You Can Run, But You Can't Hide

Your Titan hit the courts running - check that, in TT's case make that walking briskly, this afternoon at the YTC. TennisTitan paired with Max 'Tutor' Tuchman against Roy. 'Mr Spin' Marzullo and 'Big Al' Dio Dati (subbing for 'EBL). This was a first-time combination of teams for this foursome, what with Ol' Reliable Bill 'EBL" Tully (he's no Tommy Heinrich) a late scratch. TT came away thinking that this was one of the better Thursday Group meetings in the five years he has been associated with group. In set one, Titan and 'Tutor' were defeated (6-8) when TT suffered his only service loss of the day in the 12th game that enabled 'Big Al'/'Mr Spin' to send it into overtime. The final two games of this first set epitomized the tenor of the entire set as each and every point was masterfully played by all parties. Indeed, with this defeat one might not have expected what was to follow. Your Titan who was serving big all day, ratched up his game to levels not usually known to him and dominated all aspects of the eleven games that followed (6-1, 4-0 partial). TT smoked the forehand alley, was right-on with placement serves, and had Mr Spin panting in his efforts to get to his twistingly accurate lobs interspersed with deft droppers and well placed cross court backhands. 'Tutor' could have been actively recruited by the Yonkers Dept. of Public Works; he took care of so many of the garbage defensive returns elicited by TT's popping serve! As the boys met at net for the post match hand shake Tutor opined, "Titan, what's with you today, I actually called you "Bill" by mistake the way you were abusing Roy." 'Big Al' reflected, "I thought I was supposed to be "Bill." TennisTitan chortled to Tutor, 'Imagine if you had not forgotten your glasses, you might have called me "Roger!"