The "Football Players Find Out About Tennis" Thread [Archive]

conors72

09-21-2007, 08:02 AM

tennis tennis tennis. i am enrolled in the tennis class for phys ed. i realize just how talented you have to be to hit a ball over a net, and then on top of that, IN BETWEEN LINES. it has heightened my respect for THE roger federer, :D , hereafter refered to as "the rog". As I was roaming espn.com i came across the tennis page. I am so extatic to hear that Roger "The Rog" Federer is matched up against Radek Stepanek in the opening match of the Davis Cup Championship. "The Rog" is 3-1 against Stepanek the Czech Republican icon. LET'S GO ROG!!!!!!!!!! And i must say that i am excited for the upcoming match up between Andy Roddick and Joachim Johansson who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury, do you guys feel that this will give Roddick an advantage in the match???? Johansson is 1-1 against Roddick and upset "The And" in the quarterfinals of the US Open!:eek: I will close my post saying I lover you all, i love "The Rog" and i love "The And".

God Bless America:)
and
God Bless Tennis:D

DSport

09-22-2007, 06:34 AM

Womens tennis is more fun for me to watch because there is a much more open field. With the men, Roger will win alomst every event. He is a machine. Sure Nadal, and Djokovich might challenge him but that's about it. He has won something like the last 10 against Roddick.
With women there's Henin, Sharapova, both Williams sisters, Kuznetsova, Chacvetadze, Mauresmo, and many more capable of winning.

hilly

09-22-2007, 09:53 AM

I must confess, I love tennis.
I played at Oakfield-Alabama in the mid 90s and we won a league title. I was first singles on jayvee and first doubles on varsity.
I think Conors should play, he might like it.
As for pro tennis, the men are no fun to watch. The women are great. I'm a Hutchnova fan.

Berask

09-22-2007, 10:48 AM

conors is a lineman lol. lineman dont play tennis haha.

hilly

09-22-2007, 10:59 AM

conors is a lineman lol. lineman dont play tennis haha.

He could be the big man at the net. Conors should play, he might be good.

Berask

09-22-2007, 11:02 AM

Conors didnt make his second comment. One of his friends did. He only made the first.

hilly

09-22-2007, 11:07 AM

Doesn't matter. If Conors doesn't play ... he hates tennis. He's anti-tennis.

Berask

09-24-2007, 11:02 AM

Doesn't matter. If Conors doesn't play ... he hates tennis. He's anti-tennis.

I wouldn't say anti-tennis. just doesn't have the feel for that particular game.

DrewVT6

09-24-2007, 01:17 PM

This is one of my favorite threads.

We should start a poll. It might have to be multi-part.

1. Should Conors72 play tennis?

2. Would Conors72 be any good at tennis?

Berask

09-24-2007, 06:03 PM

I know conors very well and no he shouldn't play tennis haha. He wouldn't be any good because he is too big of a man haha. Even too big for the "big man at the net."

Berask

09-25-2007, 07:55 PM

its bocce ball. get it right.

conors72

09-25-2007, 09:04 PM

DSport

09-25-2007, 09:09 PM

I'm sure women's tennis would still be better even if Roger wore a skirt. Maybe he'll wear one in his match against you if he's not too chicken to show!

conors72

09-27-2007, 07:41 AM

I must admit, I was outraged to see that you feel it would be attractive to see Roger Federer in a skirt. I can only imagine what it would look like with his hairy legs. Judging by the long hair he has on his head he would look like big foot in a skirt.

DSport

09-27-2007, 10:33 PM

So, he would look like Amelie Mauresmo then?

hardcorefan

12-12-2007, 07:10 PM

Brad Riner from oakfeld . is one of the best kids i seen play. i went to a match and he was the onle one to score . i have hurd he has gone to states every time he has played

boobiemiles

12-12-2007, 09:03 PM

Brad Riner from oakfeld . is one of the best kids i seen play. i went to a match and he was the onle one to score . i have hurd he has gone to states every time he has played
but he's not as good as his cousin, casey call..

call has been on varsity tennis for oa for 4 years. has gone deep in sectionals every year, and has won with riner as his doubles partner in his freshman year. together, riner and call have lead their team to 2nd place in the gr last year.

call is also a very good cross country runner and a key basketball starter to go along w/ being a tennis all-star

riner is an all-star football player and another key basketball starter. he is also an all-star i believe

hardcorefan

12-14-2007, 08:52 AM

but he's not as good as his cousin, casey call..

call has been on varsity tennis for oa for 4 years. has gone deep in sectionals every year, and has won with riner as his doubles partner in his freshman year. together, riner and call have lead their team to 2nd place in the gr last year.

call is also a very good cross country runner and a key basketball starter to go along w/ being a tennis all-star

riner is an all-star football player and another key basketball starter. he is also an all-star i believe

not likely brad would beat him over and over and over . brad is one of the best players i have every watch played

bcherry8

12-14-2007, 01:39 PM

its a toss-up between Brad and Casey

boobiemiles

12-14-2007, 01:39 PM

its a toss-up between Brad and Casey
casey is better.

