Women's Doubles

I have played tennis with Gerry for twenty five years. We have occasionally played mixed doubles. Until now, I have never played with a women's doubles group. Today that dream came true.

The court we played on inside is far from desirable (carpeted) and the lights overhead have a terrible glare. I was uncertain about the protocol of the women who have played together for thirty years. Despite those handicaps, I am confident that I held my own. We played three sets, and switched partners each time. They did not call out the score, and it was hard for me to keep up with exactly what was going on. I believe my partner and I lost the first set. I'm pretty sure my partner and I won the second set. The third set went to a tie breaker and my partner and I won that game. The women said that they could not remember the last time there was a tie breaker. So I'm sure I did not embarrass myself. One of the women was like a feather floating on air. She was light on her feet, light when hitting the ball, and rarely missed anything at all. The other three of us were more closely matched.

We are set to play again next week.

After that, perhaps the New York State Senior Games! I never dared to even consider it before, since I had not played with women. Maybe now, someday, I'll feel up to that!

That would be just great!