Do you think there are weight classes in football?
We definitely did not put them up with varsity or anything unless they specifically asked for it. The kicker and linewoman would take their hits and move on.
I genuinely had respect for both of them. Hell I tried teaching the linewoman everything I knew to help her, but even after 3 years she still couldn’t make varsity even though the drive and want was there.
So I guess yeah, they did keep her in her weight class by keeping her on JV all through my time there. Everybody wanted her to succeed, just there was a natural difference between what she and us guys could do.
We never intentionally tried to make her feel differently, but nobody ever had to point out there was a massive difference.
“I hit shots that would have been winners on the women’s Tour and he got to them easily,” Serena said afterward.
“In the end I won, but neither myself, nor Venus or Serena took the game too seriously—we were just having a bit of fun.”
The dude was smoking Marlboroughs in between sets and the girls were on World TV to prove they could take on the guys. Anyone who says their is no difference is delusional