I Played My First UTR Tournament!
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2025
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From UTR 4 to 6+ in less than a year. You've improved so much and so fast. Amazing work!
For those saying the second guy didn't "look" like a 10 UTR, all you're telling us is that you've never played someone of that caliber.
That is what a really good player looks like when they know they're going to win.
Maybe he would have put in more effort if it wasn't pretty clear Trey was gassed before the match begun. But if you're able to completely neutralize your opponents biggest weapon, that means you need to conserve energy and maybe work on something to keep you focused.
But what you're not going to do is go all out and burn through your energy reserves before playing your next match against someone probably closer to your level.
Exactly you get it
First set the 10 was sort of trying, second set it was a slight amount of bullying with the slices lol
Yep he looked injured on that left leg
Tell me you havent played high level tennis without telling me you havent played high level tennis.
deuce at 30-30 is criminal
facts
This is some great quality tennis! I've been watching you for forever and you've improved ten-fold. Keep up the great content and tennis!
your consistency has improved a lot and really that is probably the biggest difference in your game from 6 months ago. Being consistent from the baseline will beat a lot of players.
I played in this tournament too! I’m actually on the court to the right at 6:42. My dad met you but I didn’t get to since I was in a match. I was watching your court between my games and both of y’all were playing really well
I like that you said the return winner at 5:24 might have been a generous call by him as if the serve wasn't about a foot out! Well played man
I've been checking out your videos periodically and you've gotten very solid!
Dude I love your videos man! Keep up the grind you’ve improved so much 😊
Double digit UTRs are so freakin' good, he probably wasn't trying too too hard since there's 4 whole number difference, but great improvement this year!
Your improvement is super strong. Keep playing tougher competition and you’ll figure it out. Got to get down low and spin up off those incoming slices. Better players will get the serve back but you still had chances to attack the chipped returns and start dictating points. Opponent was solid but may have been different if you’d had an easier time in that first grinding win, great job!
Great playing Trey! Amazing grind clawing out the dub against Elijah who looked like a player with quite clean strokes. Love this type of video. Nice opportunity to play such a solid opponent like Thompson.
solid win Trey, it's amazing to see your improvement!
I remember seeing your early videos and thinking he plays funny( I always think this with beginners). Love all the progress
Holy shit great video. You getting better and better. Super enjoyable to watch.
The first match was really impressive.. you were cranking out long rallies so often and winning more than you lost 👍
Great progress man keep grinding 👊🏼
Hi Trey, you should get the award for the most improved player, your progress is phenomenal. My suggestion is to practice playing efficient tennis matches. I mean play to win points under 4 or 5 shots. It seems your nature is to be a fighter in the court which is great, but that is why you want to practice efficient tennis so you don’t die every time you play a competitive match. I understand that in the money UTR tournament you want to do whatever it takes to get the W, but you can practice efficient tennis in UTR flex leagues for example with players within your UTR range.
Dawg this is so motivating to me. Just starting, I know I can get there in years but feel determined. LFG
3:02 You're so real for that LOL
Hey man, don't be too hard on yourself, you played really well for the time you've been playing and you improved a lot lately. I would say that volleys are the worst problem you have right now, but you'll fix it.
Awesome job! Can't believe you had to do another match after playing that super close one for 3 hours the very same day.
Fun video!! Playing two matches in the same day is brutal man, you were too tired for the second one. I can see you're a natural for sports, considering that you're playing tennis for not so long your level is crazy good. Specially that serve hahaha it's way better than mine and I've been playing my whole life. In terms of improvement I would say you can become more savvy and tricky with your tactics (playing more matches will give you that) and definitely improve your touch at the net (again just a matter of playing, trial and error). Keep it up, greetings from Spain!
Double Bagle? Ouccchhhh. Thompson had that game on auto-pilot and did not put much sweat into that. He could smell the lack of experience. I think your serve is looking really solid and great though, and if you can hold serve, you'll be much better in the match point for point. LETS GO!
a little bit of strategic advice, if someone ( elijah in this case) is always running around their backhand and hitting practically 100% forehands its because their backhand sucks so you need to pressure it more. He is running around the backhand because he has no faith in it and so you need to channel your inner michael chang and just make him hit backhands until he proves that he can extend the rally out of the backhand side. if he wants to run off the court in order to run around a backhand and hit a forehand then you just go back crosscourt to his forehand, making him play a rubbish pickup shot if he gets to it and you come into the net and put away the volley. Pay attention to your opponent and they will tell you how to beat them
Haven't watched you in a while and it looks like you've improved a ton! Watching that second match, I don't think there was anything you did terribly wrong considering your current toolkit, you just need better movement, placement (on both serve and groundstrokes), and consistency to hang with a guy like that. More power and spin always helps too of course, but that should be a secondary priority for now or it'll probably just screw you up. I know that's basically saying "get good" but that's just the game sometimes, lol.
