More tennis

I've been keeping up with tennis pretty well. Yagi can't go on account of badminton, and sometimes Kim goes, but usually it's me going solo. That's just as well, though, because none of them seem to be taking it as seriously as I am. I've learned that Nishigami's family comes to practice, too: his wife, middle school-aged son, and elementary-school-aged daughter all play. The wife is a solid enough player and the seven-year-old daughter could probably beat me in a game. The son plays for his junior high school, and is apparently the third-best for his age in Kyūshū. Despite this, they're all extremely nice.

Today, Mr. Nishigami and his son were gone, so the Mrs. and the daughter (everyone calls her Hi-chan, short for Hikaru or Hikari) helped me out. Fujiwara and Totoki, two of the regular guys, helped me practice my forehand, and explained the basics of the backhand, serve, and volley to me. I'm not good by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm progressing. I really like how everyone helps each other out, as opposed to having one designated leader and a clump of students.