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If you have been meaning to get back into tennis or would like to meet new people to play, why not give it a go!
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This is how it works:
- Players are organised into groups of between 5 to 9 people of a similar standard
- It is a mixed sex, singles league, so men and women play each other
- Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group (we do not guarantee a balance of men and women and you could be the only man in a group of women or vice versa!)
- Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page
- Players arrange their own matches
- You can play on any court that suits both players
The league is:
- For everyone over the age of 18
- We welcome beginners as well as advanced players.
- Don't worry that you won't be good enough - playing matches is the best way to improve, and we use an online questionnaire to assess people's ability so you play only people of a roughly similar level
- Affiliated to the LTA For adults aged 18 years and above
Key points
- 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
- Players are placed in groups according to past performance in the league and, for new players, their Player Standard Questionnaire
- Each player attempts to play each of the other player on their group once during the round
- A point is awarded for each set won
- If you complete three matches before the midpoint of a round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize (either a pair of Local Tennis Leagues dampeners, or a tube of tennis balls)
- The winner of the group is the player with the most points at the end of the round
- The winner of the group wins a voucher for £20 to be spent in the Local Tennis League online shop. A winner's certificate is also posted to the winner's Account Page as a PDF file.
- Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.
See here for the complete rules and regulations
Getting started
New players will need to complete the player questionnaire before they can join a round. Once you’ve signed up, and for returning players you can join any of the upcoming rounds above.
For everything you need to know before you get started see the FAQs and review the Rules and Regulations, which all players agree to adhere to when playing in the leagues.
If there is anything else you need help with get in contact with Nigel, Sally and the team who will be happy to help!
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Primary Venues
King Edward Memorial Park (Tower Hamlets Tennis)
Glamis Road, Poplar, London, Middlesex, E1W 3EQ
Tel: 0207 1938933
full venue details » Other Venues
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Eton Manor, Leadmill Lane, London, E20 3AD
Tel: 08456 770 604
full venue details » Greenwich Park Tennis Centre
Royal Park, Greenwich, London, SE10 8QY
Tel: 020 8293 0276
full venue details » Bacon's Community Sports Centre
Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 6AT
Tel: 020 7450 4974
full venue details » Mile End Park Leisure Centre
190 Burdett Road, Mile End, London, E3 4HL
Tel: 0208 980 1885
full venue details » Club Venues
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Collapse AllDocklands Singles - Round 33 | Thursday 14 November 2019 to Wednesday 22 January 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 18 December 2019)
Current Rankings:
- Dominic Bradley 7.1 [W6] 14 includes 2 bonus points
- Martyn Richards [W4, L2] 11 includes 2 bonus points
- Phil Zana 7.1 [W3, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Ivan Georgiev 7.1 [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- David Passarinho 10.1 [W1, L4] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Daniel Leiker [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
- Rory Fleck-Byrne [L3]
Match Results:
Dominic Bradley bt David Passarinho (Jan 15) 6-2, 6-1
Phil Zana bt Martyn Richards (Jan 13) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6
Dominic Bradley bt Rory Fleck-Byrne (Jan 11) 6-4, 6-1
Dominic Bradley bt Martyn Richards (Dec 29) 6-4, 6-1
Phil Zana bt Rory Fleck-Byrne (Dec 14) 6-0, 6-3
Dominic Bradley bt Daniel Leiker (Dec 14) 6-1, 6-3
Martyn Richards bt Ivan Georgiev (Dec 11) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Reveal CommentMartyn Richards bt David Passarinho (Dec 7) 6-2, 6-2
Martyn Richards bt Daniel Leiker (Dec 3) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentDavid Passarinho bt Daniel Leiker (Nov 30) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Welcome to the league, Daniel!" -- David
Ivan Georgiev bt Phil Zana (Nov 30) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
Reveal CommentMartyn Richards bt Rory Fleck-Byrne (Nov 17) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great match. lovely guy. I want his calmness around the court. Thanks Rory. see you soon" -- Martyn
Reveal CommentPhil Zana bt David Passarinho (Nov 16) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Always good to play Phil. Great tennis quality!" -- David
