The last home match was against Tooele. Erik was a little nervous because they had a foreign exchange student playing first singles who was a lefty. Turns out he had nothing to worry about. Nate's match went rather long but he pulled it off, winning in three sets.
Yesterday's tournament was another tough one for Nate, having to play in very windy conditions. He played against a 5A senior from Davis County for his final match. Nate won the first set. The second set went into a tie-breaker game which means they tied at six games a piece. When that happens you go into a sudden death -- the first player to get seven points and you have to win by two. The Davis kid pulled it off at 7 to 4 which put us into a third set. Again, they tied at six games a piece, and again we were in a sudden death. They tied at six points; Nate won the next point and then pulled it off, winning 8 to 6.
There was such intensity. I was so pleased with how Nate kept his cool and pulled through despite the other player having somewhat of a temper and getting angry.
Region play is this week and state is next. It's been a fun year to be able to watch both boys play at the same time. Sometimes they are on the same court and sometimes they play back to back. I've found myself hopping from one court to another or standing in between.
Erik got to design and print the tennis banner that hangs on the Stansbury High School tennis courts. He also has managed to keep his emotions in check after his first match of the year.
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