Sundial 
The Gang Watching the Final Match
October 10th Thursday
6:00 Angry
Squirrels Kiss My Ace Deux
Line 1 Noah
Marquez Russell Anderson 6-4,7-6 Angry Squirrels
Jay
Butcher Jeff Thompson
Squirrels take down my two prize
fighters. 2nd tie breaker not
kind to KMA Duo. Have a feeling these
front line guys will be beating each other up in future rounds. If the
Candlestick maker has his volley game, pretty lethal combination. Big If…moving forward! #fluke
Line 2 Kevin
Phayer Robby Economides 6-4,6-1 Kiss My Ace Deux
Dave
McGuire Rudy Kalman
C’mon man. We going to start throwing out the Mayor of
Mandeville at line 2. Is that a sign
that McGuire is playing well or a lack of depth and production at the top of AS. Guessing lack of depth if the squirrel
himself is making an appearance at line 2. RuPaul and Econ win in straights. Probably wasn’t as close as the score.
Line 3 Danny
Butler Josh Clark 7-6,6-0 Angry
Squirrels
Watched this one up close. Very tight first set. Thought Josh had won it, actually. These two were battling. Dan the Man is a fighter, I’ll give him that. Have to admit my shoulders slumped a bit when
I saw Clark Kent hitting the vape between sets.
STB Swami not surprised with the bagel after witnessing the vape in
between sets. C’mon man…your rivaling
token tyler.
Line 4 David
Parnell Mark Schneider 7-5,3-6,13-11 Angry Squirrels 15
Andrew
McQuaid Joey Dunbar
Smoke and Mirror Parnell does it
again. May have been my biggest
disappointment of the night watching KMA go down, especially with a double
fault leading 9-8 in the TS tie breaker.
Kudos to the Pouty one and Big Burrito.
Sometime nice guys to finish first McQuaid.
Line 5 Chris
Rabon Tony Priola 6-4,5-7,10-4 Kiss My Ace Deux Seth
Monaghan Skip Scoggins
In hindsight, not sure how this one
went to a TSTB because I felt like the Skipper, and I had it under control the
whole match. Would have been a big upset
if KMA would have given this one away. Surprised
Crazy eyes Monaghan tried to play the finesse game with Lil Nadal. Not the best strategy. Round Mound of Rabon was consistently good but
not quite good enough to overcome late night escapades by his partner. Alpha Ginger must realize we all stay up late
and drink and talk trash, some are just better at answering the bell the next
day.
Line 6 Hal
Neitzschman Jack Ellis 0-6,6-3,10-7 Kiss My Ace Deux
Jeff
St. Romain Sid Hauptmann
Captain KMA was worried about this
one knowing full well It is not easy to beat Hairy Hal. Equalizer had to be the fourth or fifth shot
by St. Ro. You just have to hope he has
more 3.5 shots that 5.0 shots. Second
win for this KMA pairing so may be dialing this twosome up some more heading
into later rounds. Both have solid
games, excellent forehands and the will to compete. Throw in a little youthful exuberance and you
have a recipe for success. Proud of my
guys!
Total Points 4 5
KMA dials up another win, but a
little disappointed in the point differential with a few missing pieces in the
squirrels’ line up. But…a win is a win.
and KMA is 14-1 since inception. Inching
closer to its rightful place at the top.
7:30 The Killers Smash Brothers
Line 1 Ed
Dauterive Mark Fair 6-4,4-6,10-8 Smash Brothers
Shane
McCarthy Nick Thompson
Feature match, or so we
thought. Come back Shane makes his debut
at line 1 with Ed and he didn’t disappoint.
Dude has some quick hands at the net and hides that suspect back hand
well. More Impressed with Tricky and the
Ego though getting a hard-fought W.
Answered shot for shot and didn’t have self-inflicted errors that historically
trouble this twosome. Smash Brothers
feeling a little better about themselves after taking down the Killer’s top two
draft picks. Best uncalled for slide of the night goes to
Ed (doing is best Alcaraz impersonation), and pink hat nominee for sitting out
Men’s tennis after playing in a combo tourney goes to Son of Ed (Gabe). C’mon man…it was mixed doubles.
Line 2 Chris
Kobrock Mitch Tucker 6-2,6-0 The
Killers
Donald
Allen Robert Groeneveld
Well, this just isn’t fair. I see a mismatch on paper too, but 2 and
0…really! Going to be a long year for
MDB. No wonder he is now resorting to
Vic Morlas tactics. I know Sundial can
hit with these guys…not sure why the score was so lopsided.
Line 3 Keith
Krebs Greg Eckholdt 6-3,6-1 Smash Brothers
Doc Eck was dialed in. Never close according to onlookers. Singles lines may have to be looked at again
for Bentleague’s future. Would be nice
to have a barn burner or a Grant Jawn Priola battle again. So far, its been a little disappointing
Commish.
