Returning a very fast topspin server

Hey coach, first of all i want to thank PingSkills for the tutorials. I started from total noob at TT but PingSkills helped me develop my game a lot.

Here is my question. I was playing a match against a top player in my school. I won the match 2 - 1 (3 sets) but i lost some points when he does this very fast topspin serve to my Backhand side.

Sometimes i can return with an attacking topspin stroke. But then he increased the speed of the serve, and sometimes put a little sidespin. I can't cope up with that serve and most of the time have to lift the ball a bit high over the net.

He would usually attack right away. Some times i can block or counterhit his attack but it is not consistent, i lost 6 points to this server (4 points at 1st set and 2 points at 2nd set).

How can i return that serve effectively ? Because if i move far from the table when receiving, he then will change the serve to a short backspin serve and i have to move forward to return it so i would get out of position.

Thanks