Oh, wow. Coming up into high school is a major proposition. But getting that physical eduation credit is another. I decided to join tennis for the sake of most of my friends (later ditching the sport for the lack of participating) and thought that it shouldn't be so bad. The school that I would be attending wasn't known for anything. Because of such high crime rates, we were considered the "ghetto" side of our town.
From my friend's older siblings, I heard the school used to be best known for their football program. When we went to regionals one year and didn't win because of a bogus call, things started going downhill. Well, freshman year started and I was immediately awed at the fact that tennis was harder than I thought. You would think it's just hitting the ball back and forth for no apparent reason, but there was so much more to it. I soon became interested in the real thing. Federer, Nadal, Roddick, the Williams sisters, Sharapova, that sort of mess. The game was a challenge.
Testing your ability to play with either that best friend you've always practiced with, or the total stranger from the rival school across the city. I wasn't really great at the sport, but heck, I could keep score. As a freshman, I accomplished being in JV2 to JV in the matter of the last semester. It was a fun year, and you definitely have an adrenaline rush playing it. Sophomore year soon arrives. And as I'm currently that, it's harder. I'm now in Varsity, not for the sake of my playing, but for the lack of members on the tennis team that have the ability to hit a volley. It's such a big burden to hold on the shoulders.
We became the worst school in the district because we have nearly no seniors in the mix of Varsity. But our spirits became enlightened when we kept on practicing how we practiced and entered in some last fall tournaments before winter break. We placed pretty well, and we happened to be the underdogs. I'm quite proud of where we stand. The next semester coming up is all tournaments. I have a feeling we'll do really well.
