In the NC Women’s 4.0-4.5 Singles league there are 11 teams vying for a playoff spot. Depending on who is available and who you are up against, your matches can run the gamut of an easy win to a hard loss with hopefully more than a few evenly matched games. It’s the take away after the matches that is important. Did I start well but run out of steam? Were my serves or returns effective in helping me win points? What could I have done differently or more consistently to have won the match? How can I counter my opponent’s style of play? These questions and more will help you when you have to play that person again. Three of the four teams in the 4.0-4.5 Singles playoffs have teams in the 4.5-Open Singles league. The team that is currently #1, RC Lake Bluff, does not have a 4.5-Open Singles team but does have a solid group of singles players to round out their team. Last year RCLB was also in first place but lost in the playoffs to #4 Midtown-Palatine who won the league. This year #4 Northbrook 1 will take on RCLB and one of the two Midtown-Bannockburn’s teams MTB 1 or MTB 2 will make it to the Finals. The playoffs are on Thursday, April 30th. Good luck everyone.