Tuesday night wasn't your typical evening of play at Rockville. No, there was something different in the air...and on the court.
In an impromptu doubles match pitting Brian Gutschal -- otherwise known as "G-Unit" -- and Bill Spinner against Bruce Brandler and Brian Perry, it was all G-Unit, all the time.
Brian roamed every corner of the court during a 6-1 route of Brandler and Perry, even venturing well into the grass adjacent to Court 3 to retrieve a sharply angled shot. The ensuing lob sailed over the heads of Bruce and Brian, prompting a spate of expletives that would escalate as more uncannily executed retrievals landed on the lines and in the corners.
G-Unit easily held serve throughout the match despite his decidedly sub-sonic second serve. The only break of his serve occurred when Spinner butchered an elementary backhand put-away in a long 1-2 serving game. That could have killed Big Mo, but G-Unit spearheaded an immediate break-back with a new round of line-hitting lobs.
Brian was anything but humble after the 6-1, 6-3 thrashing of his bewildered opponents. He did everything to play up the win short of requesting a commemorative bronze marker be placed at the base of the net on Court 3. Bruce will be hard pressed, now, to relegate him to #6 doubles in next year's Interclub play.
Rockville is still one of the few "tennis anyone?" places where you can just show up and usually find someone to hit with -- like this Tuesday night. It's just one of the benefits of being a Rockville member.
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Good for people to know.
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