So even though “Opposite day” isn’t officially until the 25th of this month (yes, it is a holiday) the duke women’s tennis team had pretty close to our own little opposite day: after cruising through both doubles matches yesterday, our teams struggled today and lost to two very aggressive Tennessee teams. Our wins in singles flipped as well, Reka and I very gratefully got our first wins of the spring under our belts while Amanda and Ellah lost a couple of tough battles against some solid Michigan players. And then there’s Melissa…our shining singles star. Two days brought two very convincing wins for our beloved senior, who every time I looked over was smashing another forehand down-the-line.
The first tournament back after the holidays is always a bit of a shock to the system- everyone woke up pretty sore this morning. Thankfully, our amazing trainer, Jennie, is here to help with all of our little aches and pains so we can finish up strong tomorrow. After two tough days of matches, dinner was pretty quiet tonight – that is, at the start of dinner. Dessert seemed to spark some excitement though- more for some than for others. When I say some I mean Reka, who desperately wants me to make note of the fact that she polished off two sizeable desserts practically all on her own – good thing her style of play calls for plenty of running!!
Until tomorrow then…..GO DUKE!
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