Dominic Bradley bt Phil Zana (Nov 16) 6-4, 6-1
Ivan Georgiev bt David Passarinho (Nov 16) 6-3, 6-1
Dominic Bradley bt Ivan Georgiev (Nov 14) 6-2, 6-3
Current Rankings:
- Muhammad Noor [W5] 10
- Winston Balfourth [W4, L2] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Yulia Nayda [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Salvatore Cardali 8.2 [W2, L3] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- John Sanfey 9.1 [W2, L4] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Andrew Turnbull [W1, L3] 4
- David Callanan [L1]
- Nikolai Krasheninnikov [L4]
Match Results:
Reveal CommentMuhammad Noor bt Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Jan 12) 7-5, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Thoroughly enjoyable match will some brilliant rallies , well played Nikolai" -- Muhammad
Muhammad Noor bt Salvatore Cardali (Jan 11) Walkover
Reveal CommentAndrew Turnbull bt John Sanfey (Jan 4) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the match John! " -- Andrew
Reveal CommentWinston Balfourth bt Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Jan 3) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Nice match with Nikolai indoors which we had been trying to play for a while. I think our match perfectly demonstrated the ethos of the local tennis leagues. After we finished we continued knocking up for another 1.5 hours and quietly got told we had over run our time. We both had to giggle. Definitely be great to play Nikolai again." -- Winston
Reveal CommentSalvatore Cardali bt John Sanfey (Jan 3) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Lots of deuces in the first set, the difference was probably made by the serve. Nice match, fun playing on an indoor fast court." -- Salvatore
Muhammad Noor bt Andrew Turnbull (Dec 28) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Salvatore Cardali bt Andrew Turnbull (Dec 15) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentMuhammad Noor bt John Sanfey (Dec 9) 6-3, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game John , it was a pleasure" -- Muhammad
Reveal CommentWinston Balfourth bt Andrew Turnbull (Dec 7) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Two days to complete a great match. The first day was amazing with both of us playing exceedingly well given poor courts and windy conditions. The best part is we both just played without worrying about anything. Many rallies were twenty plus strokes with winners coming from both wings. A pity we couldn't get the lights on at Mile end as we rescheduled for Sunday morning. It was still a good match but a bit more nervy from both of us. Above all else, this was a great sporting contest. Best of luck with your remaining matches Andrew." -- Winston
John Sanfey bt David Callanan (Dec 7) Walkover
Reveal CommentJohn Sanfey bt Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Dec 5) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Nice to play indoors in this cold weather. " -- John
Yulia Nayda bt Salvatore Cardali (Nov 30) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentMuhammad Noor bt Winston Balfourth (Nov 30) 6-2, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Interesting match with some close games that could have gone either way. On his day Winston is unstoppable, he will punish you off the forehand and backhand wing. Sadly for him didnt quite click for him today. My use of the angles and usual hustle managed to get me over the line. Look forward to continuing our H2H Winston. " -- Muhammad
Reveal CommentWinston Balfourth bt John Sanfey (Nov 28) 6-4, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Firstly, a pleasure to meet and play John. There were some amazing rallies and incredible drop shots by John. I thought we were playing tennis but some shots were more akin to squash by John from tight situations which resulted in winners. John's never say die attitude took him from the brink of defeat to nearly turning around the second set. Kudos and best of luck with the rest of your matches John." -- Winston
Reveal CommentWinston Balfourth bt Salvatore Cardali (Nov 27) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Long match which could have gone either way. Game 8 in the final set went on for over 10 minutes which I managed to hold my serve and take a lead for the first time in the match. Good sportsmanship and great spirit. Best of luck in your remaining matches Salvatore." -- Winston
Yulia Nayda bt Winston Balfourth (Nov 23) 6-4, 6-1
Yulia Nayda bt Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Nov 17) 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
Current Rankings:
- Vik Khurana 9.2 [W5, L1] 11
- Andrei Muraru 10.2 [W4, L1] 11 includes 2 bonus points
- Zoltan Szekeres 10.1 [W3, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Richard Standring [W2, L3] 5
- Simone Bressa 10.2 [W1, L4] 4
- Kurt Williams 8.2 [W1, L3] 3
- Lee Chiu 8.1 [W1] 2
- Abdelaziz Elasmar 9.2 [L3] 1
