Missed Doubles

It's tough enough to get four guys together on the same day at the same time for an engaging tennis match. But when we do, to get tossed off the courts by a bunch of grade-schoolers, that's humiliating.

Well, I am exaggerating a bit about this morning's tennis fiasco. To begin with, it rained early in the a.m. and whether we would be playing at all was problematic. Our captain checked out the courts and since there were no puddles we decided to play.

However, the more cautious one of our group took it upon himself to determine we weren't going to play and told his friend (our fourth) who promptly went to work. By the time we found out about this it was too late. He was gone.

So we tried to play a little Canadian. That's one against two, rotating into the singles court after each game. We got through the very first point when the kids arrived. Their chaperone, or leader, told us all four courts were reserved by the town rec department for a clinic.

Saddened but unbowed we went for coffee and muffins. And a good time was had by all.