Three and Out for GVTC Members on Saturday
As a Joe Ely song I heard recenlty says, you’ve got to lift your leg a little higher to run with the big dogs. Green Valley Tennis Club members were 0-3 on Saturday, but performed admirably for a bunch of local old dudes. Here’s the run down:
Jim Lewis and I gave away a combined 40 years in age to the Sherill brothers, Samuel, 22, and Franklin, 24, respectively, and lost 1 & 3 on Saturday. We had a lead of 3-2 in the second set, and I was serving after holding three times in a row, but on one point I forgot to cross when Jim poached even though I agreed to the signal, and then double-faulted on the break point. But at least we made them work in the second set.
Anthony Pozzi’s run into the round of sixteen ended with a loss to a player from Texas A&M’s team, a top ten team in Division I nationally.
Marc Oberholtzer and Pozzi later lost in their first round doubles to a tough team from Philly.
Below is a shot of the Pozzi backhand from his singles win on Friday night, and here is a link to a slide show of our play from the tourney.
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Aug 9th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Sam is being a bit hard on himself for failing to cover the poach. He left out that fact that I did the same thing to him in a tight 4.5 league match that we lost this year. I hope it is not a sign of early dementia for the two old guys.
Of note, I have always found the Pozzi backhand deceptive. I think the above photo clearly captures the look of “I am going to hit this drop shot and there is no chance you can see it coming.”