i played in a grass tournament over the weekend with christi, karenina, and ed. we were in the lowest pool available. it seems like i’m always playing in that pool. i guess i’m just not getting any better. =P our team managed to take second place. i was given a bit of a hard time about not being placed in the right pool, but i think that we’re right on the border between the lowest pool and the second lowest pool. looking at the next pool up, though, it looks like we were gonna get killed a little bit. =P

the outdoor tournament was a lot of fun and it looked like the tournament was run well. the pools were mostly well balanced and i know that i definitely had fun in our pool.

cheryl’s birthday party was also held at the same park where the tournament was, so we were able to hang out inbetween matches. after the tournament was over, i went to play on the net that greg had set up. we played doubles for a little bit and then all of a sudden i was completely drained. i could barely get myself off the court. i guzzled down a gatorade, ate a few cookies, a burger, and half a loaf of garlic bread. finally, the exhaustion that hit me was staved off a little and i was able to sit up and watch the others play. it was actually a little alarming at how quickly i went from full of energy to completely wasted.