Introduction: I am here with Henrique Marcelino, who recently picked up a new hobby during the quarantine, to ask him a few questions on that matter.
Act: Henrique: I started playing tennis during quarantine because my girlfriend and I needed a way to stay fit and busy, all while socially distancing.
Track: I asked him a few basic questions on how often he plays and where.
Act: Henrique: I play about five times a week and I play in the local tennis courts by my house. And whenever those are full, my girlfriend and I usually drive uptown and test our luck up there.
Track: He says that while he is a very sporty person, adjusting to playing tennis wasn’t a very easy transition.
Act: Henrique: I wanna say I am between a beginner and an amateur. I play a variety of sports, but I grew up mostly on baseball so there has been a handful amount of times that whenever I swing at a tennis ball I completely forget that it’s a tennis ball and not a baseball– so I swing at it and hit a home run *laughs*.
Track: It seems as if his love for tennis could almost surpass his love for baseball.
Act: Henrique: It’s the way you can just get lost hitting the ball back and forth with your partner. And unlike the majority of sports I grew up playing: baseball, basketball, lacrosse. With tennis you’re solely just depending on yourself to score a point. And any mistake that’s made during your set it’s solely just depending on you, so I love how you can control the game. Solely for yourself.
Track: Taking tennis up as a hobby, seems to really be worth it. Reporting for Baruch College, I’m Anna Lopez.