At some point in time between the end of the previous season and the start of the current season each club determines what they should do with their teams. Should they move up or down a level? Should they move a couple of players up or down a level? All the while they are hearing from their players who can be vociferous in their demands. The 4.5 levels are probably the most difficult to navigate the conversation. The 4.5 Green league is the league where clubs can test the waters. While most teams don’t want to move down a level, sometimes it is best to do so in order to understand the game and why you are winning some matches and losing others. Five Seasons looked at their results from the previous season and decided it was time to rebuild the confidence of their players by moving their team from the 4.5 Red league to the 4.5 Green league. As a result, their team made it to the finals of the 4.5 Green league. Their competitor College Park East also made some adjustments to their teams adjusting some players to better suit the competition they were facing. On 5/13, College Park East faced off against Five Seasons. On court 1, CPAC’s Kauri McHendry/Kirsten Surber played against Karen Sabo/Linda Ross. Kauri and Kirsten have had a stellar season and this match was no exception. They won 6-2, 6-1. On court 2 CPAC’s Anne Marie Johnson/Molly Shapiro toughed it out against FSSC’s Barbara Eastman/Dawn Kenny. Every player gave it their all but in the end CPAC took the win in the 3rd set tie-breaker winning 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4). On court 3, CPAC’s Marisa Urkovich/Masayo Kobashi played a 3 set match against FSSC’s Misela Garcia/Karen Hirsch. Misela and Karen won the 1st set 6-4 but Marisa and Masayo were able to come back and take the 2nd and 3rd sets 6-1, 6-4. On court 4, CPAC’s Carolyn Adler/Helen Berland found the right strategy against FSSC’s Jennifer Brown/Sandra Mejia and won 6-0, 6-2. On court 5, FSSC’s Linda Bottomlee/Wendy Kaegi gave FSSC their only win against CPAC’s Chris Bunning/Mindy Warren with a tight 7-6(6), 6-3 win. On court 6, CPAC’s Leslie Fleming/Wendy Roddam also had a tight match against FSSC’s Funda Kahn/Judy Noe winning 6-3, 7-6(3). College Park East won 5-1 against Five Seasons.