Week 13 Sunday Battle

Bob may have given up in his old age.

Three players made it this past Sunday (is Bob still living in Oshkosh??):  Alan, Jut, and Tony.  Jut opened the day with a 6-2 win over the the others.

Tony had his A game in place, nearly taking down the duo of Jut and Alan. However, in the end, Tony fell 7-5.

Alan had a quick departure of 6-1 in his bid against the others.

Final tally:

Tony: 1-2  = 0-1 for the day
Jut: 3-0  = 1-0 for the day
Alan: 1-2  = 0-1 for the day

Standings as of end of Week 13:

Vincent: 7-1

Bricco: 3-1

Jut: 16-6

Michael: 8-6

Alan: 1-2

Dave: 2-7

Tony: 3-10

Bob: 1-5

Ian: 1-2

Steph: 0-1

Jessie: 0-2

Week 12 = Return To Action

Ruby either mad or looking to eat his racquet.

July 10 was the evening of Dave Ruby's anger, highlighted by a tossing of his racquet over the fence.  The night of games at UWO saw a showdown including Michael, Dave, Jut, and Tom.  Without recollection of scores due to too much drinking, you just get the finals:

Tom: 2-1
Michael: 0-3   =  0-1 for the night.
Dave: 1-2  = 0-1 for the night.
Jut: 3-0  = 1-0 for the night.

Standings at the end of week 12

Vincent: 7-1

Bricco: 3-1

Jut: 15-6

Michael: 8-6

Alan: 1-1

Dave: 2-7

Tony: 3-9

Bob: 1-5

Ian: 1-2

Steph: 0-1

Jessie: 0-2

Week 11 in Delay

DC showdown with Jaybird and Jutdog

Week 11 featured the week of July 4 - always a good time for tennis.  I suspect something of a match happened in Oshkosh, but I was absent.  Visiting the old Door County region, Saturday July 6 saw a massive showdown between Jut and his brother Jaybird.  Jut opened uncharacteristically with a solid 6-1 beat down of Jay in set one.  Somewhat miraculously, Jaybird pulled through to take set 2 with a nice 6-3 showing.  The last set wasn't to disappoint either, with the duo facing off at 4-3, Jut with the slight advantage.  Jut added another game moving it to 5-3, but Jaybird came back to win another.  At 5-4, in multiple deuces, Jut pulled it off when Jay hit the ball 2.5 inches out.

Without knowing if anyone else played, the week was a quiet one.  Jut pulled the non-conference win over Jaybird, moving to 14-6.  If any of you played, just let me know.

Standings at the end of week 11

Vincent: 7-1

Bricco: 3-1

Jut: 14-6

Michael: 8-5

Alan: 1-1

Dave: 2-6

Tony: 3-9

Bob: 1-5

Ian: 1-2

Steph: 0-1

Jessie: 0-2

Week 10 End = Michael Revival

Michael goes 2-0 for the day

Sunday, June 30 proved to be Tennis-Lite, with only 3 players showing up.  Michael, Dave and Tony showed to battle, with Dave and Tony teaming up against Michael first.  Though a good fight, Michael was able to pull away with the 6-3 win.

Tony, being married, is now only allowed 50 minutes away from the house each day, so he had to promptly depart after the match, leaving Dave to take on Michael.  Michael didn't seem to struggle, taking Dave out 6-0.

On the day:

Michael: 2-0
Dave: 0-2
Tony: 0-1

Through end of week 10

Vincent: 7-1

Bricco: 3-1

Jut: 13-6

Michael: 8-5

Alan: 1-1

Dave: 2-6

Tony: 3-9

Bob: 1-5

Ian: 1-2

Steph: 0-1

Jessie: 0-2

Kris: 0-0

The Ian and Jessie Throw Down Show

Out of storage comes the racquet and Jessie.. Ian too!

With heaps of trash talking flying in all directions, the stage for the long-anticiated showdown between Ian O and Jessie O was set.  Ian ended his break from the game, returning in rather large and intimidating fashion.  Jessie was exceptionally agressive in her debut, certainly causing a bit of fear in the sleeping giant that is Olvera.  And to the delight of spectators, both parties hit balls in.  Battles back and forth surged, with Olvera slowly carving out a lead.  After much give and take, Olvera edged Jessie 6-1, moving to an impressive 1-0 on the year.

Meanwhile, Vincent and Jut teamed up for their first doubles match-up, taking on Dave the Human Net Beast and Mikedog Hoefferle.  A solid 6-1 showing snapped Jut's 5 game losing streak. 

A shuffle of players saw Mike and Jut throwdown against Ian the Victorious and Vincent.  A solid battle ensued, with Vincent serving with more power than usual, and Ian often confusing games between tennis and hockey.  Jut and Mike were playing pretty good, and were able to pull out a 4-2 lead. With Ian taking his service and moving the duo to behind just a game, Jut and Mike pulled out the win 6-3, snapping Vincent's impressive reign of tennis terror.

