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- Matches are best of three sets; if a set reaches 6 games all it is decided by a tiebreak
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Collapse AllBattersea Park Singles - Round 40 | Thursday 13 February 2020 to Wednesday 8 April 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 11 March 2020)
Group Summary:
An impressive win for James who played and won four matches. With his bonus points as well this put him beyond the reach of runner up Matteo who led the chasing pack. Newcomer Adrian was unlucky not to have come away with a win after very close matches with the top two and a shame to see Jamie didn't get underway this time. Hope you are ok!
Final Rankings:
- James Muirhead [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Matteo Busa [W2, L4] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Alex Smyth 10.1 [W1] 2
- Richard Bing [W1] 2
- Hamish Bowman [W1, L1] 2
- Mark Stone [L2] 1
- Adrian Walkling [L2]
- Jamie Cuthbert
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Thanks Hamish for a great game, a lot of hard fought rallies with many deuces. Best for your next games. " -- James
Player Comments:
- "Very close match with the momentum shifting every few games, a lot of long rallies and great games. Thanks Adrian and very best in your next matches." -- James
Match of the Group:
Matteo Busa bt Mark Stone (Feb 24) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2Player Comments:
- "Great match Matteo in very windy conditions, really fun especially the 2nd set. Very best for your next matches." -- James
Group Summary:
A quietish group with 6 matches played and three players who didn't get going. Perhaps they were waiting to make a final push at the end which of course was not allowed to happen once the problems around the coronavirus became apparent. No one got their bonus points but Matt won all three of the matches he played and had the satisfaction of beating runner up Andy for the first time. Congratulations!
Final Rankings:
- Matt Hilley 7.2 [W3] 6
- Andy Mazzucchelli [W1, L2] 4
- Alvaro Gonzalez 9.2 [W1, L1] 2
- James Smyth 9.2 [W1, L1] 2
- Tim Osborne [L2] 1
- Christopher Bunstead 8.1
- Claude Reich
- Riccardo Barrai
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good match!" -- Matt
Player Comments:
- "Great match in windy conditions!" -- Matt
Match of the Group:
Andy Mazzucchelli bt Tim Osborne (Mar 12) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3Player Comments:
- "Good match. My first league win against Andy! :-)" -- Matt
Group Summary:
Youssef tops the group with four wins and his bonus points! It's a shame he and runner up Alexis could not complete their match with was poised at 6-7, 7-5 when the curtain came down early on this round, but well played in any event. Tom was the only other player to take a set off the champ, and it was a shame to see Yannick didn't get underway this time. Hope you are ok!
Final Rankings:
- Youssef Lahbabi [W4, UF1] 11 includes 2 bonus points
- Alexis Gauthier [W2, L1, UF1] 6
- Laurent Marquis [W2] 4
- Jose Gonzalez 10.2 [W1, L3] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Tom Overy [L2] 1
- Andrew Robinson [L1]
- Oleg Gulich 10.1 [L2]
- Yannick Argac 9.2
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Laurent Marquis bt Alexis Gauthier (Feb 29) 6-3, 3-6, [10-7]Player Comments:
- "tough first set, could barely hold my serve, but managed to win the set. I got more confident in my serve in the second set and was able to break twice. Very enjoyable game, although in non-optimal conditions (slippery court)." -- Youssef
Group Summary:
A great league debut for Siddharth who tops the group at his first attempt! Fergus and Carreg tied on points for second place but as Fergus won their head to head, he take silver this time. Half this group got going; 3 unfortunately didn't. Hope you are ok and please let us know if we can help another time.
Final Rankings:
- Siddharth Shah [W2, L1] 5
- Fergus Anderson [W2] 4
- Carreg O'Shea [W1, L3] 4
- Jake Rodd [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Christos Peristeris 9.1 [W1, L1] 2
- Nick Armstrong
- Roman Hammerl
- Tom Mees 8.1
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good match, windy conditions" -- Christos
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentJake Rodd bt Siddharth Shah (Feb 29) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4Player Comments:
- "Tough given wind and slightly wet courts, but really fun to play." -- Jake
Player Comments:
- "A tough opponent. Thanks for a great match. " -- Carreg
Group Summary:
No bonus points here and with a bit more time, we feel sure more matches would have been played. Rohan played two extremely close matches which both went to three sets and tie breaks and turned out to be against group champ Chris (which he won) and runner up Dick (which he lost). a few more matches and he might have improved on his 3rd place ranking but Dick and Chris both played one extra match. Chris won two out of three so tops the group this time. Well played and here's to getting even more matches next time.
