Post by EDWARDO ROUBLES The New Barrel on Sept 24, 2006 12:25:59 GMT 8
Wackers 1 travelled to Parklands, Moore Park to take on the pride of Maccabi. The oppressive heat that saw the 4th ever hottest September day on record baked the courts and meant it would be a tough day for our cold climate top gun, The Yuppie and his 2004 and 2005 Cursing Award winning partner, Caprioska.
The first set of doubles could have gone either way but in the end the Maccabians sneaked it out 6/5. The Yuppie then bravely backed up to take on their whizz kid with the Hewitt like speed and game. It was a battle Royale which looked like going our way when The Yuppie was serving at 5/4 and holding 2 match points at 40/15. The young whippersnipper had other ideas however and ran down what looked like winning volleys and clawed his way back from the brink to down our hero 6/5. Mr Yuppie was a bit put off by the latest Maccabi gamesmanship tactic of crying when they were on the brink of defeat, it made him take his foot off the pedal ever so slightly.
Caprioska fought gamely but went down swinging 0/6 to a seasoned campainer. Our lads were spent in the last doubles and the end came mercifully quick. A sad day in Wacker 1 history and the first occassion we have not won a comp point, as a mark of respect the Wacker flag was flying at half mast atop of Wacker headquarters later but at a breakfast meeting the team spirit was still high and they remain determined to win the trophy this season
Wackers 2 teaming of Brandy Alexander and The Rooster took on a tough ESTC team at home. After losing the first doubles 5/6 and Brandy then going down 4/6 in a tough one to a tenacious baseline puddler things were nott looking good.
Enter the Rooster who came out crowing and pecked the eyes out of his opponent 6/1 before time got the better of them and the last doubes was saddly not completed.
To my reckoning it's 3 points to Wackers 2 but there was much conjecture over the awarding of bonus points for unfinished matches.
Wackers 3 all stars, The Slammer and Boom Boom Brett were forced to start with a singles when only one of their Maccabian opponets turned up on time. The Slammer was in fine form and raced away to a 3/0 lead before he wiltered in the heat and went down 3/6.
They got back on track in the first doubles however with a comprehensive 6/0 whitewash before bouncing Boom Boom Brett won a tight singles match 6/5.
So the stage was set to wrap up the last doubles and the points but things were looking a bit shaky when 2/5 down [meaning the match was even] however the all-stars regrouped and won the necessary game before going down 3/6 and securing a tight win by one game. Phew!
5 points to Wackers 3.
Wackers 4 team of The Roamer and Uri Geller travelled to Maccabi headquarters to battle the best of Bondi see below post mortem from the Roamer.
The first set of doubles could have gone either way but in the end the Maccabians sneaked it out 6/5. The Yuppie then bravely backed up to take on their whizz kid with the Hewitt like speed and game. It was a battle Royale which looked like going our way when The Yuppie was serving at 5/4 and holding 2 match points at 40/15. The young whippersnipper had other ideas however and ran down what looked like winning volleys and clawed his way back from the brink to down our hero 6/5. Mr Yuppie was a bit put off by the latest Maccabi gamesmanship tactic of crying when they were on the brink of defeat, it made him take his foot off the pedal ever so slightly.
Caprioska fought gamely but went down swinging 0/6 to a seasoned campainer. Our lads were spent in the last doubles and the end came mercifully quick. A sad day in Wacker 1 history and the first occassion we have not won a comp point, as a mark of respect the Wacker flag was flying at half mast atop of Wacker headquarters later but at a breakfast meeting the team spirit was still high and they remain determined to win the trophy this season
Wackers 2 teaming of Brandy Alexander and The Rooster took on a tough ESTC team at home. After losing the first doubles 5/6 and Brandy then going down 4/6 in a tough one to a tenacious baseline puddler things were nott looking good.
Enter the Rooster who came out crowing and pecked the eyes out of his opponent 6/1 before time got the better of them and the last doubes was saddly not completed.
To my reckoning it's 3 points to Wackers 2 but there was much conjecture over the awarding of bonus points for unfinished matches.
Wackers 3 all stars, The Slammer and Boom Boom Brett were forced to start with a singles when only one of their Maccabian opponets turned up on time. The Slammer was in fine form and raced away to a 3/0 lead before he wiltered in the heat and went down 3/6.
They got back on track in the first doubles however with a comprehensive 6/0 whitewash before bouncing Boom Boom Brett won a tight singles match 6/5.
So the stage was set to wrap up the last doubles and the points but things were looking a bit shaky when 2/5 down [meaning the match was even] however the all-stars regrouped and won the necessary game before going down 3/6 and securing a tight win by one game. Phew!
5 points to Wackers 3.
Wackers 4 team of The Roamer and Uri Geller travelled to Maccabi headquarters to battle the best of Bondi see below post mortem from the Roamer.
