A New Beard and a Good Tip

"Titan, perhaps you should stay 'retired' commented Darryl 'Wolverine' Tison upon completion of two sets of tennis played at Blue Crab Key this date. The 'Wolverine' had wisely elected not to pair with the 'immobile minotaur' for the sets played with the Van Dycks this morning. Your TennisTitan partnered with Ron 'Michigander' Van Dyck in the opener (3-6) against Joann 'Server' Van Dyck and the 'Wolverine.' TT/'Michigander' valiantly stayed in the set until losing the critical multi-deuce seventh game before letting it all slip away with some shoddy play. 'Server's game dropped just enough in the second set to enable the two men from Michigan to walk away with the honors (4-6) as TT hopes for victory went awry with Joann's volleys at net. Titan was far more disappointed with his pains following the match than he was with his shot production. After a layoff from the racket of three weeks TT was still a presence on the court. The 'boisterous behemoth' had pop on the serve and effective lobs to complement his groundies, but could generate no jump to the ball with his ever increasing problems with his legs. As the foursome met at net, Ron opined, "Titan, maybe you should change the style of your beard to a 'Van Dyck' - then no one in Yonkers would know how badly your game has disintegrated." Joann, a waitress for many years at Capt. Con's in Bokeelia remarked, "Titan, now it's MY TURN TO GIVE YOU A TIP. - Don't bet on yourself on any match you compete in - you'll go broke."