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| Remax Captain Frank Fourgeau |
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| BRA Captain Scott Harrington |
Boston Retirement Advisors (BRA) led by Scott Harrington locally
based at Shadow Wood, and Johnny Malloy’s (JM), captained by Gulf Harbour’s
Mike Curran, have both been consistent, leading to a second-place tie with 17
points. They are, however, just a half-point ahead of Jeff Diggs of
Fiddlesticks’ Babolat, which started the season by posting the highest point
total of any match thus far (7).
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| GD Captain Shawn Hedrick |
The final two teams in the mix, fifth-place Gateway Dental (GD)
captained by Shawn Hedrick of The Strand, and University Grill (UG) led by Mike
Lawver of Heritage Palms, have struggled with their consistency. For example,
GD (15 points) has posted both the second highest (6) and the lowest (2) point
totals posted for an engagement.
UG (12 points) hasn’t performed to its potential yet, but posted
its highest point total (4) in the most recent event at Fiddlesticks, and could
be poised for a late-season run. Here’s the lowdown on the action at
Fiddlesticks last Friday:
Remax
vs. Boston Retirement Advisors (BRA)
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| Manuel Encalada & Luke Andreae |
Manuel "Manolito" Encalada and "Lethal" Luke Andreae claimed two points for Remax with
a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of "Slippery" Scott Harrington and Jared "J-Rock" Kalpin on Court 1. Scott and
Jared played well yet again, but can’t seem to get over the hump to post a “W”
on the board for BRA.
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| Jim Katterfield & Joel Hampton |
On Court 2, League Commissioner Jim “Katman” Katterfield, the only
player on the court eligible for AARP, teamed with jaunty Joel Hampton to take
down the previously undefeated Frank “Frenchy” Fourgeau and Corey “The
Afternoon” Knapp, 5-7, 6-4, 10-8. The big news here? I don’t think either Frank
or Joel broke a racquet! Score two points for BRA and senior citizen tennis
players across the globe!
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| Paul D'Amico & Mike Barnes |
Paul “The Dynamo” D’Amico and Mike “Bring it on” Barnes did some
damage for BRA on Court 3, dusting off “Dropshot” Dave Dooley and “Gorgeous”
Jorge Magalhaes 6-3, 7-5.
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| Christie Bradley & Dan Moenning |
It probably wouldn’t surprise you to hear that “Uber-cool”
Christie Bradley and “Dapper” Dan Moenning squeaked out yet another
super-tiebreak on the Mixed Court, right? Didn’t think so. That’s exactly what
Christie and Dan did, posting two more point for Remax by downing “Krafty” Kim
Jones and “Gracious” Greg Copeland 5-7, 6-3, 12-10.
Babolat
vs. University Grill
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| Denny Rager & Tyler Owens |
Tyler “Too Cool” Owens posted two points for home team Babolat on
Court 1, teaming with “Deft” Denny Rager to defeat “Slinging” Sergio Rebolledo
and Matt “Mayhem” Maloney 6-4, 6-3. Tyler and Denny have yet to lose playing
together, making them the only undefeated Court 1 team thus far.
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| John Jerome & Jeff Diggs |
Court 2 featured Fiddlesticks host Captain Jeff “Digger” Diggs who
partnered with John “JJ” Jerome to knock of “Prince” Patrick Kangwa and Mark
“Demon Grip” Drons 6-3, 6-4 for another two Babolat points. I believe that ties
Digger and JJ with Frank and Corey for the lead in wins on Court 2 with three. Don’t
hesitate to correct me if I’m wrong guys.
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| Terry See & Mike Lawver |
The Lawvers put a halt to the madness, stopping Babolat’s run with
wins on Courts 3 and Mixed. “Money” Mike Lawver and Terry “The Grip” See upended
Toni “All Hands” Halski and John Gillette (sub) 6-3, 6-3,
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| Tony Martin & Carolyn Lawver |
and Carolyn “Long arm
of the” Lawver joined Tony “No Dean” Martin to topple Erica “All Heart”
Cossairt and Armor “All” Persons 6-2, 6-2. It was UG’s best performance of the
season’s campaign, allowing them to gain a point on fifth-place Gateway Dental
(GD).
Johnny Malloy’s (JM) vs.
