Tennis

Ever since my freshman year in high school I have been playing tennis.  Ever since then I have loved the sport.  I was never the best, or even relatively close for that matter, but it was great exercise for me and gave me my natural high.  Eventually my senior year I started out playing number one singles, but because of the pressure I wasn't playing well, so I was moved down to number two, where I played bettter.  I knew I wanted to play tennis in college, but didn't even know if I would make it past tryouts.  Thank goodness we didn't have tryouts here and I was automatically on the team!  Challenge matches were held after one week of practice and I was starting to see that I was the weakest player on the team.  I became a little discouraged at times, but I realized if I was the last seed, I had the best chance of being the most improved player.  Looking back on those first two weeks compared to now, I do believe that I am the most improved player on the tennis team.  My ground strokes started out weak and awkward, but now they are stronger and have a better follow through.  I am even gaining more confidence in net coverage and overheads...two things I avoided at all costs in high school.  Although I do not plan to go anywhere with tennis after college, it is still fun for me and improving my game makes me feel better about myself and helps remind me that with practice and determination, I can accomplish anything.