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Collapse AllDocklands Singles - Round 26 | Thursday 31 May 2018 to Wednesday 25 July 2018 (Midpoint: Wednesday 27 June 2018)

What a brilliant round! 155 matches were played this round, or two thirds of possible matches. Given the heat, that is a great effort - well done.

Group Summary:

Tom had a fantastic round as he remained undefeated on his way to winning Group 1. Congratulations on a brilliant round! Defending champ Phil was narrowly denied winning back to back titles as he finished just one point behind Tom; it was a fantastic round from him as well. Tom and Phil actually had an unfinished match in which Tom won the first set 7-6 It would have been interesting to see the conclusion of this match as Phil would have won the group had he come back from a set down! Well done to everyone in the group for an almost 100% match completion record. With almost 7 matches played apiece, that's some record!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Tom Liu 6 6 0 0 13 WWWW
2 Phil Zana 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
3 Alejandro Glaria Gaston 7 4 3 0 10 LWWL
4 Gavin Hodges 6 4 2 0 9 WWLW
5 Robert Lemm 6 2 4 2 7 LWLL
6 Ivan Georgiev 7 2 5 2 7 WLLL
7 Adrian Britton 6 2 4 2 6 LLLW
8 David Passarinho 7 0 7 2 5 LLLL

Match Results:

Ivan Georgiev bt David Passarinho (Jul 23) 7-6 (7-0), 0-6, 6-4
Phil Zana bt David Passarinho (Jul 22) 6-1, 6-1
Gavin Hodges v Phil Zana (Jul 22) 6-4, 5-3 TBC
Reveal CommentTom Liu bt Robert Lemm (Jul 22) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice game of tennis. Robert has a very powerful serve and groundstrokes! Hope to play again soon. "  -- Tom
Reveal CommentRobert Lemm bt Ivan Georgiev (Jul 21) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Long and exciting match, Ivan is a fighter and gets every ball back."  -- Robert
Gavin Hodges bt Robert Lemm (Jul 20) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentTom Liu bt Alejandro Glaria Gaston (Jul 20) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Really tough and close match!"  -- Tom
Gavin Hodges bt Adrian Britton (Jul 18) 6-3, 6-4
Alejandro Glaria Gaston bt Gavin Hodges (Jul 16) 6-2, 6-3
Tom Liu bt Gavin Hodges (Jul 14) 6-1, 2-3 Gavin Hodges Retired
Gavin Hodges bt Ivan Georgiev (Jul 12) 6-1, 6-1
Gavin Hodges bt David Passarinho (Jul 9) 6-4, 6-3
Alejandro Glaria Gaston bt Adrian Britton (Jul 8) 7-5, 6-2
Reveal CommentTom Liu bt Adrian Britton (Jul 6) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to play against Adrian as always. Second set was a real battle. Looking forward to the next match!"  -- Tom
Phil Zana bt Alejandro Glaria Gaston (Jul 2) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Alejandro Glaria Gaston bt David Passarinho (Jul 1) 6-4, 6-1
Tom Liu v Phil Zana (Jun 24) 7-6 TBC
Adrian Britton bt Ivan Georgiev (Jun 24) 6-2, 6-4
Phil Zana bt Robert Lemm (Jun 20) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentIvan Georgiev bt Alejandro Glaria Gaston (Jun 19) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "It was another long, exhausting match with Alejandro. He was off with a great start winning easily the first set, but lost concertation on the second. It was a bit of roller-coaster final set, when the rallies were much longer as no one wanted to make errors, Alejandro led 3:1, then I managed to turn to 3:5. Unlucky for him in 3 occasions really long rallies end up with me winning after ball hitting the net. Better luck for the next matches!"  -- Ivan
Phil Zana bt Adrian Britton (Jun 17) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentTom Liu bt David Passarinho (Jun 17) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Nice game of tennis. I had to really fight to win the second set, as David got more consistent as the game went on. Hope to play again another time!"  -- Tom

Match of the Group:

Robert Lemm bt David Passarinho (Jun 16) 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentTom Liu bt Ivan Georgiev (Jun 15) 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Ivan was lacking his usual consistency today and I was just able to get the better of him in a close second set. "  -- Tom
Phil Zana bt Ivan Georgiev (Jun 14) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentAlejandro Glaria Gaston bt Robert Lemm (Jun 6) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Tough match against Robert, extending the match almost into the dark. Looking forward to play again."  -- Alejandro
Adrian Britton bt David Passarinho (Jun 3) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0

Group Summary:

