Personal Narrative: The First Day Of Open Courts

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The first day of open courts was really cold, I had stop practicing with my brother for about two years because he had to go to Alaska for the service. I then relearned how to hold the racquet properly and how to hit the ball over the net properly. Then I was introduced to Tilley, he was one of the best tennis players I have seen. Tilley would sometimes practice with me and give me tips on what I should do in a situation such as if I hit the ball back to the opponent then I should always go back to the middle of the far back white line. A couple months later from the first day of open court came the tennis tryouts, everybody made sure that they were ready for it. Walters then told me that the try outs would last five days of the week.. The

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