The lessons you can learn from any sport are endless, but the things I learned from playing tennis can't compare to what any other sport ever taught me. The four years I dedicated to high school tennis were wonderful and some of my best memories were made on the courts. Here's everything I learned playing high school tennis.

1. Small Teams Do It Better

The best team I was ever a part of only had seven players and we did just fine.

2. Third Sets and Tie-breakers Are the Work of the Devil

And some days you do a lot of work for the devil... and it's exhausting.

3. Teammates Make the Best Cheerleaders

High school tennis wasn't exactly a spectator sport, but we still had a cheering section for those long matches.

4. It's All in the Wrist

One of my instructors at tennis camp told me this when I was thirteen and I didn't believe him, but once I actually started trying to serve fast, I figured out he might have been onto something.

5. The Best Skirts Have a Place to Keep Your Balls

There's nothing worse than having to run off for another ball after every serve.

6. Managing is Just as Fun as Playing

And it makes your season twice as long.

7. You're Always Sure

One thing you learn about line calls is that no matter how unsure you really are, when you're questioned, you're sure. Every. Single. Time.

8. It's All in the Toss

If you could pay college tuition with the phrase "Get your toss up" I wouldn't have to worry about a penny.

9. You Don't Have to Be a Leader to Be a Captain

Sometimes captains are just the oldest members of the team that know how to have the most fun.

10. Good Doubles Partners Are Hard to Find

But it's so worth it when you find them

11. Sometimes the Real Coach Isn't the Coach at All

Whether it's a parent, a captain, or maybe even the manager, you don't always learn the most of from the coach.

12. Height Matters

Tall people are always asked about basketball, volleyball, and modeling, but height helps on the tennis court too.

13. You Don't Have to Win to Have a Good Time

Maybe this is just because my team was almost always last in the league, but I had as much fun losing as I did winning.

14. The Tennis Team Actually Exists

I'm not quite sure how, but there were a lot of people at my school that didn't even know we had a tennis team. At least by playing I knew we existed and I could tell people all about it.