hahah they must be super fast changers unless they work in those clothes or work at the tennis courts... I dunno if I am good enough to warm up for u and I got church Sunday... leaving for TX on Monday the 21st. my friends played in tourneys but usually only on sat. since it was a ladder. so i warmed up for them. let me know if u wanna hit before i leave though. cuz i am always up for tennis well unless i am playin basketball thats a whole nother story. i guess i'll go hit against the wall good day
Tennis Warehouse-Mid Atlantic Chapter
- Thread starter zapvor
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oscar_2424
Legend
cause we are the best!
hahaha u wish. although i have to say... the girls from tampa are the best other than prolly texas and bama at least the volleyball girls thats my 2 cents
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
cause we are the best!
psh. the best at losing to the mid-atlantic chapter.
ShcMad
Hall of Fame
Trash-talking at its best... And this coming from a guy who thinks Kirilenko beats Daniela in the looks department. Cha rite! <@: )
I don't really post often here but follow some of the threads...if you guys are ever in the Columbia, MD area I'd be down for playing, theres a bunch of courts here at the various schools in the area that are good to play at...unfortunately I can't really venture outside of the area. I dunno where in Virginia you guys are...DC is maybe half hour, perhaps a little less from Columbia though.
ShcMad
Hall of Fame
I see one of our guys got out of hand in here >>> Oscar, behave yourself.
haha Drakulie, you're a class act! You even posted a picture of the felon so that we can recognize him easily next time! I'm just kidding. Oscar did nothing wrong.
ShcMad
Hall of Fame
So last night I met up with the newest member of the chapter to hit around. He is ckuo on TW, and he even brought friends to come along! It was me, ckuo, his friend Tim, and later Charlotte joined us as well. we played at Nottoway Park, at one of the upper courts, where the surface is kind of like carpet, but not really. i have no idea what it was. for those of you in the mid-atlantic maybe you guys can shed light on this. it was like padding. never played on it before.
anyways we start out hitting, and both Tim and ckuo are pretty big hitters i think. right off the bat they were just smashing balls left to right. i think the downside to this is consistency. but ckuo insists he doesnt hit that hard... what do i know? i was on the same side as Tim, and i noticed he is good at volleying from the baseline! then Charlotte arrives and we end up playing a match. it was me+ Tim VS ckuo+Charlotte. somehow i manage to hold serve at least once,haha. Both Tim and especially ckuo got some real good spins on their serves (which i cant do) , and Charlotte aced me one time. yes, i got aced by a girl. *waits for laughter to end* i thought she was going to fault on her first attempt! yea...stupid. she is good at taking the ball on the rise too, because i noticed she planted her feet right at the baseline and pretty much got every ball back. so yea shes good. for a girl anyways
So overall it was great getting to meet up with someone else on the forum. unfortunately ckuo is leaving for Texas for the summer, so he wont be in attendance for our meetings, which is a shame because he is pretty good. also, he had a bunch of demos he was trying out, and every so often he would just switch rackets and resume playing. it was crazy because for me i am so used to my racket if i just pick up a demo and hit with it i would have to get used to it.
I don't know what those upper courts at Nottoway are called either. Maybe it's called Omni-court, but I don't think so. Anyways, they're hell to play on...at least for me. The surface is really soft, so even if you throw ur racquet, it won't break as easily as in normal hard courts. So, that's the only good thing about it. Good for the joints also.
Here's why I'd rather play Santoro than play on those upper Nottoway courts:
-Bounces are really low.
-Sometimes balls just skid instead of bouncing.
-There are 'dead spots' where the ball will not bounce or bounce too high or just give plain odd bounces.
-All the characteristics resemble that of a grass court, and grass is for cows, not for tennis.
Kidding.No Zapvor, you will not lose when we hit. That's because I specialize in turning players into winners.
Columbia, MD
I'm in DC near Bethesda MD, but Down Dog’s family lives in Columbia, and she looks for reasons to visit them. So I'd be glad to drive her up, drop her off, and play tennis. Do you live anywhere near Wilde Lake?
I'm in DC near Bethesda MD, but Down Dog’s family lives in Columbia, and she looks for reasons to visit them. So I'd be glad to drive her up, drop her off, and play tennis. Do you live anywhere near Wilde Lake?
I'm less than 10 minutes from wilde lake...I was actually at the Wilde Lake courts watching the highschool county matches that were going on last week, and the highschool courts are right there too. We should work out some time to play, and maybe convince some others to make the trip
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
lol trash talking? i was stating a fact. another fact: Kirilenko > Hantuchova.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
I'm less than 10 minutes from wilde lake...I was actually at the Wilde Lake courts watching the highschool county matches that were going on last week, and the highschool courts are right there too. We should work out some time to play, and maybe convince some others to make the trip
i am in MD too, so i will try to come. email me tonofclay mitidor@gmail so i can put you on the listserve and catch you up.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
I see one of our guys got out of hand in here >>> Oscar, behave yourself.
