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- Players are organised into groups of between 5 to 9 people of a similar standard
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- Matches are best of three sets; if a set reaches 6 games all it is decided by a tiebreak
- The evening before the round starts you will receive an email with all the contact details of the players in your group. Contact details are also posted to your Account Page
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Collapse AllCambridge Singles - Round 16 | Thursday 9 January 2020 to Wednesday 4 March 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 5 February 2020)
A winter round a little light on matches played - though still comfortably more than half were completed. Rewardingly, many of them were excellent encounters and just the thing to warm us up for the new round and the spring weather that must be just around the corner!
Group Summary:
Four confident wins gives Daniel back-to-back group wins. Can he make it a hat-trick next time? This round it was Toke who ran him closest and earns the silver, but players may need to try harder for bonus points and get even more matches played if they are to gain an edge over Daniel. Well done champ and of course to the chasing pack.
Final Rankings:
- Daniel Savage 8.2 [W4] 8 WINNER
- Toke Skovlund [W3, L1] 6 RUNNER UP
- Mingda Yuan 10.2 [W2, L2] 4
- Juan Bueren 7.1 [W1, L4] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Sebastien Scaux [W1] 2
- Christos Malliakos [L4] 1
- Hamish Stuart Smith 8.2
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Super windy - so really difficult and a bit coincidental. But well played, Juan, you passed me left and right and just got unlucky at deciding points." -- Toke
Player Comments:
- "Interesting match, somehow unfair result, and really great meeting you, Mingda." -- Toke
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable playing against Toke and on another night the scoreline would have been much closer" -- Daniel
Match of the Group:
Mingda Yuan bt Christos Malliakos (Feb 8) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3Player Comments:
- "Very cold night but an enjoyable match. Thanks Juan" -- Daniel
Player Comments:
- "Always a tough, competitive match against Mingda. Great fun with some spectacular shots (including a successful tweener)" -- Daniel
Player Comments:
- "Very nice game in a nice and chilly night! Well played!" -- Juan
Player Comments:
- "Chris was a real gentleman to play, and could easily have won. It was small margins deciding the match. Thanks again, Chris, for a great match." -- Toke
Player Comments:
- "The match lasted 2 hours and the score doesn't reflect how close it was. I am looking forward to be playing against Juan again." -- Sebastien
Group Summary:
What a fantastic group full of close matches and a really tight battle for top spot. It was a contest epitomised by the match between group winner and runner-up, Viktor and Charles. A three set thriller won by Viktor it nevertheless allowed Charles to finish within a point of the champ's total. Great to see newcomers Chris, Mark, Charles and Garry finding their feet so quickly and contributing such good tennis, and well done again to league "veteran" Viktor!
Final Rankings:
- Viktor Pesek [W5, L1] 13 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Charles Marrow 8.2 [W4, L2] 12 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Chris Lai 9.1 [W3, L3] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Gary De Allende [W4, L2] 8
- Mark Harper [W3, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Antoine Schatt [L5, UF1] 2
- Paul Clarke [L4, UF1] 2
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good match so far with both coming from way behind to win a set - to be continued!" -- Chris
Player Comments:
- "Match halted due to ice on courts - to be continued!" -- Chris
- "Good game completed over two parts - well played Paul!" -- Chris
Player Comments:
- "Very nice, close game. To be continued..." -- Antoine
Player Comments:
- "A match played over two sessions. Very close could have easily gone the other way! " -- Viktor
Player Comments:
- "Good match, some great rallies. Second set was very close." -- Viktor
Player Comments:
- "Really close and well fought match with some great rallies and especially passing shots. Genuinely could have gone either way. Good game Antoine!" -- Chris
Player Comments:
- "Great game with both of us playing some great tennis at different points in the match. " -- Mark
Player Comments:
- "Great match. Gary has not played for a while, i expect next match will be even closer" -- Viktor
Player Comments:
- "Very good match! Windy conditions for both. Well Done viktor" -- Mark
Player Comments:
- "Really close match in the end with lots of games going to deuce." -- Chris
Player Comments:
- "Both never played on clay before so understandably took some getting use to. Really close match that could have gone either way. " -- Mark
Player Comments:
- "Both a bit rusty at the start but in the end a close run thing with many deuces - good game Mark!" -- Chris
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentViktor Pesek bt Charles Marrow (Jan 16) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-5)Player Comments:
- "Incredibly close marathon game, we had to move outdoors when two hours was not enough to decide and indoors courts were full. Could have easily gone the other way!" -- Viktor
Player Comments:
- "Excellent match, all very close." -- Charles
Group Summary:
On paper, a straight forward unbeaten run of five matches took Rasmus to the top of the table, but thanks to our bonus points incentive and to a real on-court tussle with the champ, Richard was able to challenge right to the end, finishing just a point behind. Definitely a few more matches could have been played in the group, but this was still a highly entertaining set of on-court encounters.
