Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Welcome to Kinsley Boys!

TennisTitan joined nine of his "Morning Tennis Group" for the indoor season ending breakfast at Mont Olympos Diner and then proceeded to "eat their lunch." Oh, not quite perhaps, but the Titan and Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz induced 'Rockin' Rick' Ricci and Tony 'No Baloney' Guido to travel to Kinsley in north central Yonkers for a post-breakfast three set affair. 'GK'/TT swept the first two sets, eking out a (6-4) victory in the opener before administering a (6-1) thumping. Titan and 'GK' parted ways in the third set with Joe claiming victory along side 'RRR" in a nail biter. 'NB'/TT fell behind 1-4 only to see their rally fall short in the 10th and deciding game when 'NB's serve was broken (4-6). Winds reduced the efficiency of all the participants in varying phases of their game with the possible exception of 'GK.' Titan's service and his lobbing were way off and he shanked critical points. 'NB' put far more balls into the net than usual and 'Rockin' Rick's game was flat. Joe Cruz' serve was least affected by the winds and his volleying was crisp and sure this date, making him in TT's eyes, M.V.P. As the foursome retreated to their cars post match 'RRR' was heard to remark, "The courts are pretty nice, but the balls get very dirty on this surface." 'Gimpy Knees' responded, "TennisTitan's non-stop yakking usually blow dries/vacuums the court as we play." 'No Baloney' chipped in with, "I have an earache from playing next to Titan to go along with my indigestion... and I didn't even have my bagel today! Anyone for golf tomorrow?"

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