The Team that had Nine Lives

TEAM LOOKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES

By Jason Steinberg

Guy Harrison has been on teams that have won plenty of state championships and shown up to compete in the USTA League Tennis Southern Sectional Championships over the years.  However, with all the success Harrison’s teams have had, none of them have gone through quite the season that this year’s team has endured.

On this year’s Senior Men’s 4.0 team from Greenwood, SC are family members, as well as a group of players that all worked together for CSX Railroads and became friends. They are all sharing a crazy end to their season, and look to take advantage of their opportunity.

After coming very close to making it to Nationals a year ago, the team hit what seemed to be a dead end a few times this season. In their group at Districts Harrison’s team lost, but was awarded with a wild card to keep playing. This sudden chance to continue playing quickly became a trend for the team.

They made the most of the break they were given and were able to advance to the finals, only to lose a close match. Much to their surprise, the winning team decided not to attend Sectionals, and to go along with their new trend, Harrison’s team now has the opportunity to compete once again. 

“We sort of feel like a cat with nine lives at this point,” exclaimed Harrison. While the team feels very fortunate to be participating in Mobile, they believe that they have a strong team that has a chance to do well. “I think we have a good enough team. This same team lost 2-1 in the finals last year.”