Redemption, but no Salvation

"Please Titan, I have my 'A' game with me this morning, pair with me'' pleaded the recalcitrant Carl 'Speedy Legs' Gessman as the 'bloated blowhard' arrived at Kinsley this date. And so it was. TennisTitan and 'Speedy Legs' went up against Bob 'Kraut' Kluge and George 'Teacher' Febles in the first of TT's two very competitive sets. Unlike his dismal performances of the recent past 'SL' was the dominant player among the foursome matching the fierce returns of the 'Teutonic Bomber' stroke for stroke to carry the day (6-4). The 'bombastic bloviator' held up his end of the bargain by containing the defensive prowess of the 'Teacher' with exquisite serves to the backhand and thunderous groundies down the middle that had "El Profesor" searching for his Spanish to English thesaurus by sets end. To Titan's dismay 'Speedy Legs' made a hasty exit after the victory. TT adopted the 'Portuguese Pup,' Pedro Monteiro as his partner for the ensuing battle on the champions court. 'PP' was no match for the skill put forth by Lou 'Pistol' Gerencser and Joe 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz. Titan's strong performance went for naught as the Iberian Neophyte doubled faulted eight times during the (4-6) set and couldn't keep 50% of his returns within the court. As the group met at net Pistol' opined, "Titan, 'Gimpy Knees' and I had our game on this morning. We won our first two sets against George 'Chemist' Hauss and 'Happy Jack' Carey even easier than with the gift giving done by the Pup in the finale. When I put the pistol away today, I'll only make half a notch for you."