COORS is now banned at all of our practices and matches till the Sox tap the Rockies. Only Sam Adams will be allowed at team functions during the World Series. Please drink accordingly.
10/22/2007
Red Sox in World Series again.
COORS is now banned at all of our practices and matches till the Sox tap the Rockies. Only Sam Adams will be allowed at team functions during the World Series. Please drink accordingly.
10/20/2007
Freaky Saturday.
What a weird week. I'm 0 for 2 setting up tennis this week. With Gary missing the practice on Tuesday and then George getting the Mike Mackay* award this week, it's a miracle we pulled out a win.
Oh yeah we Won this week.. This puts our season high winning streak at two. We won this week 3-2. It gives us 14 points for the season out of a possible 30. So point wise we are below .500.
Court one saw the First victory of the season for Adam and Courtney. They outplayed their opponents at the net and took a 6-4,6-4 straight setter. On Court number dos Paul and Todd won a tight 6-7,6-4,2-1 match. Paul is still alive despite Todd's 20mph serves and the bruise Todd received from Pauls return is healing fine. Our 3rd win came from the Money Team of Mickey and Dean who just refuse to lose winning in straights for the first time this year 6-3,7-5. ( Guys your gonna move up).
Our one loss this week came on court 3 where Tony and Mike ran into the energizer bunny. No matter how many winners they hit the ball kept coming back till they lost.(6-4,6-4). We had a default on court 4 due to some bad captaining. Like I said it was a weird week..
Next week we are in Bass River for an Away match of Epic proportions... See they have this new thing in Bass river called shot spot!! So no complaining about calls. Hopefully it measures ball speed because I would love to see 100mph. Not from my serve of course, but my return.
*last year in the first match of the season against Northeast Mike went to Northeast instead of Cedardale.
Oh yeah we Won this week.. This puts our season high winning streak at two. We won this week 3-2. It gives us 14 points for the season out of a possible 30. So point wise we are below .500.
Court one saw the First victory of the season for Adam and Courtney. They outplayed their opponents at the net and took a 6-4,6-4 straight setter. On Court number dos Paul and Todd won a tight 6-7,6-4,2-1 match. Paul is still alive despite Todd's 20mph serves and the bruise Todd received from Pauls return is healing fine. Our 3rd win came from the Money Team of Mickey and Dean who just refuse to lose winning in straights for the first time this year 6-3,7-5. ( Guys your gonna move up).
Our one loss this week came on court 3 where Tony and Mike ran into the energizer bunny. No matter how many winners they hit the ball kept coming back till they lost.(6-4,6-4). We had a default on court 4 due to some bad captaining. Like I said it was a weird week..
Next week we are in Bass River for an Away match of Epic proportions... See they have this new thing in Bass river called shot spot!! So no complaining about calls. Hopefully it measures ball speed because I would love to see 100mph. Not from my serve of course, but my return.
*last year in the first match of the season against Northeast Mike went to Northeast instead of Cedardale.
10/18/2007
10/16/2007
10/14/2007
It's a Win
Ok I'm a little sleepy after staying up till basically 2am watching the Red Sox give the game away by putting in the (c)loser Gagne. So I'll keep this Short. And skip posting the Scores ;-)
What a great week the team had. We pulled out a 3-2 victory over the strongest Winchester Team. We also managed to get 4 points. That's a full 2/3 of the points that we had accumulated in the prior 3 matches combined.
Teams 3,4, and 5 won it for us this week. Over on court 3, Paul and Courtney rolled to the 3 set victory after giving up the first set. Courts 4 and 5 saw both matches come down to time. Don and Tony split the first two sets and then ran up a 3-0 lead in the third to take it on games. Over on 5 Dean and Mickey again lost the 2nd set(this time a lot closer than in the past). Then ran up a 5-2 lead in the third before the Bell rang and they had to settle for the win.
At court 1 Dan and Bob played a close two sets. Facing match points in the 2nd set tiebreaker Bob held and forced a third set. The only problem was that their was no time left and they ended up losing by one game. On court 2 Andy and Todd lost bad... How Bad?? So bad that Todd's rating now has a minus sign in front of it.
