Saturday night I went to a back to school party dressed as Barbarella the crossing guard. Wearing a zippered fetish dress that barely covered my butt and day glo green fishnet hose and boots, I realized that the gas tank was on empty and I hoped that the gas station was empty too so that I could get out of the car without attracting too much attention. Problem is that I stayed out late and got up late so my sleeping patterns are off and I had no rhythm today. When that happens, going for winners is like entering the lottery with hopes of winning. After seeing enough balls go long or dribble into the net, I switched to hitting the ball to the center of the court as deep as possible. It kept me in the match but, unfortunately, my opponent also hits good groundstrokes.

Practice and Competition Report: practiced for 45 minutes, played three sets with M.: 3-6, 3-6, 2-6
Solutions Analysis:
1. I was upset with the scoring at one point and lost my service at love to lose the set. That’s a good time to develop short term memory loss and concentrate on the job at hand.
2. good footwork on the approach shot makes all the difference. I need to be in position just like any other groundstroke and step into the ball with a good follow through before moving closer to the net.
Success Analysis:
1. I served an ace to the forehand.
2. I hit some good overheads.
3. I was able to hit my topspin serve successfully after losing rhythm on my harder serve.