Those are approximations, obviously, but I'm clearly better at singles than doubles. I played 4.0 this past year and won more than 80% of my singles matches and about 50% of my doubles matches (including mixed). I ended up playing more dubs than singles this past year. I've been improving rapidly the past year-and-a-half or so, and I expect that will continue into this next year. So...
Option 1: Go all in on singles
I'm better at it. Win as many singles league matches for my team as I can and see if I can accumulate a bunch of tournament points in singles. Maybe I can be near the top of the list for my district/section. I'd still play some doubles (e.g., mixed league). My concern is that I improve and then get bumped to 4.5 next year based on my singles results, but my doubles level lags behind...and then I basically can't play doubles any more because I'm so far under level. I do like doubles, even though it's not where I shine.
Option 2: Play mostly doubles in an attempt to improve and hold down my rating
Focus on my doubles game as much as possible to try to improve there and hope that I have another 2-3 years at 4.0. Play singles when the captain asks me to, but request to play doubles, and don't play singles in tournaments. Cons: a) I won't win as much. b) Is there an honor concern here? Manipulating things to try to hold down my rating as I (possibly?) rise to 4.5 singles level?
Option 3: Somewhere in between
Mix of singles and doubles, and try not to worry about rating. Whatever happens, happens. Something like one or two singles tournaments, but not trying to rake in the points or anything.
Option 1: Go all in on singles
I'm better at it. Win as many singles league matches for my team as I can and see if I can accumulate a bunch of tournament points in singles. Maybe I can be near the top of the list for my district/section. I'd still play some doubles (e.g., mixed league). My concern is that I improve and then get bumped to 4.5 next year based on my singles results, but my doubles level lags behind...and then I basically can't play doubles any more because I'm so far under level. I do like doubles, even though it's not where I shine.
Option 2: Play mostly doubles in an attempt to improve and hold down my rating
Focus on my doubles game as much as possible to try to improve there and hope that I have another 2-3 years at 4.0. Play singles when the captain asks me to, but request to play doubles, and don't play singles in tournaments. Cons: a) I won't win as much. b) Is there an honor concern here? Manipulating things to try to hold down my rating as I (possibly?) rise to 4.5 singles level?
Option 3: Somewhere in between
Mix of singles and doubles, and try not to worry about rating. Whatever happens, happens. Something like one or two singles tournaments, but not trying to rake in the points or anything.