hardcorefan

12-17-2007, 06:59 PM

casey is better.

nooooooooo hes not

bcherry8

12-28-2007, 07:16 AM

casey is better.
I'll have to agree with you there. Btw me and Puddin are gonna make a mean doubles team this year, lol

boobiemiles

12-28-2007, 06:15 PM

I'll have to agree with you there. Btw me and Puddin are gonna make a mean doubles team this year, lol
i agree if by "mean" you really wanted to say, "really mean to make you have to watch us cuz we're so bad"

bcherry8

01-08-2008, 12:09 PM

nah, he just has to get across the court faster, and it would help greatly. Lets see you get out there and play against either me or him :cool:

boobiemiles

01-08-2008, 05:03 PM

it's funny. cuz i never said i'd make a mean tennis player. so your challenge, and consiquent victory means nothing

TurnTwo

01-08-2008, 06:21 PM

This summer Attica senior, Casey LaFleur nearly took down Call at the Boys' State tennis tournament (which Call went on to win I believe).

Watch out for Lafleur this season though.

bcherry8

01-10-2008, 06:09 AM

it's funny. cuz i never said i'd make a mean tennis player. so your challenge, and consiquent victory means nothing
And you have never seen me or him play, so thats funny too. As for LaFleur and Call, it was the summer, so its not like Casey was in mid-season form

SecVBallin

01-10-2008, 01:33 PM

And you have never seen me or him play, so thats funny too. As for LaFleur and Call, it was the summer, so its not like Casey was in mid-season form

Yeah it doesn't mean anything. I beat Casey this summer in sets, and he usually beats me. I mean its usually close but the summer doesn't really mean anythin.

bcherry8

01-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Yeah it doesn't mean anything. I beat Casey this summer in sets, and he usually beats me. I mean its usually close but the summer doesn't really mean anythin.
Both Call vs. Whelehan matches i saw last season were great to watch. They both went to three sets, correct?

SecVBallin

01-10-2008, 01:38 PM

Both Call vs. Whelehan matches i saw last season were great to watch. They both went to three sets, correct?

No. The firsy one did. I lost 46 64 36. The second one I was up 53 and 52 in both sets and lost 76 75. But they were close. We have played alot so we know each other's games pretty well.

bcherry8

01-11-2008, 05:08 PM

No. The firsy one did. I lost 46 64 36. The second one I was up 53 and 52 in both sets and lost 76 75. But they were close. We have played alot so we know each other's games pretty well.
Oh yeah thats right. I was playing what was basically, "third doubles" on the sixth court. I was like two down from your match, lol

hardcorefan

01-11-2008, 10:19 PM

Both Call vs. Whelehan matches i saw last season were great to watch. They both went to three sets, correct?

riner is better for this reason he won his whelehan matches 10-2

bcherry8

01-13-2008, 09:38 AM

riner is better for this reason he won his whelehan matches 10-2
Yet when Riner and Call played each other Casey won, hmmm...

TheBadGuy

01-13-2008, 08:37 PM

Yet when Riner and Call played each other Casey won, hmmm...

are you kidding me....when riner wants to play he can play. he took his freshmen year off because he was bored off the non competitive league and because his coach was a tool....call plays year round all the time....if riner wanted it there would be no competition....and when riner was in focus cause he was tired of hearin of whelan all the time he smoked him at the sectional qualifiers 10-2

SecVBallin

01-13-2008, 10:38 PM

SecVBallin

01-13-2008, 10:40 PM

are you kidding me....when riner wants to play he can play. he took his freshmen year off because he was bored off the non competitive league and because his coach was a tool....call plays year round all the time....if riner wanted it there would be no competition....and when riner was in focus cause he was tired of hearin of whelan all the time he smoked him at the sectional qualifiers 10-2

Riner also had a warm up match and i didn't because I was the higher seed. That kid makes you nervous on the court. If we ever played a regular season match it would be closer seeing as I beat Casey at sectionals 10-4

bcherry8

01-14-2008, 06:12 AM

It's true. I payed with both of them this summer and when brad wants to play, he is really good, possibly better than casey. But he has a temper and if you get to him it can go either way. His shots are a lot harder than casey's, but Casey puts more thought into his shots.
I could return his shots in practice...until he started trying, lol. I played with a partner against Casey 2 on 1 and that was not very pretty at all for us.

TheBadGuy

01-14-2008, 09:26 PM

I could return his shots in practice...until he started trying, lol. I played with a partner against Casey 2 on 1 and that was not very pretty at all for us.

rumor has it call and riner are playin doubles for sectionals so it looks like whelan has it in the bag. but riner and call might make it farther it could get ugly for teams around here haha... if riner works hard and focuses and call works to get more consistant could be a fun doubles team to watch

boobiemiles

01-14-2008, 10:23 PM

bcherry8

01-16-2008, 01:23 PM

thanks for the info.... brad
Is that really him? lol

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 09:17 AM

Look out for Ian Woodworth in tennis this year!

bcherry8

02-02-2008, 10:03 AM

Look out for Ian Woodworth in tennis this year!
Are you serious?

