Bentleague Tennis Blog

    B VI Blog è Week 2 Summary (..and you thought the cockamamie weighted scoring system would prevent conceding Line 1)   Tyler Harper Doug Autin vs Dave Gazeley Kenny Otillio 6-2, 6-2 Valiant effort by Ditch and Dive Harper and Bogalusa Doug.   Although overmatched in this one, experience may pay dividends later in the year when they resume rightful placement at Line 5.   Easy debut for Gaelic Gazeley.     Buddy Newton Ray Brouillette vs Brad Humphreys Ed Dautrive 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 Entertaining feature match as Dr. Death and Brad rise to the occasion in crucial third set.   Rough debut for Sir Isaac against his former partner in crime.   Early double fault in the tie breaker will haunt Newton for a while and may have contributed to some play it safe kick serves towards the end.   He did however take the racket toss title away from the Red Baron with a nice one over the fence.   Longgggg Walk of s...

  B VI Blog è Week 1 Summary 9/17/2020 – Effing Weighted Scoring       Well, Week 1 is in the books.  Great start to Bentleague VI. Here is a summary of last week’s action…. Marauders vs. SmackEnroe Jon and Jacques vs. Fair and O’Connell This one was over early.  SmackEnRoe top tier no match for Marauders top tier.  Jacques impressive in B VI debut while enjoying favorable pairing with Mr. Buise.  Mr. Peltier may actually make the redeem team if El Cubano stays on the IR.  Swami believe he will have success as long as he doesn’t need to be the top dog.  With Sean Notorious O’Connell struggling in his first B VI outing, Captain Addi questioning Sir Isaac’s dedication (choosing pickle ball over tennis) in week 1.  My god, he chose pickle ball over Bentleague!  Only worth it if he cashed in on some prize $.  Bruised Ego Fair in for a long season says the Swa...

  Bentleague VI:  St. Bernard Swami Says - Draft Grades Are In (Fall 2020 Edition- Yippie Ki Yay) Short Commish – Kevin Phayer   St. Bernard Swami Says - Draft Grades Are In ….and the Winners and Losers are:   Masked Marauders – Captain Todd Todd selects consensus #1 Jon Buise with the overall number one.   Used to be a sure path to the title, having the overall number 1, until last year ☹ .   Here’s hoping Jon remains healthy and puts off some of those ski trips until after B VI concludes.   This team is solid but does not possess the WOW factor in the the St. Bernard Swami’s eyes.   Perfect example is with picks 2,3, and 4.   All three are solid, but if last year’s records are any indication Jon will have his hands full carrying Jacques and Mr. Rehash Allen to the winner’s circle.     Swami wondering if Mr. Rehash would have felt less pressure being a 5 th or 6 th rounder.   Add in the fact that little bro...