Attack of the Ninjas!

Yes, I said Ninjas! Last night we took on the #1 ranked team in our division, the Ryebrook Proformers, in 99 degree heat, with planes flying overhead and a generator next to the courts that made it difficult to hear the scores, and impossible to hear the F-bombs that Karen was dropping. The Proformers have won all their matches 5-0 or 4-1, but we were able to squeak out a 3-2 loss, which their coach told me was a first this season. So ladies, be proud of our loss!

In first singles, Tanya took on a woman who has not lost a match all season. So congrats on your 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 win! You beat the #1 singles player on the #1 team in our division! Take that you Ryebrook Ninjas!! Too bad, (not really), her mom was there from Italy to see her defeat!

In second singles, Ann was defeated 6-0, 6-0 by one of the a-fore mentioned Ninjas who made her think of her Japanese ex-husband the whole match, (not something I want to be reminded of without a drink in my hand!). A "human backboard" as Ann described her, the woman only made 2 unforced errors in the entire match. Maybe she's not human....

Their captain told me they recruited several Japanese women from another club that had a Japanese coach and they don't even practice with their team. At first doubles, Karen and Bea had to battle it out with two of the Japanese Ninjas who communicated with each other in their native lingo, while moving our ladies all over the court and placing the ball exactly where they wanted. Ryebrook took the match 6-4, 6-1. F-Bomb, f-bomb, f-bomb!!

At second doubles, I felt like Amy and I were little girls playing against our big sisters. They were scary! I knew when I saw them jumping rope before the match we were in big trouble, and sure enough, the duo proceeded to attack us in the first point of the match. Smashing our lobs at our faces, arms, legs, I kept backing up farther and farther until I was almost hugging the fence. They were both tall so we couldn't get diddly over their heads, and anything else just came back as a blur. We got 2 games in the first set, (take that!!), but couldn't get a game in the second, (f-bomb). The final score was 6-2, 6-0. I am icing my bruises and ego today.......

At third doubles, our steadfast team of Joy and Malyn lost the first set 2-6, but pushed hard in the second set to win 7-6. At that point, we were all watching, and even though the other team called several of our girls' balls out that were clearly in, they persevered without cheating and won the super-tie break to win the match! As of today, "Team Joy & Malyn" are undefeated at the 3.0 and 3.5 level! Wow! Truly a match made in Heaven!
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I didn't' have time to blog about our match last week, but here's a quick run-down of our 4-1 win over Chestnut Ridge:

At first singles Orna won easily over her very pretty, very nice opponent, Susan Duffy (a Saw Mill gal who some of us know), 6-2, 6-1. Yeah Orna!!

At second singles Joanna lost 6-1, 6-3 in a tough battle, (f-bomb!)

At first doubles Karen and Gale won 7-6, 6-2 over a nasty duo who smashed overheads right at them and then had the nerve to ask Kathleen after the match if she thought it was bad sportsmanship. If you have to ask the question, then F-you!

At second doubles, Amy and Kathleen went up against a passive-aggressive duo who dubbed Kathleen "The Brat", and kept saying things to mess with their heads. Well, their heads cannot be messed with! We won 6-3, 1-6, 1-0. Na, na, na, na, na!

At third doubles Tanya and I join together again to win 7-6, 6-2 against a team that appeared to be beginners in the warm-up, but who curiously played very well once the game started. Lesson: don't judge a player by the way they warm-up!