OK, so my team lost tonight... A tough one to swallow. Coach Larry mobilized his players well, and he also drafted very well. It was a bigger crew than last week, 64 players came out to play and we played on courts 1 - 14.
The first round was very even, 57 to 53 in favour of Larry. In the second round, his team expanded the lead by winning 65 games against Magnus' 55 games. In this round, three matches ended up 4-4, and nine matches 5-3 or 3-5. These scores indicate that me and Larry did good job making up the matches. It was three 6-2 wins by Larry's team that made a difference. Magnus' team won the 3rd round 61-59. Both teams had a 7-1 win in this round (maybe a less good match up by us...).
We were one person short for the last round, so I played in. I actually played for Larrys' team, b/c it was his team that was missing a player. Going full steam, I ended up winning 5-3, which in hindsight was a bad move by me. I should just have tanked the match so my team would have won the event. But, Monday Night Team Tennis is about competing, trying hard, and do your best, so once I warmed up a little I was able to put a few by our opponents.
Unfortunately for me, the hors d'oeuvres were gone by the time that I got up on the porch. One of my favorite members, but a non-participant in the event, was instead chewing along happily on the food... I ended up with one of Tony's stir fry instead, which was delish... But where was the Toast Skagen?
See you next Monday!
Final Score: Larry: 181 Magnus: 169
