Mamby-Pamby Tennis

Your TennisTitan joined 6 of his mates for the opening of the outdoor season at Kinsley this morning. The first two hours of play was that mamby-pamby variety of tennis favored by a few (Messers. Slattery, Dio Dati et al.) wherein full sets are not played (first team to win 4 games retains the court) in deference to those not playing doubles. This must be a concession to old age and declining conditioning. It is definitely not The Titan Way. Hence, Titan sat out with the 'Chemist' and watched Joe 'GimpyKnees' Cruz and 'Big Al' Dio Dati battle 'Rockin' Rick Ricci and 'Slats.' TT participated in two of these non-bloggable exercises and likens it to a day on the water without catching fish. Thankfully,'Happy Jack' Carey acceded to team with George 'Chemist' Hauss for the final set of the morning. Your Titan paired with 'Rockin' Rick in a highly entertaining match (6-3) that saw the participants play the best tennis of the morning. As the foursome met at net Titan noted "Rockin' - you didn't drop a set this morning, not even with me as your partner. 'Chemist' quipped, "Titan, 'RRR' just lost to me and 'Big Al' with 'Happy Jack' as his partner" the previous minnie set. Jack chortled, "George, why don't you just get lost."