Final Rankings:
- Chris Law 10.2 [W2, L1] 5
- Dick Soderberg [W1, L2] 3
- Rohan Mehrotra 10.2 [W1, L1] 3
- Michal Rydzkowski [W1, L1] 2
- Daniel Serrano Marguello 9.2 [W1] 2
- Luke Mander [L1]
- Jonathan Carrington withdrawn
- Louis Goddard-Watts
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Thanks Dick - Great tennis - look forward to playing again." -- Chris
Player Comments:
- "Bad conditions - very windy." -- Chris
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentRohan Mehrotra bt Chris Law (Mar 1) 0-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3)Player Comments:
- "Great match with Chris, who dominated the first set. More even in the next two sets, with the first tie break particularly tense! Sure we'll play again soon Chris, thanks for the match!" -- Rohan
Player Comments:
- "We managed to play our match in a really windy day. Lots of run and good points, looking forward to play again with Dick!" -- Daniel
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the match Luke. The slippery courts added to our challenge." -- Michal
Group Summary:
Everyone got going in this cut-short round which is great and two players managed to get their bonus points too - well done Ben, and newcomer Federico. Ben also got five matches done and dusted which was more than anyone else, so even though he lost to Robin ('as even a match as you will get!) and Carl, he tops the group. Congratulations! Robin is second with two wins.
Final Rankings:
- Ben Parkin 10.1 [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Robin Vollert [W2] 4
- Carl Martin Ericsson [W1] 2
- Jonothan Gould [W1] 2
- Walter Bailey 8.2 [W1, L1] 2
- William Charlwood [W1, L2] 2
- Federico Oungre [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
- Fred Smith 8.2 [L1]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Nice match thanks William" -- Ben
Player Comments:
- "Nice game (despite both of us breaking the strings of our rackets)" -- Robin
Player Comments:
- "A fine anglo-italian match in baltic conditions! Cheers for a great game Fede!" -- William
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentRobin Vollert bt Ben Parkin (Mar 1) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)Player Comments:
- "Great game, great spirit, as even match as you will get!" -- Robin
Player Comments:
- "Great game in the freezing cold! " -- Jonothan
Player Comments:
- "Difficult match in windy conditions, good luck in your next matches Federico " -- Ben
Player Comments:
- "Difficult match to play in very windy conditions, thanks Fred and good luck " -- Ben
Player Comments:
- "Got the game in before storm Dennis hit. Good luck with the rest of the round, Federico." -- Walter
Group Summary:
We like the sound of the 'fiendish, pin point serving on sides' in the match between Richard and Philip and Richard will be pleased he won it because, having tied on points for second place with Philip, this win makes him runner up. The group champ this time is Samuel (congratulations!), whose run of wins may possibly have been interrupted by Mogamat. But unfortunately, they didn't finish their match and when Covid stopped play it was left at 6-4 to Samuel and 1-1 in the second set. Maybe they will get to play another time.
Final Rankings:
- Samuel O'Sullivan 10.2 [W3, UF1] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Richard Symes 9.1 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Philip Nathan 10.2 [W2, L1] 5
- Matthew Spiteri 10.1 [W1, L1, UF1] 3
- Christopher Miley [W1, L1] 2
- Mogamat Hendricks 9.1 [L1, UF2] 1
- Andres Montana [L1] 1
- Patrick Scully [L1]
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentRichard Symes bt Philip Nathan (Mar 10) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1Player Comments:
- "Great tussle over 2 days - fiendish, pinpoint serving on both sides 🤦🏻♂️" -- Richard
Player Comments:
- "The real winner of this was definitely ... the wind... hah good match Chris! " -- Samuel
Group Summary:
George had three good wins under his belt then his last match, played just two days before the lockdown as against Damien and he lost! He had however, done just enough to top the group finishing one point ahead of Damien and Raphael.
Final Rankings:
- George Taylor 8.2 [W3, L1] 6
- Damien Levy [W2, UF1] 5
- Raphael Nasif-Whitestone [W2, L1, UF1] 5
- Simon Edwards 10.2 [W2, L1] 4
- Enrico Donisi [W1, L4] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Anzhela Fedorova [L3] 1
- Enrico Bovi withdrawn
- Max Griffin
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good match in really windy conditions" -- Damien
Player Comments:
- "Hey Raphael - just wanted to put our score down instead we're able to finish (as I recall was 5-3 to me in the tie break, your serve)" -- Damien
Player Comments:
- "Good game Enrico! Looking forward to playing again :)" -- Raphael
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game Simon! Very enjoyable evening of tennis" -- Raphael
Player Comments:
- "A great morning’s tennis and Anzhela uses both left and right hand which is highly effective😀. " -- Simon
Player Comments:
- "Really good match - enjoyed playing against you Enrico" -- Damien
Player Comments:
- "thoroughly enjoyable game" -- George
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentEnrico Donisi bt Anzhela Fedorova (Feb 29) 6-4, 7-6 (14-12)Player Comments:
- "Very nice match and opponent. Difficult weather with a lot of wind." -- Enrico
Player Comments:
- "Windy and slippy But we had a good game and thank you" -- Simon
Group Summary:
A very quiet group with only four matches played! Not sure what happened here? None of the four players who got on court was undefeated; Gioacchino beat Charlie, Charlie beat Alex and Alex beat Gioacchino! But when the curtain came down prematurely on the round, Charlie had the most points. Alex tied with Gioacchino but takes second place having won the head to head.
