Sunday, June 26, 2011
Oh Boston
I'm playing at a tennis center that isn't in the greatest parts of town. I would like to call it the ghetto. One of the days during the tournament there was a teenage boy who ran through the tennis center. He didn't go on the courts but ran around them trying to out run the cops. Yep, the cops were chasing him. All this was happening while professional tennis matches were taking place. He ran into a dead end and just sat down. He knew he was caught so he just sat down in a chair that was nearby. As he was escorted out of the tennis center, police dogs came later to sniff out what he threw out of his pockets right before he was arrested. Great excitement happening on the pro tennis circuit!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Good News
Update on El Paso: I got to the semi's of doubles and lost in the round of 16 in singles. I unfortunately had to play my doubles partner in singles and that afternoon we played together for doubles. That doesn't happen all the time, but when it does you just got to deal with it.
After that I headed home the same day (Friday) I lost doubles and made it to LA around 11pm. I wanted to get back as fast as possible because Keaton's graduation was the next day. I was really happy I was able to make it. I'm very proud of him!
The next Monday I had a tournament near my house in Claremont, Ca. It is a tournament called US Open Sectional Playoffs. I was playing the southern California regional and there are a total of 16 regions. Each region has one winner and I was playing well enough to win my region. Once each region finished the winners of the region come together and play in a final tournament. So in August the 16 winners go to Yale and compete to win a spot in the qualifying draw of the US Open! It's a fantastic opportunity and I can't believe I'm 4 matches away from playing in a Grand Slam! The tournament is held in the middle of August so I have some time to prepare and play some other pro tournaments until I compete against the other 15 winners.
I'm currently in Boston, MA playing in a 50K. I'm staying with my coaches parents and thankfully my coach was able to come with. I rarely have him with me and he doesn't get to see me play very much. It's nice to have him with me.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Hot and HOT
I'm currently in El Paso, TX where the temperature is hovering around 100 degrees. I just came from Hilton Head, SC where it was hot and humid and at 9am it was already 90 degrees. I'm a person who does like warm weather, but there comes a point to where you just need it to cool down a little. On the tennis court, it's especially hot since the heat comes off the concrete and makes you even hotter as your running around the court playing a 2 hour match.
I got here Sunday morning and took that day off. It was much needed since I played all of last week. My partner and I won the doubles tournament! It was quite eventful getting to Texas. My partner lives in Atlanta which is only about 5 hours from Hilton Head. Once we were done with our match on Saturday we showered and packed up and drove to her house. We did some laundry and chilled out a bit before heading to bed. I struggled falling asleep since the room I was staying in felt like a sauna. The next thing I know I wake up with sever stomach pains. It felt worse when I was laying down and here and there I would get waves of nausea. My wonderful fiance and mom were available to help me through the pain even though it was 2am there time. The pain finally subsided and I fell asleep for about 30 more minutes until I got up at 5:45am. I think I got about 3 or 4 hours of sleep.
Next, the dad drove me to the train station to take to the airport. I guess I had just missed one so I sat there for about 30 minutes. I thought I wasn't going to make my flight since I checked in with just 45 minutes until my boarding time. But everything went smoothly there on out and my bag came too! I was scared it wasn't going to make the flight.
I only play doubles tomorrow with a partner I have never played with before. She's from Bolivia. Hope things go well!
The great thing is I'm getting wonderful rest at the house I'm staying at and delicious food to eat. Cereal, fruit, and lots of pasta and chicken. The mom and I are going to attempt to make mango sorbet. YUM :)
I got here Sunday morning and took that day off. It was much needed since I played all of last week. My partner and I won the doubles tournament! It was quite eventful getting to Texas. My partner lives in Atlanta which is only about 5 hours from Hilton Head. Once we were done with our match on Saturday we showered and packed up and drove to her house. We did some laundry and chilled out a bit before heading to bed. I struggled falling asleep since the room I was staying in felt like a sauna. The next thing I know I wake up with sever stomach pains. It felt worse when I was laying down and here and there I would get waves of nausea. My wonderful fiance and mom were available to help me through the pain even though it was 2am there time. The pain finally subsided and I fell asleep for about 30 more minutes until I got up at 5:45am. I think I got about 3 or 4 hours of sleep.
Next, the dad drove me to the train station to take to the airport. I guess I had just missed one so I sat there for about 30 minutes. I thought I wasn't going to make my flight since I checked in with just 45 minutes until my boarding time. But everything went smoothly there on out and my bag came too! I was scared it wasn't going to make the flight.
I only play doubles tomorrow with a partner I have never played with before. She's from Bolivia. Hope things go well!
The great thing is I'm getting wonderful rest at the house I'm staying at and delicious food to eat. Cereal, fruit, and lots of pasta and chicken. The mom and I are going to attempt to make mango sorbet. YUM :)
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