Chalk it up as a win!

Well, we traveled our tough road this past week and the results were somewhat surprising. We beat Vordingborg in a 5 set match last Saturday, and then lost to Brønby in 4 sets on Wednesday, which knocked us out of the Cup. It was a very discouraging loss as we all hoped to be playing in the Cup finals in February.On top of that, we played Holte, the undefeated first place team the following Saturday so coming out with a winning record at the end of the week seemed unlikely.
    We went into our match on Saturday with basically nothing to lose, and honestly I think that helped. We gained an 8 point run in the first set and ran with it to win the set 25-15. Now that Holte saw they would actually have to play to beat us, the next set was tougher. But, with a few hitting errors on their end, we escaped with another win in the second set, 25-20. The third and fourth sets were both neck and neck until the final points and we couldn't seal the deal, losing 25-23 and 25-22. The match was at 2-2 and we went into a 5th set to 15 points. A point run in the beginning and a timeout at 5-1 was all it took to break the formerly undefeated champions. We exchanged sideouts for the remainder of the set, finally winning with an ace at 15-12. The entire team rushed the court, Holger leading the charge while jumping and waving his clip board through the air. If you'd like to watch the game, it is aired on www.holtevolley.dk (Holte vs. Gentofte)
     So, we won. We beat the undefeated, moving us up to a 3 way tie for first place with Brønby and Holte. We have one more match in this section of league play and its against the 8th place team, Lyngby next Saturday. Finishing the first round of league play in first place is very exciting, and I'm looking forward to defending our position in the next round.
    Now I pack for the Canary Islands, where I'm going to visit my friend, Kristen Dozier, who plays middle for a team on the island of Tenerife. I can't express how excited I am to go see American friends on a tropical island. A genie couldn't grant me a better wish. For more fun stories on adapting to life over seas, check out Kristen's blog called "Life and everything in Between."
Time to go buy sunscreen. Pictures and stories to come!