A Country Lickin'

TennisTitan opened his abbreviated Southern Seniors Tour on an inauspicious note this morning. Titan and Jim 'CC Flash' Stephens got together for a two-setter that TT would just as soon forget at this writing. 'Flash' took firm control early in in the first set and cruised to impressive victories over the Titan (3-6, 0-6). 'Gentleman Jim' was most ungentlemanly on the court this morning as he ran off five games in a row in the first set and followed that up with the 'bagel' performance at TT's expense. 'CC' handled the windy conditions with aplomb and tenacity as he readily tracked down Titan's shots to either side of the baseline, and deftly used the wind to deaden many balls on the first bounce in front of 'the man of limited movement.' 'CC's' broad smile as he exited the parking lot at Blue Crab Key was one of confidence and satisfaction. His four aces down the T during the match were no crisper than his parting remark to the 'bloated behemoth' who had had no pop on the ball or quickness to his step, "Titan, there's a rule in West Virginia, 'Anyone who's treated to a breakfast bagel three times in a row expects to be taken out to dinner'! Start cutting your coupons, big boy."