Alacritous Daedalian

TennisTitan joined three of his mates for some fun indoor tennis today at the Yonkers Tennis Center. Your Titan had been away from the courts for 12 days, the longest stint away from such hedonistic, make that masochistic, pleasure this year. TT paired with Roy 'Mr Spin' Marzullo against the duo of Bill 'EBL' Tully and 'Big Al' Dio Dati. This is the best pairing of this foursome even though it continues to produce only lopsided results. TennisTitan/'Mr Spin' were thrashed (2 and 0) in the two sets played to completion. Set three saw the beleaguered tandem hold their own through the five games played and end on serve (3-2). Once again it was a case of "Tullyville" domination. 'Big Al' does Just Enough early in points to keep the ball alive during rallies that enable 'EBL' to take control as the point is played out. 'EBL's agility and versatility at net, speed covering both ends of the backcourt, are Just Too Much and causes the usually reliable 'Mr Spin' to go for too much. Titan did not have the necessary pop on his serves or placement on his forehands to minimize 'Big Al's effectiveness. Titan can not do enough in the forecourt to enable 'Mr Spin' to compete effectively against the omnipresent and alacritous Daedalian, the Energizer Bunny. Mr Spin unwillingness to leave the baseline as TT serves negates many opportunities to take immediate control of the point. But what the hell, how often do you get to use "alacritous Daedalian" when not in fourth year Latin class?