@@Tan12 ha ha! “get good” would be a great taango shirt!
It's so much fun to play way above. Just had a similar experience where i played a 10.3 UTR in my first round. It honestly made me feel good being able to hang in some of the rallies, and motivated me to keep playing. Looks like same for you. Also, Bro where's that Powerade sponsorship?! You'd be perfect!
Love the content man keep it up
Playing great dude !! Getting so much better.
Looking at the match against Thompson - (imo) it looks like you could use your legs more on your ground strokes to get beneath the ball so you can drive through it more, instead of trying to use your wrist to get underneath it. Really hard when you’re so gassed already but it’ll help with the balls you were dumping into the net.
One other thought, especially when you’re playing someone so much better than you is just go into every point with a game plan and really focus on that. Even just something like “I’m gonna serve to his backhand then try to hit every ball high and deep to his backhand” or something. Could be wrong here since I’m not in your head but it looked like you were just trying to swing for the fences to keep up. From the points you showed it looks like he landed on pulling you into the net and passing you once he saw how tired you were. All this easier said than done but playing someone above you like that is a good chance to develop those muscles even if you end up losing. Scoreboard don’t matter, just focus on playing and developing the kind of tennis you want to play.
You’re crushing it dude keep it up
Congratulations for your huge improvement!
I've noticed a big gap between your game of one year ago and nowdays. Your consistency without lowering your agressiveness is remarkable. And it doesn't happen only playing matches, what tweaks have your done to your forehand? Do you have a coach helping you on your technique? For sure thare are many subscribers that are also players between 2.5 and 6 UTR that are very interested to know your answers. Often times a big improvement like yours take years of your whole life.
Great video, I like watching when guy's head out and play a tourney. Tough day when you play a couple of matches in one day, keep going 👍👍
The improvements this quickly is actually insane 💀
first off, you've gotten so much better this summer it's not even funny!
I think you're right to keep working on the volleys like you did in your series last week. I think it's technically the easiest stroke since it's so compact and it'll be the biggest bang for your buck since you're so tall. I think double down on that process to make sure your grips are where they need to be, you're moving in rhythm when approaching the net, and you build a better understanding of where you need to place the ball for it to be "good enough". Two Minute Tennis will be all you need from a technical coaching perspective and then from there I think you just follow the process you've been following: tons of reps on video, watch the video, compete, repeat
Holy moly 1h45m set is insanity. Props for battling it out. And I know they're highlights, but it really looks like you can hang with a 10 UTR - impressive!
I'll be "that guy". Settle down now. I don't think you have seen a real 10 UTR in person.
I can certainly rally with a 10, but he beat me 0-0 and dont think he broke a sweat so i wouldnt call that hanging
Trey’s improved a ton but that guy Thompson wasn’t even playing seriously come on
You guys need to chill. I was encouraging him lmao. I understand there is a gaping chasm between the skill level of a ~6 UTR and ~10 UTR. I can still say "good job, looks good!"
@@Daniel-eh2om Thank you Daniel!
I think someone already mentioned a part of this with mentioning starting to get some variation in your serves but point construction is definitely the next step for you. You're a solid player and your next jump should not only be hitting with confidence but hitting with purpose. It feels like you're just a little too often just trying not to lose the point instead of win the point and that's a tough way to get victories against stronger opponents.
Dude you have a heart like a champion. I would suggest bringing health bars and peanuts and Gatorade! I keep the bars in my bag because of my diabetes but it’s always nice to have protein bars my dude. You play great tennis!
Thank you Shaun!
amazing improvement
First!! Your videos are like a breath of fresh air.
Trey, I have seen that your volley goes most of the time towards the sky so maybe move the racket head towards the ground a little and move your body with the volley moving the racket towards the ground or somehow getting it into the court using slice.
Honestly i applaud you, i js played a pro set that lastest 3 hours. It aint easy so keep it up man
1st match good win. took the double bagel like a champ
Me and Elijah were fan girling after he got done with the tournament at our local rodeo 😂
whats his @
love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😅😅😅 Deuce at 30/30 is wrong 😂😂😂 that quote made my day
Congrats, keep it up👍👍
your groundies are looking a lot more solid
Trey in that last match you said you were serving as well as you ever have, but are you locating your serves? Your serves are definitely powerful, but better players aren't going to have issues returning a serve right to them. I would experiment with hitting flat, slice, and kick serves to different places in the box and develop your play to those serves
Yep, that is next up for my serve
@@Winners-Only Glad to hear, your game is looking awesome. Keep up the grind 👍
I would agree. It seemed like your flat serve was usually right at him and not down the T or in the corner.
