Summer League round
5~~
A lot of fireworks took place during round 5 of the DAC
summer league. No, no, not on our squash courts, but on the Detroit riverfront
where the annual shooting-off-pretty-explosions-in-the-sky attract thousands of
people from all over the state and cause the highways to be shut down. Turnout
for the fireworks was a lot lower than anticipated, and the turnout for the
squash was pretty much as anticipated
– minimal.
Of course, that didn’t stop “Serves You Right” from still picking up 7 bonus points, keeping up
their significant average for the season. The summer league teams do not have
any captains, but special mention must be awarded to Josh Slominski who has taken on that job anyway. It’s remarkable
what an encouraging e-mail can do once or twice a week to the team players. Their
ever increasing lead atop the standings is proof in the pudding.
For the next couple of weeks, the remaining 7 teams will be
competing for the other three finals positions. In a surprise move, the team that
picked up the second most points this week (16) was “Art of Incompetence”. Lingering 7 points back at the back of the
standings last week, they pushed themselves all the way to 7th position,
jumping over “Coordination Zero” who
picked up the least amount of points this week with an inadequate 6. “Art of Incompetence” still have work to
do if they wish to make it to the post-season, but at least they have now given
themselves some glimmer of hope. Sixteen points in two weeks is still a lot to
make up, however.
In individual performances for round 5, Esther Thomas (“Nick-Knacks”)
continues to fly the “girl-power” flag high and mighty with her 4th
2-1 win of the season. She is yet to lose a match. Jeff Gembis (“Serves You
Right”) has been struggling this summer to find his winter form, but slowly
it’s returning. He scored his first win of the season with a 2-1 triumph over Scott Langenburg (“Art of Incompetence”). Steve
Boloven (“Point of No Return”) handed
John Parnell (“Nick-Knacks”) his first loss of the season with a strong 2-1
victory. Steve has now scored the most points (so far) for his team this
season.
