Phew! We won over the TA Pirates 2-1 on Sunday night. The match was as anticipated and hotly contested. We improved to 5-0 on the season with 3 matches remaining. The top two teams make Districts and as of now we have a 1 game lead over the Pirates and the Krushers.
Team Standings
|
Team Name |
Team Wins |
Team Losses |
Ind. Wins |
Ind. Losses |
Games Lost |
|
5 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
132 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
115 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
136 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
156 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
205 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
162 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
178 |
|
|
1 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
187 |
|
|
0 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
179 |
At #1 doubles, Liz Henkin made her USTA debut with Canh Ho facing off against Val Mead and Brian Zansitis. This was a 2+ hour war that lasted over 2 hours. It was very competitive and we were extremely fortunate to win this difficult court. This was a match that was much close than 6&3.
On court 2, Cindy Basile and Kim Zahan lost to Anthony DeCecco and Megan Faunce. This is an incredibly difficult pair to play. I have never seen Anthony play better and he’s very steady on court. This is a great combination for the Pirates and I doubt anyone will beat them this year.
Finally, on court 3, Irene Acosta and yours truly fought to a draw against Margie Wentz and Ron Siggs. We actually won the match but it was really close. Essentially, either side could have won and it was nice to play a close match against a good team. AWESOME playing Irene – you da best!
In this caldron of uncertainty we call Middle States, I have no idea what is brewing. This is an unusual year to say the least but there’s a lot to be said for keeping your head down and your knees crossed.
And speaking about keeping your head down, at practice last Friday, our very own “Tina Fondueit “ (the name has been changed to protect the innocent) swung at a wide ball with spin on it and broke her nose with her follow through requiring 4 stitches. We were all very shocked. What is Billy McElroy teaching her? “Tina” asked me to thank Irene Acosta who stayed with her, took her to the hospital and was a great friend to her. And I’m a great friend too, I specifically told Tina not to get any blood on the court – sheese, some people – do they listen??
Ahead for us next is TST – our nemesis. They like ourselves are not the powerhouse they once were but it will be good tennis and we are more than ready for the challenge. TST is captained by Tom James and anytime we get the opportunity to mix it up with a class act team like TST it’s a great thing.
Here’s the latest on the K&Q tournament. The following teams have all advanced to the quarterfinals. Liz& Canh will play Gina/Ron the Bobby Brady division. Marie/Kim play Kathy Joy/Dave in the Alice division. Irene/Tom R play a TBD team in the Cindy division and Jackie/Russell play another TBD team in the Sam the Butcher division. The other two first round matches will be completed by Sunday, March 15th, Things are starting to get interesting.
So that’s the recap – onward and upward. Great team win. 
A special thank you to those who were able to come out and support the team!
