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“YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHOT UP!”

Enjoy the craziest, funniest, or most ridiculous things to happen at the club. Read satire, fictionalized retellings, or actual anecdotes that poke fun at the recreation tennis club culture we love to hate.

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The Mixed Doubles Love Triangle That Got Ugly… Fast
By an Anonymous Club Member (but let’s be real—everyone knows) At first, it was just tennis. Harmless,...
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The Overly Supportive Husband
Look, I’ve seen a lot in my years as a club pro. Tantrums over line calls, grown men fake injuries to...
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A Full-On Couples’ Meltdown – By An Anonymous Club Pro (Los Angeles, CA)
When you’re a club pro, you’re not just a tennis coach—you’re a therapist, a babysitter, a marriage counselor,...
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The Mixed Doubles Disaster
You could feel the tension before the match even started. Not the good kind—the “oh wow, look at...
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We expose the quirks, questionable line calls, and mid-match meltdowns that make the rec scene unforgettable.