By: Davon Johnson
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| They arrive for a nice sunny day of tennis. They put their items aside to enjoy some competitive fun this Thursday. |
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| The tennis court is at Statesboro's Bulloch County Park. Time to start the match. |
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| Alexandria Dobson begins the game with the first serve. Tennis is something she does for fun and exercise. |
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| Alexandria starts the match with nice mechanics. "I played tennis for a while when I was in high school, and I love to play the game when I can." |
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| Alexandria hits the ball back towards her opponent after a good return. She chased the ball from the other side of the court. |
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| Nate Jensen gets ready to return the ball to Alexandria. He has not come out to play tennis in a long time, but he wants to start getting back to the court more often. |
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| The ball bounces on the court after going out of bounds. This concludes one of the matches for the day. |
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| Nate gets another tennis ball from off the court to start another match. "I am dedicating some time this summer to go to the park and practice my tennis skills." |
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| Nate does his first serve of the afternoon. Other than park maintenance, Nate and Alexandria are the only ones present at the courts today. |
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| Nate hits the ball over his shoulder to keep the ball hitting the net. "I always try to get air under the ball when I play to keep the match going and to avoid hitting the net." |
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| Alexandria chases after the ball she believes will stay in bounds if she does not return it. She focuses on the ball until it is close enough to hit. |
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| Alexandria hits a nice ball right on target back to Nate. "When I get perfect returns on a ball, I feel so confident about my abilities." |
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| The ball flies in the air. This is one of the longer matches the pair has played for the day. |
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| Alexandria anticipates the ball will move to the left of the court. She is ready for a powerful return to Nate. |
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| Nate goes low to keep the ball in-bounds to keep the match going. "It is a workout to keep the ball in-bounds, but when the ball is low, and I have to go get it is the worse." |
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| Alexandria moves up with a good form to hit the ball over the net. The ball was close to not getting back to her side of the court. |
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| Nate plants his left foot and hits a nice shot back to Alexandria. "My mechanics are not the best, but I would not say I am a rookie." |
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| The ball is still at the net. The games are finally over. |
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| Nate walks off the court to take a break. It was a nice few games of tennis, but the afternoon sun tells him it is time to go. |
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| Alexandria and Nate walk around the court to collect the tennis balls. Today was a good day for some friendly competition. |
