When a newcomer from Warren arrived on Friday, I immediately thought of another newcomer from West Orange who has attended the past few weeks. They seemed to have so much in common – youth, athleticism and congeniality, so I picked up the phone to call the West Orange player to see if by chance he would like to play. Voila!
A regular moved from NYC to Jersey City a couple of weekends ago. Sick with a virus and fatigued from moving, she thought she had to be carried out on a stretcher. Feeling better and ready to play, she signed up for the party stating – “We are still sorting out our stuff. But I know where all my tennis gear is!” I like her priorities.
I started out feeling ambivalent about matching up players from the Bronx, Riverdale, Clifton and Fort Lee. But after watching only a few games, my fears turned into excitement as great points started to emerge with the perfect pairings…
This past Friday there were a quite few new players. A couple from Randolph bought a couple of racquets and went out to hit with each other at the park. The wife decided that she needed lessons and so signed up for community group lessons…