On the 21st of Saturday, our coach Mr Chandaka called over two kids from another Tennis group to come and play a few matches with me and my partner Hemeka. This meant that I was given the opportunity to undertake a new challenge, since I have never done this kind of thing in class before. Since I was once again going to play doubles with my partner Hemeka, it gave me the opportunity to work collaboratively with others. The two kids, one of age 17 and the other of age 14 have had far more experience playing Tennis compared to both me and Hemeka. They also practice 12 hours a week according to my coach where as I only practice 2 hours a week (I hope to increase this time later this year). Because of this, playing a match with them was a great learning experience for us since it allowed us to challenge our self and push us to the limit. Both Hemeka and I showed perseverance and commitment during the entire match, which allowed us stay focused and play well. We also learned how to move faster around the court whilst playing and play much stronger, more confident strokes.
The final score was 6-4, with a win to them (we only played one set due to the lack of time). Although we lost the game, I was really happy with the final score because as I said before, these kids practiced a lot more tennis a week than us. To be able to win 4 of the games played was to me a great achievement. My partner Hemeka and I both thought that with more practice per week, we may be able to do much better in the tournaments to come, than we did in the previous tournament.
