Tennis Season Begins

 Tonight was Cameron's first tennis match of the season.  Although it was only a scrimmage, he was pretty nervous as it was his first start at varsity #3 singles.  Spectators weren't permitted, but since I had to drive him due to passenger restrictions on the Bethany bus, I was allowed to stay and watch.  Angola had just ten players which actually worked out well as they only had ten courts.  The match looked a lot different than last year with two tennis balls allotted to each player, no scorecards, lots of sanitizing and masks for all players.  The boys and coaches handled the circumstances well realizing that this was the reality for sports this fall.  Almost all of the specators wore masks too, which I was very glad to see.

Cam struggled with his serve to start, but played his opponent well.  They had several close games and in the end finished 2-2 when the time was called.  Cam's second match of the night looked like an easy win for him at 4-1, but his opponent was better than the score reflected.  Cam served a lot better in this match and had some great points.  He started cramping up after the first two matches which made the third one a struggle for him.  Although he didn't win, he rallied and played well.  After the match the boys all ate Pizza King together.  Normally, they would have gone inside the restaurant, but instead chose to share a meal together at a local park social distancing at separate picnic tables.  I was glad that they were able to continue the tradition even if it looked a little different this year.  It was such a wonderful way to start the season and we were both pleased with his first varsity match.