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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
I practice regularly with 4.0 players, but I am a 3.5 still (my wife plays 4.0 now)...Back in the 90's and in 1999-2003 in particular, I had some pretty decent seasons playing league tennis (11-1, 10-1, 11-2).
A few of my teams won local titles, and made the district championships, and I actually won the NorCal section Grand Prix Mixed Doubles title one year playing with my wife (for most match points accumulated in Grands Prix tournaments for the year).
Unfortunately, my health has diminished greatly since then, so while I still practice a lot, I keep getting injured whenever I've tried to resume league play (which is a lot more competitive - my problem is that in the heat of league matches, I forget about my physical decline, and try to make my body do what it no longer can do, and invariably get hurt again).
I'm hoping this upcoming USTA Men's season, to finally get a decent amount of league matches in, and eventually work on moving up my rating again. Right now, I am just trying to get back on court and stay healthy.
With all that said, I'm basically a duffer that mostly plays for exercise and fun. 
I know you play tennis Sherm, what level are you at currently? I generally bring tennis gear with me when I travel to shows and such, so someday we'll have to get together and slap balls around together... 
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Nice!! I'm 31 now and my body feels like it's 70. I tend to play for a year at a time, then drop off for 2-3 years. I'm at the point now where I'm getting back on the court as of last week. I'll be hitting the courts a few times a week before jumping back into tournaments again, and I may possibly jump back into league play.
Last time I was part of a league, it was a 5.0 league. I believe I went 4-2, and played doubles. I'm a bit too fragile these days to play 5.0/open singles, so I try and keep it to doubles. I am hoping to get rated at 4.5 so that I can play 5.0 doubles and 4.5 singles though. However, they tend to not let me drop, being as I played D1 tennis (which is ridiculous, as it was 8 years ago).
Next time you come to Vegas, let me know. We'll hit the court!
