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Collapse AllDocklands Singles - Round 37 | Thursday 1 April 2021 to Wednesday 26 May 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 28 April 2021)

Current Rankings:

  1. Justin Nel [W1] 2
  2. Jesus Martel [W1] 2
  3. Phil Zana 6.2 [L1, UF1] 2
  4. Martyn Richards 7.2 [L1, UF1] 1
  5. Bach Tran
  6. Carlos Parraga-Botero
  7. Devanshu Jain 8.2
  8. Dominic Bradley 7.1 withdrawn
  9. Harry Touche
  10. Ivan Georgiev 7.1
  11. Tom Liu 7.2

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJesus Martel bt Phil Zana (Apr 11) 0-6, 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Good tennis in the morning, with nice long rallies with always tricky wind at times. The match could have gone either way, it was decided by some decisive points where I got lucky with the net. Thanks for such a good time and good tennis! Best of luck and happy to play some more tennis soon! "  -- Jesus
Reveal CommentMartyn Richards v Phil Zana (Apr 10) 6-4, 4-6, 4-5 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Classic Phil and Martyn. The match got better as we went on. Longer rallies. Sussing each other out. I'm the Tom to hi Jerry at times. Kinda like it. To be cont. Martyn to serve at 4-5"  -- Martyn
Reveal CommentJustin Nel bt Martyn Richards (Apr 9) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tough game after a long break but some nice long rallies with well constructed points in the mix. Martyn had some silky touches around the net and it was an enjoyable match despite some inconsistency on both sides. Great competitor and a gentleman. Thanks for the game and best of luck for the remainder of the season mate."  -- Justin

Current Rankings:

  1. David Hazel 7.2 [W3, UF1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Tian Tsering [W1] 2
  3. David Passarinho 10.1 [UF1] 1
  4. James Purdon [L2]
  5. Andrew Turnbull 9.2 [L1]
  6. Muhammad Noor [L1]
  7. Alexander Kuebler 7.2
  8. Jan Metcalf
  9. Rishi Kumra
  10. Tim Lui

Match Results:

Reveal CommentDavid Hazel bt James Purdon (Apr 11) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "One of my most enjoyable matches in the local tennis leagues for the play and the opponent. The highlight reel would have been a long watch. Lots of deuce games which could have gone either way, 10+ shot rallies and passing winners from both sides."  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Hazel bt Andrew Turnbull (Apr 10) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Considering the rain this was a really enjoyable and competitive match. The second set could have gone either way!"  -- David
Tian Tsering bt James Purdon (Apr 9) 6-2, 6-4
David Hazel bt Muhammad Noor (Apr 4) 6-3, 7-5
Reveal CommentDavid Passarinho v David Hazel (Apr 1) 6-3, 3-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "D. Passarinho leads 3-2 in the second set. D. Passarinho to serve."  -- David

Current Rankings:

  1. Carsten Hovestadt 8.1 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Guy De Miranda 10.2 [W1, L1] 2
  3. Sam Nim 8.2 [W1] 2
  4. Declan Minns [W1] 2
  5. Tiago Cabrito [W1] 2
  6. Elliot Marcus 10.1 [L1]
  7. Ismael Antequera [L1]
  8. James Willcox
  9. Peter O'neill 9.2

Match Results:

Guy De Miranda bt Elliot Marcus (Apr 13) 6-1, 6-2
Carsten Hovestadt bt Ismael Antequera (Apr 12) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentSam Nim bt Carsten Hovestadt (Apr 11) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable match with Carsten. We played in 2016 previously. He has tremendous serves. Good to get through the match even though both of us were struggling with back issues. "  -- Sam
Tiago Cabrito bt Guy De Miranda (Apr 10) Walkover
Reveal CommentDeclan Minns bt Carsten Hovestadt (Apr 9) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Cheers Carsten, good to get back on court."  -- Declan

Current Rankings:

  1. Spencer Withrington [W2] 4
  2. Vinu Krishnan [W1] 2
  3. Tyrone Estrella [W1] 2
  4. Lee Giet [L1]
  5. Patrick O'Brien 10.2 [L2]
  6. Stephen Alont [L1]
  7. Jonathan Bunney 8.2
  8. Marco Giuliani
  9. Mike Burns
  10. Samuel O'Sullivan 10.2

Match Results:

Reveal CommentSpencer Withrington bt Patrick O'Brien (Apr 12) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely evening for tennis. We had some great rallies, and some top shots. Thanks for the match Paddy! "  -- Spencer
Reveal CommentTyrone Estrella bt Patrick O'Brien (Apr 7) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game to start off the league with plenty of long rallies and wide angle winners. Patrick and I were back and forth for the first 4 games until I managed to find a break through to win 6-3. After losing the first game of the 2nd set, I fought for a 5-1 lead, but Patrick managed to pull another 2 games ending 6-3. Wishing Patrick the best of luck for the rest of the league."  -- Tyrone
Reveal CommentSpencer Withrington bt Stephen Alont (Apr 5) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, and a lovely evening for tennis. Stephen made me work for it. "  -- Spencer
Vinu Krishnan bt Lee Giet (Apr 4) 6-2, 6-1

Current Rankings:

  1. Kurt Williams 8.2 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Tom McGivan [W2] 4
  3. Elliot Thomson [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Helen Moyes [W1, L1] 2
  5. George Cockshull [L1]
  6. Tiago Matos 8.2 [L2]
  7. Richard Standring [L1]
  8. Johary Rakotoarivelo
  9. Adriana Mara
  10. Luke Tunyich 9.1
  11. Pau Ling Yap

Match Results:

Reveal CommentHelen Moyes bt Richard Standring (Apr 14) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good game and nice to play. First set had quite a few deuces, closer than the score suggests! "  -- Helen
Reveal CommentTom McGivan bt Elliot Thomson (Apr 11) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Elliot, and a nice and friendly guy too. Very changeable weather conditions which included a smattering of snow! And a cracker of a second set where my serve seemed to claw me the win. Cheers! "  -- Tom
Reveal CommentKurt Williams bt Helen Moyes (Apr 11) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great to play Helen again. Am a bit lucky to play her before she gets warmed up in the league as there's weapons that were beginning to come out. Best of luck for the rest"  -- Kurt
Reveal CommentTom McGivan bt Tiago Matos (Apr 10) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable first game back this season, thanks Tiago. "  -- Tom
Reveal CommentElliot Thomson bt Tiago Matos (Apr 9) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. Tiago is a player with a lot of qualities and really pushed me on every point. I hung in there at times and did enough to get over the line. "  -- Elliot
Reveal CommentKurt Williams bt George Cockshull (Apr 9) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great to play George again. Always makes me think with that spin. Best of luck for the rest"  -- Kurt
Reveal CommentKurt Williams bt Elliot Thomson (Apr 4) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Well that was a tough match to start the season! Could have gone either way and didn't really know until the last point. Elliot is a great competitor and kept strong til the end. We could not have asked for better weather on this Easter Sunday. Good luck for the rest"  -- Kurt

Current Rankings:

  1. Jean-Yves Bourges [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. TAK MAN [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Alex Bates 10.1 [W2] 4
  4. Akhilesh Khandelwal [W2, UF1] 4
  5. Mingjie Wang [L4] 3 includes 2 bonus points
  6. MG Bouchard 10.1 [L1, UF1]
  7. Ciara Lenoach [L1]
  8. Alexandros Sianoudis
  9. Flavia Munteanu
  10. Jasmine Scarlett
  11. Leon Williams 10.2
  12. Sriram Satish

Match Results:

Reveal CommentTAK MAN bt Mingjie Wang (Apr 14) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "MJ, many thanks for subbing in at such short notice. The game - the scores belies the actual closeness of the match, with many games played to multiple deuces. MJ played some wicked passing shots. Very best wishes for the rest of the games!"  -- TAK
Reveal CommentAkhilesh Khandelwal v MG Bouchard (Apr 13) 3-0 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "MG Bouchard couldn't play more than 3 games today owing to an injury. He shall advise when he's well to continue so we finish the game. "  -- Akhilesh
Reveal CommentJean-Yves Bourges bt TAK MAN (Apr 11) 4-6, 6-1, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Nice playing with you Tak, many deuce games, very even match, great to play with you! Good luck in the remaining of your matches."  -- Jean-Yves
Reveal CommentAlex Bates bt Ciara Lenoach (Apr 11) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match. Closer than the score suggests"  -- Alex
Jean-Yves Bourges bt MG Bouchard (Apr 10) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentAlex Bates bt Mingjie Wang (Apr 9) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match. A lot closer than the score suggests"  -- Alex
Reveal CommentAkhilesh Khandelwal bt TAK MAN (Apr 8) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice match, the second set was a lot closer than what the score suggests! Thanks for your time, Tak!"  -- Akhilesh
Akhilesh Khandelwal bt Mingjie Wang (Apr 4) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentJean-Yves Bourges bt Mingjie Wang (Apr 2) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice game, a bit windy, but nice to get back on the court. Good luck for the rest of your matches Mingjie!"  -- Jean-Yves

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) 

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