Next week we are at Northeast. A couple of our teammates are in California to play there Nationals. Good Luck Dan and Bob B. Don't forget "Out in Front"
What a great week the team had. We pulled out a 3-2 victory over the strongest Winchester Team. We also managed to get 4 points. That's a full 2/3 of the points that we had accumulated in the prior 3 matches combined.
Teams 3,4, and 5 won it for us this week. Over on court 3, Paul and Courtney rolled to the 3 set victory after giving up the first set. Courts 4 and 5 saw both matches come down to time. Don and Tony split the first two sets and then ran up a 3-0 lead in the third to take it on games. Over on 5 Dean and Mickey again lost the 2nd set(this time a lot closer than in the past). Then ran up a 5-2 lead in the third before the Bell rang and they had to settle for the win.
At court 1 Dan and Bob played a close two sets. Facing match points in the 2nd set tiebreaker Bob held and forced a third set. The only problem was that their was no time left and they ended up losing by one game. On court 2 Andy and Todd lost bad... How Bad?? So bad that Todd's rating now has a minus sign in front of it.
Next week we are at Northeast. A couple of our teammates are in California to play there Nationals. Good Luck Dan and Bob B. Don't forget "Out in Front"
10/06/2007
Bagels anyone.
This was not one of our better weeks. Firstly it was absolutely beautiful out today. Secondly we had to go all the way to Manchester to play indoors. And third we got the snot beat out of us.
Manchester brought out their a-team members for a little warm up before their season. On court one Dan and Bob lost a close one 6-2,6-0. It looked like it might go Dan and Bob's way until Dan hit a perfect volley in the first game. Which caught the attention of Nick Bolletari who complemented Dan on his fine volley. After Dan shook his hand and had a brief discussion He didn't put another ball in the court.
On court two Courtney and Paul almost pulled out a win. Taking the first set in a tie break they lost the second set and were tied in the third when they ran out of time. Losing by one game..(6-7,6-4,2-2). ON Three Todd and Tony lost in straights 6-4,6-4 letting a winnable match get away from them. And way over on 4 Dean and Mickey finished 3 identical sets to lose a huge hitting match 6-2,2-6,6-2
Court 5 saw the Team of no-one and no-body lose 0 and 0
Hopefully next week we can win a match.. arrrgggghhhh
Manchester brought out their a-team members for a little warm up before their season. On court one Dan and Bob lost a close one 6-2,6-0. It looked like it might go Dan and Bob's way until Dan hit a perfect volley in the first game. Which caught the attention of Nick Bolletari who complemented Dan on his fine volley. After Dan shook his hand and had a brief discussion He didn't put another ball in the court.
On court two Courtney and Paul almost pulled out a win. Taking the first set in a tie break they lost the second set and were tied in the third when they ran out of time. Losing by one game..(6-7,6-4,2-2). ON Three Todd and Tony lost in straights 6-4,6-4 letting a winnable match get away from them. And way over on 4 Dean and Mickey finished 3 identical sets to lose a huge hitting match 6-2,2-6,6-2
Court 5 saw the Team of no-one and no-body lose 0 and 0
Hopefully next week we can win a match.. arrrgggghhhh
9/30/2007
Bookended
Here we go. We started our first win streak of the season. We Beat the top Willows team 3-2 and now are on our way to first!! I Can't find this weeks score sheet.(shocker) so no scores this week.
Heading up the wins this week was Dan and Bob on court 2. They got the win when one of their opponents had to retire early in the second, but would've won regardless. On 3 Todd and Andy pulled out a 3 setter and On 4 Don and Tony keep their unbeaten streak going, winning in straights.
The two losses came at the top and bottom. Court one saw a tired Adam and Courtney lose in straight sets. Chad and Mickey over on 5 lost by two games. Trailing early in the third they ran out of time before they could make a comeback.
