{"id":47392,"date":"2026-02-11T19:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47392"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:16:39","slug":"3-alot-league-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47392","title":{"rendered":"#3 Alot league match"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>happy with the toss, working on the waiter’s tray <\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

A good win<\/a> with Brenda as the sub, 6-1, 6-1 over the team that are tied with them.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty happy with my play:<\/p>\n

\"1️⃣\" that I held all my serves, no double fault.
\n\"2️⃣\" I see that my ground stroke isn’t too bad, and I used it effectively.<\/p>\n

The team is 4-1, so they’re in the first place now. (They lost to the same oppenonts last time at their home, full 3 sets in 3.5 hr!)<\/p>\n

I was scheduled to sub, but not for the first court. At 7:51 this morning, a text came in, switching me to the first court. This league does not use a point system (USTA had 3 courts, and each carried different points). So winning the first court counts as much as the last court.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I’ve never played with Brenda before, but we worked well together. She’s good all around, but great at the net.<\/p>\n

Taking a cue from last night’s pickleball<\/a>, I hit more ground strokes and dropped less, held all my serves<\/a> without a single double fault. For serve, I consistently toss first, and it worked well for me, winning quite a few points. Now, will I remember it?<\/p>\n

One of the opponents looks like Inmaculada Concepci\u00f3n Conchita Mart\u00ednez Bernat (1972<\/a>-; 1988-2006, $11,527,977), who serves really well (but spits a couple of times …). Both opponents have weak second serve – they just pushed it over.<\/p>\n

During the second set, we were up 4-1, 0-40. Brenda called a first serve to the middle out, but the server questioned it. It was a close call, and I said I didn’t see it. Brenda said, “Take the point.’ And they did, and went on to win two more points. Fortunately, we were able to close it.<\/p>\n