Boasters League round
3~
Wednesday league nights have almost turned into a carnival
atmosphere lately. It has been wonderful to see the activity, the courts never
empty, the keg never left alone, the social gatherings loud and enthusiastic.
It is what the Boasters is all about.
So far for round three, 31 matches have been played. That’s
actually not that many – less than half. All teams have the potential to make
massive strides if they would simply get on court. That being said, teams are getting many make-up matches
completed, which is keeping the standings reasonably tight.
Only 10 points separate 2nd from 6th,
with “Butter Nutz” still occupying
top spot. However, that will no doubt change by this time next week as “Butter Nutz” has the bye for round 4
and their 10 point buffer won’t be enough to hold the rest back unless they
play plenty of missed matches. The three teams that have had the bye already
have done a fairly decent job of keeping pace. Even though they take up the
last three places on the standings, it’s a little misleading.
Some results worth a special mention… John Hanley (“Mongoose”)
would be no doubt happy with his first win of the season and he’ll take the
confidence booster after beating the previously undefeated Larry Lipa (“Vivio’s”)
2-1; Matt DiDio (“Butter Nutz”) picked up his second
victory taking out Mike Petix (“Winky-Dinks”) 2-1; Jeff Gembis (“Space Geckos”)
is slowly hitting his stride as he earns a tough win over Jim Stroh (“Nick at Night”)
2-1; James Van Dyke (“The Nicker Ballers”) overcame a slow
start against Tom Fabbri (“Wardogs”) and righted the ship in games
two and three for a tough and close 2-1 victory.
Extra special mention goes to JC Tibbitts (“Nick at Night”)
who had to suffer through heavy trash talking from Colin Bayer (“Space Geckos”)
only to serve up a 3-0 piece of humble pie back…! You gotta love the camaraderie!
It will be interesting to see where “Butter Nutz” lands on the ladder after their bye week. Will they
hold on to a top 3 position? Top spot will be up for grabs… who will step up
and take ownership?
