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S6 E6 Anton Protsenko

·1 hr 21 min·2 clips

Anton Protsenko traces his path from Kiev and South Carolina State to Greenwich Racket Club and Connecticut paddle.

Inside the Wires opens with Anton Pratsenko fresh off a tournament weekend. He says he had not played paddle lately, but his friend Anton Bobitsky asked him to play, and the return was fun. He got three matches in, enjoyed the camaraderie, and expects to be tired the next day. The hosts stay playful, joking about whether he has to teach on President's Day, whether the practice group is flying solo this year, and whether a George Washington outfit should have been part of the plan. From there the conversation turns to the women's field, where Macy and Lynn, Bay and Taya, Lauren and Ana, and Flora and Ana are all treated as live teams. They mention a 7-6 third-set match in Boston as proof that the margins are tight and the top teams are still testing each other. The same idea carries over to the men's side, where Jose and Alvy's semifinal loss to Graham and Adam is used to show that even dominant teams can be beaten, though it takes a huge effort. The episode closes on Nationals, rollers, and a promise to keep the episodes coming and get back on court soon.

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Post tournament chatter that still lands on the pressure points of top level paddle.

Anton Pratsenko's turn on Inside the Wires opens with the kind of post tournament fatigue that feels earned. A player has just finished three matches, the body is tired, and the mood stays loose.

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You want a post-tournament paddle chat that feels loose, a little glossy, and still close to the table.

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