Lou Tronzo and David Deckard
Ken Minichiello
Men’s Drop-In Tennis held their annual tennis party on March 19 at Oasis Pool with Lou Tronzo graciously agreeing to be the MC (master of ceremony) at the event again. As always, it was a great time for the players and their spouses or significant others to get together to enjoy some good food, fun time, and entertainment.
Lou presented his usual tennis awards for “best smashing shots,” “most inaccurate serves,” “questionable racket selections,” and “player of the year.” The awards, in no particular order, were given to David Deckard, Sig Mueller, Dave Pliska, and Fred Barlow. A special recognition was also given, by Dennis DeFrain, honoring Ken Minichiello as, by default, chairman of the board of Drop-In Tennis for dealing with wildly enthusiastic players who lose count of the score, frequently make missed calls, make poorly executed “drop shots,” and oftentimes are unable to keep the ball in the vicinity of the playing court. In Ken’s honor, Dennis wrote a 241-page book about his leadership entitled Racket Strings and Leadership Things!
Many thanks to Mike Brady and his fellow chefs Keith Martino and Dave Pliska for grilling the burgers and hot dogs, to Sig Mueller for making his amazing carrot cake cookies with cream cheese filling and brownies, and to Dan Clinton, Peter Jeziorski, and Fred Barlow for providing the many other food items.