I’m back on my feet, my knee is getting better all the time, and it’s Corporate Challenge time!  I’m not sure where last year’s representative Scott went this year; I was expecting to have to face him again.  Instead I am playing a couple of guys I’m less familiar with.

I had my first match today.  The guy I played, Brett, was a very good player.  He’s a lefty, with a very powerful forehand smash and a pretty good backhand.  As long as I drove hard for the balls and remembered to shoot to my forehand (which is far from natural for me) I had good success.  When I tried to play my standard game, shooting down the left side, he’d put shots away with regularity.

I beat him in straight sets, but he was a great sport and we had a good time discussing our strengths and weaknesses after the game.  It’s fun to play someone with a radically different style than you’re used to, and since I basically only play one guy anymore, everyone has a radically different style than I’m used to.

Next up is Stan, and if I beat him I get to play in the actual Corporate Challenge tournament for the first time in at least 4 years.