Pratt falls and such...

Many thanks to my new friend George 'the engineer' Pratt of the Tarpon Springs Sail and Tennis Club who provided outstanding opposition today on this the last full day on my Southern Seniors Tour. As in our previous meeting, the 'engineer' fell rather meekly in the first set to the Titan (6-1), but again was remarkably resilient in set 2 as he had been last Wednesday when he rebounded to outlast TennisTitan (5-7). TT was well rested for today's match played in gusty, threatening conditions and again gave away a 4-2 lead in set 2 to the 'engineer' to face set point(s) at 15-40 in the twelfth game on George's serve. Somehow Titan got it together to win that game and prevail at 9-7. George's hustle and unrelenting defensive ability is the linchpin to his game. Titan knows that the 'engineer' will be an even more formidable adversary as he acquires more singles experience and learns to 'build' points by exploiting Titan's limited mobility and questionable stamina. Kudos to the new Wichita Lineman! TT looks forward to a rematch.