Exactly 40 players came out to play Monday Night
Team Tennis (MNTT) on a beautiful Monday night. For those of you who are new to
the club, the MNTT is a competitive event between Larry and Magnus, who draft
players to their respective team. Once the rosters are determined, about 6:05
PM, the battle begins. We play 3 rounds of tennis: doubles, mixed doubles,
doubles. The format is no add scoring, and a total of 8 games. A reason why
many members are so enthusiastic about Monday night is that there is no sign up
in advance, just show up and play. Sign up is at the club outside of the Pro Shop, starting around
5:30. The idea is that the matches starts as close to 6:00 as possible. If you
are arriving at the club at 6:15 the matches are already in progress.
On this first MNTT of the year, it turned out
that the first round was key to victory. Coach Magnus' team came out to a jump start and took a comanding 20 points lead, and from there didn't look back. Although the round of
Mixed Doubles was dead even, 40-40 points, Magnus's team rolled on to win the
third round 45-35, and was declared winners of the event.
The winning team gets to enjoy a free drink
afterwards on behalf of the runner ups. The players on the losing team are
charged for 2 drinks: 1 for themselves, and one for an opponent. Wine and beer
is charged a minimal price equal to a soda. Tony also provides some delicious finger
food afterwards. If you haven't participated in the MNTT yet, come down next
Monday and play!
Final Score: Team Larry 103, Team Magnus
137
