SATURDAY - JANUARY 26, 2008

We had an unexpected break in the days of rain that we are having. The courts were slightly damp when we started but they dried out during the Round One play.

The teams this week were as follows.

Zack and Linda
Bob and Louise
Larry and Tina
Harry and Sabrina

The first three teams listed above tied for first by winning in two out of the three rounds. The results were as follows.

ROUND ONE

Zack/Linda over Larry/Tina (6-5)
Bob/Louise over Harry/Sabrina (6-4)

ROUND TWO

Larry/Tina over Harry/Sabrina (6-2)
Bob/Louise over Zack/Linda (6-4)

ROUND THREE

Zack/Linda over Harry/Sabrina (6-2)
Larry/Tina over Bob/Louise (6-1)

The refreshments for both Zack and John's groups were hosted by Patrick and Sabrina at their house after tennis.

The player ratings that changed due to today's play are as follows.

Zack - 4.1
Larry - 5.6
Harry - 3.5
Bob S. - 3.9
Louise - 4.7
Tina - 4.1
Sabrina - 3.1
Linda - 3.4

5HIT January 19, 2008

We have been having lots of rainy days lately, but this Saturday turned out to be perfect for tennis. We played our standard four-team round robin, had RAT and many more continue to play after RAT.

The 5HIT teams were formed based on the latest published ratings. Three teams tied for first, each winning two sets.

Round 1

Zack and Tina defeated Bob S and Sabrina 6-5
Rickey and Linda defeated Harry and Louise 6-4

Round 2

Zack and Tina defeated Rickey and Linda 6-2
Harry and Louise defeated Bob S and Sabrina 6-5

Round 3

Harry and Louise defeated Zack and Tina 6-2
Rickey and Linda defeated Bob S and Sabrina 6-4


Food and drinks were plentyful at RAT. Carole came by to say Hello. Hadn't seen her in a while.

Sabrina is hosting RAT next Saturday.

Saturday - January 12, 2008

The rain on Saturdays finally let up so that we could get our Saturday tennis in. Eight of us congregated on cold, but dry tennis courts. A BIG Thank You to everybody since they all arrived on time and we were able to get an earlier than usual start on our round robin.

Some bad news that we received was that Zack had injured his right eye and will not play for a while. Everybody wishes him a speedy recovery.

The teams today that were chosen in accordance to the player ratings were as follows:

Sabrina/Linda
Harry/Nancy
Bob S./Louise
Larry/Sue

Larry and Sue won in all three rounds to take first. Sue was scampering all over the courts on her new knees and hitting winners. She is now going to send a thank you to her surgeon for the new knees. Bob S. and Louise took second by winning in two out of the three rounds. The results were as follows.

ROUND ONE

Bob S./Louise over Harry/Nancy (6-1)
Larry/Sue over Sabrina/Linda (6-1)

ROUND TWO

Larry/Sue over Bob S./Louise
Harry/Nancy over Sabrina/Linda (6-2)

ROUND THREE

Bob S./Louise over Sabrina/Linda (6-0)
Larry/Sue over Harry/Nancy (6-2)

The refreshments after tennis were varied, plentiful and delicious. Everybody had a good time.

The player ratings that changed due to todays play are as follows.

Larry - 5.5
Bob S. - 3.7
Harry - 3.2
Louise - 4.6
Sue - 4.3
Sabrina - 4.2
Nancy - 3.8
Linda - 2.3