Chapter 309: Mixed Doubles

After spending the morning in the library, the two of them went to a nearby cafeteria for lunch, then returned to their respective dormitories to rest.

After waking up from a nap, the two of them arrived at the court.

A few days ago, under the recommendation of senior Ning Ruo, the two of them filled out and submitted their club membership applications and successfully joined the school's tennis club.

This afternoon was the tennis club's first official club activity. Members with nothing to do would all be present, with seniors leading the freshmen who had joined this year in practicing tennis.

When they arrived at the tennis court, only a few club members had arrived.

Gazes of attention soon fell upon the two of them.

Qin Tian held her hand as they walked onto the court, waiting with everyone else for others to arrive.

People came over one after another to greet them, and Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan both responded politely.

Soon, more and more tennis club members arrived at the court, followed by the tennis club president, who brought two boys carrying a large basket of equipment.

The president was a senior from the School of Liberal Arts in his junior year, named Ke Hong.

Ke Hong was quite handsome, sunny, and generous, and he played tennis very well. He was a typical sunny-type handsome guy and was quite popular among the girls.

Many girls who joined the tennis club this year were successfully persuaded by this senior.

"Hi, Qin Tian, Xia Nuannuan!"

Ke Hong greeted the two of them with a chuckle.

Two days ago, when Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan filled out their applications, they had already met this president.

"Hello, Senior!"

Qin Tian responded with a smile, and Xia Nuannuan beside him also hurriedly followed up with a greeting.

"Ning Ruo hasn't arrived yet?"

"Mm!"

"If she doesn't come, then I'll teach you guys in a bit."

"That's great, thank you, Senior."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile.

Ke Hong smiled, then went to greet others.

A sunny and handsome smile remained on his face, making many girls present look on with sparkling eyes.

Although Qin Tian was also very handsome, he was already taken!

Moreover, the girl beside him had a presence that was truly too strong.

That appearance, and that figure, made them even suspect whether God was truly a bit biased.

Wasn't it said that when one door closes, a window opens? Which door was closed here?

Ning Ruo might have had something to do, as she didn't arrive even by the time notified in the club group.

Under Ke Hong's organization, the seniors of the tennis club began to teach the new members one-on-one.

The senior boys naturally scrambled to teach the junior girls, and the senior girls were no less competitive; the handsomer the junior boy, the more popular he was.

The pair of Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan was a bit special, being taught by President Ke Hong.

"There are seven types of grips for a tennis racket. I'll demonstrate them for you separately. You guys try them all, then choose the grip that suits you best to play. First, this is the Western grip..."

After Ke Hong handed a racket to each of them, he began to teach some tennis basics.

Although Qin Tian could get the hang of it as soon as he tried and could accurately feed balls to Xia Nuannuan, that was all based on his powerful physical fitness and control.

He truly didn't know the basic knowledge of tennis.

Both of them listened very seriously, trying various ways of holding the racket according to what he said.

After holding the racket, it was serving, judging the landing point and route of the ball, as well as positioning and swinging to hit the ball.

These were all introductory basics of tennis, and for people who were good at ball sports, there wasn't much difficulty.

However, many freshmen who joined the club had also learned through hard work and had no similar experience before, so it was a bit difficult for them to learn.

It was fortunate that everyone's physical fitness had improved quite a bit during the half-month of military training; otherwise, many people would be panting after running a few steps.

"President, that's about enough, right? Why don't you let them start playing directly? That way they'll learn even faster."

Not far away, a girl suggested loudly.

Ke Hong looked around and, seeing the freshmen looking eager to try, nodded in agreement: "That works too. Theory is dead; practice is indeed faster to learn. Then organize them to go on the court to play. There are quite a few people, so let's divide into teams for doubles!"

"Ooh ooh..."

Many freshmen cheered with joy.

Listening to these theoretical basics was nowhere near as fun as going on the court to play directly; they had long been impatient.

There were a total of six courts in this tennis court. After Ke Hong discussed with others, they decided on the way to play.

The freshmen, including the old members of the tennis club, were all evenly distributed to the six courts to play mixed doubles, forming teams freely, with each team trying to have one old member leading one freshman.

In addition, a best-of-three system was adopted; the winning team would defend the court, and the losing team would be replaced.

Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan exchanged a smile, and they instantly understood each other.

Needless to say, they would definitely be on the same team.

"In a bit, I'll stand in the back, and you go to the front. Leave whatever you can't catch to me."

Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded vigorously with a radiant smile, her beautiful eyes shining.

After deciding, everyone was quickly assigned to different courts.

A referee was also arranged for each court, and the side where Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were was exactly the one Ke Hong was responsible for.

"Alright, let's start directly. Which two teams want to go first!"

Ke Hong shouted loudly.

People on the sidelines looked at each other, and many people's gazes subconsciously turned toward Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.

"Qin Tian, Xia Nuannuan, it seems everyone wants you to go on the court first. What do you say?"

Ke Hong asked with a bright smile.

Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan exchanged a glance, both revealing confident smiles on their faces.

"Then we'll respectfully decline your kindness—we'll go first!"

Qin Tian responded and entered the court with Xia Nuannuan.

"Alright, which team wants to challenge them?"

Ke Hong's gaze swept over the others on the sidelines.

"President, we'll do it!"

A boy responded loudly.

Beside him was a girl with a ponytail, also a freshman who had just joined.

"Deng Da, you're so proactive. Why? Are you envious and jealous of them!"

Ke Hong joked with a smile.

Deng Da's strength among their tennis club members was also among the best.

And although that girl was a new member, she also had some tennis experience, so the combination of these two was definitely very strong.

"Who isn't envious and jealous of them now? Is that not allowed?"

Deng Da admitted frankly.

"Fine, then I'll give you a chance to defeat him. Go on!"

Ke Hong nodded with a chuckle.

"Alright, watch closely!"

Deng Da grinned, walked over confidently with the girl, and stood opposite Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.

"Junior, Junior, sorry about this. I've been single for too long and can't control my resentment. I won't show any mercy on the court."

"No need, Senior. It's hard to say who will win and who will lose!"

Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Xia Nuannuan, I've been fed dog food by you guys several times. Now is my chance for revenge. Let me see your strength!"

The ponytail girl pointed her racket at Xia Nuannuan and said loudly.

"We won't lose!"

Xia Nuannuan held her racket with both hands and accepted the challenge with a sweet smile.

The crowd watching on the sidelines looked at this scene and started discussing excitedly.

No one expected that right from the start, things seemed to have become interesting. ===== CHAPTER 310 =====