<p>your teammate left the court in tears? He is a (some kind of…) baby. He should either stop cheating or have the mental fortitude to stick to his calls and be able to withstand some verbal abuse ( or, gasp! “bullying” - it sounds so much worse if we call it bullying) or other mind games from an opponent.</p>
<p>I agree with Njeers, he almost cried? People swear at me nearly every soccer game and I’ve seen much worse (punches, hair pulling, etc.) but never once have I seen someone in years because of being upset. If this is all he has to be upset about then his life must be pretty darn perfect</p>
<p>@chocchicookie Our athletic director is talking to their athletic director. Actually I hope there are some repercussions for him. Without being there you can’t really tell how harsh this guy was actually being.</p>
<p>@NJres Our player’s entire life is tennis. He stuck by his call to the end, but seriously, the kid is only 14 and the guy was being an ass the entire match. There were not tears rolling down his face or anything, but he just kept his head down on the bench after the match and was quite shaken up. This guy seemed like a person who would’ve beaten up the poor little guy. The kid hasn’t hit puberty yet, so he still is small and has a high voice. Wouldn’t you be scared at all if you got sworn at and felt threatened by a guy a foot taller than you and a voice several octaves deeper. C’mon, not everyone is the same. My teammate is the most sarcastic (in a funny way, not a mean way) kid I know and I believe that he would be the last person to end up like that. Thanks for your insight though.</p>
<p>Anyone who plays a lot of tennis (I do) knows it is almost impossible to accurately see where a ball landed when it is very close to a line from the other side of the net, especially if the other player is on or near the baseline. </p>
<p>It is the receiver’s call and any serious player accepts that. </p>
<p>Are there bad calls, of course. I am positive I have made many, as has every one else who has ever played the game. That does not make it cheating. </p>
<p>Professional players are often wrong as are professional umpires. Lines people- who must work their way up the ranks to work the biggest tournaments also make bad calls. </p>
<p>As for lack of officiating, players, even in junior tourneys, call their own lines - which is why you see several pro players during matches often indicate with their hand the call. Hard habit for some of them to break. </p>
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<p>Stick by your team mate to the end. In a self-called match, it is what it is no matter how rotten your opponent acts or how mistaken your team mate may have been in this particular case. The opponent had absolutely no reason for verbal abuse and should have been sent off the court and game called in your favor anyway if it was as bad as you say.</p>