A little Politicking, not much else

Your TennisTitan was probably far more successful off the court at Kinsley today than he was when he was on the court. Titan accepted an opportunity to play with 'Neck' Manzi, 'Electrolux' Ching, and Eddie 'The Candyman' Whitman in a doubles affair that coincided with Titan's invitation for the Commissioner of Parks, Mitch Tutoni, a long-time acquaintance of TT, to inspect our little jewel nestled in north Yonkers. In a pre-match conference TT made sure Mitch knew that "as a player on these surfaces over the past 12 years I know the inattention given to maintaining Kinsley as compared to other surfaces throughout the city that are often vandalized." That was my first ace. TT was not nearly as effective in the four sets played after Mitch's departure. Titan paired with 'Candyman' against 'Neck'/'Electrolux' in the first two sets and watched perplexedly as the opposition executed their game plan exceedingly well by taking their fight almost exclusively to my colleague (2-6, 1-6). This excuse certainly didn't hold up in set 3 as Titan paired with 'Electrolux' in another defeat (3-6) in which 'Candyman' excelled. Do not despair dear readers, Titan was able to leave the park happily three and one-half hours after acing Mitch. TT/'Electrolux' erased (1-4)deficit to earn a hard fought victory (7-5). Titan did not want to be "the common denominator!"