March 15, 2006

• Mid-Atlantic Sectional Tournament!

  Here’s some quick stats:
  7pm:  what time we were suppose to leave for VA
  11pm:  what time we actually finally headed out there
  Over 100 miles:  about the distance away from Fredericksburg, VA
  6 hours:  about how long we stayed at the hotel the first night
  6:45am:  what time we had to wake up the next day for the tournament
  5th place:  the place we got out of 9 school (so right in the middle; not too bad)
  Best Maryland school:  when you consider that all the team that are ahead of us are from VA
  Grace, Niezle, Anokhi, random people walking by Kevin’s dorm:  Just some of the people we desperately try to get to replace Crystal’s (our second girl) spot
  2 days:  how long we stayed in VA
  6/10:  the number of people that were originally on the roster that was there at the tournament (counting “divya” )
  2:  the number of teams we beat:  John Hopkins and Mary Washington
  0:  the number of games I lost haha (technically I only played the one mixed match where Tiffany and I won 6-0)

  This weekend was such a blast!  I had so much fun and I wish i could just do that again in the near future!

  First I want to say thanks to Lisa and Niezle for taking me out for dinner for my b-day.  Much appreciation

  Friday
  night was a crazy night.  We needed 2 girls minimum to participate
  in the tournament and our second girl, Crystal, canceled on us
  literally at the last minute.  So here we are scrambling to find a
  girl and after much stress we got Tiffany’s sister Joy to play. 
  There’s more to the story but I can just tell you guys that personally
  heh.

  So after driving what felt like everywhere in MD we finally
  headed to VA.  Got there pretty late and fell asleep quickly to
  prepare for the tournament.
  
  Mid-Atlantic Tournament

  We
  played tennis from 9am-7pm on Saturday and then some more tennis on
  Sunday from 10am-1pm.  It was so much fun…words can even express
  how good it felt down there.  Tiffany and Jeff were our MVPs for
  sure; definitely wouldnt have gotten the results we got if it wasnt for
  them!

  We lost to University of Virgina and William and Mary but
  we beat John Hopkins and Mary Washington.  Beating John Hopkins
  was extremely satisfying, since last time they sorta beat us in an
  exhibition.  Win or lost, all the teams were great and were really
  nice.

  Tracy Austin was
  at the tournament too!  for those who don’t know, she was a famous
  tennis player in the 80s and won the US Open at the young age of
  16.  Pretty cool meeting a celebrity .

  Pictures
  Alright here are some pictures.  You can see the rest here:  http://umbc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2008319&l=3488a&id=15200041

  
  Kevin capturing the tireness we all felt when we first got to the hotel

  
  Like my racket?  Like to see you tyr to pass me at net with that thing!

  
  You know Kevin and I were happy about free subs!

  
  Don’t understand the face Tiffany…

  
  Tracy
  Austin!  (What you don’t see is Tiffany past out on the group
  while Tracy was giving a speech!  glad she didn’t see her lying
  there heh)

  
  Crazy cardio tennis

  
  The team (minus Tony) posing w/ Tracy Austin!  (look at jeff trying to look cool haha)

  
  Watching the match from the best seat in the place

  
  Group shot at the hotel

  
  The silly version of the above pic

  
  Look, it’s me hitting!

  
  Everyone posing w/ Tracy Austin

  
  Cheering from the side lines

  

  David’s Forehand

  

  Jeff Serving

  
  And this is just the start of what the club is capable of!

  I’ll end this long ass post on a funny note:  Here’s Jeff dancing:

  
  

  
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