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Match by match

April 24, 2014

Electrical engineering senior Allen Lin, who has been playing since he was 12, talks about his experience with the MSU Table Tennis Club.

Photo by Betsy Agosta | The State News

O nce they start practicing, MSU Table Tennis Club doesn’t mess around.

C lub members meet to practice every Tuesday and Thursday at IM Sports­-West, giving each match everything they have. ? E lectrical engineering senior Allen Lin, who coaches the MSU Table Tennis Club, said he takes pride in his players’ efforts.

“Pretty much all the next set of best players are all my students ... and they work hard enough to become pretty recognizable in the table tennis community and I’m proud of them,” Lin said.

At their practices, Lin pushes his students as hard as he can. He plays his best game, expecting his team to be able to compete.

Lin has been playing the sport since he was 12 and even competed against players on the  MSU Table Tennis Club while he was in high school.

He puts a lot of emphasis on the fact that many people who play don’t really know all the technicalities of the sport.

“It’s a really, really technical sport, and it’s actually really, really hard to play and has really high standards for playing smart,” he said.

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