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"Ah, that felt good!" That was TennisTitan reaction after 90 minutes of intense action during two well played sets at the YTC this date. Again Titan benefitted from his pairing with "EBL," Bill Tully, he of boundless energy and that great first step to the ball, against the formidable duo of Roy 'Mr Spin' Marzullo and Tom 'GrayBeard' Campo. TT/'EBL' raced off to a 4 love lead in the opener only to see it fritter away through the determined play of the never-say-die opposition. Titan serving at 4-4 staved off the hemmorage by holding serve. Your TennisTitan also came up big in the deciding 10th game by winning a seven-ball volley at net against the more adept 'GrayBeard' and administering the coup d' grace with an unreturnable volley that left 'Mr Spin' scrambling to the back wall for an unreturnable ProPenn #4 (6-4). Set 2 opened similarly with TT/'EBL' gaining a four love advantage before Mr Spin/GrayBeard broke through against 'EBL's service after six deuces. Your Titan's role diminished in set 2 (6-1) as 'EBL' did his thing, alternately jack-rabbiting across the baseline to retrieve Mr Spin's lobs to keep points alive, and exploding to the net to dig out 'GrayBeard's sharp angled cross courters. How I wish I had those wheels! Titan loves this match-up. It features three competitive players more skilled than he, who are strategists on the court fully capable of exploiting each others weaknesses and anticipating each' tendencies. As the weary foursome left the court, Mr Spin opined, "TennisTitan, I think I'll rename you "Hobbling HotDog," to wit 'GrayBeard' chimed in, "Yeah, Titan, except you need some mustard on your serve." Thankfully, 'EBL' concluded with, "Titan, I relish being your partner!" Please, don't bust my onions on this piece.