The Ball Shed

Ever wondered where the tennis staff keeps all the tennis balls? It's not a secret that all the balls are kept in the ball shed behind the two teaching courts. At the beginning of the season it is very clean and neat inside the ball shed. Over time it tends to become more dirty and messy. The ball carts bring in some clay stuck to the wheels, and if the balls are wet the clay sticks to the balls and then falls to the floor when the balls dry over night. All the people running in and out of the shed also bring in lots of clay.

Hoppers and pick up tubes are now neatly stacked on the shelves and the floor, but tend to be spread around the shed as we go deeper into the summer.

Feel free to use the balls but please return them, and please help the tennis staff to keep the shed clean and organized.

Behind this covered up door is the Ball Shed

Balls are sorted by color - red, orange, green, and yellow

Teaching tools like ball machines, yellow lines, short rackets, ladders, and more is stored here as well. Feel free to use these tools, but please return them to their place when you are done. The practice balls are stored here in cases. The tennis staff changes the practice balls in the ball carts frequently. The balls in the cases should not be used for personal play. Cans of balls are to be purchased in the Pro Shop.

Unconfirmed rumours say that there is a ghost in the shed that you can see at midnight on the first Friday each month. If you dare, let's meet here at 11:59 PM on Friday, May 4th. Bring your flash light and a snack (Tony is long gone).

Div. 1 A Pink Homegame

Testing... Testing... OK! Hello readers! We are live at Longwood Cricket  Club for the Div. 1 A Pink home game against Wellesley. Blogging court side is Magnus. On the first court, Cecilia and Sarah are serving from left to right across your screen.

Sarah tosses the ball, and there is the serve. It goes to the wide corner. Wellesley slugger Kellog is returning cross court, Sarah is hitting a cross court back, and she is coming in to net. Now both LCC players are at net and there is the next shot from Wellesly. It goes to Cecilia who hits a pressure volley right at the poor Wellesley woman Hope, who hits the ball into the net! 15-0.

Here is the next serve. Sarah is serving to the T, and Wellesly is hitting a cross court return, but Cecilia is poaching for a winner. Nice poach! Seems as if those poaching drills with coach Larry is paying off. 30-0.

Serving to the deuce side again. Fault. 2nd serve coming. The Wellesley receiver is creeping in closer to the service line for the return. Here comes the serve, and the return goes cross court back to Sarah. The Wellesley player is moving in behind the return, and Sarah is hitting a dipper right in front of Kellog from Wellesly, who pops up the ball. Cecilia is closing in for the high ball and she puts it away right between the two opponents. A fantastic dipper from Sarah and a rocket volley. 40-0.

Three game points. This looks good. Sarah has been serving very well. She looks very confident today, and so does Cecilia. Here come the serve. It is going to the wide corner, the the backhand. Sarah is coming in behind the serve and she volleys the return back cross court. Both Longwood player are up at net again, taking the net away from the other team. Sarah's volley is going deep to the corner, the Wellesley player is reaching for the ball and she hits a high lob. Sarah and Cecilia are moving back and it is Cecilia who hits the over head. The ball goes to the center of the court, just inside the baseline. The Wellesley team is lifting up the ball again, but it's a short lob. Sarah moves in and she hits a great angled backhand volley to close out the game to love. Great tennis here at Longwood on court 1!

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Sarah serving and Cecilia at net

Coach Larry and Team Captain Jessie