Hey everyone,
Day 3 of Hawaii is in the books and it was another incredible day. After an early wake up we headed to our amazing hotel breakfast as I'm sure everyone watched on Jared's video yesterday. Before we knew it we were back on the courts for our first practice and we got some good singles work in. Practices are improving daily, along with overall team intensity. I can tell my teammates sense how close our first match is and the importance of starting off on the right foot.
After morning practice we went for lunch at a local sandwich shop and relaxed for around and hour. We then proceeded to our second practice which primarily focused on doubles. During breaks it can sometimes be hard to get solid doubles practices in so everyone was happy to put in the extra work. Not to mention doubles drills are some of the most fun (especially when they end with butts up as you will see in the video). After the second practice we had a couple hours of free time and most of the guys headed down to the beach. A couple of us stayed behind to lift some weights to make sure we were looking our best at the beach (suns out guns out as Coach P likes to say), and one or two took naps.
The beach was a blast as usual. Today we brought a tennis ball out and were playing the game 500. The rules are fairly simple with a designated thrower that calls out a number when he throws the ball in the air, if someone from the group catches the ball he gets the points, and if someone gets to 500 they become the thrower. Luckily everyone came out injury free! After a good hour and a half of hanging and playing around in the ocean we went back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. Tonight we went to Duke's which was a fantastic restaurant with and even better view. It was half inside and half outside overlooking the ocean. Additionally, they had some great live local music.
Possibly the most noteworthy event of the day was the arrival of Cunha. After nearly 24 hrs straight of flying he finally made it to the hotel. He looked pretty tired as expected and promptly headed to the shower before having a quick bite to eat. That pretty much sums up day 3 of our trip, I hope you guys are enjoying our little recaps and the videos we've been making. Finally, I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm not the most technologically inclined person and my video didn't quite turn out as I had hoped but you should still be able to see some fun and interesting clips.
-Reid
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