Kudos for all of your work. I'm a former college coach/current director of a club - it's going to be tough for you to hang from the baseline with the higher UTR players; I would put a lot more effort into your net game. I've seen your videos on lessons and ball machine, but have you tried volleying on a wall? As a byproduct, you'll help yourself avoid those longer matches that contribute to your craping & fatigue issues. Good luck!
After hitting, try going back to the middle, you stand there like you already won the point, start doing side steps to the middle
A remedy for you cooler sandwich problem. Instead of ice, freeze a couple of used plastic water bottles filled about 3/4 full. They won’t leak and give you a backup/emergency source of drinking water. Don’t use those real thin flimsy plastic bottles and remember water expands when frozen so it’s safer not to put a unopened water bottle in the freezer it could burst.
Good first match win, it displayed some guts. The second match was more educationally valuable for you. As much as everyone likes to compliment your serve, the truth is hopefully you’ll look back on these vids someday and realize that you were just displaying a fraction of your future service abilities. Placement, variety, speed and consistency will all hopefully be significantly better in the future. Don’t let complements keep you from believing that even the strongest parts of your current game can’t get significantly better. Thompson sliced back all but one service return even on the forehand side. Your game was absolutely no threat to him and he knew it. I give him credit for being very accommodating and not disrespecting you. Like I would hope you would be nice to some elementary school kid playing one on one in basketball. If you think I’m wrong look at the underspin shots he gives you. They get progressively floatier/softer as the match goes on like he’s trying to give you opportunities to put some pressure on him. His serves looked like half speed spin serves. It’s very similar to the old vid you did where you played a couple of college guys. They started slicing a lot just to keep a rally going. Control and placement are extremely important foundational skills that are often just glazed over by today’s power/topspin tennis community. Thompson limited himself to these skills and still won handily because they are as important and as devastating as any big forehand.
I love diet versions of drinks, but when you are using it for replenishment i recommend the regular version as it has actual sugars your body needs to keep functioning. Diet versions lacks the carbs to fuel you up, hence called diet.
you’re a way better UTR than me, however, something that has helped me change up the pace of matches that may help you is frequently implementing dropshots, especially when your opponent cannot reach them.
I’m just getting back into tennis after 15yrs off. Biggest struggle for me now is stamina. I can’t imagine playing a 3hr match, I’d die.
I took a private lesson the other day and in less than 20m the coach had me as close to passing out as you can be without actually falling on the floor.
I want to start playing matches again but I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish a match because of my cardiovascular stamina.
It's rough but keep at it. Drinking a good protein shake after hitting helps.
Improving the stamina is tough as you get older.
Start with games. Then move on to playing just one regular set. If one set feels too long, you could also play fast 4. That means get to 4 games won, and winning by 2, you win the set. If the score is 3-3 you decide with a tiebreak to 7, just like it would be in a normal set if the score is 6-6. So 4-0, 4-1 and 4-2 is a won set without tiebreak. If you win the set by tiebreak it's 4-3.
I was struggling with fitness too but HIIT really helps. Around 2 weeks of HIIT got me quickly back into the game.
wait til you play a match with something on the line and there is emotion involved....you will get tired twice as fast.
Man, you are improving at light speed. Might not feel that way after getting double bagled, but that was a very solid opponent too.
Like others have mentioned, your serve is all power no placement. While you are still in your tennis youth I would really try to avoid crossing over with your right foot too - not that it's hurting you right now. "touch & feel" needs work: drop shots, volleys, ... try some service box game play. And finally the backhand looks a bit shanky sometimes. So many technical points to address.
But what a blast of a first match that was! Your physicality, mental strength and your power (serve, forehand) are your biggest strengths. When I started following you, I would probably easily win. Now I won't stand a chance.
i used to be able to advise you as to what to work on...but i think you're better than me now!...only advice i have is stop playing tournaments in the summer where you have to play 2 matches, basically back to back. That is a huge grind! even though you lost 0-0 in the second match, being competitive after that first match is almost impossible.
3:02 Conceptually, 30-deuce is accurate so long as it's not no-ad. Need 2 more points, if you split the next two it's deuce, it's essentially the same. Feel like I've mostly only heard older generations refer to it as that but it's never bothered me that much. Definitely can put you into a (potentially better) mindset when approaching point construction too. 30-all feels more non-committal with less pressure even though it's one of the 'highest' pressure scores. Deuce has a bit more weight behind it mentally.
Great match!
Try thinking of this little mind set trick I came up with when playing. Think of tennis as pass or be passed. Think to itself, is this guy trying to get the ball past me? If so, you can hit deep well placed rally balls. When opponent understands you can cover all his shots it will put a dent in his confidence. To the contrary, you can tell itself, I’m gonna try and pass my opponent, going offensive mind set. When you get good you can do both at the same time. Hope that helps. I have more tips if this benefits ya. Peace
banana! bananas help with cramps. if you don’t already banana up, you need that potassium. great vid as always.
