First Tournament For 2012

"Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way" - Jim Courier

I was super excited for my first tournament of the year, the 94th Annual Los Angeles Metropolitan Tournament.  It was held at the tennis courts in Griffith Park, not the best courts but at least there were flushing toilets versus porta potties (gag).  It was a great day for tennis - hardly a breeze, about 65 degrees, and we drew a small crowd of watchers who were kind enough to clap during good rallies.  They were probably amazed at the Asian gal who can run after drop shots like no one's business.  Yeah me.

I took the lead at the first two games but my opponent was a 4.0 player - higher rank than me.  And it was clear that she'd been playing for a while,  therefore started adjusting to my game.  She was very consistent and sliced the ball to my backhand quite a lot which is a pain in the derriere for me.

Overall, she was the better player and I lost to her 3-6, 3-6.  

Losing is definitely humbling but it's the first Tournament of the year so I'm not discouraged!  And it's a Round Robin format which means I get to play 2 more ladies next week for this same tournament.  I may be down, but I'm definitely not out!

 

Playing in sandals isn't all that difficult