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Ingrid
- 45, Female
- Berkeley, CA
- United States
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Priya Talwar commented on Ingrid's blog post 'My first stab at tennis.'"Hi Ingrid,
Hope you read this soon:)..I have just started playing tennis and am really looking to play and practice with someone. I live in pac heights and golden gate court is pretty close. We can also do the alamo square tennis courts. Hit me up…"
Priya Talwar commented on Ingrid's blog post 'My first stab at tennis.'"Hi Ingrid,
Hope you read this soon:)..I have just started playing tennis and am really looking to play and practice with someone. I live in pac heights and golden gate court is pretty close. We can also do the alamo square tennis courts. Hit me up…"
Profile Information
- I am a:
- Casual Player
- Neighborhood or other helpful location info:
- Berkeley, CA
- Random things about me (hobbies, occupation, tennis history, favorite band, etc.):
- I don't play tennis (yet), but I want to learn how! I'm not looking for a date; I'd rather just have fun & not worry about looking graceful/attractive/like I'm not sweating & out of breath. I'm in okay shape, thought.
- Favorite pro tennis player(s):
- I really love how David Foster Wallace wrote about tennis, and about Andre Agassi, of whom he was very jealous! I did read Agassi's book (mainly because I was curious about the wig) - I didn't wind up liking him very much.
- My tennis skill (please check your NTRP if you know it):
- Just started., What's NTRP?
- On the court, I am a:
- beginner, gracious winner, gracious loser
- My favorite local courts:
- Berkeley - it's fulla courts!
- Relationship status:
- Single
- Favorite website:
- http://dduderadkidradlady.blogspot.com/
Ingrid's Blog
Tennis, anyone?
Posted on November 25, 2008 at 1:28pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Well, the holidays are coming up fast and though I've scheduled a few games, I've run into a lot of cancellations. I'll ask for tennis lessons for Christmas, and I'll try to find match partners again in the new year.
Hope yours is great!
Oh, and if someone named "Isabel" from I think Orlando, Fl tries to "friend" you, know that she is a spambot.
Cheers!
Hope yours is great!
Oh, and if someone named "Isabel" from I think Orlando, Fl tries to "friend" you, know that she is a spambot.
Cheers!
My first stab at tennis.
Posted on November 14, 2008 at 11:48am 13 Comments 0 Likes
I found a tennis racket at Good Will for only $2.50, and I bought a can of balls at Walgreen's. So I headed over to the Golden Gate courts, where there's a couple of practice walls.
At the wall I noticed that too often, I hit the balls over the fence. I kept at it for a while, and though it was fun, someone started practicing next to me and since I have so little control over the ball, I decided to leave him in peace.
The next morning I met with one of my new partners,… Continue
At the wall I noticed that too often, I hit the balls over the fence. I kept at it for a while, and though it was fun, someone started practicing next to me and since I have so little control over the ball, I decided to leave him in peace.
The next morning I met with one of my new partners,… Continue
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 11:14am on July 3, 2009,
Armando said… - are you still palying...???
- At 11:34pm on March 14, 2009,
Al said… - I like you $2.50 racket store it made me chuckle. I have a lot of patient it my down fall , how about next Sat. I'm at my office and don't have a photo but will be posting it up in a few day. Just so no one might think I'm that creepy guy.
- At 6:27pm on December 4, 2008,
joel said… - Happy Holidays! I wish you much cheer!
- At 4:58pm on November 15, 2008,
OHENE said… - hello mum
i am ohene from ghana and i like tennis.
can we be friends.
- At 9:52pm on November 10, 2008,
Mark / The Mayor said… - Hi! Welcome to the tennis social network which connects tennis players, fans, coaches, and you. We created this place in December and it has been a wild ride ever since - we've gone viral and now we're "almost famous".
What can you do here?
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