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On April 17, 2000 the Radford University tennis team played a very important match against Elon college in North Carolina. The winner of this match would play as seed number two in the Big South Conference tournament. Eventually, our place in the Big South Conference tournament depended on the result of my match against Elon’s number four player. During the match I knew that he was better than me and I didn’t expect to win. However, I tried my hardest, and learned that even though my opponent was better than me , I could still win if I played smarter than him.

As I waited for my opponent, I was thinking about how I would play against him and if I would win. It was a hot day and I was tired from my earlier matches, but I didn’t expect this match to be so important for the team.

My opponent finally arrived at the court. He walked confidently toward me thinking this was going to be an easy match, probably because he was the captain of his team. When the match began, he played very well. All of his serves were hard and fast. It seemed as if he knew where I would hit the ball every time because he was always waiting for it. I lost the first set with a score of

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I watched his arm reach back and then thrust forward. I could feel the tension in my teammates and my coach. I only noticed the way in which the ball rose into the air, the way it hung there as if it were stuck, his arm sluggishly cut through the air, his racket smashing into the ball at full force. It was only a matter of seconds, but I lived in that moment. I focused on it, rid my mind of all other thoughts except the ball. Its shape contorted and it shot across the court toward me, where I waited patiently for it to arrive.

I won the second set but at the end of the third set our score was tied. Nobody could believe it -- I won the match! This was my biggest win of the season and also the hardest match I had played all year. I didn’t notice the sun on his skin or hear the encouragement of my teammates. The leaves danced defiantly around the court and the trees continued to sway the wind, but the people only noticed the players and flashes of green that burst from their rackets. This meant that the outcome of my match would decide the winner between Radford and Elon. The ball was out, it rolled across the court and came to rest in the shadow of a tree.

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