Okay, so, a while back, I got this crazy idea to get into tennis. I’d never really played before, but I figured, why not? So, I decided to check out what was happening with tennis in Bloomsburg. I guess you could say I was curious about the whole “Bloomsburg tennis” scene.
First thing I did was look up if Bloomsburg even had a tennis team. Turns out, yeah, they do! They’re called the Huskies. I found the official website and started poking around. There’s a page for the men’s tennis team, with all sorts of stuff like their schedule, the players, and the coaches.
I dug into the schedule a bit to see when they were playing. I saw some dates listed, like 9/10-10/2022, and they had matches against teams like Millersville and Mercyhurst. It looked like most of their games were happening in Bloomsburg, which was convenient.
- Checked out the team’s official page.
- Looked at their schedule for upcoming matches.
- Found out they played against teams like Millersville and Mercyhurst.
Then I went over to the roster. I wanted to see who was on the team. The roster had everyone’s names, heights, weights, and even where they were from. There was this guy, Fernando Barros, who was 6’3″. That’s a tall dude! It was cool to see all the different players and their info.
Besides the college team, I was also interested in finding a place to play just for fun. I mean, I’m not exactly pro material. I stumbled upon this group that welcomes tennis players of all skill levels. They get together for hitting practice, singles, doubles, all that stuff. It sounded perfect for a beginner like me.
I also found out some basic scoring rules in tennis, like a game is won by the first team to capture four points (15, 30, 40, game). It’s kind of cool to learn some rules.
At the end of the day, I realized that if you really want to get good at tennis, you gotta join a club or something. You need to play against people who know what they’re doing. So, that’s probably my next move. I might not be the next big tennis star, but hey, it’s all about having fun and getting some exercise, right?
To get started
I realized that you need to contact the national tennis association. I got an ITF ID. I sumitted an entry form through the ITF’s online entry system to join an ITF tournaments.
Honestly, this whole Bloomsburg tennis thing turned out to be way more interesting than I expected. Who knew there was so much going on with tennis in this town? It’s been a fun little adventure, and I’m excited to see where it goes. Maybe I’ll even get decent at tennis someday. You never know!