Next up is Manchester. We have had a lot of fun over there in our last two usta seasons. Remember it's Manchester MA.
Keep the Streak alive
Heading up the wins this week was Dan and Bob on court 2. They got the win when one of their opponents had to retire early in the second, but would've won regardless. On 3 Todd and Andy pulled out a 3 setter and On 4 Don and Tony keep their unbeaten streak going, winning in straights.
The two losses came at the top and bottom. Court one saw a tired Adam and Courtney lose in straight sets. Chad and Mickey over on 5 lost by two games. Trailing early in the third they ran out of time before they could make a comeback.
Next up is Manchester. We have had a lot of fun over there in our last two usta seasons. Remember it's Manchester MA.
Keep the Streak alive
9/23/2007
25 to go
Well week one didn't officially go as planned. We lost a close one 3-2 this week. The top teams had problems and the bottom two bailed us out.
On Court 4 Don and Tony straight setted their opponents to take an easy 6-2, 6-4 win. Over on court 5 Mickey and Dean cruised in the first, took the second off, and won it easy in the third in the only match that went 3 sets (6-3,1-6,6-2)
Now onto the bad news. Courts 1 and 2 saw some quick defeats playing against former A team members. Bob and Mike were bested 6-1,6-2 and mirroring them on court 2, Paul and Courtney lost 6-2,6-1. In the swing match Todd and Chad choked out a lead in the first and set points in the second to snatch a loss from victory. 6-4,7-6
Next week its the Willows at home. Get em!!!
On Court 4 Don and Tony straight setted their opponents to take an easy 6-2, 6-4 win. Over on court 5 Mickey and Dean cruised in the first, took the second off, and won it easy in the third in the only match that went 3 sets (6-3,1-6,6-2)
Now onto the bad news. Courts 1 and 2 saw some quick defeats playing against former A team members. Bob and Mike were bested 6-1,6-2 and mirroring them on court 2, Paul and Courtney lost 6-2,6-1. In the swing match Todd and Chad choked out a lead in the first and set points in the second to snatch a loss from victory. 6-4,7-6
Next week its the Willows at home. Get em!!!
9/18/2007
Holy Crap Batman!! 26 Matches
Ok no problem if you don't play the first week or the second week. Because there are 26 of em this season. The first one is this saturday against Newburyport. If you don't remember they swept us in the final week last year. I know we had a default, and injuries.. But no whining because this year we have all that minus a default. This time let us do the sweeping..
Chad bring the broom..
Chad bring the broom..
9/06/2007
New Season Coming up!!
Get Ready. Season 2.0 is coming up soon.
This year we are going to be stronger, faster, better.
ahh. what?..
oops got us confused with the new bionic woman tv show..
We are going to be something this year.. I'll let you know in late April what we were.
This year we are going to be stronger, faster, better.
ahh. what?..
oops got us confused with the new bionic woman tv show..
We are going to be something this year.. I'll let you know in late April what we were.
4/07/2007
It's Over.. Bring on the Usta
Ok no one wants to hear what happened today!! Let's just say that the only match we won didn't count. Newburyport broke out the broom and swept us outta there.
Oh well there is always next season. Just like the red sox we faded in the last month. So next year we will be spending a lot more on players, and our new player development program should help us out. Plus I hear that we are going to be playing on Blue courts.. How can we lose on blue courts!!
Thanks to everyone who played and filled in this season. Out of 110 matches we only had 2 defaults!! We will probably finish in 6th or 7th now. But just 4 weeks ago we were close to a playoff spot, before injuries and vacations took their toll. Hopefully next year we can improve upon our record.
The final percentages are up and once I set the minimum number of matches played to qualify for the title I will let you all know. (I'm leaning to 21 personally).
Don't forget if you need someone to play call me!!! You get a 59.% chance of winning with me. See you all on the Links.
Oh well there is always next season. Just like the red sox we faded in the last month. So next year we will be spending a lot more on players, and our new player development program should help us out. Plus I hear that we are going to be playing on Blue courts.. How can we lose on blue courts!!