Final Rankings:
- Charlie Dalrymple 9.2 [W2, L1] 5
- Alex Hay [W1, L1] 2
- Gioacchino Cafiero [W1, L1] 2
- Kristofer Ostberg [L1] 1
- Marcello Silvestri 10.1
- Ozge Usta 8.2
- Roland Grender
- Rudy Padovan 9.2
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "A game of two halves. Lots of great rallies and a lot of running!" -- Charlie
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentAlex Hay bt Gioacchino Cafiero (Mar 15) 7-5, 6-1Player Comments:
- "Great game, well played!" -- Alex
Player Comments:
- "Really fun game, played over a couple of weeks. Lost count of how many times we went to deuce!" -- Charlie
Player Comments:
- "A great game despite the wind. Thanks Kristofer " -- Charlie
Group Summary:
Unfortunately Freddie had to withdraw at the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis but by then he had done enough to top this relatively quiet group. Both Freddie's matches (one against Andrew and one against Kjell) were close three setters but he came through successfully and split sets with Rudy before they had to stop their match. Nerwcomer Andrew is runner up.
Final Rankings:
- Freddie Herring [W2, UF1] withdrawn 5
- Andrew Brindle [W1, L1] 3
- Rudy Medina 9.2 [W1, UF1] 3
- Louis Caillot [W1] 2
- Kjell Hatteland 10.2 [L4] 1
- Ana Morris
- Jorge Madrigal Bormass
- Nursen Ulker
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "This was a very pleasant game, with perfect weather conditions. Mind Kjell's naughtly slice shots!" -- Louis
Match of the Group:
Freddie Herring bt Andrew Brindle (Mar 15) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2Group Summary:
A very competitive group where no one could keep an entirely clean slate but with three wins under his belt (one more than anyone else) and bonus points it doesn't look as if Andrew would have been caught and as the curtain fell he was the leader and is our champ this time! Ramon edges Oscar in to third place and picks up the silver.
Final Rankings:
- Andrew Thomas 9.1 [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Ramon Luque [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Oscar Gil 10.2 [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Robert Markham [W1, L1] 2
- Tom Roberts [L2] 1
- Guillaume Langellier 9.2 [L1]
- George Beck 9.1 withdrawn
- Paul Pennant withdrawn
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Blustery early morning lung buster of a match! Cheers for the game, Andrew." -- Robert
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentAndrew Thomas bt Ramon Luque (Mar 11) 7-6 (7-0), 6-3Player Comments:
- "What a fantastic tennis match. Played at 7 in the morning - the first on the courts. A great way to start the day. So tight. Long rallies, many deuce games. Despite the morning March chill this was a hot and sweaty game. A lot of running around. I know I'm going to feel it later - already my legs are seizing up! Thanks Ramon and good luck with the rest of your matches. " -- Andrew
Player Comments:
- "Another tough game against Rob. Both struggled to find our best tennis but I just about edged it. Good luck for the remaining games. " -- Ramon
Player Comments:
- "Sadly three points into the match Oscar’s calf went, and we had to abandon the match. I hope it gets better soon, Oscar" -- Andrew
Player Comments:
- "Another super exciting match on a beautiful but cold day. Tom managed to have a superb comeback after me started winning the first set 4-0! Second set was super tight as well, the match could have gone in any direction. Good luck on the rest of your games Tom!" -- Oscar
Player Comments:
- "Closer than the score would suggest and a difficult game due to windy conditions. Well played Tom. See you in the next round no doubt!" -- Ramon
Player Comments:
- "Great match, could have gone either way. " -- Andrew
Player Comments:
- "Seriously the most epic, amazing, exciting and tight game I have ever played. Over 2 and a half hours of great rallies and lots of fun. Result of all three sets could have gone either way. Best of luck on the rest of your matches Ramon!" -- Oscar
Group Summary:
Quite a busy group to end on and Christopher finished on top, undefeated in four matchwa. Runner up Claire came the closest to inflicting a loss, pushing their game to 3 sets with her 'wicked forehand' and making him run around 'like a madman' he said. But he held on tor the in and Claire finished just one point behind.
