One-Way Fare

The Titan was called upon to help three more morning group players shake off the rust from their summer absence from the tennis court. TennisTitan paired with Mario 'Zippy' Zino against Jeff 'Limo Man' Berkon and Yossi 'Israeli Time' Newman at the YTC. TT chose not to put his foot on the gas throughout most of the hard fought two-setter. But as often is the case in life you can not turn on (my limited) ability as if it were a light switch. After cruising to a relatively easy (6-3) victory in the opening set, Titan and 'Zippy's level fell just enough to make the second set far more competitive. TT/'Zippy rallied from 2-5 down to level the set at six. TennisTitan and 'Zippy' dropped the critical multi-deuce 13th game against Limo Man's serve and fell meekly on Mario's serve (6-8). As the boys gathered at net for the obligatory post match picture, Limo Man opined, "Titan, it seems you only paid a one-way fare this morning, not a round trip." Mario wondered aloud, "Yossi, does Titan drive too fast for you?" Israeli Time retorted, "Nein, just talks too much!"