Week 3 of Battle Court did not disappoint. Just when you thought it could not get any better, it did.
Diaz went 2-0 with wins against Roque on Sunday and Joseph on Tuesday. Both matches went 3 sets with 28 points each. In the third set against Joseph, tied at 1 apiece, Diaz was called for juggling, but regained his focus and went on to win. Diaz has a Battle Court leading singles record of 4-0. The win over Joseph was the beginning of the season’s first clean sweep as the Wall Warriors went 5-0 against the Cesta Cyclones. Both Diaz and Joseph have improved their skills from last season.
Bueno contributed to the Wall Warriors success with 2 singles wins as well with straight set wins against Correa and Ikeda. Bueno entered Battle Court with very good play carrying over from the pari-mutuel games. Bueno is 2-2 in the season standings.
Over all, the Wall Warriors went 8-2 for the week earning 9.5 points.
Robin of the Rebote Renegades had a straight set victory (6-3, 6-3) against Benny on Monday for his first win of the season. The ‘shots king’ had an amazing soft forehand from the 11 line in the opening set that set the tone.
Jairo (6-2, 6-4 vs Aratz) and CRB (6-5, 6-1 vs Bradley) of the Chula Chargers also got their first singles wins of the season.
Now for some doubles action. Douglas and Benny of the Chula Chargers beat Goixerri and Kubala of the Rebote Renegades (6-2, 6-4) that saw some very powerful serves. An exciting part about Battle Court is the server is afforded 2 serves. With that, we have seen some very powerful first serve attempts adding to the fast-paced action.
If this has not been exciting enough, it gets better. The opening point in Tuesday’s first doubles match featuring Carballo & Manu vs Inaki & Nicolas lasted 4 and a half minutes. Inaki & Nicolas won in 3 sets (6-1, 2-6, 6-5). The 6-1 score of the first set was not indicative of the quality of play. Carballo, who started in Magic City’s inaugural season of 2018 played focused and under control with his partner Manu (former Dania player) against former Dania opponents of Inaki & Nicolas.
With all of this action, the Wall Warriors moved from 3rd to 1st place with 15 points. The Rebote Renegades are in 2nd place with 13.5 points with the Chula Chargers in 3rd with 11. The Cesta Cyclones are in 4th place with 8.5 points.
You can watch the action at 5pm on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays at watchjaialai.com, laligasportstv.com, FTF Sports Network or download the free Jai Alai Channel app. You can also visit the fronton on Sundays to see the great action in person. Be sure to catch the post-game show with Stu and Andrew for the recap of the action.
Jabracadabra (aka Joel)