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Collapse AllChelmsford Singles - Round 15 | Thursday 20 June 2019 to Wednesday 14 August 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 17 July 2019)

Unusually for a summer round we dropped down a group from three to two (were players involved in other events we wonder!) but that didn't stop it being a solid round with nearly 90% of matches played. Well done to our winners and hope you can all be back for a late summer round of tennis!

Group Summary:

Edward continues his winning ways from last round with another very impressive set of straight-sets wins. Well done too then to Ren who made the champ really battle in the second set of their match and on that basis alone deserves his silver! With Martin taking up the bronze, it was nice to see everyone in the group got a win - that really doesn't happen too often!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Edward Ogbebor 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Ren Perera 5 4 1 2 10 LWWW
3 Martin Fricker 5 2 3 0 5 LWWL
4 Samantha Riding 5 1 4 2 5 LLWL
5 Mohammed Shihab 5 1 4 2 4 WLLL
6 Sergio Carrelli 5 2 3 0 4 WWLL

Match Results:

Sergio Carrelli bt Samantha Riding (Aug 11) 7-5, 6-2

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentSergio Carrelli bt Martin Fricker (Aug 4) 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Tie break 10-8"  -- Sergio
Reveal CommentMartin Fricker bt Samantha Riding (Aug 3) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great to play Sam again. Really competitive match as always with lots of great rallies. Thanks Sam and look forward to playing yiu again soon. "  -- Martin
Reveal CommentEdward Ogbebor bt Ren Perera (Jul 31) 6-0, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great finale it truly was and a tale of two entirely different sets. Ren came out blazing right from the start of the second set and immediately went 3-0 up, I then held serve and managed to break his, bringing the scores to 3-2, but he broke my serve once again and took the score to 5-2. Eventually winning the set 5-7, was nothing short of a stroke of tennis miracle indeed. Always a pleasure playing with you Ren, enjoy your holidays - top man."  -- Edward
Reveal CommentMohammed Shihab bt Sergio Carrelli (Jul 21) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to play with Sergio. Good match and most of the games were very close."  -- Mohammed
Reveal CommentMartin Fricker bt Mohammed Shihab (Jul 20) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)

Player Comments:

  • "Great to play Shihab again, really tight competitive match in gusty conditions. Thanks Shihab and look forward to playing again soon. "  -- Martin
Reveal CommentEdward Ogbebor bt Sergio Carrelli (Jul 20) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Was indeed a great pleasure playing Sergio. Weather was a bit of a damper at the start, but brightened later. Sergio had an early break in game one of the second set, but he couldn't hold on to his service game on the next. Best of luck on your other games Sergio."  -- Edward
Reveal CommentRen Perera bt Sergio Carrelli (Jul 14) 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match against Sergio, bit of a slow start and the beginning of the second set, the first game was as long as the previous set, some good ralleys too. Good luck in the rest of your matches. "  -- Ren
Reveal CommentSamantha Riding bt Mohammed Shihab (Jul 13) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with Shihab - watch out for the spin !!!! "  -- Samantha
Reveal CommentRen Perera bt Mohammed Shihab (Jul 11) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match today in warm conditions. Some good ralleys and lobs. "  -- Ren
Reveal CommentEdward Ogbebor bt Samantha Riding (Jul 6) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Always a pleasure playing with Sam. Match point seemed never ending with over ten deuces. looking forward to more games with you in future."  -- Edward
Reveal CommentEdward Ogbebor bt Martin Fricker (Jul 6) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Some wonderful rallies we had. Great playing with you Martin and wish you success in your other games."  -- Edward
Reveal CommentRen Perera bt Martin Fricker (Jun 30) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great playing Martin again after a long while, very tight match with some great ralleys. Good luck for the rest of your matches. "  -- Ren
Reveal CommentRen Perera bt Samantha Riding (Jun 29) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match against Sam, we both started flagging due to the extreme 30 degree heat. Good luck for your next matches. "  -- Ren
Reveal CommentEdward Ogbebor bt Mohammed Shihab (Jun 23) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice game of tennis. 2nd set had the longest ever deuces in the 6th game and at 5-0 up, with Shihab finally getting a deserved break and then following up to hold on his serve. Thanks Shihab and better luck in your remaining fixtures."  -- Edward

Group Summary:

A smaller group than usual and we would have loved to have seen Alison and Jake play off for the title, but there was plenty of good tennis here. Well done Alison for winning all three of her matches including a nice rematch with Lorraine. Meanwhile, Elgan was the only player to earn bonus points and that helped him to a well-deserved third place.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Alison Bowditch 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Jake Smith 2 2 0 0 4 WW
3 Elgan Adlard 4 1 3 2 4 LLWL
4 Lorraine Bartlett 2 1 1 0 2 LW
5 Harry Smith 3 0 3 0 0 LLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAlison Bowditch bt Harry Smith (Aug 13) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Close match with some good rallies. Harry is a great sport and I look forward to playing him agai"  -- Alison

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentAlison Bowditch bt Lorraine Bartlett (Aug 8) 7-5, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great to have a re-match with Lorraine and just as competitive and challenging as the last time. Long rallies, countless juices, chasing down every ball and both sets went to tie breaks. 100% effort from us both and terrific sportsmanship. Look forward to the next one. Alison"  -- Alison
Jake Smith bt Harry Smith (Aug 4) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentAlison Bowditch bt Elgan Adlard (Jul 29) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lots of juices - good to play again"  -- Alison
Reveal CommentLorraine Bartlett bt Elgan Adlard (Jul 13) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good match. Thank you to the random man who threw 3 of our tennis balls back :)"  -- Lorraine
Reveal CommentElgan Adlard bt Harry Smith (Jul 10) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Brilliant match with a lot of deuces and some long rallys. "  -- Elgan
Reveal CommentJake Smith bt Elgan Adlard (Jun 28) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great playing with you again Elgan!"  -- Jake