We leave GE for the Winter Club in Lake Forest without our leader Pagey who is in Vegas at a Paddle convention. As we arrive at the Winter Club the setting could not be better. A nice hut a hockey game going on and 3 lit paddle courts all that is missing is a safety village. It is 48 degrees no sign of rain the scent of grilled burgers in the air and Jupiter is in its 10th house it is a perfect night for paddle.
On Court 1 we have T Nelson (T-Bone) / Giff. This ones end pretty quick with a lot of controlled drives coming from the GE pair. T-Bones drive is clocked at 101mph. Only the winter Club would have a radar gun. We end the match quickly we think in 31 minutes 6-1..6-1.
GE 3 WC 0
On Court 2 we have Neli/JJ. This one ends even quicker (27 minutes). This is not even a match. Neli started to play with out his paddle and just uses the back side of his hand. JJ follows suit and just uses his feet. JJ does a roundhouse kick to end the first set. The second set is not much different but they do start using their paddles again except this time neli has both paddles and JJ is caring neli on his back. JJ is doing the MC Hammer shuffle back n forth across the court while Neli is returning lob after lob with both paddles while he sings "You cant touch this" and the second set ends quicker than the first. 6-0...6-1.
GE 6 WC 0
On court 3 we have the match of the night. Connely/Hunter. This dynamic duo is looking to continue their good karma from their win from last week. They are dressed in their traditional Johnny Cash attire all black but this week they add capes. The first set is a long set. The WC team continues to just throw soft shots into the ring of fire as the GE team is backhand to the middle. They lose the first set 4-6. they enter the warming hut to pour themselves a new beginning and it is the right strategy. They take the next set 6-0 and the third set 6-3. Great comeback and win for this team.
GE 9 WC 1
On court 4 we have Hechta/Glavin who both wear glasses. This will come into play later. The first set goes GEs way with precise serving and great lobs! They take the first set 6-4. They then enter the Hut for some beverages. They grab a drink and wonder if there will be any food left as the ct1 and 2 GE boys are eating like it is feeding time on Animal Planet. Now here is where trouble sets in. As they both leave the hut their glasses are fogged up. They cannot see 2 feet in front of them. We guide them back onto ct 4 and it does not start well. Glavin is serving first and he does not know he is facing the wrong way. He serves it into his own back screen and it comes right back at him and thumps him in the chest. He yells great return and moves over to the other side and starts to do it again until Hechta stops him. The rest of the match they just cannot see. There our plenty of "torn boxers" (at least one ball out) and Hechta keeps calling them in because he cant see with his glasses fogged up. We drop the next two sets. GE takes one on the chin 6-4..4-6..2-6. I would take the GE pair 10 out of 10 times if they could see. Next time maybe ski goggles.
GE 10 WC 4
A good win for the group after a tough loss the week before. It will be good to have Captain Pagey back next week as he was missed.
Sin e anois a chairde
Gif
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