Thursday, April 10, 2014

Return of the Jedi

"We were like Peaches and Herb" was TennisTitan's deadpan response to Max 'Tutor' Tuchman's innocuous comment.  TT/'Tutor' successfully paired for (6-4, 6-4) victories against the resilient duo of Stuart 'not Espn' Scott and Rich 'dozin' docent' Gerchak. TT/'Tutor' got off to slow starts in both sets but managed to come through as winners through a combination of guile and grit. The 'pusillanimous prevaricator' had pop on his serve at crunch time in both sets and the 'maven of mayhem' was adroit with his volleys and half volleys from the baseline. As the tandems met at net for the obligatory pictures and 'Briscoe banalities' Max wondered aloud as to how he and the Titan meshed so well together after not having played as partners in nearly one year. Titan broke into a chorus of the one-hit-wonder husband wife team from the spring of '79, Peaches and Herb .... 'Reunited and it Feels So Good.'  The 'dozin' docent' remarked, "Tom, you should call yourself TennisTritan because all your remarks are 'trite' at best!

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