5348\u996d. \u8fd9\u7ecf\u9a8c\u4e0d\u9519 [\u5077\u7b11]\u4e03\u5634\u516b\u820c \u6ca1\u5b8c\u6ca1\u4e86. \u4ffa\u64a4\u4e86. \u4e00\u7638\u4e00\u62d0\u7684\u56de\u5bb6. \u5f00\u5f00\u5fc3\u5fc3\u7684<br \/>\n\u6559\u7ec3\u662f\u4e2a\u8bdd\u75e8\u5b50. \u8bb0\u5f97\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u78b0\u5230\u4ed6 \u6ed4\u6ed4\u4e0d\u7edd\u4e8620\u591a\u5206\u949f \u2026<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m still a 3.5 [\u6342\u8138]<\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u5929\u5348\u996d\u65f6 \u65e0\u610f\u95f4\u770b\u5230\u8054\u8d5b\u8868<br \/>\n\u5979\u4eec\u6ca1\u6709\u95ee\u8fc7\u6211 \u5c31\u628a\u6211\u5b9a\u57283.5 \u642d\u6863\u4e5f\u662f3.5<br \/>\n\u770b\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u5bf9\u624b\u4e8c\u4f4d\u90fd\u662f3.0<br \/>\n\u548c\u4e0d\u5408\u7406\u662f\u53e6\u5916\u4e00\u56de\u4e8b\u513f<br \/>\n1&#xfe0f;&#x20e3; \u7eb8\u4e0a\u8c08\u5175 7.0 \u7406\u6240\u5e94\u5f53\u8d626.0 \u4f46\u6211\u4eec\u8d62\u7684\u5f88\u8f9b\u82e6<br \/>\n2&#xfe0f;&#x20e3; \u4e8c\u4e2a\u5bf9\u624b\u4e0d\u662f3.0 \u5e94\u8be5\u662f3.5<br \/>\n3&#xfe0f;&#x20e3; \u2026 \u6253\u8054\u76df \u806a\u660e\u961f\u957f\u90fd\u627e\u4e9b\u7403\u6280\u597d \u7b49\u7ea7\u5206\u6570\u4f4e\u7684<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5979\u4eec\u57ab\u5e95\u7684\u539f\u56e0\u4e4b\u4e00\u5427 \u8fc7\u9ad8\u8bc4\u4f30\u81ea\u5df1<br \/>\n\u2026 \u76f8\u6bd4\u4e4b\u4e0b \u5bf9\u624b\u7684\u961f\u5c31\u6bd4\u8f83\u6709\u7ecf\u9a8c \u81f3\u5c11\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u4e8c\u5bf9\u624b 3.0 is a good deal. I\u2019d be a good deal too if they rate me at 3.0 [\u8c03\u76ae]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6-0, 6-7, 6-3 in 3 hours for Line 3: my first league play in\u00a0over a decade, and after steadfastly refusing for 3 years with this group and the coach, now I&#8217;m playing as a sub. They won, and advance to B level! \u2022 #1 Jan 21: Yveonne, Line 3 \u2022 #2, Feb 4: Lisa, Line [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}