Line 4 Hunt
Vaughn Billy Spiess 2-6,6-3,11-9 The Killers
Ray
Brouillette Ronny Regouffre
The Steve Jacobs replacement makes
his debut. EfUHunt to the Killer’s rescue. Trading youth for the tanned one may be the blessing
Brad needed. We’ll see. Also, could have been the best match no one
saw. Sets were not close, but tie
breaker could have gone either way. I
doubt Willy knew the score anyway. Ray
Ray proving to be a find at 7 and now that they have Hunt, could be a contender
depending on availability.
Line 5 Jay
Blossman Blake Powers 6-4,2-6,10-2 Smash Brothers
Todd
Delcambre George Lampard
Boom. Smash Brothers may have found a diamond in
the rough. Lampard rose to the occasion
in his Bentleague debut. All the
scouting report said is that he used to play baseball. Well, so did Brad before young Shane forced
him to the bench at Grace King. Have a
feeling this guy may play more than the minimum because he showed some
athletism. But beating folks at line 5
don’t make you an MVP candidate. Thinking
Todd is happy the “don’t catch your toss” round is over! Tough loss for Toad and Jaybo, but good to
see squeaky clean Blake get a W.
Line 6 Brad
Humphreys Mark Ferrer 6-4,5-7,10-5 Smash Brothers
Paul
Eskine Bentley Harvey
Featured match to close out the
night. Crowd was on the edge of their
seats for this TSTB. Well, the edge of
the court anyway. Got to love it when
Eskine is fired up. Haven’t seen that much emotion from the vocally challenged
one in 9 years. Swami is proud of
you. Tennis was exceptional too. Well…everyone was trying not to make a
mistakes but it was a battle. I better
not hear any static for playing line 5 Brad, because the Mouth of Mandeville playing
at 6 and losing is noteworthy. I know this
one Stings too because Ferr didn’t want to lose to Brad after that suspect call. One Unplugged got his 10000 steps in mid-way
through the 2nd set chasing down lobs and Old knees Harvey came
through when it mattered with crisp clean volleys at the end. Reminded the Swami of a 35-year Harvey. Left the crowd wanting more. That is the way you close out a Thursday
night at PAC. Well…that and a 7$ special
at taco bell for jeffro to hopefully erase his 2nd defeat.
Killers come back to the pack with 3-point
defeat. And low and behold, KMA returns to
the lead. And the plot for the Bentleague X
thickens. Smash Brothers climbing back
into the race (slowly) while Killers hover.
Total Points 3 6
Oct 12th, Saturday
8:00 Kiss My Ace Deux The Killers
Line 1 Russell
Anderson Ed Dauterive 4-6,6-4,10-8 The Killers
Jeff
Thompson Shane McCarthy
Is the shine off this KMA pairing? Is it time to shake things up at the top of
the order. Swami has faith they will bounce
back. They must. We are still in first
place for Pete’s sake. Pete who? TSTB goes to Donkey Ed and Come back
Shane. He really is more athletic than
he looks. Is the Gabe experiment in the past
or will the line up return to round one pairing after Gabe gets over his mixed
tennis injury. One win and one loss for
Killer duo. Jury is still out. Just find Shane’s back hand and hit some
cutters to the guy in the muscle shirt.
Line 2 Rudy
Kalman Donald 2-6,6-4,10-8 Kiss My Ace
Michael
Schwartz Kobrock
Another TSTB. Rudy keeps his winning streak intact just in
time for the birth of his baby girl. Congrats
btw. Be sure to tell her you are undefeated
in Bentleague. Sarge answers after a
little hiatus and just in time to split the top two lines. Good victory for KMA. Donald wishing for Line 4 again.
Line 3 Devin
Smith Steven Burgess 5-7,6-3,13-15 The Killers
Thought Burgess was a LA Tech
guy. Based on all the calls I got after
this match you would have thought he went to Texas with all the Hookem Horns,
Captain Hook, Effing got Hooked on Match Point references. Looks like a close hard fought three-setter
loss for KMA. Hard to imagine that bad a
call with witnesses around could be a difference maker in total points. Hope that isn’t a deciding factor. Keep your head up D! Texas (Hook’d em) going down this weekend.
Line 4 Mark
Schneider Brad Humphreys 6-3,6-4 Kiss My Ace
Thomas
Domingues Max Agnew
Samurai gets his revenge on Mad Max
and Captain MoM. Crowd never
disappointed when Brad registers a loss,
and this is #2 for those counting at home.
Brad is no Cayman seemed to be common thread after the match. Thomas (I can beat anyone at P Ball) shines
at line 4. Prince of the Parish likes the
way these two complement each other.
Shaping up nicely for final push to the title.
Line 5 Shawn
Potter Jay Blossman 6-3,7-5 The Killers
Alejandro
Torres Keith Krebs
Close 2nd set left KMA
wondering what could have been. If only
they could have pushed it to three. Good
win for the crafty float boat Captain. Good
to see Krebs get a victory without the other Keith too. Not exactly sure which one is better. Damn…KMA captain has to figure out a way to
get Ale Ale Alejandro a W! Has to be
better than his record. Right!
