"Looking for a 3.5 - 4.5 player to hit either today (4/27) around 6pm or sunday (4/28) morning in the herndon/reston/fairfaix/Loudoun area. "
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J Ruffin added a discussion to the group Fairfax Virginia Tennis
Looking to hit Sat (4/27) or Sunday (4/28)
Looking for a 3.5 - 4.5 player to hit either today around 6pm or sunday morning in the herndon/reston/fairfaix/Loudoun area. See More
J Ruffin replied to Aldo Sanchez's discussion 'will be in Reston for a week. looking for some one to play with' in the group Fairfax Virginia Tennis"I can earlier than 6pm today if you're interested.
Drop me an email jrstriker12 at yahoo dot com"
J Ruffin replied to Jahan Kashani's discussion 'Competitive play' in the group Fairfax Virginia Tennis"Jahan,
Let me know if you want to hit today. My partner canceled and I need to get to the courts!
jrstriker 12 at yahoo dot com
James R. "
J Ruffin added a discussion to the group Fairfax Virginia TennisLunchtime Tennis - Herndon
Looking for 4.0/4.5 player who may be able to get out for a quick hit at lunchtime once a week during the week near Herndon/Reston/Chantilly.Prefer to hit rather than run or go to the gym over lunchtime. Looking to get about an hour of practice in now that the weather is improving.Drop me an email jrstriker12 at yahoo dot com.See More
J Ruffin replied to Mark / The Mayor's discussion 'Stinky Tennis Clothes'"I have enough tennis gear that I usually do one big tennis clothes only load every week. However, to eliminate any odors, I usually wash with Win sports detergent or Penguin Sports Wash. Either one does really well in cleaning dri-fit type fabrics.…"
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- Neighborhood or other helpful location info:
- Herndon, VA
- Favorite pro tennis player(s):
- James Blake
Andy Roddick
Jo-Will Tsonga
Federer
Nadal
Venus
Serena
Jelena Jankovic
- My tennis skill (please check your NTRP if you know it):
- NTRP 3.5, If tennis is on TV - I'm watching.
- On the court, I am a:
- doubles partner, singles player, bomber, one-hander, top-spinner, grunter, gracious winner, gracious loser
- Relationship status:
- Married
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First USTA League Win!!
Posted on May 4, 2008 at 3:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Me and my partner pulled out a 6-3, 7-6 win today at #2 Dubs. I'm happy. First USTA league win in my first league match. :)
The W feels good, problem is I felt like I played more like a 2.5 than a 3.5. Balls came floating back with no pace and just wanted to rip them, but odds are I just put a loopy, top spin shot back into play. Good news was these paceless shots usually gave me time to come in an hit a volley - but I REALLY had to resist the impulse to try to crush the… Continue
The W feels good, problem is I felt like I played more like a 2.5 than a 3.5. Balls came floating back with no pace and just wanted to rip them, but odds are I just put a loopy, top spin shot back into play. Good news was these paceless shots usually gave me time to come in an hit a volley - but I REALLY had to resist the impulse to try to crush the… Continue
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 7:53am on May 7, 2008,
Mark / The Mayor said… - Cool! Thanks for getting your friends over here. The people are more interesting here too - not as many adolescents! :-)
- At 10:47pm on May 5, 2008, Mark / The Mayor said…
- Hi J R! It's great to have you here! Hopefully Tsonga will have a killer year and get a slam!
This is our *new* generic welcome message that fortunately,is required due to the enormous growth. We're growing by 100 new members a day, and I just couldn't keep up. But that's a good thing. ;-)
Invite your friends too. We’re trying to reach 20,000 members by Wimbledon. :-)
If you need any help, let me know.
M
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To get started, please upload a photo or avatar for yourself (if you haven’t already.) Whether it's of you, your dog, or your racquet it doesn't matter, but it helps people remember you. You can also personalize Your Page with pictures, links, RSS feeds, colors and more here.
If you are looking to meet people for tennis matches, Look through the Groups or create a Group of your own and invite your tennis contacts. It's a good place to keep in touch with everyone in your circle.
Here’s a primer on how to meet other players.
The Forum is really the hub of the online community. Other places to explore: post youtube videos, add your own photos, write your own blog.… and just hang out and meet great people.
Welcome aboard,
Mark
- At 9:37pm on May 3, 2008,
Ray Lewis said… - No problem. Spread the word, so the group can continue growing. Maybe we can hit sometime in Arlington.
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