Final Rankings:
- Christopher Davidson [W4] 8
- Claire Kerleroux [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Julien Hoessler [W1, L2] 2
- Holden Kwasnik [L1]
- Jacqueline Allen 10.2 [L2]
- Nigel W Williams [L1]
- Mira Sadi 10.1 withdrawn
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Really good game! Nice close second set, look forward to the next one!" -- Christopher
Player Comments:
- "Julien was very patient with my poor performance. It was a bit windy too, but enjoyable match." -- Jacqueline
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentChristopher Davidson bt Claire Kerleroux (Mar 2) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4Player Comments:
- "Really great game, 3 setter that went all the way! Really great playing against Claire, she has a wicked forehand and certainly had me running around like a madman at points. Look forward to games in the future!" -- Christopher
Player Comments:
- "It was nice playing against Julien again, first time this year. Keeping to what seems to be our tradition we played in difficult weather conditions, i.e. 4 seasons in a match. Very windy at the beginning, then rainy, haily, then sunny, then cloudy, and back to very windy. We played throughout though. It was an enjoyable match, battling both with the opponent and the wind. All the best with the rest of the league. Looking forward to playing again! " -- Claire
Player Comments:
- "The weather conditions were good, not too much wind and no rain, so we were lucky. We both held our serves until the end of the 1st set. We had many rallies. It was really nice playing against Holden, very friendly! Good luck with the rest of your matches! " -- Claire
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Battersea Park.
Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the round receive 2 bonus points, and a bonus prize (typically a free can of HEAD tennis balls). Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link posted to the player's Account page. The link is also emailed to players.
Please note, while matches tied at one set all may be completed with a match tiebreak, singles matches completed to this shortened format, do not count toward bonus points.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Player name, [LTA rating - if known], W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added)
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Collapse AllBattersea Park Doubles - Round 19 | Thursday 23 January 2020 to Wednesday 1 April 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 26 February 2020)
Final Rankings:
- Richard Gibbons & Alex Low [W2] 4
- Paul Dosanjh & Nelly Worsley [W1] 2
- Sophy Coombes-Roberts & Nami Urata [W1] 2
- George Graham & Howard Evans [L1] 1
- Jack Watton & Alex Smyth [L1]
- Michael Mahon & Mitchell Livingstone [L1]
- Oliver Fuller & George Ellaby [L1]
- Lucas Fabbri & Freddie Hill
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good game, players arrived early & were easily contactable. The score wasn’t a reflection of some rallies we had. Overall happy with the match " -- Richard
Final Rankings:
- Ben Parkin & Joel James [W2, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Carol Ann Van Deventer & John Van Deventer [W2, L1] 5
- George Cockshull & Evangelos Tsiatsios [W2, L1] 4
- Louis Goddard-Watts & Titus Chapple [W1, L1] 2
- Hal Baker & Rebecca Lancaster [L2]
- Ben McClatchie & Lauri Tombs
- Razzak Mirjan & Zeina Mirjan
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Typical british weather right guys? But we fought through it for a really enjoyable and friendly match. I'm impressed you both moved so well after your full morning of exercise. Thanks again. I hope we can play again some time!" -- George
Player Comments:
- "Another great match for the books! Thanks guys " -- Carol Ann
Player Comments:
- "Great game guys, and nice to meet you! " -- Carol Ann
Player Comments:
- "Happy to get the match played this morning with storm Dennis looming in the background. Really fun enjoyable game, good luck with your next matches" -- Ben
Player Comments:
- "Good game. Quite windy and slippy and that affected a few points. We turned up a little late so apologies for that, but overall was great fun, thanks guys." -- George
Final Rankings:
- Joe Williams & Peter Hickey [W3] 6
- Olga Krylova & Enrico Bovi [W1] withdrawn 2
- Lisa Ferrari & Natalia Adan Munoz [L1]
- Ciara Ennis & Andy Ennis [L1]
- Emmanuelle Plucker & Jaime Fernandez-Lomana [L2]
- Paul Pennant & Nursen Ulker
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Very windy today but a lot of fun with Emmanuelle and Jaime Thank you for the match and please stay in touch for playing again Enrico" -- Enrico
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Doubles matches for Battersea Park.
Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the round receive 2 bonus points, and a bonus prize (typically a free can of HEAD tennis balls). In doubles, matches tied at one set all may be completed with a matchtiebreak and still count toward bonus points. Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link posted to the player's Account page. The link is also emailed to players.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Players' names, W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added)
Comments:
Reporters of results are encouraged to leave a comment on the "Report Your Score" form. Additional commentaries may be added by submitting a result revision (see the pencil icon next to your results)
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