Ethiopian Capitol

"Well, well, well" Titan thought to himself as he took to the courts at the Yonkers Tennis Center today. "So this is 'Mr. Spin's' friend, Jim Addiss that I heard so much about." It's great to get new blood in this game and better yet he's a lefty. Bill 'Energizer Bunny Legs' Tully graciously accepted the burden of carrying the Titan in two well played, highly competitive sets against Max 'Tutor' Tuchman and the aforementioned Jim Addiss 'Abada.' Titan/'EBL' fell behind 2-5 in the opener as yours truly was unable to hold serve in the 6th game while everyone else held through the first seven games. TennisTitan did get his 'juices flowing' late in the contest to provide adequate support to enable Titan to serve impressively in game 10 to level the contest at 5. 'Abada'/Tutor eventually broke through by perservering in the third deuce to take the set (5-7) against 'EBL's serve after the boys had staved off 5 set points. Titan/'EBL fared much better in the night cap cruising to a (6-2) thumping and (3-0) partial-set victory. Titan notes that 'Abada' brings a serve and volley style that is a fine counterpart to 'EBL's talents in this regard (but I still miss you at net Tom 'GrayBeard' Campo). 'Abada's serve is well placed, with some pop as he quickly learned the delight of going wide for his aces against this 'man of limited movement.' Max opined to Titan as the quartet left the court, "So Titan, what do you think about "Abada's play?" To wit TT replied, "Tutor, at the very least you've raised the esthetic level of the game; 'Abada' wears a clean undershirt (that's a winner down the line against you Roy!) and he smiles at Titan's non-stop bantering while his racquet does his talking!) And 'Haile Selassie' to you my readers."