Best Sports Day Ever

My best sports day ever was probably August 16, 2015. I was playing in a tennis tournament in Tyler, Texas where my dad grew up playing tennis. I must have some connection with Tyler because I always play my best tournaments there. I got up really early and warmed up with my friends. At 8:00 in the morning, I started my quarterfinal  match against a guy named Trenton Bui. I was playing good, but so was my opponent, so it was a really good match. After winning the first set 6-4, Trenton came back and one the second 6-4. The match went to a third set tiebreaker, just like my match the previous day. The day before I had barely pulled out the win 10-8 in the third set tiebreak. This time my opponent chocked under the pressure and I won 10-5.

A little while later I played my semifinal match against my biggest rival, Varun Somarouthu. We had played many times before and I usually won, but it was always close. I disliked him. He played great in the first set and ran over me 6-2. But during the second set I found a way to beat him and I won 6-2. For the third straight match, I was going into another third set. We both played great, but I was able to sneak by with the win 10-8.

That afternoon I was in the semifinals of doubles, too. My partner Carlos Esteban and I won that match 8-5 (we play to 8 in doubles). We were waiting on our finals match when my friend, Reed Senterfitt, told us about who we were playing. They were two little kids, who were playing up in the 14 and under division. Reed and his partner had lost to them, and Reed said the kids were big cheaters. When we started are match it turned out Reed was right, the kids were calling balls out that were in. I really disliked them and wanted to win so bad. The match was at 6-6, and my partner was getting frustrated. Luckily I was playing great and our opponents were starting to feel the pressure. We won the next two games to win 8-6, winning the tournament, and capping my best sports day ever. The next day I beat my friend Reed in the finals of singles. Although it was great to beat my friend and earn bragging rights, it wasn't quite as fun as the previous day. It is the best to beat people who you dislike.