Possums and Skunks

TennisTitan engaged Jim 'CC Flash' Stephens in the first of several matches to be held on his Southern Seniors Tour. Gentleman Jim provided the Titan with a rude welcoming back to BCK this beautiful Monday morning. 'CC' came out firing from the first toss and convincingly dominated TT in the first set (6-2). 'Flash' opened a three-love lead before TT got his game in gear. Jim was near flawless in his offensive shot selection and quickly earned his sobriquet, 'Flash,' with extraordinary defense in game one by covering the baseline from side to side so effectively that he forced TT to go for "too much" throughout the seventy-five minute onslaught. Titan managed to go up a break at 1-2 in the second set, but CC Flash would brook no dissent as to who was the superior player today as he stormed back to take set two (6-2). Titan can only hope for a better outcome at our next meeting but is not encouraged by Gentleman Jim's comment as they left the court, "Titan, us boys from West Virginia are sometimes known for hunting possum, sometimes for playing possum, but let's say that today you got skunked!"