A new and innovative treatment for asthma given at men's junior college nationals.
In every tournament you encounter a new set of problems, rulings, and humorous events--and this year's Men's Junior College National Tournament was no different... Here are some of the exciting things we saw and learned during the week:
A NEW TREATMENT FOR ASTHMA
During a men's singles match, team A took a medical timeout for treatment for asthma. The referee was called to court by the chair official to observe the new "treatment."
It seems that the trainer of this school was seated between the legs of the player who was sitting on the bench and had his hands up inside his shorts and was massaging the player with great zest. The massage was obviously centered on the upper legs (and lower groin) of the player who told the referee that this was a new treatment for asthma.
Perhaps we should send this one down to the Baylor trainers so they can implement it next year.
That was one for the ages...
THIS DOUBLES MATCH IS AN 8 GAME PRO SET--NOT!
In the pre-match announcement for a men's doubles match (which is best of three tiebreak sets), the chair official said the following:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this match will be an 8 game pro set. Oops. Not its not!"
Wouldn't it be fun to hear that at the Open...
CODE VIOLATION GIVEN DURING THE WARM-UP
This occurred during the women's national tournament the week before...
During the warm-up one of the players refused to warm-up with her opponent and even refused to pick up the balls. The chair official then gave a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The offending player had received a code violation in her previous match for throwing water through the fence on spectators and then another code violation for slapping away the chair officials hand following her match.
Needless to say, she behaved after the warm-up code... And you should have heard the players whispering about the official who even gives codes during the warm-up!
