College Tennis: Origin Story (WIP) - Updated 11 Apr '25 [898k words]

The Emerson match still seems to be bugged, won the first set six games to three, but after it was over, it had claimed I won 7 to 5 instead. A new problem seems to have popped up in the second set as well, After the argument about the ball that wasn’t out, the score suddenly jumped to Emerson, winning 2–5, a polar, opposite of what the score had been before that

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Appreciate the left-hand dominant option, thanks.

Won against Jacks

76 here…maybe I should have let the young hulk achievement fly. Good my mc is not in a club I guess, so he can catch up on some rest…hopefully.

Apart from Tobin :heart: Max is still the one I like best, so I hope we’ll get a non tennis activity involving him sometime too. :smile: And, as usual, my mc cannot wait to call or text Sam, particularly now that he has beaten two upperclassmen. :grin:

I actually want to beat Deepal too, although I doubt my mc can,…but losing to Tobin or Rayyan (again) wouldn’t hurt too much I guess.

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My MC really needs to lose soon, he’s beaten, both his opponents in straight sets, and all these victories are getting to his head. I don’t know if my MC could beat him, maybe, but both have extremely similar playing styles, so it could really go either way.

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Bug at the hellish gym with no-exit fixed!

@JBento - HAHHA poor Jacks, but you’re right. Now I’m tempted to let silly MCs say that to Jacks as “consolation” for losing…

@Anarore_Kriptih, @Abhi_Naskar, @Knoez ez - Fixed! Big yikes and thank you!!!

@Brainb - Ooh, dang ok I gotta punish folks with low condition more during the match, clearly :see_no_evil: But yes, enjoy your soon-to-be sleep-deprived freshman’s success for a while longer!

@Sujan_Dhakal - Got it, will check the Emerson match again. Do you know what your score was in the second set before the ball challenge?

Oh dear, HAHAH that’s hilarious, gotta cut your freshman down to size, huh! Rayyan would be glad to do that.

No challenge matches planned in the line-up (at least, they won’t be in detail) for a while 'cause I’ve got a friendly doubles planned + then the ITA singles championships, then an actual game against other colleges!

@idonotlikeusernames - Hahaha, I can’t wait to write something where the MC just straight-up falls asleep face-first into their plate of food or something. MC will definitely get to hang out with Tobin/the team for fun.

Great idea on calling Sam to boast! I’ll definitely add in an opportunity to call Sam/MC’s dad to tell them the good/bad news on the weekend.

Ambitious!!

and finally - @Mei_Hiroshi You’re welcome! Thank you for playing!! Hope you have fun :slight_smile:

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I think the second set score was 4–1 before it went sideways

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When picking a choice to the question “Immediately after that, there’s a multiple-choice option below that for you to circle an aspect of your game that you’re strongest at.” it will say something like greatest strength or just strength What’s the difference?

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I have the same problem, my flawless 2 set win ruined :smiling_face_with_tear:

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I really love the update while I can beat another senior, I also be an A student. Hopefully there’s another match since I love it so much.

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Not sure if it is just me, but the link to your ko-fi page is not working. I really like your game so far, so i’d love to buy you a coffee. Keep up the good work! :slight_smile:

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@Nemorah Aww thank you! <3 I’ve fixed the link, hopefully :slight_smile:

Haha! All-round excellence, huh! Burning both ends of the candle though…Hope your MC is able to keep it up!

@Sidhant - HAHA! OK, gotta fix it soon, for the sake of your crushing victory!

@Max_Jones Ah, the first question should all say “greatest strength”, this gives the biggest boost to your selected stat/ skill. Will give this a read tonight and fix it :slight_smile:

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So I can guess what the different heart means just from playing other games but I still think it would be helpful to some players to at least have something on the stat screen or at the start of the game that tells you the difference

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Im curious what stats you have that helped you win both matches :thinking:

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Don’t remember the exact numbers in my head, but it was something like 30+ endurance, agility, tactics, finesse,

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I won both matches; going into the Jacks match I was:
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I don’t know a thing about tennis, but your writing is good. The pace isn’t too fast, but there’s always something happening so it’s not boring. And it’s so funny, i love it. I just can’t decide who i want to date.

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hello not that it matters much but how can i not be late to the first meeting with the coaches? before the new update i managed to not be late but now im always late and i can’t figure out how to get there early

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Pretty sure it depends on how early you wake up and whether you spend time on breakfast or not But it really doesn’t make much of a difference

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My mc would prefer our cute team captain to do it this time…he already has the experience of losing to Rayyan…I mean that is what got himself to push a little bit harder than he should have on the weights. Besides Tobin is a fellow all-courter so it would just be a huge opportunity for a learning moment. :persevere:

Yay! My mc’s gotta remember to call dad sometime too…but calling Sam is just so much fun.

Then hopefully a weekend of Sun, Sea and Sam in Sunny SoCal will be just what he needs to recharge, since he’d mainly be there to oggle support Sammy…Knowing Sammy he’ll probably already sling the slang like a native by the time mc may get there for that visit. :wink:

Which reminds me:

Soo…Sam in close proximity to 'Murica’s showbiz capital…I wonder what’ll happen. :innocent:

His financial situation requires it! Plus it’s kinda fun.

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Happy to see a new update! Your writing skills are very enticing and it’s refreshing to have a college instead of high school story without magic element in it. I definitely did a cross on the photography club for my MC health and grades :sweat_smile: (Crush on Guillaume is temporary, but the love of tennis is stronger).

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I really liked this update, very interesting matches!

Some contributions that may be interesting.

Before going to university I chose to take the racket with me, and Mattie Lannister is mentioned, in the future it could be interesting to meet him.

A possible reunion with our mother could also be interesting, and see how the playable character reacts to her

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