Last week we played our last match of the season against
Rosslyn.
For this match the coach
decided to change around the teams and have fun and try to win some games. On
the practice before the match, the coach tried out different double partners,
and I ended up playing with Carolina, against Sahil and Kushay. The score was
very surprising, 4-1 to us, while Kushay and Sahil are two of our best players.
After that the team decided to have me and Carolina play doubles number two for
the Rosslyn match. I had already played this Rosslyn doubles pair and had lost
with Moira. I however knew what their game play was like. They both have very
sliced serves, and hit hard balls to the person at the volley. Considering that
Carolina does not have very strong shots, but is extremely consistent, I thought
the best thing for me to do was to try shots and hit winners when possible. I
did lose some points, but surprised the opponent with some hits. Carolina
served very well, and won most her serves 40-0. Overall we wont 6-4. It was a
very interesting and fun game to play as both pairs had more or less the same
level. We played some net points, and both tried to play offense and defense. For
a last game I was very happy, and learnt that in doubles the two best players
are not always the best doubles pair as the most important part of doubles pairing
is to put people who have ‘matching’ games.
Last week we played our last match of the season against
Rosslyn. For this match the coach
decided to change around the teams and have fun and try to win some games. On
the practice before the match, the coach tried out different double partners,
and I ended up playing with Carolina, against Sahil and Kushay. The score was
very surprising, 4-1 to us, while Kushay and Sahil are two of our best players.
After that the team decided to have me and Carolina play doubles number two for
the Rosslyn match. I had already played this Rosslyn doubles pair and had lost
with Moira. I however knew what their game play was like. They both have very
sliced serves, and hit hard balls to the person at the volley. Considering that
Carolina does not have very strong shots, but is extremely consistent, I thought
the best thing for me to do was to try shots and hit winners when possible. I
did lose some points, but surprised the opponent with some hits. Carolina
served very well, and won most her serves 40-0. Overall we wont 6-4. It was a
very interesting and fun game to play as both pairs had more or less the same
level. We played some net points, and both tried to play offense and defense. For
a last game I was very happy, and learnt that in doubles the two best players
are not always the best doubles pair as the most important part of doubles pairing
is to put people who have ‘matching’ games.