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After another day of tough training, Coach Ryuzaki announces practice matches for the team. Fuji and Echizen go first. Echizen is shocked by Fuji's Sun Bear Drop which nullifies any smash, but Echizen is determined to break through somehow.

Jin Akutsu shows up at Seigaku's court and fights with Arai and Kachiro. Echizen intervenes, but Akutsu hits sharp rocks at him and gives him a cut. The Seigaku team begins a tough training regimen, with a severe punishment for those who don't perform.

Echizen's dad tricks him into coaching Tomoka and Sakuno for the day. While practicing, a special ball of Sakuno's flies into the Ginka Junior High court. The team surrounds her while she looks for the ball, but they may be pulling a dirty trick...

Fuji is up against Mizuki in the #2 Singles match. Mizuki immediately takes a commanding lead, five games to none. But Fuji isn't beat yet, and he's angry about something. How can Seigaku bounce back?

Echizen's match against St. Rudolph's Yuta Fuji continues. Down four games to none, Echizen tries a new technique to slide into the ball: the Drive B. Will it be enough to put Seigaku over St. Rudolph?

Echizen is up against Yuta Fuji for #3 Singles. After taunting Yuta before the match, Echizen seems fazed by Yuta's Lefty Killer skills. Can Seigaku's first year rookie rise to the challenge?

Kikumaru used a few games to recover his stamina and launch a comeback for Seigaku's Golden Pair. Now they and St. Rudolph are tied three games each, and it's down to a tiebreaker round. But it's a hot afternoon and Kikumaru hasn't fully recovered...

Seigaku's Golden Pair, Kikumaru and Oishi, are facing St. Rudolph in #2 Doubles. Mizuki's strategies have nearly exhausted Kikumaru and Seigaku quickly falls behind by two games. But they have a special formation that St. Rudolph isn't prepared for.

When they looked to be down, Seido's Momoshiro and Kaido are fighting back. Kaido's Boomerang Snake takes St. Rudolph by surprise, but will it be enough? Then, the #2 Doubles match begins with Kikumaru and Oishi facing St. Rudolph's Akazawa and Kaneda.

Mizuki has scouted the Seigaku team and trained St. Rudolph to attack their weaknesses. Momoshiro and Kaido are unable to use their best shots against the agile St. Rudolph team. Will Seigaku be able to overcome this challenge?

Word about Echizen, the amazing newcomer to the Seigaku club, has spread. Meanwhile, the Seigaku regulars return to awe the first year students with their skill.

Seigaku has picked their order for the quarterfinal round against St. Rudolph, and Momoshiro and Kaido have unexpectedly paired in doubles! As the match progresses, it's clear that St. Rudolph has prepared well.

It's the first day of the Metropolitans and Echizen has overslept! Horio pretends to be Echizen but is challenged to a match. Their first match goes smoothly, but their second match gives them more trouble than expected...

Echizen mistakenly takes his cat's foxtail toy to school, causing the cat to follow him. Echizen briefly glimpses the cat at school, but is unsure if it is his. Nevertheless, he begins to worry and decides to search to be sure.

Echizen and Tezuka's match concludes. Tezuka has challenged Echizen to determine why he plays tennis. Pondering this, Echizen goes home and sees his father, Nanjiro.

Tezuka decides to challenge Echizen to a tennis match despite having recently recovered from an injury. The doctor cautions Tezuka not to use his Drop Shot but he is intent on showing Echizen what he can do.

Echizen accompanies Sakuno to Mr. Haritatsu's shop to have her racquet restrung. Echizen's father and teammates are keenly interested to follow them, but are disgusted by what they see.

Nine days until the Metropolitans begin and Seigaku practices zone rallys. Whichever side loses has to drink Inui's special vegetable juice...

Momoshiro and his teammates go shopping after practice. Hearing a purse-snatcher, Momoshiro commandeers Kamio's bicycle and gives chase but they encounter An being assaulted by two hooligans. Momoshiro and Kamio challenge them to a doubles match.

Seigaku is abuzz with students from other schools that have come to scout out the new City Tournament champions.