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Collapse AllBracknell Singles - Round 13 | Thursday 24 January 2019 to Wednesday 20 March 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 20 February 2019)

A great round to kick off the Bracknell league in 2019 with nearly every match played and many exciting encounters on court too. Thanks for taking part and we hope you enjoyed it. It would be great to see this league grow next time, so do spread the word if you can!

Group Summary:

An excellent group one with every match played and lots of competitive encounters to boot. Andy and Dean both secured three wins to put themselves in with a chance of claiming the prize. Crucially Andy also added scheduling skills to his game and this sees him move clear into the lead. Kudos to Jaeson who "barely missed one ball" on his way to inflicting Andy's only defeat of the round. Dean's memorable 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 win over Jaeson earns him the silver. Well played everyone.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Andy Furst 4 3 1 2 8 WLWW
2 Dean Werrett 4 3 1 0 6 WWWL
3 Jaeson Debarros 4 2 2 0 6 LLWW
4 Simon Negus 4 2 2 0 5 WLLW
5 Andrew Watson 4 0 4 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentSimon Negus bt Jaeson Debarros (Mar 2) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game today - managed to take the first set before Jaeson got into his stride but the next two sets were very competitive. Jaeson gets everything back and chased down lots of lost causes to take points that I thought I’d already won! Look forward to playing again. "  -- Simon
Dean Werrett bt Simon Negus (Feb 26) 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4

Match of the Group:

Dean Werrett bt Jaeson Debarros (Feb 25) 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2
Dean Werrett bt Andrew Watson (Feb 23) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentAndy Furst bt Simon Negus (Feb 23) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match with Simon who started very well breaking my serve in the 1st game and playing well in the 2nd game. I managed to win that game thankfully . Simon had some great returns of serves and played some tough low forehands but was not finding his best game. We had a friendly 3rd set which was much closer and great fun. Thanks for the match Simon!"  -- Andy
Reveal CommentJaeson Debarros bt Andy Furst (Feb 19) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Well I knew this was going to be a tough match as Jaeson and I have had some intense battles before. I have had it go my way a few times ...but no chance tonight. I won the first game comfortably and that was the last time I felt any confidence in the whole match! From then on Jaeson did not look back and barely missed one ball. If I hauled myself into a game winning chance Jaeson just stamped it out. It was not my best performance but that was due to the pressure Jaeson kept up. He saved a couple of aces for crucial moments and nullified my game plan perfectly. Great accuracy and consistency from Jaeson. He never wavered in focus and never looked like losing. Very well played indeed! I look forward to the next battle."  -- Andy
Reveal CommentAndy Furst bt Dean Werrett (Feb 15) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Dean . Some up and down scoring. Dean went into a 3-1 lead and I though uh-oh. Then I managed to level 3-3 then I went 5-3 up for Dean to level at 5-5 before I managed to close out at 7-5. 2nd set Dean rallied very well after going 4-0 down. I knew at 4-2 I could be in trouble as Dean was finding some strong attacking play. I won a tight game to go 5-2 up but then Dean won the next 2 games!. I had to work hard to win the final game. Thanks for travelling Dean. Great match!"  -- Andy
Reveal CommentSimon Negus bt Andrew Watson (Feb 15) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A great day for tennis at Costa Del Ascot... bright sunshine, no wind and a well contested match. It was good to see Andy again, and as last time we had a close match... could have gone the other way, but I managed to cling on for the win in two sets. "  -- Simon
Reveal CommentJaeson Debarros bt Andrew Watson (Feb 9) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good fun match in initially windy conditions with the sun making an appearance late in the second set. Andy's serve and volley game is impressive but today he was the architect of his own downfall with too many points gifted to me with unforced errors. On another day with more consistency I know the result would be much different! "  -- Jaeson
Reveal CommentAndy Furst bt Andrew Watson (Jan 28) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A really fun match against Andrew on a very cold evening. The score is a bit harsh as there were plenty of deuce games and great rallies. Andrew has an array of good attacking shots, and good serving. Thanks Andrew for travelling and playing .a good match."  -- Andy

Group Summary:

A round of applause to Shane who emerged victorious from several tricky battles to finish with a 100% winning record and top the podium. Andy pushed the new champ all the way in their closely contested head to head and showed this good form throughout the round to pick up wins in his other two matches to clinch the runner up spot. A shout out to Rachael and Hellinda too for their efforts in the "marathon game" of the group.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Shane Broderick 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Andy Ferrari 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
3 Rachael Evans 3 1 2 0 2 LWL
4 Hellinda Smith 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
5 Neale Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAndy Ferrari bt Rachael Evans (Mar 14) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable match. Thankfully the wind and rain stayed at bay."  -- Andy
Reveal CommentAndy Ferrari bt Hellinda Smith (Feb 22) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a great match Helinda. Your forehand drives are very intimidating!"  -- Andy
Reveal CommentShane Broderick bt Andy Ferrari (Feb 21) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Shane. That was a great match. Slow down next time please!"  -- Andy

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentRachael Evans bt Hellinda Smith (Feb 21) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Always a great marathon game with Hellinda. We are so closely matched and we both surprise ourselves with some of the shots we can produce against each other. Thanks again Hellinda - until next time :)"  -- Rachael
Reveal CommentShane Broderick bt Rachael Evans (Feb 17) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great to get this match played with Rachel. I benefited from the fact she hasn’t played in a while. She hit some great winners and there were lots of deuce games and some good rallies. All in all a good game of tennis!"  -- Shane
Reveal CommentShane Broderick bt Hellinda Smith (Feb 17) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A VERY competitive match which could have gone either way. Lots of duece games with Hellinda hitting some amazing ground strokes. Her return of serve is mightily impressive and I forgot how great she is at returning every... single... ball! Led to long rallies and a very tight match. With the help of a few double faults on Hellinda’s part, I managed to get the match completed. Thanks for a great game! "  -- Shane