Opinion as to court position in mixed doubles seems to be divided in
the minds of the men who play it, some men preferring the girl to take
the net and stay there under all circumstances, letting the man do his
share of the net play, and all the backcourt work. Others insist that
as a girl is naturally a baseline player, her job should be to guard
the back court while the man plays at the net. This latter seems the
more logical of the two plans, for it gives both players their natural
positions. Furthermore, a man is usually much more effective in his
volleying than the girl, no matter how good she may be. But as girls
develop their net play, devoting more time to their volleying and their
overhead work, both in singles and in doubles, they will quickly learn
to do their fair share of work in mixed doubles and not merely occupy
a small portion of the court. They will play it as a regular doubles
game, with both partners up or back together, making it much more
interesting for all concerned.