Final Rankings:
- Rasmus Christensen [W5] 10 WINNER
- Richard Hodge 10.2 [W3, L1] 9 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Kevin Ledger [W2, L3] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Owen Crawford 10.2 [W1, L2] 3
- Federico Baglioni [L2] 1
- Amandeep Singh [L1]
- Liam Higgins [L2]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "What a match!" -- Owen
Match of the Group:
Rasmus Christensen bt Richard Hodge (Mar 1) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2Player Comments:
- "A good game in the wind!" -- Kevin
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable game. We were well matched...both players finding it equally difficult to hold serve." -- Kevin
Player Comments:
- "A good match made difficult with the frost and the sun. Lots of fun rallies close at the net!" -- Richard
Group Summary:
Again, a little light on matches played - and newcomers in particular, do note that if you are struggling to get matches set up, contact us. We will reach out to opponents on your behalf if asked. But all that said, a great debut performance from Pierre who snatches the group win by a single point thanks to prevailing over John in what looks like a fine three-setter.
Final Rankings:
- Pierre Khoury 10.2 [W3] 6 WINNER
- John Bateman [W2, L1] 5 RUNNER UP
- Francis Tatepo [W2] 4
- Junior Agboola [W1, L3] 3
- Jordan Wright [L4]
- Christopher Tory
- Rodrigo Lanza withdrawn
- Vatsal Aggarwal
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Thanks Junior for an excellent game. It was a close fought, even contest, well played." -- John
Player Comments:
- "Very windy!" -- Pierre
Match of the Group:
Pierre Khoury bt John Bateman (Jan 30) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3Player Comments:
- "Thank you Jordan for an excellent, closely fought match. Deuce games seem to have been the main feature of the match. Well played." -- John
Group Summary:
Another great debut performance... Jonty won all his four matches and held off the challenge from runner-up Ahmet by winning their tight three-setter. Now had there been more bonus points on the table, or had Zizwani got going (what happened?) we might have had a different story to tell. But as it is, it is hats off to Jonty!
Final Rankings:
- Jonty Carr 10.2 [W4] 8 WINNER
- Ahmet Ocak [W3, L1] 7 RUNNER UP
- Joachim Kehren 9.2 [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Colin Sherwood [W1, L3] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Megan Oliva [L4] 1
- Zizwani Mhango
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "A close match in windy conditions with Megan unfortunately having to retire due to injury in the second set. " -- Colin
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentJonty Carr bt Ahmet Ocak (Feb 29) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)Player Comments:
- "Really fun match in tricky conditions, fluctuating between strong wind, bright sun and the odd splattering of rain. Lots of deuce games and the match ended up going right to the wire in a final set tie-break. " -- Jonty
Player Comments:
- "Fun match!" -- Megan
Player Comments:
- "Great match on a lovely brisk morning - some good winners from both of us and a fair few lucky net-cords for me!" -- Jonty
Player Comments:
- "A good, close game which Joachim started very strongly. A few lucky mishits for me!" -- Jonty
Player Comments:
- "A grey day, but otherwise good conditions for play. Not quite sure how both of us ended up slipping once each, Colin winning the point on his slip regardless. Musical entertainment in the back ground in the park, as often on a Saturday, although I preferred the Irish tin whistler which I had last time I was here. A good match, with a lot of 40:30 and deuces. And we played another set, because we had so much fun. Joachim" -- Joachim
Player Comments:
- "A good match on a very slippery court. " -- Colin
Player Comments:
- "A really good match which could easily have gone either way." -- Jonty
Player Comments:
- "We enjoyed a well deserved drink in the Isle of Ely pub afterwards." -- Joachim
Player Comments:
- "A pleasant winter morning. Even the sun came out. Solid shots by Megan. We had quite a number of deuce games." -- Joachim
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Cambridge.
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 matchtiebreak, 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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