@Serenata puns aside, it’s sadly very rare for the sports mangas with yuri undertones to actually deliver. I’m hoping the misunderstanding about “romance” is a hint. Even still the art and interesting premise drew me in even without the yuri (though I’m still hoping for it).
Leave it to Japan to make a manga/anime about something I find utterly boring and don't have a care for in the real world, and somehow make me invested in it.