Line 6 Wayne
Durr Ray Brouillette 6-2,7-6 Kiss My Ace
Burt
Dalton Paul Fuidotti
And it all comes down to this. Could not play it Saturday so first make up
match the year was played on Sunday (9am).
Ironic that Killers couldn’t field 11 and still managed to save Ray Ray
for line 6. Need an APB put on the rest
of the Killers squad, but LSU playing Ole Miss may have been a factor. That and the cross-country team who usually
runs on Saturday’s may have made Ray unavailable for Saturday. JS. Impressive
win for Durr and the Tinder Legend. Ray
Ray and Paulie G didn’t give anything away.
Think the score on the web site may have been in error. Seen a reference to 7-6, 7-6. If so, we missed a good one. 7th rounder vs. a 9th
at line 6. Work that magic Captains!
KMA for the win. Killers go down again. This time giving up sole possession of First.
Just END every round in First! KMA
Delivers on 5 and1 record since inception and standing TALL!
Total Points 5 4
9:30 Smash Brothers Angry Squirrels
Line 1 Nick
Thompson Noah Marquez 6-3,6-3 Smash Brothers
Mark
Fair Jay Butcher
Must see pairings. These two Smash Brothers on the rise. Isn’t there a National’s mixed State Tourney
coming up. Need to slow their momentum. May be the only way to derail these two. Swami knows…It’s all about Tricky Nicky. Sure, the Ego is holding his own with the big
boys, but this team goes as Tricky Nicky goes.
Ceiling is boundless…but can they keep up this pace without coming back
to the pack a bit. We’ll see Thursday. Oh wait…Captain’s round shaking things
up. I like it. Good luck at Nationals Nicky…when is it
again?
Line 2 Mitch
Tucker Greg Gordon 6-1,7-6 Angry
Squirrels
Ronny
Regouffre Dave McGuire
Gouffre…off to a slow start in Bentleague
X after coming off of the IR list. Swami
knows that record will improve, so no need to press the panic button. McGuire feasting at the net (at line 2 again)
with Geecko’s heavy ground strokes and flat serves. Even if he tells everyone where they are
going! Swami recommends not playing the
power game against these two. Expect
some off speed and cutters in your future Gordo. McGuire and Brouilette waging war for battle
of best 7th round draft choices.
Come on Joey…up 8-3 in the TSTB and lose. You could/should be in this discussion.
Line 3 Keith
West Kenny Boudreaux 6-0,6-4 Smash Brothers
Must have been a bad wine day and
the Swami is having a hard time keeping all the Bentleague Keith’s straight. Oh yea…How the West (Keith) was won should
have won. Definitely the favorite on paper. Where the hell is Phillippi Captain? Why you are playing your 19th
round selection at singles Squirrell. Another lop sided singles match.
Line 3 Mike
Mesa Andrew McQuaid 6-2,1-6,10-6 Smash Brothers
Billy
Spiess Kevin Phayer
First win of 2024 for Mesa and Spiess. Normally dynamic duo of Phayer and McQuaid
surprise but not on this day. Two
lopsided sets, then a TSTB. Why were the
sets so one sided? Glad I didn’t watch
this one. Looks like a boring match! Congrats Mesa and Free Willy on your first
win this year. And its only October!
Line 4 Steve
Toups Hal Neitzschman 6-1,6-2 Angry Squirrels
Robert
Groeneveld George Strain
Just what Doc Hal ordered. Send in Toups and Sundial to get George his
slump buster first win of B X. I’m telling you…Shallow Hal Win’s more than
he loses. Any Captain would be proud to
have him on the battle field if not looking at their junk. I’ve played with Toups (albeit, he is coming
off an injury) but, I am surprised that this one wasn’t closer. And…, I’m always surprised when Groaneveld loses. ehhh Jaybo!?!
Line 5 Mike
Lane Eric Daigle 7-6, 6-4 Smash Brothers
David
Butler Tom Chamberlain
Lane / Butler beat Daigle and Chamberlain. Looks like a closely contested battle. Beginning to question best brother duo at PAC
as Butler’s having a nice year-two in Bentleague. Guess we’ll have to test that one after big
bro gets his back surgery. Thought Wilt
the Stilt Chamberlain’s game would translate into W’s on the lower lines. So far, that has not been the case. The Detective, so far, a pleasant surprise
for the Cuban Captain. Have a feeling Lil
Nadal may see him in a future match.
Daigle…has the game, but not quite enough to carry the mobile impaired
Chamberlain. Don’t worry Tom, I see W’s
in your future. Hopefully, not against
KMA
Smash Brothers with 2nd 6
in two matches. Not good news for their
next opponent? As we approach Round three,
they move into Third. Is it too late?
Total Points 6 3
Still looking like a two-horse race! Swami doubters suck it!
Total
Points:
KMS 31
Smash Brothers 21
Squirrels
20
Killers 30
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