#6 singles at the Port Washington meet; the eight-bounce ritual

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pivotal · 6 Nov YDAU

When: 6 November YDAU — the mammoth annual E.T.A.-vs-P.W.T.A. away meet on Long Island
What: Shaw plays the #6 singles slot for the boys' 18's A team — the raw's own frame has teams fielding ranked singles #1 down to #6, and Shaw is "on 6" among the A matches as Coyle, the #3 singles, is on 3 and Hal, playing A-#2, is on 2. His entire depicted on-court character is the fixed pre-serve ritual: he bounces the ball exactly eight times before serving, never seven or nine. His match result is never given. (His own numeric E.T.A. ladder rank is nowhere stated — see Dating notes.)