In doubles it is crucial that partners communicate after each point. Talk strategy, and discuss positioning. Also, you partner should always now when you are planning on poaching, so he/she can slide over and cover your side. But anticipation is just as important as strategy, especially for an experienced player. Many of your poaches will be unspoken, such as when your opponent has come in behind a serve, gets caught in “no man’s land” (near the service line) and is forced to play a low or half-volley. Most likely you will get a weak reply, so it is an ideal time to move forward and across the court and look for a put-away opportunity. Another automatic in doubles? Your opponent attempts a down-the –line passing shot, but you are able to volley the ball back down the line. Your opponent’s instinct will be to play the next shot crosscourt, so if you start in that direction, you can cut the ball off and make a winning volley. In both instances, your partner should be able to pick up what you are doing and move to cover the vacated side. Good luck on your poach!
Mikael Andersson
Director of Tennis
Crescent A
Date: September 24
Match: English Turn vs. Metairie Country Club
Location: Home
Crescent B
Date: September 23
Match: English Turn vs. JTCT
Location: Away
Westbank B
Date: September 10
Match: English Turn vs. Net.com
Location: Home
Ladies USTA Day 5.5
Date: September 20
Match: English Turn vs. Great Balls of Fire
Location: Away
Date: September 28
Match: English Turn vs. Shot Girls
Location: Home
Ladies USTA Day 6.5
Date: September 13
Match: English Turn vs. Metairie Country Club
Location:Away
Date: September 20
Match: English Turn vs. Saints & Spinners
Location: Home
Date: September 28
Match: English Turn vs. Volley Girls
Location: Away
Ladies USTA Day 7.5
Date: September 7
Match: English Turn vs. Mood Swings
Location: Home
Date: September 14
Match: English Turn vs. NOCC
Location: Away
Date: September 21
Match: English Turn vs. Comeback Kids
Location: Home
Date: September 27
Match: English Turn vs. Exclamation Points
Location: Home
Ladies 6.5 Night
Date: September 14
Match: Smashers vs. Backhanders
Location: Home
Date: September 21
Match: Smashers vs. Sweet Spots
Location: Home
Date: September 28
Match: Smashers vs. Shot Girls
Location: Home
Men’s 6.5 Night
Date: September 1
Match: Long Shots vs. Paradise Manor
Location: Home
Date: September 8
Match: Long Shots vs. The Who Dat Smashers
Location: Home
Date: September 15
Match: Long Shots vs. Metairie Country Club 6.5 Men
Location: Home
Date: September 22
Match: Bissonet String vs. Longs Shots
Location: Away
Date: September 29
Match: Long Shots vs. The Nice Guys
Location: Home
Men’s 8.5 Night
Date: September 1
Match: English Turn vs. Alliance Insurance
Location: Away
Date: September 22
Match: English Turn vs. Deucebags
Location: Home
Date: September 29
Match: English Turn vs. Hoyas
Location: Away
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