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Collapse AllClapham Common Singles - Round 58 | Thursday 28 October 2021 to Wednesday 22 December 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 24 November 2021)

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Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Max Austin 4 3 1 0 7 WWLW
2 Jack Pedlow 3 2 1 2 6 LWW
3 Tali Boswell 1 1 0 0 2 W
4 James Belmonte 2 1 1 0 2 LW
5 Tom Bowers 1 1 0 0 2 W
6 Tom Griffith 2 0 2 0 0 LL
7 Matthew Slater 3 0 3 0 0 LLL

Match Results:

Max Austin bt Tom Griffith (Dec 15) Walkover
Max Austin bt Matthew Slater (Dec 11) 6-0, 6-1
Tali Boswell bt Tom Griffith (Dec 2) 6-3, 6-2

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentTom Bowers bt Max Austin (Nov 28) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Solid tennis for two degrees on a windy park court. "  -- Tom
Max Austin bt Jack Pedlow (Nov 21) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentJack Pedlow bt James Belmonte (Nov 19) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Very close match, well played"  -- Jack
Reveal CommentJack Pedlow bt Matthew Slater (Nov 16) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great Match! Very slippy but a lot of fun" -- Jack
James Belmonte bt Matthew Slater (Nov 14) 6-1, 6-0

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Jonathan Clark 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Jac Heanen 2 1 1 0 2 WL
3 Alex Platt 2 1 1 0 2 LW
4 Andres Pascual 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
5 Gherardo Zarattini 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hassan Torkia 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Max Lawaczeck 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Jac Heanen bt Andres Pascual (Dec 5) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentJonathan Clark bt Alex Platt (Nov 28) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game despite the snow!"  -- Jonathan

Match of the Group:

Alex Platt bt Andres Pascual (Nov 26) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Reveal CommentJonathan Clark bt Andres Pascual (Nov 23) 4-2, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Andres, played a short game because of time. Andres pulled off a killer backhand to pass me at the net or win the point on multiple occasions. Really enjoyed the game. Well played. "  -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentJonathan Clark bt Jac Heanen (Nov 21) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with Jac, had some really good rallies, especially in the second set"  -- Jonathan

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Sergio Aguiar 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Adam Zaki 3 1 2 2 5 WLL
3 Joseph Gibbons 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
4 Marc Siese 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
5 Francisco Gonzalez-Cos 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 Jenny Thorpe 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Justin Chalmers 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJoseph Gibbons bt Marc Siese (Dec 2) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice bloke"  -- Joseph

Match of the Group:

Sergio Aguiar bt Marc Siese (Nov 24) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
Reveal CommentAdam Zaki bt Marc Siese (Nov 18) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great game - really close and lots of excellent rallies"  -- Adam
Reveal CommentJoseph Gibbons bt Adam Zaki (Nov 14) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Nice bloke."  -- Joseph
Sergio Aguiar bt Joseph Gibbons (Nov 8) 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
Sergio Aguiar bt Adam Zaki (Nov 5) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentSergio Aguiar bt Francisco Gonzalez-Cos (Nov 1) 4-6, 6-4, [13-11]

Player Comments:

  • "Amazing match! Francisco is really good!"  -- Sergio

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Dan Knightley 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Daniele Marinucci 5 3 2 2 9 LWLW
3 Mathew Smith 5 3 2 2 9 WWLW
4 Francois Le Brun 4 3 1 2 8 LWWW
5 Hichem Ben salah 5 1 4 2 4 WLLL
6 Omar Kent 4 0 4 2 2 LLLL
7 Ben Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMathew Smith v Francois Le Brun (Dec 8) 7-5, 3-1 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Mat to serve next..."  -- Mathew
Mathew Smith bt Omar Kent (Dec 4) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentDan Knightley bt Francois Le Brun (Dec 2) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Cold night but kept each other warm with some great rallies - cheers Francois"  -- Dan
Reveal CommentDaniele Marinucci bt Mathew Smith (Dec 2) 6-4, 2-1 Mathew Smith Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Not the way you want a tennis match to finish, Mathew unfortunately retired in the second set. But in the first set he really tested me with his game and I had great fun playing against him even in a freezing cold evening like this one. Rest up Mathew and see you soon on court! "  -- Daniele
Hichem Ben salah bt Omar Kent (Nov 24) 6-1, 6-1
Mathew Smith bt Ben Thompson (Nov 24) 6-1, 6-1
Dan Knightley bt Daniele Marinucci (Nov 22) 6-2, 6-2
Dan Knightley bt Mathew Smith (Nov 14) 6-3, 6-0
Mathew Smith bt Hichem Ben salah (Nov 12) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentDaniele Marinucci bt Omar Kent (Nov 12) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Slightly wet and windy conditions nevertheless super enjoyable to meet Omar and play a good match! Thanks Omar, I wish you all the best for your next matches :)"  -- Daniele

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentFrancois Le Brun bt Daniele Marinucci (Nov 11) 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Another marathon match v Daniele with crazy switches of momentum going from one player to the other. I had to save three match points at 6-5 love 40 down on my serve to come back and force the tie-break! sorry Daniele had to mention it!! ;-) Great fun playing you Daniele once again and could really have gone the other way. Tight tight margins! Many thanks for the match and all the best with the rest of your games Daniele! See you again soon for another game I hope!"  -- Francois
Reveal CommentFrancois Le Brun bt Hichem Ben salah (Nov 10) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Played in wet conditions under a constant drizzle, this was more tennis on ice than anything else! No grip whatsoever so quality of our tennis suffered! Having said that it was a fun match and I enjoyed calling the scores in French with Hichem who is also French speaking! Good luck with the rest of your matches Hichem!"  -- Francois
Daniele Marinucci bt Hichem Ben salah (Nov 7) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Dan Knightley bt Hichem Ben salah (Nov 5) 7-5, 6-0
Reveal CommentFrancois Le Brun bt Omar Kent (Nov 5) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "This was Omar's first game in the league so welcome to you! We continued hitting after our match and Omar was getting back into it for sure after a rusty start picking up a racket after a lengthy break. Hope you get smoothly back in the rythm Omar and best of luck with your matches! "  -- Francois

Group Summary:

It was an exciting race for top spot as Andrea was hot on Janinder's heels with both tied on 6 points and 3 wins, however Janinder won their head to head to finish as champ!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Janinder Morgan 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Andrea Barone 4 3 1 0 6 LWWW
3 Ben Thompson 4 2 2 0 5 LLWW
4 Tristan Scragg 2 1 1 0 2 WL
5 Noel Hall 2 0 2 0 1 LL
6 Jason Wong 3 0 3 0 0 LLL
7 Charles Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Josh Stanton-Humphreys 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Janinder Morgan bt Ben Thompson (Dec 19) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Reveal CommentTristan Scragg bt Jason Wong (Dec 9) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Jason, we had some great rallies !"  -- Tristan
Reveal CommentJaninder Morgan bt Andrea Barone (Dec 5) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good game Andrea!"  -- Janinder
Andrea Barone bt Jason Wong (Dec 4) 6-4, 6-3
Andrea Barone bt Ben Thompson (Nov 28) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Reveal CommentBen Thompson bt Tristan Scragg (Nov 20) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Tristan, some really close points. Good luck for the rest!"  -- Ben
Reveal CommentBen Thompson bt Jason Wong (Nov 14) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Jason, good luck for the rest!"  -- Ben
Janinder Morgan bt Noel Hall (Nov 14) 7-5, 6-3

Match of the Group:

Andrea Barone bt Noel Hall (Nov 7) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)

Group Summary:

It was also tight in Group 6 with Desmond just pipping Rob to top spot thanks to winning their close 2-setter!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Desmond De Araujo 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Rob Kinnard 5 4 1 2 10 WWLW
3 Alex Champion 3 1 2 2 4 LWL
4 Henry Riddle 2 0 2 0 1 LL
5 Charlie Cook 2 0 2 0 0 LL
6 Dil Khan 2 0 2 0 0 LL
7 Bharat Bhusan Das 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 John MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Rob Kinnard bt Dil Khan (Dec 15) 7-5, 6-4
Rob Kinnard bt Charlie Cook (Nov 28) 7-5, 6-2
Reveal CommentDesmond De Araujo bt Dil Khan (Nov 24) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tough game against Dil who has a great serve and hit some good winners. 1st set was really tight and could have gone either way with one of the early games having 10 Deuces!"  -- Desmond
Reveal CommentDesmond De Araujo bt Charlie Cook (Nov 17) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Nice game with Charlie whose court coverage was really good! "  -- Desmond
Reveal CommentDesmond De Araujo bt Rob Kinnard (Nov 14) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Probably the best match I've played so far in the leagues - great battle, with both of us hitting many winners throughout the match. I was lucky enough to edge the 1st set after being 5-1 up and getting a fright after a great fightback from Rob to take it to a tiebreak!"  -- Desmond

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentDesmond De Araujo bt Alex Champion (Nov 11) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Alex who has a strong serve and is difficult to play against when he comes to the net. Happy I edged the 2nd set as he was coming back strong!"  -- Desmond
Alex Champion bt Henry Riddle (Nov 11) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentRob Kinnard bt Alex Champion (Nov 7) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Superb game. Cheers Alex!"  -- Rob
Rob Kinnard bt Henry Riddle (Oct 31) 6-3, 6-4

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Stuart Maccuish 4 3 1 2 9 LWWW
2 Andrei Lebed 4 3 1 0 7 WWWL
3 Harry Smyth 4 2 2 2 7 LWLW
4 Domenico Figoli 3 1 2 2 5 LLW
5 George Bolton 3 0 3 0 0 LLL
6 Ashleigh Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Stephane Grenon 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAndrei Lebed bt George Bolton (Dec 13) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Fun game with George - some really fun rallies and some great shots on both sides! Thanks George."  -- Andrei
Reveal CommentAndrei Lebed bt Stuart Maccuish (Dec 11) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Stu - lots of good rallies and excellent all-round tactics!"  -- Andrei
Andrei Lebed bt Harry Smyth (Dec 1) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentStuart Maccuish bt Domenico Figoli (Nov 20) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Some good competitive points, however the match was hampered by the uneven court (hillside gardens) which resulted in some interesting bounces. Thanks Domenico"  -- Stuart
Stuart Maccuish bt George Bolton (Nov 16) 6-3, 6-4
Harry Smyth bt Domenico Figoli (Nov 14) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentStuart Maccuish bt Harry Smyth (Nov 8) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match taking us into a 4th hour. Some agonising deuce points but brilliant shots played by both players. Wind, rain and run made the last hour a bit of a challenge. Looking forward to playing Stuart again." -- Harry

Match of the Group:

Domenico Figoli bt Andrei Lebed (Nov 7) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
Reveal CommentHarry Smyth bt George Bolton (Nov 2) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Always a pleasure playing George - another great and exhausting game! I definitely wouldn’t have made it into a third set!"  -- Harry

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Ramon Luque 3 3 0 2 8 WWW
2 Nathan Noerr 1 1 0 0 2 W
3 Jeffrey Brady 2 1 1 0 2 LW
4 Abby Chen 2 0 2 0 0 LL
5 Dennis Cheng 2 0 2 0 0 LL
6 Emma James 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Montse Prat Alujas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Ramon Luque bt Dennis Cheng (Nov 13) 6-1, 6-0
Ramon Luque bt Jeffrey Brady (Nov 9) 4-0, 4-2
Reveal CommentRamon Luque bt Abby Chen (Nov 7) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "After a one-sided but competitive first set I edged the second, which was much closer and had lots of deuce points! "  -- Ramon

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJeffrey Brady bt Dennis Cheng (Nov 6) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match in awful conditions! Thanks Dennis."  -- Jeffrey
Nathan Noerr bt Abby Chen (Nov 6) 6-3, 6-2