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 10:15 AM

Are you serious?
haha yes sir i am. Ian is looking to have a huge season for the lancers this year

bcherry8

02-02-2008, 10:17 AM

haha yes sir i am. Ian is looking to have a huge season for the lancers this year
Well good luck if he plays second singles, he'll have to play Riner. Theo Tomczak is Elba's first singles player, correct?

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 10:23 AM

Well good luck if he plays second singles, he'll have to play Riner. Theo Tomczak is Elba's first singles player, correct?
well my knowledge of elba tennis isn't up to par but i believe theo is the one, but i would keep an eye out for IW.

hilly

02-02-2008, 02:31 PM

well my knowledge of elba tennis isn't up to par but i believe theo is the one, but i would keep an eye out for IW.

How many wins did Elba have last year? Didn't they have the worst record in the league?

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 02:36 PM

How many wins did Elba have last year? Didn't they have the worst record in the league?
Yeah I think so but like I said before, Elba tennis isn't my strong point lol

SaveUs222

02-02-2008, 02:39 PM

Apparently Tennis isn't Elbas strong point then lol

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 02:42 PM

haha no its not

SaveUs222

02-02-2008, 02:45 PM

Woodworth seems like he is an athletic kid, maybe he can save the program lol

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 02:47 PM

Woodworth seems like he is an athletic kid, maybe he can save the program lol
Ian is an overall good athlete and his brother was a solid tennis player so we'll see what happens lol

SaveUs222

02-02-2008, 02:48 PM

Maybe it runs in the family lol

hilly

02-02-2008, 02:54 PM

Apparently Tennis isn't Elbas strong point then lol

I hate to say this, but the spring isn't Elba's strong point ... other than softball. It would be nice to see the baseball, golf or tennis team do something, but I try to limit my spring talk about Elba to softball. They might win states this year in that.

SaveUs222

02-02-2008, 02:57 PM

Softball for elba is always good, baseball team is improving though over the last few years though..

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 03:23 PM

I hate to say this, but the spring isn't Elba's strong point ... other than softball. It would be nice to see the baseball, golf or tennis team do something, but I try to limit my spring talk about Elba to softball. They might win states this year in that.
Haha yeah spring is by no means elba's strong point but the baseball team has been improving- they had more wins last year than the last like 3 years combined lol. But softball is where is at for elba in the spring.

SaveUs222

02-02-2008, 03:28 PM

Did Elba get a win over Notre Dame in Baseball last year?

GRBball2008

02-02-2008, 09:48 PM

Did Elba get a win over Notre Dame in Baseball last year?

yeah they beat ND in the regular season then lost to them in sectionals

SaveUs222

02-02-2008, 09:50 PM

yeah they beat ND in the regular season then lost to them in sectionals

Thanks, i thought so... Must've been a huge upset lol

bcherry8

02-03-2008, 09:13 AM

I hate to say this, but the spring isn't Elba's strong point ... other than softball. It would be nice to see the baseball, golf or tennis team do something, but I try to limit my spring talk about Elba to softball. They might win states this year in that.
It would be interesting to see what they would do in C or CC, they could compete at that level.

GRBball2008

02-03-2008, 11:34 AM

It would be interesting to see what they would do in C or CC, they could compete at that level.
It would definitely bring alot more competition to the table. Steam rolling teams in DD is only fun for so long

hilly

02-03-2008, 03:10 PM

It would be interesting to see what they would do in C or CC, they could compete at that level.

I'm pretty sure Elba would be in the mix. I put Schwartzmeyer in the same class as Bostwick from Oakfield and I think this year either team could compete in that class.
I think softball might be the strongest sport in the GR, with Elba, Oakfield and Pembroke all having great teams almost every year.

GRBball2008

02-04-2008, 08:19 PM

I'm pretty sure Elba would be in the mix. I put Schwartzmeyer in the same class as Bostwick from Oakfield and I think this year either team could compete in that class.
I think softball might be the strongest sport in the GR, with Elba, Oakfield and Pembroke all having great teams almost every year.
Yeah i definetley think that Elba could hang with some of the bigger schools like OA and Pembroke in softball, and it would make for alot better competition... But I saw in another thread that the mound was being moved back to 43 ft. for the 09 season. How do you think that will affect the pitchers and the outcome of the game?

hilly

02-04-2008, 11:37 PM

Yeah i definetley think that Elba could hang with some of the bigger schools like OA and Pembroke in softball, and it would make for alot better competition... But I saw in another thread that the mound was being moved back to 43 ft. for the 09 season. How do you think that will affect the pitchers and the outcome of the game?

More offense would be nice. I am so sick of watcing 1-0 games. There are too many good players around here. I'm glad its moving back.

GRBball2008

02-05-2008, 11:34 AM

More offense would be nice. I am so sick of watcing 1-0 games. There are too many good players around here. I'm glad its moving back.
I definitley have to agree with you there. Seeing some more offense would make for much more exciting games.