Not Enough Fire Power

TennisTitan was back at the YTC today. TT was paired with 'Irish' Gallagher against that pair of Italian Stallions, 'Big Al' DioDati and Rich 'Prez' Prezioso. TT was on his game but did not have sufficient fire power to overcome the sporadic play of his partner. The stallions were able to exploit 'Irish's inability to drive the ball and wisely played their game primarily against him. Whereas last week 'Irish' was able to successfully lob against the G-Man/TT combo, today he was not able to wear down 'Prez' with his lobs or drop shop him effectively. The result was a less than satisfying 6-4, 5-5 result for the Titan. TT notes that 'Irish' had 11 unforced errors in TT's last three service games. This remains the best match up between these four participants but TT must resolve himself to go for more on his second serve and to drive the ball at any opportunity given him to counter the 'Stallions' ability to control the point against 'Irish.'