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Collapse AllChelmsford Singles - Round 19 | Thursday 2 July 2020 to Wednesday 26 August 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 29 July 2020)

It was great to have 2 groups in this round of Chelmsford Tennis League and to welcome 6 new players to the league, and fantastic to be able to complete this round following last round's abandonment midway due to coronavirus. Well done for dusting off your rackets and hitting the courts again although some of you struggled to get back into the flow of arranging your matches resulting in under half of all possible matches played. It's a solid start though and we're looking forward to more tennis in the next round!

Group Summary:

This was a fairly quiet group unfortunately with a withdrawal and one player not getting out of the starting blocks, however Tom was proactive on debut winning 3 matches out of 4 and earning bonus points for early match scheduling. This helped him to a comfortable 4 point lead over runner up Ogba although kudos to Ogba for winning their head to head (and observing that Tom was "one to watch out for in this group")! Meanwhile Alison and Samantha had an enjoyable 3 setter.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Tom Guzik 4 3 1 2 8 WWWL
2 Ogba Ogbimi 2 2 0 0 4 WW
3 Samantha Riding 3 1 2 0 4 LWL
4 Alison Bowditch 2 1 1 0 2 WL
5 Guy Stockton 2 0 2 0 0 LL
6 James Leach 1 0 1 0 0 L
7 Jane Fenn 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentTom Guzik bt Samantha Riding (Aug 16) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with Sam in brutal humid conditions. 1st set I played well and kept Sam at bay, but she came straight back in the 2nd, and broke early in the final set as well but I was able to persevere and managed to get over the line. Thanks Sam for the great battle!"  -- Tom
Samantha Riding bt Guy Stockton (Aug 1) 6-4, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentAlison Bowditch bt Samantha Riding (Jul 31) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Sam came back from 0-2 down with some great serving and from 3-3 we had some good, long rallies. Thanks for the game Sam" -- Alison
Reveal CommentTom Guzik bt Guy Stockton (Jul 19) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable hard fought match with Guy where the score does not reflect how difficult it was to get the win. Had to run a lot of hard yards to try and keep myself in the rallies! Could have gone either way!"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentTom Guzik bt Alison Bowditch (Jul 15) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great back and forth match with Alison. Kept me honest in the first set by making me serve it out and I got lucky with a few shots in the second set. Glad to have got over the line otherwise may have been a different story in a potential deciding set. All the best for the remaining games!"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentOgba Ogbimi bt Tom Guzik (Jul 6) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Another exciting match. The score does not really reflect the play I have to say. Tom is one to watch out for in this group. Tom played some scintillating and deft spins that kept me napping lots of time. However, my serves and drive volleys and overall tactics saw me through the match. Nice guy all the best in rest of your matches"  -- Ogba
Reveal CommentOgba Ogbimi bt James Leach (Jul 2) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Nice gentleman James. It was really second set that James gave it a real go and took one of his service game. Enjoyable game and thought I was consistent with my serve. All the best James in the rest of your matches -- Ogba"  -- Ogba

Group Summary:

Sadly 3 players didn't get going this round reducing the number of matches played, however Carmel made the most of the matches available by earning midway bonus points for scheduling and winning 2 out of 4 matches played. Her match against Wendy was "something of a challenge" thanks to gale force winds while she battled hard against Tom in 2 close sets before he managed to close out "probably the closest game of tennis I've played". Kudos to runner up Guglielmo too for winning his head to head against Carmel in 3 tight sets.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Carmel Saulbrey 4 2 2 2 7 LLWW
2 Guglielmo Migliori 3 2 1 0 5 LWW
3 Tom Auston 2 2 0 0 4 WW
4 Tanya Elsworth 1 0 1 0 0 L
5 Wendy Daden 2 0 2 0 0 LL
6 Jozef Pipiska 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lorraine Bartlett 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Paula Carr 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentTom Auston bt Carmel Saulbrey (Aug 18) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A really, really close match on a lovely sunny evening... if a little warm. This could have gone either way and was probably the closest game of tennis I've played. Great to play Carmel again and finally get a victory on the third attempt. Thank you for inviting me to your courts - a great venue to play. "  -- Tom
Reveal CommentTom Auston bt Guglielmo Migliori (Aug 10) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great to meet and play Guli, on a sunny Monday evening. Top guy and a tough challenge. The big serving Italian took the first set with some classy tennis, which included a double and nearly triple ace. I played some nice tennis in the second set to pull level. Then the third set was a close one, which I was happy to come out on top as we both were nicely matched. Great game and evening. Cheers Guli."  -- Tom

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentGuglielmo Migliori bt Carmel Saulbrey (Jul 20) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely to see and play Carmel again. I think if I had to write the whole match commentary, it would be as long as thw Divine Comedy! Carmel played well and I don't really know how I managed to win!"  -- Guglielmo
Reveal CommentGuglielmo Migliori bt Wendy Daden (Jul 17) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely meeting and playing Wendy, especially in such a beautiful evening. The score, especially the second set, doesn't really reflect tje long games we had! "  -- Guglielmo
Reveal CommentCarmel Saulbrey bt Tanya Elsworth (Jul 14) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Some great rallies - the match was much closer than the score suggests!"  -- Carmel
Reveal CommentCarmel Saulbrey bt Wendy Daden (Jul 5) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Gale force winds made this match something of a challenge! Lovely to meet Wendy and we had good fun. We were due to play at Chelmer but the courts were free and chanced going to Hamptons where luckily there was a court available"  -- Carmel