Game. Set. Match.
Those three words are music to the ears of friends Judy Marino, Carol Jones, Jimmie Lee Scott, and Ruth Lewis of the Cape Coral Racquet Club.
"Judy has a pretty good serve sometimes. I say sometimes," said Carol.
Judy laughed. "I do have a good serve," Judy said. "When I was 16 we moved to Fort Lauderdale from Michigan, and I would ride my bike over to this park, and they had tennis courts. I would watch people play tennis. One day there was a pro tennis player there. He said, 'You look like you'd like to play some tennis. I said, 'Yeah!"
Judy picked up her racquet and years later, the two are inseparable.
"I got my husband going. He said if he didn't play it, he'd never see me," said Judy.
Four years ago, Judy and her friends formed a tennis team. They've competed weekly against other teams at the club ever since.
Others call them the "real legends" for good reason.
"We played with a 78-year-old the other day, and she was like, 'I'm 78, and I don't know if this is going to be my last year.' Jimmie Lee and I say, 'Well, we're in our 80s, and we're not planning on leaving any time soon!'"
Playing against younger players hasn't kept their eyes off the ball.
"We're pretty savvy in our old age," said Carol. "We've learned a little bit along the way we can be a little tricky. "We can be a little crafty," said Jimmie Lee.
"It's no difference when we're with the 40- or 30-year-olds," said Judy. "They treat us the same, and they enjoy playing with us because they're just as competitive as we are."
When it comes to other sports for this team whether it's on or off the courts, it's important to give it their best shot.