Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
I was playing a league match recently against two women I know. Both teams are at the top of the division, so it was an important match.
My partner and I were stronger and my partner was serving for the match at 15-all when the following happens.
Partner serves first serve that looked possibly deep. No gesture or audible call from receiver's partner at net. Returner plays the ball. As it is traveling toward my partner, returner says, "Was that in?" Returner's partner says nothing (that I could hear, anyway). My partner hits the ball and says, "What's going on?" Returner then says, "Are we playing?" and hits the ball again.
I stopped the point and said, "Hold up, hold up. You guys can't have a conversation while the ball is traveling toward the other side. Did somebody make a line call?"
Returner's partner says, "Yes, I called the serve out."
I said, "OK, well nobody heard you." She tossed a ball to my partner and said, "Second serve."
I said, "Shouldn't that be first serve? That was a pretty big delay between first and second serve."
She hesitated and said, "No, second."
My partner got her second serve in, God bless her, and she served out the match.
OK, show of hands. First serve or second?
My partner and I were stronger and my partner was serving for the match at 15-all when the following happens.
Partner serves first serve that looked possibly deep. No gesture or audible call from receiver's partner at net. Returner plays the ball. As it is traveling toward my partner, returner says, "Was that in?" Returner's partner says nothing (that I could hear, anyway). My partner hits the ball and says, "What's going on?" Returner then says, "Are we playing?" and hits the ball again.
I stopped the point and said, "Hold up, hold up. You guys can't have a conversation while the ball is traveling toward the other side. Did somebody make a line call?"
Returner's partner says, "Yes, I called the serve out."
I said, "OK, well nobody heard you." She tossed a ball to my partner and said, "Second serve."
I said, "Shouldn't that be first serve? That was a pretty big delay between first and second serve."
She hesitated and said, "No, second."
My partner got her second serve in, God bless her, and she served out the match.
OK, show of hands. First serve or second?