The year was 1991 and Denver was invaded by millions of the dreaded Miller moths.
At the Inverness club, they took a special liking to the indoor courts. Those pesky intruders would camp out on the backdrops behind the courts.
When players would enter the courts, hundreds of these agitated assassins would show their displeasure by dive bombing people merely hoping to play a social set or two.
Helen Abrams unexpectedly faced the wrath of this onslaught one morning when she and her friends entered court 5.
An enraged moth hoped his assault might deter these scantily clad trespassers from even popping open that mysterious can whose sound riled up his brethren into thinking they were under assault.
This moth entered poor Helen’s left ear with a determination to cause more than just a disruption of play.
Helen’s doubles partner Dorothy Liebowitz had to rush her panicked partner to urgent care to extract Miller moth marauder.
I should mention that the odor from this infestation was soooo bad that players chose to play outdoors even when temperatures were in the 90’s.
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