Overbooking

"The Airlines do it all the time," TennisTitan was heard mumbling to himself as he left his beloved Kinsley Courts this afternoon. TT had just dropped the second of two sets played against Bill 'Electro Lux' Ching and 'Lil Papi' (2-6). Titan had accepted this afternoon's match prior to receiving the call for play at Edgemont HS for this morning. TT knew that there would "not be much gas left in the tank" after two spirited hours of play earlier today. Titan paired with Chris 'Prozac Kid.' TT/'PK' lost a well played opening set that went to the tie breaker (6-7 (3)). 'Prozac Kid' played well during today's first set, more than holding his own in the many long points played his way. Titan also acquitted himself admirably but missed a critical easy put-away down the alley that would have given TT/'PK' the first set as 6-4 victors. 'PK,' unaccustomed to tie-break play, wilted in the 13th and deciding game. Oh, how TT wanted to "play it out" as he had done successfully in this morning's barn burner of a set. No to be, Ching/Papi like to play three sets minimally. And they did. Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz stepped in for the hobbling 'bloated behemoth' in the third set and also crashed and burned (1-6) with the rapidly tiring 'Prozac Kid.' Reports have it that the fourth set was not completed because 'Lil Papi' sued for divorce from 'Electro Lux' in the 9th game unable to stand the incessant harping from Ching, who has yet to make an unforced error on the court! Or missed a call for that matter!!