Jamie Chan

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April 19, 2004

Our victory against Washington & Lee on Friday truly was a sweet victory (due in part to Mrs. Gordon's puppy chow, banana bread, fruit, and other goodies). It was a rematch of last year's Nationals final in which we won a close victory. This year, we decisively dominated the Generals, 8-1. However, it was also a bittersweet day because it was "Senior Day" which marked the last home match of the season for our seniors, Mary Ellen and Margaret.

Before the match, many little "elves" scurried around the tennis courts putting up signs honoring M.E. and Marge and decorating the courts. Many family members and friends were present to celebrate this special day.

Our domination began with doubles. M.E. and Jolyn rocked their opponents, and while Marge and Carina were battling out a tough match against their opponents, Richie and I continued the Eagle domination by quickly winning our match. As usual, Marge and Carina pulled through to bring us to a solid 3-0 lead.

In singles, we tend to "race" each other to see who can get off the court first (with a victory, of course). It's usually M.E., Jolyn, Marge, or Carina who finish rather quickly leaving either Richie or I on the courts still in our first sets. However, this was not the case against W & L…yours truly was the first one to finish! A feat that barely ever occurs!

Marge and Carina were the next to soundly defeat their opponents and join me in cheering our teammates. M.E. and Jolyn each faced formidable opponents and had close first sets, but they soon figured out how to overcome their opponents and dominate them. Richie fought bravely, pushed her feisty opponent to a tough third set, but could not overcome her, and fell in the third.

Afterwards, we had a special "Senior Day" celebration during which we munched on cookies, chips and salsa, and our favorite…Brusters ice cream cake! Yum! We also watched Marge's "recruiting video" and discovered that she still owns and wears a pair of tennis shorts dating back to freshman year (of high school!). That's quite an accomplishment!

M.E. was presented with a t-shirt that said, "Air Gordon" on it because she is always asked if she plays basketball because of her big hands. The celebration reminded me of how special our seniors are and how much we'll miss them next year. But it's not the end of the season yet, so they'll still be with us for awhile!

This weekend we're headed to Rochester, NY, for the UAA conference tournament. It'll be cold up there, but we're bringing some HOTlanta Eagles tennis to warm things up! Let's go, Emory!

Jamie Chan is a sophomore from Lakeland, Fla. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.