Week 3 Results

WOW!!! What a week for the National XXXX Gold Team, in their first road trip of the season they cruise to an easy win, but not after some dramatic events and controversy before a ball had even been served.

The week began in horrible fashion with Jamie being insured in freak circumstances during a training session on Saturday. In what some have been describing as the worst injury EVER seen in a game of ‘arse’, Jamie was some how struck in the eye by an absolute scorcher of a serve from Rowdy. Rumors immediately began circulating that Rowdy hit Jamie on purpose so he could get a crack at being the number 2 seed, however with Rowdy’s serve being about as trustworthy and reliable as ‘cheating Chang’ (week 1 opponent), there is no way Rowdy could have done it on purpose.

Being the tough competitor that Jamie is, he willed his body to recover and miraculously made himself available for selection for Monday nights clash. After a quick meeting between Pete, Rowdy and the medical staff it was decided Jamie was deemed fit enough to play and selected to take his place in the line.

The rain on Monday had the boys anxious as to whether the match would be abandoned, however after a phone conversation with the team captain from Eastlake, it was confirmed the match was still on and the boys piled into the commodore and headed across town to the upper class suburb of Manuka.

Upon arrival the controversy began!!! With another match also taking place at the venue and only 2 courts deemed playable, Ian ‘the rat’ Russell, having heard whispers as to how talented the National XXXX Gold boys were and thus knowing his team would be destroyed, tried to convince Captain Rowdy that their game should be called off. Infuriated by this Jamie and Stinky stormed off to the car and it was left to Rowdy to argue the teams case, which eventually resulted in the toss of a coin to decide which teams got the courts for the night. Much to the boy’s relief they won the toss and were granted the rights to the courts.

Results for Week 3

Singles

Pete v Nick – Stinky got the team off to a great start with a crushing 6 games to 1 win over the big serving Nick. Pete showed his class and touch, utilising his drop shot to great effect over his elderly, much slower opponent. Not sure if this is the most principled tactic in social tennis Stinky, but either way a great result!

Jamie v Ian – In winning 6 games to 0 Jamie set a new WORLD RECORD this week for the fastest singles set in history, defeating the previous mark held by Rowdy from week 2. Jamie lost only 2 points on his way to what can only be described as a demoralizing win over Ian ‘the rat’ Russell. Not even the sight of a tear trickling down Ian’s face was enough for Jamie to stop the onslaught, better luck next week Ian. Tremendous result for Jamie!

Rowdy v Phil – Rowdy had set a bold goal this week not to lose a game for the night and went into his final match of the night on track to do so. However the pressure soon got to Rowdy as he tightened up on serve and faced 3 break points. With his first serve gone walk about Rowdy somehow managed to drop his second serve in, and with the most unreliable ground strokes in the team even more remarkably managed to rally his way to deuce. From here Rowdy’s first serve returned and he powered his way through the game and the remainder of the match, culminating in a triumphant 6 games to 0 win and becoming the first XXXX Gold player to go through a night without dropping a single game. Congratulations Rowdy, a fantastic result!

Doubles

Jamie/Rowdy v Ian/Phil – Fueled with anger at the thought of Ian trying to call the match off the boys were pumped and from the moment Rowdy aced Phil with the first serve of the match it was clear this game was going to be over very quickly. Jamie and Rowdy stream rolled Ian and Phil and marched to a satisfying 6 games to 0 win.

Stinky/Rowdy v Nick/Phil – With Nick serving down some heat early Stink and Rowdy dug deep and managed to break his serve and from there went on to dominate the remainder of the match. The quality of the tennis played by Stink and Rowdy was fantastic, with a number of shots surely to feature in the next addition of the XXXX Gold ‘hot shots’. Stinky and Rowdy remain undefeated with another convincing 6 games to 0 win!

Stinky/Jamie v Nick/Ian – Having only given up a total of 1 game for the whole night Stinky and Jamie went into this match confident they could finish the night on a high and hand Team XXXX Gold their biggest win of the year. Nick and Ian had others ideas however, and with some solid serving from Nick and what can only be described as fluky, bullshit tennis from Ian ‘the rat’ the Eastlake boys caused the upset of the competition so far, with a 6 games to 4 win over the XXXX Gold boys. A disappointing result for Stinky and Jamie as they lose their second successive doubles match together.

So there you have it folks, a resounding 5 sets to 1 (34 games to 7) win for the National XXXX Gold Team, keeping them firmly a top of the competition ladder. The boys have a week off now due to Easter, which will give them plenty of practice time and a chance for Stinky and Jamie to work on their doubles combination.

Round 3 sees the XXXX Gold boys back at their home courts on the 12th of April and pitted against a strong Red hill side. All supporters are encouraged to come along and support the team, perhaps enjoy a cold beverage from the bar facility provided and get treated to some quality tennis.