Tennis: A Dog's Favorite Sport
By: Erin Chambers |
| Senior exercise science major, Diego Castro-Diaz, takes the tennis court to practice his serving. Castro-Diaz's favorite time to play is at sunrise or sunset. |
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| Castro-Diaz's pet Labradoodle, Harriet, accompanies him at the tennis court. Like most dogs, she loves a bouncy tennis ball. |
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| Harriet keeps her eyes on the tennis balls as Castro-Diaz prepares to serve. For Harriet, tennis is just an intense game of fetch. |
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| Castro-Diaz prepares to serve. He learned tennis from his older sister, a collegiate tennis player. |
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| Diego Castro-Diaz takes his first serve of the evening. He started playing tennis at the beginning of quarantine last March. |
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| Castro-Diaz serving once again. He comes to the courts every day to meet the recommended daily amount of physical activity. |
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| He prepares to serve once again. The Georgia Southern student exclusively uses the student tennis courts near Hanner Fieldhouse. |
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| Harriet brings Castro-Diaz back a tennis ball from the other side of the court. He refers to her as his 'ball girl'. |
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| Harriet stashing a tennis ball from her owner. Castro-Diaz confirmed that tennis balls, are in fact, her favorite toy. |
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| Harriet attempts to catch a tennis ball. It was a miss. |
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| Harriet brings the ball back to the court. This is where typically returns the ball. |
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| The one-year-old Labradoodle waits for her owner to start serving again. Castro-Diaz said that she loves the tennis courts even more than the local dog park. |
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| Castro-Diaz switches sides of the court. This is so he doesn't start to favor one side of the court over the other. |
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| Diego Castro-Diaz makes his first serve on this side of the court. |
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| Castro-Diaz winds up his serve to hit the ball. He prefers this method of serving. |
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| Castro-Diaz pivots towards the court, hitting the ball. |
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| A tired Harriet greets her owner. She's been slower to retrieve the tennis balls after bursts of intense running. |
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| The pair pick up tennis balls together. It's a race to see who gets one first. |
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| Both tired now, the pair runs back after picking up some of the stray balls. |
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| Both tired now, the pair runs back after picking up some of the stray balls. |
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| The pair get ready to end their time at the courts. Although, they'll be back tomorrow. |
