Tennis Tournament

## About

The Tennis Tournament was an event hosted at the [FLORIDA SCHIZO UNIVERSITY] that was sponsored by the Association of Filipino Students (AFS), TopGolf, [FLORIDA ZOO], and ironically the Hard Rock Cafe. The tournament was hosted on campus and had a bracket lineup, including a losers division. This meant that those who were eliminated from the official bracket were allowed to participate in a separate bracket to be "king of the losers." The tournament saw a record-breaking turnout, with dozens of individual teams signing up. The games were played in teams of two, and teams were allowed a warm-up session before the tournament began.

The Ringmaster decided that he wanted to participate in this tournament, as he had been called out for coming up with elaborate schemes and never following through with them. Wanting to prove a point, he decided that they would join the tournament. Plotting with Drew and Jacob, the three decided that they would formulate a scheme to infiltrate the tournament with Miguel posing as a South Korean tennis star. Miguel convinced James to be his partner in the tournament, and soon the four of them got to plotting. James and Miguel privately trained together daily on campus, hyping up their skills and convincing their friends that they had gotten incredibly good at the sport.

## The Scheme

The plan was simple; they would generate hype for Miguel by stocking the crowd with collaborators. By using their new contacts from the rival IB faction., they were able to get a good amount of people in the crowd. They also used their new contacts to gain access to a professional photographer, who would follow Miguel and James around and snap pictures. Jacob and Drew dressed up in coach attire, and were able to obtain permission to be on the court with their team as they were their coaches. They also had purchased several fake medals and a trophy, along with preparing a giant plastic bin full of water and blue food dye to serve as the Gatorade they would dunk on James and Miguel once they won (actual Gatorade was expensive).

As soon as Miguel arrived to the tournament, the audience got to chattering, pretending to be star-struck upon seeing him. When questioned by the other members of the crowd, they identified Miguel as a rising tennis star from South Korea. The crowd noticed Jacob and Drew coaching them, and this added to the illusion. When the staff called that practice was over, Drew and Jacob led their team in prayer as everyone on the sidelines was forced to watch. The four schizos took a knee and prayed, giving glory to God before taking the field. The situation made it too awkward for the staff to interrupt them and start the tournament, as they didn't want to infringe on their religious freedoms.

James and Miguel first faced off against a team of pros, AKA two older gentlemen who had been playing tennis their whole lives. As the match went on, it became obvious that our heroes were outclassed. A group of students touring the campus saw the commotion of the tournament and the groupies in the crowd, and asked Miguel for a photo-op as they believed he was some sort of celebrity. Miguel and James paused the match to take their photograph, much to the annoyance of their competitor. The two ended up losing without scoring a single point, which confused the audience who was starting to believe that Miguel was a tennis star. Drew and Jacob, who had become convinced that Miguel and James were going to demolish the competition, watched in horror as that reality collapsed around them in real time.

In the loser's bracket the team didn't do much better, losing without scoring a point. To celebrate the match all of the paid actors went wild, acting as if Miguel and James had won, and when the two exited the field they were dunked in the "Gatorade." The two were then presented with medals and a trophy, and they ran off into the sunset, celebrating their victory.

## Legacy

The legacy of the tennis tournament was that Miguel was on an emotional high, as it was a huge success. He realized that he could carry out his crazy schemes, and he immediately began planning on signing the gang up for a talent show.