Thanks to everyone who played and filled in this season. Out of 110 matches we only had 2 defaults!! We will probably finish in 6th or 7th now. But just 4 weeks ago we were close to a playoff spot, before injuries and vacations took their toll. Hopefully next year we can improve upon our record.
The final percentages are up and once I set the minimum number of matches played to qualify for the title I will let you all know. (I'm leaning to 21 personally).
Don't forget if you need someone to play call me!!! You get a 59.% chance of winning with me. See you all on the Links.
4/03/2007
Almost Over.
This week we were really short on people and still managed to pull out 2 matches. Luckily for me we only have one more week left. Ok I burned this weeks score sheet in order to end our losing streak.
But a quick recap...
On one, Todd and Evan Mailed one in and lost in straights. Over on court 2 Don and Tony were out lobbed, lossing also in straights. Court 3 saw Gary and Dimitri win a great match coming down to the last game. and on court 4 Dean and Mike pulled out a 3 setter, keeping Deans unbeaten streak alive.. We dropped court 5 in straights.
Ok on to our last match!! Saturday in Newburyport. Let's get one last win!!
But a quick recap...
On one, Todd and Evan Mailed one in and lost in straights. Over on court 2 Don and Tony were out lobbed, lossing also in straights. Court 3 saw Gary and Dimitri win a great match coming down to the last game. and on court 4 Dean and Mike pulled out a 3 setter, keeping Deans unbeaten streak alive.. We dropped court 5 in straights.
Ok on to our last match!! Saturday in Newburyport. Let's get one last win!!
3/24/2007
2 Weeks to Go.
Well we haven't started our end of the season win streak yet. But we still have two chances left to get it going.
On to this weeks matches.. We lost 3-2 this week. On court one Evan and Tim, (making his debut this season) had a tough one losing by just two games 6-4,6-7,1-0. They had 2 break points in the last game to force a tiebreak for the match but didn't convert.
ON 2 Dan and Mike picked up a win cruising in the first set and then letting it get interesting in the second. Taking a second set tie break for the victory.(6-2,7-6)
ON 3 Andy and Todd picked up a win cruising in the first set and then letting it get interesting in the second. Taking a second set tie break for the victory.(6-1,7-6) -- deja-vu one better
Court 4 saw Tony and Don get a split set loss. With Don showing up a little late, it left no time for anymore games after the second set.(6-7,6-3) -- Bad Don, Bad ;-)
On 5, Paul and Gary just couldn't get any rhythm going. Playing together for the first time just didn't help. My fault. They lost in straights. (6-2,6-4)
Well with only 2 more weeks to go it's almost over. Not so bad, We have slipped into 6th place but I think that we'll pop back up into 5th by the end.
Also for an A1 Team outing at the end of the season A Golf outing has been suggested. I'm horrible at booking and organizing something like this but.. If we can figure something out,, Burgers and Beers at my house after the Golf. Plus I think we could take some of Adams' money on the course!!
On to this weeks matches.. We lost 3-2 this week. On court one Evan and Tim, (making his debut this season) had a tough one losing by just two games 6-4,6-7,1-0. They had 2 break points in the last game to force a tiebreak for the match but didn't convert.
ON 2 Dan and Mike picked up a win cruising in the first set and then letting it get interesting in the second. Taking a second set tie break for the victory.(6-2,7-6)
ON 3 Andy and Todd picked up a win cruising in the first set and then letting it get interesting in the second. Taking a second set tie break for the victory.(6-1,7-6) -- deja-vu one better
Court 4 saw Tony and Don get a split set loss. With Don showing up a little late, it left no time for anymore games after the second set.(6-7,6-3) -- Bad Don, Bad ;-)
On 5, Paul and Gary just couldn't get any rhythm going. Playing together for the first time just didn't help. My fault. They lost in straights. (6-2,6-4)
Well with only 2 more weeks to go it's almost over. Not so bad, We have slipped into 6th place but I think that we'll pop back up into 5th by the end.