Avocados 975mg > Bananas 422mg Also, throw some sea salt on the avocado!
Nice first match ! What was the prize money looking like ?
Elijah was too generous with some of those calls. Also he really needs to work on his mental game. He started to push the ball and play too safe from like game 2. One doesn't win matches like that. Congrats to Tray for the win. The improvement has been crazy both mentally and physically. Keep it up.
You were at IOP and didn’t let me know…! Kidding, but would have been great to collaborate. I know a few guys that would have been able to play at your caliber.
1:13 if I do it too close I have to pee so much I cannot focus on the match.
What this video tells is that you can survive and outgrind your opponent on the level around 6.5 UTR on just serve and forehand. However, going higher though you need to have other game elements like backhand and volleys in check (not having which almost cost a lost even in the first round). And then playing second opponent it's just the quality of every stroke is completely on another level. And this is a thing that creates doubt in the minds of late tennis starters - is it possible at all to achieve stroke level of someone like 10 UTR if you started training in your late twenties?
Please call opponent's serves out.. back to back out serves in the longest duece game highlights at 5:17
Regarding USTA vs UTR what are better tournaments or systems to play in? If that makes any sense. Or should aspiring amateur players just play both?
You are great
Madooor Lav it
certainly no coffee before the match for me ;o
Ha. I sometimes play at 6am. I need one coffee before, and one coffee during the match to be able to function.
@@gab_ale Try a pre-Workout like C4 instead. Gives you the energy boost you need but doesn't dehydrate you before a match which you'll pay for in muscle cramping and fatigue.
You need to eat during your first Match...
Bananas, dates, protein bars.
You should also get some sugar in... Drink some Soda or powerraid but not zero
By the way nice video, you improved a lot 💪
I was eating these gel packet things that helped
@@Winners-Only Coconut water is also good for potassium.
soda is not a good recommendation during a match
@@stevenjm12 Just a few sipps, If you need sugar fast...
You should try doubles
I am always happy to give advice, but seeing only the highlights you did not make much wrong. Maybe a lowlights video?
Wow you had a 119 serve I think. Impressive.
I know you're working on the volleys, but it looks to me like you're not switching into a continental on most of them in live play. That said, I would pay a lot of $$ to have your forehand. With it & your serve, height, and athleticism, seems like you could quickly jump to the high 7s once you get the net game to go with it.
7:15 holy, your return was so out here
do you post full match somewhere
Bro, the volleys.
Thats rough 🥵
I honestly feel like you had a chance in the 2nd match. Your legs kinda gave up and he was moving u around a lot. if only you were more hydrated perhaps with electrolytes then it would've been a much closer match. great start tho, well played
I can't do coffee before a match 😢
9:22 How do you record for more than 2h21mins then? Use 2 phones? or one with a bigger memory card?
Try a battery block. I believe you can still record while charging right? I can imagine the phone getting even hotter though.
You're fun to watch. You have sauce dawg. If you are ever in New York, shoot me a text and ill give you a free lesson!
Work on serve + 1! Definitely some points lost when you could have gained. You got a huge serve but 10 UTR kept blocking it back. Need to get that fearhand going after the return
really good players get used to pace pretty quickly. flat drive serves diminish in value over time bc of that. I think if you can channel your serving power into an aggressive nasty kick serve, you'd be a real problem for a lot of players.
Thompson was like hitting against a brick wall. He's super athletic as well. Not much you can do,.
Play some more doubles!
i’m from vernon 😂
Asking RUclips comments for feedback on your game? “Bold strategy Cotton.”
That coffee will trigger bowel movements you wanna do without no ?😜
How old are u?
I play tennis too, you play really well, u have a great serve
How is this 6 utr level tennis damn
what do you mean by "how?"
13-11?! After being down 2-9? LFG
2-7, but it was nice
7:57 how does he not put this away at the level Yal supposed to be 6.6 UTR? Come on man.
What I'm noticing is you're a strong dude and you take big forehand swings but you're not imparting as much power as you could into the ball. You put a lot of spin into the ball but it's lacking forward motion (power). You need to follow through with your forehand, not just rotate but move your body forward. It's as though you're trying very hard to not lift your rear foot. You need to step into the ball prior to making contact and then go with the ball after making contact. Look at your serve, you jump and throw your whole body forward...to impart as much power into the ball as possible. Now look at your forehand, you're pretty much holding yourself back, probably worrying about going long. If work on that, you're forehand will be deadly. ruclips.net/user/shortsLk9vYmWum04?feature=share
Make sure you use your dominant eye as well.👁
For the second match. Why are you playing someone that is that much higher than you. 6+ vs 10+? It’s just open?
Thos pickleball lines are throwing me off 🤢🤢🤢
play deeper!
double bagel....damn i hope you splurged and got some lox on that shit. and loaded cream cheese.
Coffee makes me poop....so no
And don’t go to the net