Gateway Dental (GD)
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| Mike Curran & Elliot Debolt |
Although JM and GD split the four matches JM still won the skirmish
with a 4-3-edge, and held on to second place, now tied with BRA. On Court 1,
Mike “Curr Dawg” Curran and Elliot “Lightning” Debolt shocked Ryan “Shonuff” Sherry
and “Slick” Shawn Hedrick in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 to earn two points for JM.
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| T. A. & Anthony Hatori |
On Court 2, Anthony “Five-0” Hatori and I took down Todd “Word to
The” Wise and “Krafty” Kevin Kearns 6-3, 6-4, to pick up two points for GD. Anthony
didn’t have to use his broad shoulders much this match, as it was the best
match I’ve ever played at Fiddlesticks. Love those sunlit afternoon matches!
Fortunately my partner still brought his big serve and smoking returns.
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| Oliver Stenger & Larry Gagnon |
On Court 3, Oliver “The Omniscient” Stenger and Larry “The Legend”
Gagnon continued to steamroll the competition, taking two points for JM in a
hard-fought contest from Steve “So Smooth” Shortridge and Jeff “Anything but
Timid” Timmer, 6-3, 6-4.
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| Chandler Kleinpeter & Alex Hermeto |
For a second consecutive session, Alex “The Hombre” Hermeto posted
a “W” for GD, this time teamed with Chandler "Calamity" Kleinpeter (sub). Alex and
Chandler downed John “Rip It” Ramsey and Christyn “Gotta Love It” Lucas 6-4,
6-1 to earn one point for GD.
This
week’s matchups at The Landings league-leading Remax goes up against league-trailing
University Grill. However, coming off their best performance of the season, the
“Grillers” may just pull off the upset.
Johnny
Malloy’s will be seeking to break a second-place tie with Boston Retirement
Advisors, and will face fourth-place Babolat. Babolat only trails JM by half a
point, and posted the highest point total in a matchup this season (7), so this
one should be anyone’s ballgame.
BRA
gets to take on GD, a team coming off its second worst performance
of the season and looking to bounce back. BRA has been as consistent as anyone,
scoring more points over the past three sessions than any team except the league
leader. With UG making a run, things could look very different after Friday’s
matches.
Click here for Pro League Schedule, Standings, and Team Rosters, and view scheduled matches for Friday below.
BRA vs. GD
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Mixed Dubs
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1st Dubs 5pm
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Paul
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D'Amico
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Scott
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Harrington
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Kim
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Jones
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Jared
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Kalpin
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VS
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VS
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Alex
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Hermeto
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Shawn
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Hedrick
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Kerry
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Kendrick
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Ryan
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Sherry
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2nd Dubs 5pm
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3rd Dubs 5pm
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Joel
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Hampton
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Jim
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Katterfield
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Mike
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Barnes
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Bob
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Green
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VS
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VS
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Anthony
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Hatori
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Jeff
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Timmer
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T. A.
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Niles
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Steve
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Shortridge
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REMAX vs. UG
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Mixed Dubs 4pm
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1st Dubs 5pm
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Christie
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Bradley
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Manuel
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Encalada
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Dan
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Moenning
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Luke
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Andreae
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VS
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VS
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Carolyn
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Lawver
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Sergio
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Rebolledo
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Tony
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Martin
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Matt
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Maloney
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2nd Dubs 5pm
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3rd Dubs 5pm
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Frank
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Fourgeau
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Dave
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Dooley
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Corey
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Knapp
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Jorge
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Magalhaes
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VS
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VS
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Patrick
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Kangwa
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Mark
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Drons
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JM vs. BABOLAT
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Mixed Dubs 3:30pm
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1st Dubs 5pm
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John
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Ramsey
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Mike
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Curran
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Christyn
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Lucas
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Elliott
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Debolt
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VS
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VS
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Armor
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Persons
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Denny
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Rager
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Erica
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Cossairt
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Tyler
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Owens
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2nd Dubs 5pm
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3rd Dubs 5pm
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Todd
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Wise
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Larry
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Gagnon
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Kevin
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Kearns
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Oliver
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Stenger
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VS
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VS
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Jeff
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Diggs
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Toni
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Halski
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John
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Jerome
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John
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Gillette
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