Dave and Jessie matched up, with Dave letting out his go go gadget netarm, blasting Jessie to a place of fear and pain (see Jessie's FB posting 2 days later).  A 6-1 matchup saw Dave revived and Jessie satisfied with her first outting in 27 years. 

Jut also faced Vincent again in the routine head to head match-up, with neither party playing particularly well.  Vincent, despite playing 29 straight hours of tennis with only routine breaks for text messages, was able to efficiently destroy Jut with a 5-0.  A resurgence of Jut helped to take two consecutive games, with Vincent finishing it 6-2.

Additional squabbling ensued following these sets, including attacks of darkness on the facility lighting.  But tennis prevailed, with Jut and Mike taking on Dave and Ian.  A blitz attack led by Mike, though briefly interrupted by gadget arm, promptly crushed Dave and Ian 6-3. 

End scores for the day:

Vincent: 2-1
Mike: 2-1
Ian: 1-2
Jessie: 0-2
Jut: 3-1
Dave: 1-2

Through Week 9

Vincent: 7-1

Bricco: 3-1

Jut: 13-6

Michael: 6-5

Alan: 1-1

Dave: 2-4

Tony: 3-8

Bob: 1-5
Ian: 1-2

Steph: 0-1

Jessie: 0-2

Kris: 0-0

Week 9: The Day of Vincent and Michael

Mike says:  "I won, I won. Yeah!"

This Sunday (June 23) welcomed tennis alum Alan Siman - Alan even had a new racquet to debut.  A solid 6 showed up in total, including Bob, Jut, Tony, Michael, Vincent, and Alan.

Games started with Bob & Jut Vs Alan and Vincent, while Tony and Michael battled.  The doubles match was the tightest of the year, with ties at 3 and 5, and eventually heading into a tiebreaker.  Vincent and Alan stormed back for a 2-4 deficit in the tiebreaker to smack down Jut and Bob 7-6 (7-4). 

Michael, who was relegated to the Bush League for the day, took down Tony 6-1, 6-1.

Next, Jut and Vincent again faced each other in a head to head, while Tony and Michael teamed up to take on Alan and Bob.  

Jut, having lost 4 consecutive matches to Vincent in the week alone, had some confidence with a  4-3 lead.  But a strong ending from Vincent and a love of hitting the ball out by Jut combined to give Vincent the win 6-4, moving him to 5-0 on the summer.

Tony and Michael had no problem smacking down Bob and Alan, finishing it 6-1.

End results of the day:

Michael: 2-0

Vincent: 2-0

Alan: 1-1

Tony: 1-1

Jut: 0-2

Bob: 0-2

Standings through Sun, June 23:

Vincent: 5-0

Bricco: 3-1
Jut: 10-5
Michael: 4-4 
Alan: 1-1

Dave: 1-2

Tony: 3-8

Bob: 1-5
Steph: 0-1
Kris: 0-0
Ian: 0-0
Jessie: 0-0

Next Game is THIS WEDNESDAY at 8:30pm at UW OSHKOSH.

The Fall of Jut. The Intro of Dave and Vincent.

Vincent quickly moves to 3-0 this summer

Entering Wed night, Jut was 10-0, including a solid destroying of Michael in the Oshkosh Olympic final (6-0) that left Michael scared of tennis and the color green-yellow for days.

Enter Vincent Clune, the unexpected but invited tennis player who first appeared on the scene last year at two UWO evening outings.  Vincent, who is a current high school player for Oshkosh North, was certain to inflict some damage into Jut's record.

In addition, the evening brought out Dave Ruby, master of the running lob and new tennis player.

Opening up the evening was a match-up of Bricco and Jut vs Vincent, which ended quickly with a 6-2 beat down facilitated by Vincent.  Dave quickly pounded Palmeri as well 6-1.

Bricco then moved over to take on Palmeri and Dave, while Jut battled (or attempted to battle) Vincent.  Bricco held 6-4, while Jut was solidly destroyed (6-2, 6-4).

The last match of the evening came as Jut and Dave teamed up vs Vincent and Bricco.  The match was called early due to the lights going out, with Vincent and Bricco grabbing the default win (score was 5-4), despite the almost assured comeback led by Dave's monster presence at the net.

End results for the day:

Bricco: 2-1
Vincent: 3-0
Jut: 0-3
Dave: 1-2
Palmeri: 0-2

Standings through Wed June 19:

Vincent: 3-0

Jut: 10-3
Bricco: 3-1

Michael: 2-4

Dave: 1-2

Bob: 1-3
Tony: 2-7
Steph: 0-1
Kris: 0-0
Ian: 0-0
Alan: 0-0
Jessie: 0-0

Next Game is THIS SUNDAY at 8:45am at Menominee Park.