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yea whats up with that, misbehaving in our chapter thread
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
I don't know what those upper courts at Nottoway are called either. Maybe it's called Omni-court, but I don't think so. Anyways, they're hell to play on...at least for me. The surface is really soft, so even if you throw ur racquet, it won't break as easily as in normal hard courts. So, that's the only good thing about it. Good for the joints also.
Here's why I'd rather play Santoro than play on those upper Nottoway courts:
-Bounces are really low.
-Sometimes balls just skid instead of bouncing.
-There are 'dead spots' where the ball will not bounce or bounce too high or just give plain odd bounces.
-All the characteristics resemble that of a grass court, and grass is for cows, not for tennis.
so you played on it before. i think i like it now...since i did pretty well playing on it last night. but its probably a fluke...you rather play Santoro than on those courts??
ShcMad
Hall of Fame
Nah...that Santoro thing was a total joke. I would rather die than play Santoro. But, those courts are a pain in the ... to play on. They behave like grass even though it's not grass, and that's not cool!
Roddick always does well on fast courts, and you have the Roddick forehand, so technically you could kick my butt on those courts.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
haha. i would love to play Santoro. hes one of my favorite pros. i have never played on grass, so i dont know but i kinda like it
i do not have the roddick forehand. but i would kick your butt on any court anyways.
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
Would love that.
I'll be in Florida in July and plan on meeting up with the South Florida Chapter. See what's really behind those pics. With all that great weather to practice I assume they are very very good.
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
May I suggest a new thread to vote. Put this nasty topic to rest.
Kirilenko has the body. However Daniela has the better game at the moment and on camera personality. Tough call. Still go with Maria but I suggest date both of them and let us know about it.
ShcMad
Hall of Fame
I should be free today (Thursday). I live in Fairfax and I usually go to Nottoway Park to hit with friends. Where are you located? Maybe we can play some today since the weather is supposed to be nice. Let me know what time and location is good for you.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
May I suggest a new thread to vote. Put this nasty topic to rest.
Kirilenko has the body. However Daniela has the better game at the moment and on camera personality. Tough call. Still go with Maria but I suggest date both of them and let us know about it.
will do. i see you are picking Maria as well. good call.
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
Interesting poll started by Zapvor. Wonder if Daniella has a chance? hmmmm.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=133753
Please vote!
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=133753
Please vote!
croatian sensation
Professional
Have you all met already? The South FL is killing you! C'mon...some variety on this board! Enough of palm trees in the pics
yep...any news? My vote is for Saturday afternoon.
patrick922
Semi-Pro
sunday is really 'iffy' for me. saturday works better as long as it is in the afternoonish
Baghdatis72
Hall of Fame
South Florida rules!!!
You have no pictures here
You have no pictures here
oscar_2424
Legend
South Florida rules!!!
You have no pictures here
I second that!
Baghdatis72
Hall of Fame
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
Oscar,
I hope your major secret on Tuesday lives up to the hype.
BTW, can't believe you sold your Kfactors! You mentioned Yonex, but I smell a Babolat in your future. You seem the type.
Baghdatis72
Hall of Fame
I agree with you there Sup2Dresq. His style shouts out "Babolat" :lol:
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
I'm guessing the new Aeropro Nadal racquet. The timing just seems right.
oscar_2424
Legend
the secret will be revealed next tuesday...
oscar_2424
Legend
Have you all met already? The South FL is killing you! C'mon...some variety on this board! Enough of palm trees in the pics
hey! u love the south florida chapter!
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
Most of the peeps i know want to move to Florida soley based on the Tennis weather. I really like Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. I heard Aventura is nice.
In regards to the south florida chapter. Excited too see what the real thing is all about come July. Make room for a Mid Atlantic chapter visitor (me).
oscar_2424
Legend
sure, if u go to aventura, you'll be 5 minutes from my house.
croatian sensation
Professional
Oh. Yea. I do. I forgot :mrgreen:
drakulie
Talk Tennis Guru
It's nice, but filled with too many snobs. However, the courts where we have been taking all the photos are a few blacks from Aventura.
Sup2Dresq
Hall of Fame
Can't wait. I really liked Boca. My tournament in July is in Fort Lauderdale. I'll probably set up camp there. How far is Aventura from there?
Love Florida. Spent enough time in Sarasota too love the heat. I could be happy not seeing another snowflake for the rest of my life.
Love Florida. Spent enough time in Sarasota too love the heat. I could be happy not seeing another snowflake for the rest of my life.
K
KoreanHB
Guest
how do I join this chapter. I'm in NoVa as well. I just started college, am I too young to sign up? I'm a small guy and nerdy ^^.
haha ur far too kind. i dun think i am that good at all. anione wanna hit? although it looks like its about to rain outside perhaps if we do it early enough it wont haha let me know
