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Collapse AllActon and Gunnersbury Singles - Round 43 | Thursday 6 August 2020 to Wednesday 30 September 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 2 September 2020)

It was great to launch with 3 rounds this time and to welcome 9 debutants to the Leagues, and fantastic to see friendly, competitive tennis return to Acton and Gunnersbury post-lockdown. For some these were your first matches in a long while so well done for dusting off your rackets and getting back on court! Collectively you played an impressive three quarters of all possible matches too which is a great effort so we're looking forward to the next round already.

Group Summary:

Congratulations to newbies Matt and Chris for heading up Group 1 by winning 3 and 2 matches respectively. Their head to head was the group's longest match with "lots of swings in momentum" but Matt managed to take the win, and credit to Marek for being the only player to defeat the champ by holding firm in a close second set. Well done to Dan and Laurence for braving "the ridiculous heat" for their first match of the round too!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Matt Gordon-Smith 4 3 1 0 6 WLWW
2 Chris Cermak 3 2 1 0 5 WLW
3 Marek Kacirek 2 2 0 0 4 WW
4 Dan Vexler 1 1 0 0 2 W
5 Usman Malik 3 1 2 0 2 LLW
6 Laurence McGinley 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Matt Gordon-Smith bt Usman Malik (Sep 30) 6-3, 6-1
Marek Kacirek bt Matt Gordon-Smith (Sep 20) 4-2, 5-3
Reveal CommentChris Cermak bt Usman Malik (Sep 13) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Some good rallies on a beautiful sunny day and some closer games than the score would suggest."  -- Chris
Marek Kacirek bt Laurence McGinley (Sep 6) 4-0, 4-2

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMatt Gordon-Smith bt Chris Cermak (Aug 31) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, lots of swings in momentum and could have gone either way. Some excellent drop shots and plenty of winners from Chris."  -- Matt
Reveal CommentChris Cermak bt Laurence McGinley (Aug 22) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Lawrence, some good rallies and close games in there despite the scoreline."  -- Chris
Matt Gordon-Smith bt Laurence McGinley (Aug 17) 4-0, 4-0
Reveal CommentUsman Malik bt Laurence McGinley (Aug 16) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice playing Laurence. Much tougher second set than the first with some good long rallies. "  -- Usman
Reveal CommentDan Vexler bt Laurence McGinley (Aug 11) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Laurence and Dan braved the ridiculous heat to kick off their local tennis league season. Both players showed some rust but enjoyed a fun match. "  -- Dan

Group Summary:

Matthew and Paul both made a successful return to League action winning 3 matches apiece but Matthew's swifter scheduling saw him earn midway bonus points to take top spot. It's a shame the pair didn't play their head to head as this could have been a title decider but Paul was a deserving runner up as he pulled off close wins against Tomas and Mel, both played over 2 sessions. Paul came from a set down against Tomas to win in 3 sets, great effort!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Matthew Khoory 4 3 1 2 8 WWWL
2 Paul Cartwright 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
3 Tomas Krupan 4 2 2 0 5 LWWL
4 Andrew Cooling 2 2 0 0 4 WW
5 Mel Cassini 5 1 4 2 4 LLLW
6 Christopher May 4 0 4 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentPaul Cartwright bt Tomas Krupan (Sep 27) 5-7, 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable match that took a while to finish as we needed to complete in two sessions.Managed to come back from 2-4 down to win a run of games on windy conditions to win the match.Some long games and rallies and both having mixed success with lobs and other shots attempted. "  -- Paul
Reveal CommentTomas Krupan bt Mel Cassini (Sep 26) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "thanks again for the match. Mel is definitely a much better tennis player but somehow my lefthand slices worked today. "  -- Tomas
Reveal CommentPaul Cartwright bt Mel Cassini (Sep 19) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Long match that actually started the week before but with a long first set that could have gone either we finished a week later.Lots of long rallies and games.Fun match"  -- Paul
Reveal CommentPaul Cartwright bt Christopher May (Sep 11) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A fun early morning match."  -- Paul
Reveal CommentMatthew Khoory bt Christopher May (Aug 27) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match with some competitive games. A pleasure to meet Chris and all the best with the rest of your games."  -- Matthew
Tomas Krupan bt Christopher May (Aug 22) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentMatthew Khoory bt Mel Cassini (Aug 21) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "The wind made this a tricky match for both players. The 2nd set was a closer and more enjoyable than the first. Pleasure to meet Mel and wish her the best with rest of her matches. "  -- Matthew
Reveal CommentMatthew Khoory bt Tomas Krupan (Aug 16) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A close encounter in which both players lacked confidence in their game due to the greasy surface at a damp Southfields Park court. Nonetheless, it was a fun & competitive 2 sets and a pleasure to meet Tom. "  -- Matthew
Mel Cassini bt Christopher May (Aug 13) 6-2, 6-1
Andrew Cooling bt Matthew Khoory (Aug 11) 6-4, 6-1
Andrew Cooling bt Mel Cassini (Aug 9) 6-4, 6-3

Group Summary:

Close wins against Astrid and Hamad helped Adeleke to the group title 4 points clear of runner up Nicolae, also thanks to earning midway bonus points for early match scheduling. Adeleke won their head to head which was Nicolae's first match for a while, and Nicolae recorded a hard fought win over Astrid, again their first league encounter. Well done to Caroline too for winning "a very competitive and sporting match" against Astrid.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Adeleke Aregbe 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Nicolae Barsan 4 3 1 0 6 WWWL
3 Hamad Khan 4 1 3 2 5 LLWL
4 Astrid Mannheim 4 1 3 2 4 LLLW
5 Caroline Gammage 4 1 3 0 2 LLWL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentNicolae Barsan bt Astrid Mannheim (Sep 22) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Brilliant match which felt like a hard battle, feel sore already :) Was great to with Astrid. "  -- Nicolae
Nicolae Barsan bt Caroline Gammage (Sep 18) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentAdeleke Aregbe bt Caroline Gammage (Sep 13) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Good match, Caroline was consistent with her strokes which made for a number of close deuce games ."  -- Adeleke
Nicolae Barsan bt Hamad Khan (Sep 2) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentCaroline Gammage bt Astrid Mannheim (Aug 31) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A very competitive and sporting match, thoroughly enjoyable and a pleasure to play with Astrid. "  -- Caroline
Reveal CommentAdeleke Aregbe bt Astrid Mannheim (Aug 29) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "The first set could have gone either way but thankfully it went mine. It was a competitive and enjoyable match."  -- Adeleke

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentAstrid Mannheim bt Hamad Khan (Aug 22) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun and competitive match. Many games went to deuce. We powered through even when battling a third opponent: the wind."  -- Astrid
Reveal CommentHamad Khan bt Caroline Gammage (Aug 16) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "It was a good game and was very nice to meeet Caroline. "  -- Hamad
Reveal CommentAdeleke Aregbe bt Hamad Khan (Aug 8) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "This was a very close match as can be seen from the scoreline. It was good to meet Hamad."  -- Adeleke
Reveal CommentAdeleke Aregbe bt Nicolae Barsan (Aug 7) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match which was more competitive than the scores suggest. It was a pleasure to meet Nico who hadn't played for a while."  -- Adeleke