Also for an A1 Team outing at the end of the season A Golf outing has been suggested. I'm horrible at booking and organizing something like this but.. If we can figure something out,, Burgers and Beers at my house after the Golf. Plus I think we could take some of Adams' money on the course!!
3/11/2007
aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!
Well this week didn't go as well as I had hoped. Everyone played great with the exception of one. We lost 3-2 and probably put ourselves out of a playoff spot. But the good news is that we can save some money and not have to travel to play in late April.
On court One Adam and Evan rolled over an outmatched team. Over on Court 2 Dan and Bob were having some problems, untill their oppenents decided to hook em a couple of times. Then they picked it up and took em out.
After those positions it went down hill. In three Todd and Mike could only convert on 1 of 14 break points in the second set to lose a fustrating and winnable match in two sets(6-4,7-5),not to mention a racket..aaaarrrgggghhh.
On 4 Chad and Don had a tough one, with Don playing with an injured ankle they weren't able to get ontop of their oppenents losing by a break a set also.(6-4,6-4).
And on 5 Gary and Mickey ran outta time and lost by just one game.
Oh well 5th place isn't that bad.. who am I kidding it sucks!! ;-)
On court One Adam and Evan rolled over an outmatched team. Over on Court 2 Dan and Bob were having some problems, untill their oppenents decided to hook em a couple of times. Then they picked it up and took em out.
After those positions it went down hill. In three Todd and Mike could only convert on 1 of 14 break points in the second set to lose a fustrating and winnable match in two sets(6-4,7-5),not to mention a racket..aaaarrrgggghhh.
On 4 Chad and Don had a tough one, with Don playing with an injured ankle they weren't able to get ontop of their oppenents losing by a break a set also.(6-4,6-4).
And on 5 Gary and Mickey ran outta time and lost by just one game.
Oh well 5th place isn't that bad.. who am I kidding it sucks!! ;-)
3/04/2007
We need more Time!
Ouch!! Sorry for the late update to the site but man it's taken a while to get over our loss.. This was actually a good week for us. NONE of our teams actually were beat in sets. We lost 4 outta 5 matches because of the clock.
The match of the Week/Year though had to be Dan and Bobs tough loss. Bob injured himself early in the third set, and was barely able to continue. Bob showed incredible toughness hanging in there when he easily could of retired. With Dan covering most of the court. It was a gutsy third set that saw it come down to one point after the buzzer for the match. (4-6,6-2,5-5)
On courts 1,2,4&5 the same story played out. Everyone ran outta time while behind in games. I think they speeded up the clock.. Evan and Bob lost by a game. Mike E and Don lost by 3 games and Chad and Mickey lost by 2 games. In all 4 of our losses the matches were into the third sets. If this was the playoffs we would've had the time to finish the matches and beat em like we did in the first half.
Our one win was on court 3, Todd and Andy won in straights.
Well we're not out of the Hunt for a playoff spot yet. But With only 4 matches left we need every match to have a chance. Next week we have a home match against the #1 team. They beat us 4-1 in the first half and I'd like to get some revenge.
The match of the Week/Year though had to be Dan and Bobs tough loss. Bob injured himself early in the third set, and was barely able to continue. Bob showed incredible toughness hanging in there when he easily could of retired. With Dan covering most of the court. It was a gutsy third set that saw it come down to one point after the buzzer for the match. (4-6,6-2,5-5)
On courts 1,2,4&5 the same story played out. Everyone ran outta time while behind in games. I think they speeded up the clock.. Evan and Bob lost by a game. Mike E and Don lost by 3 games and Chad and Mickey lost by 2 games. In all 4 of our losses the matches were into the third sets. If this was the playoffs we would've had the time to finish the matches and beat em like we did in the first half.
Our one win was on court 3, Todd and Andy won in straights.
Well we're not out of the Hunt for a playoff spot yet. But With only 4 matches left we need every match to have a chance. Next week we have a home match against the #1 team. They beat us 4-1 in the first half and I'd like to get some revenge.
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