Match Results:
Reveal CommentKurt Williams bt Simone Bressa (Jan 22) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "On serve. Kurt to serve. Great match in the making." -- Kurt
- "Great match which could have gone either way. Look forward to playing Simone again," -- Kurt
Reveal CommentRichard Standring bt Kurt Williams (Jan 21) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Really fun game on a (literally) freezing night. Some long rallies full of great gets. Looking forward to playing Kurt again!" -- Richard
Vik Khurana bt Zoltan Szekeres (Jan 15) 7-5, 6-3
Reveal CommentAndrei Muraru bt Kurt Williams (Jan 12) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great match Kurt! Really enjoyed playing with you and looking forward playing again." -- Andrei
Vik Khurana bt Abdelaziz Elasmar (Jan 12) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentAndrei Muraru bt Simone Bressa (Jan 11) 6-2, 7-6 (10-8)
Player Comments:
- "Fun match with a long and fun 2nd set. Really enjoyed playing with Simone. Just wondering, am I going to play a tiebreaker in every match?:))" -- Andrei
Reveal CommentVik Khurana bt Richard Standring (Jan 4) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet and play Richard. Match was much closer than the scoreline suggest. " -- Vik
Zoltan Szekeres bt Abdelaziz Elasmar (Dec 26) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentLee Chiu bt Abdelaziz Elasmar (Dec 14) 7-5, 4-6, [10-5]
Player Comments:
- "Great game with some nice rallies, was nice meeting you as well!" -- Lee
Reveal CommentVik Khurana bt Kurt Williams (Dec 8) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great match with Kurt as always (and closer than the score suggests). We had to contend with severe wind which hampered both of us. Looking forward to playing Kurt again soon" -- Vik
Reveal CommentVik Khurana bt Andrei Muraru (Dec 7) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Great and thoroughly enjoyable match that could have gone either way, good luck with the rest of the round Andrei" -- Vik
Reveal CommentRichard Standring bt Simone Bressa (Dec 7) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, [13-11]
Player Comments:
- "Very close match, could easily have gone either way - well played!" -- Richard
Reveal CommentAndrei Muraru bt Zoltan Szekeres (Dec 6) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "Great match! Exhausting two hours with plenty of fun points. In the end just a few points decided the match after two tie-breakers." -- Andrei
Reveal CommentZoltan Szekeres bt Richard Standring (Dec 6) 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
Player Comments:
- "We had a great match, with a very tight 2nd set and a windy 3rd set. Hope to play with Richard again!" -- Zoltan
Reveal CommentAndrei Muraru bt Richard Standring (Dec 3) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Entertaining match with long rallies, great winners and some incredible points. " -- Andrei
Reveal CommentSimone Bressa bt Vik Khurana (Nov 30) 7-6 (7-1), 5-7, [10-6]
Player Comments:
- "Great match, could have gone either way! Best of luck to Vik for the next rounds!" -- Simone
Zoltan Szekeres bt Simone Bressa (Nov 29) 6-2, 6-1
Current Rankings:
- Matanjah Matisyahu Jol 10.2 [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Michael Neumann 10.1 [W3, L1] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Karim Delawalla [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Julio Zambon [W2, L1] 5
- Kenneth Aitchison [W1, L4] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Melih Ozturk 10.2 [L2]
- Elena Orlova 10.2 [L3]
Match Results:
Reveal CommentKenneth Aitchison bt Elena Orlova (Jan 20) 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "The second set was fun and better than the first, on a very cold evening" -- Kenneth
Reveal CommentJulio Zambon bt Kenneth Aitchison (Jan 12) 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Good match with some very interesting rallies in the second set! Best of luck and hope to see you soon Kenneth!" -- Julio
Michael Neumann bt Elena Orlova (Jan 4) 6-2, 6-1
Karim Delawalla bt Kenneth Aitchison (Dec 15) 6-3, 6-4
Matanjah Matisyahu Jol bt Kenneth Aitchison (Dec 1) 6-1, 6-3
Karim Delawalla bt Melih Ozturk (Dec 1) 6-4, 6-0
Matanjah Matisyahu Jol bt Elena Orlova (Nov 24) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentJulio Zambon bt Karim Delawalla (Nov 24) 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Great match and very tight until the end!" -- Julio
Michael Neumann bt Julio Zambon (Nov 23) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Matanjah Matisyahu Jol bt Michael Neumann (Nov 20) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Matanjah Matisyahu Jol bt Melih Ozturk (Nov 19) 6-0, 6-1
Michael Neumann bt Kenneth Aitchison (Nov 16) 6-3, 6-0
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Docklands.
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)
Comments:
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