11 Questions with Ryan Hoarfrost

[caption id="attachment_2705" align="aligncenter" width="800"]Ryan Hoarfrost Ryan Hoarfrost[/caption] Questions with Ryan Hoarfrost Original Article from USATT Insider (3/8/2016) USATT Insider poses 11 questions to Ryan Hoarfrost of Paddle Palace 1) Why do you play? I play because I love the competition. It’s also great exercise and a lot of fun. 2) Which is your favorite tournament? My favorite tournament I regularly play in is the Portland Open. It’s the biggest annual tournament in the area so I always look forward to that one. I also like traveling to other tournaments around Seattle, BC, and California. 3) Who is your primary nemesis? Sean O’Neill. I also battle with Hung Ho and Hau Lam on a regular basis. 4) What is your favorite game tactic to score? Deceptive heavy spin serve to try to get the opponent to give a poor return that I can attack. 5) Thoughts on the Poly Ball. I really like playing with the Nittaku Premium 40+ ball and even prefer them to the celluloid balls. 6) Toughest Loss? Probably the one that stands out was losing in the semi-finals of the Oregon State Championships to Ethan Liu a couple years ago. 7) Greatest Win? That one time I beat Sean O’Neill at the Cosmos TT league. I also took out Tahl Leibovitz when he came to town during a clinic! 8) How you prepare for a tournament? Make sure to get an extra playing session in the week before. 9) When you see a new player at the club, what do you do? Say hi and see if they want to hit some. 10) Player you would most like to play in a tournament? Sean O'Neill 11) If you had to face Timothy or Crystal Wang what would your game plan be? I wouldn’t try to do anything different and just play my game.

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