At what age group level do 4.0-4.5 players become competitive?

[Raiden.Kaminari]

Originally Posted by goober

Competitive to me means winning about half your matches. Around here there are some easy first round age group matches because there are usually some 4.0s and even some 3.5s that will enter them regularly. I don't know why they do this since they often will get a seeded opponent with a double bagel exit.

Maybe they enter just to have fun? You know, that is one reason why people play tennis, right?

[goober]

Originally Posted by Raiden.Kaminari

Maybe they enter just to have fun? You know, that is one reason why people play tennis, right?

I guess if your idea of fun is paying $35 to lose a match in less than an hour is fun- go for it.

[J011yroger]

$35? Most open tourneys by me are $50+ some $65-$75. Then again court time is usually 50-60/hour.

J

[Raiden.Kaminari]

Originally Posted by goober

I guess if your idea of fun is paying $35 to lose a match in less than an hour is fun- go for it.

$35 is definitely less than paying a teaching pro ... and if you ask nicely, you get good advise on how to improve usually