It was extremely close at the top of Group 2 with four players all finishing within a point of each other. It just shows how tennis really is a game of small margins! In the end it was Nick who clinched the title, so many congratulations to him. There was almost nothing separating Ben and Sam as they both finished on exactly the same amount of points, vying for second place. But in what was the last match of the group, Ben just managed to come through their head to head in three sets to take the runner’s up position. Well done to him, and also to Rob who won four matches but just missed out on bonus points. In such a competitive group, every point counts!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Nick Lingley 5 4 1 2 10 LWWW
2 Ben Pipe 5 3 2 2 9 WLWL
3 Sam Nim 6 3 3 2 9 LLWW
4 Rob Morton 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
5 Pravin Narasimhan 5 1 4 2 4 LWLL
6 Bertie Stephens 4 0 4 2 4 LLLL
7 Roger Higgins 1 0 1 0 0 L
8 Aleksei Sukharev 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Ben Pipe bt Sam Nim (Jul 20) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Reveal CommentRob Morton bt Pravin Narasimhan (Jul 12) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match with some high quality rallies. Pravin has some v nice shots and hit quite a few winners."  -- Rob

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentPravin Narasimhan bt Bertie Stephens (Jul 1) 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good luck Bertie, enjoy the break! Good game as always... "  -- Pravin
Rob Morton bt Nick Lingley (Jul 1) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentRob Morton bt Sam Nim (Jun 30) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match - Sam has a good varied game."  -- Rob
Reveal CommentRob Morton bt Ben Pipe (Jun 29) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tough match in the midday sun."  -- Rob
Reveal CommentSam Nim bt Pravin Narasimhan (Jun 27) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Nice and friendly match. Pravin is a very good player. "  -- Sam
Ben Pipe bt Pravin Narasimhan (Jun 25) 6-2, 6-2
Nick Lingley bt Ben Pipe (Jun 25) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
Ben Pipe bt Bertie Stephens (Jun 24) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Reveal CommentSam Nim bt Bertie Stephens (Jun 23) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Bertie is a very good player. It’s always hard to play against him. Long rallies and test of physical endurance. "  -- Sam
Nick Lingley bt Bertie Stephens (Jun 18) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentSam Nim bt Roger Higgins (Jun 13) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Roger played well with nice serve and volley and quick around the court. "  -- Sam
Nick Lingley bt Pravin Narasimhan (Jun 10) 6-0, 6-3
Nick Lingley bt Sam Nim (Jun 9) 6-1, 6-4

Group Summary:

Guy W wasted no time in his come back to Local Tennis Leagues as he marched his way to the top of Group 1 with an extremely impressive five wins from the five matches he played. Congratulations on a brilliant return! Second place belongs to Guy De M who also impressed with some brilliant wins. The two 'Guys' had a fantastic and exhausting match that went the distance, and which Guy W won in the end.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Guy Wheeler 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Guy De Miranda 4 2 2 2 9 WLWL
3 Stefano Franzoso 3 2 1 0 6 WLW
4 Jack Turner 3 2 1 2 6 WLW
5 Emanuel Bursuc 4 2 2 0 5 WLWL
6 Mehul Patel 4 1 3 2 4 LLWL
7 Yassine Makrini 2 0 2 0 2 LL
8 Yeser Gonzalez 3 0 3 0 1 LLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentEmanuel Bursuc bt Yassine Makrini (Jul 8) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match played in tropical conditions. A true battle to the end with some fantastic rallies. Thanks for the match Yassine"  -- Emanuel
Reveal CommentGuy De Miranda bt Emanuel Bursuc (Jul 8) 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, still to be completed - Emanuel to serve "  -- Emanuel
Reveal CommentStefano Franzoso bt Yeser Gonzalez (Jul 8) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good match played in hot conditions. Some quality points on display. Thanks Yeser!"  -- Stefano

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentEmanuel Bursuc bt Stefano Franzoso (Jul 1) 7-6 (9-7), 5-7, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very tight match with an outstanding first set - Emanuel to serve "  -- Emanuel
Reveal CommentGuy Wheeler bt Guy De Miranda (Jun 26) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Both of us exhausted by the end. Long rallies and some very big hitting by the other Guy. Will feel the pain tomorrow but really enjoyable and competitive match!"  -- Guy
Jack Turner bt Mehul Patel (Jun 24) 6-4, 6-0
Reveal CommentGuy Wheeler bt Emanuel Bursuc (Jun 19) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Some hard hitting but windy conditions meant serving was difficult for both of us. "  -- Guy
Reveal CommentGuy De Miranda bt Yeser Gonzalez (Jun 19) 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Really good match, long rallies and offensive game by both players throughout! Great game!"  -- Guy
Guy Wheeler bt Mehul Patel (Jun 17) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentMehul Patel bt Yassine Makrini (Jun 16) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, which was a marathon and plenty of long games. Amazing shots played and plenty of running involved. Thanks for fantastic match Yassine. "  -- Mehul
Reveal CommentGuy Wheeler bt Jack Turner (Jun 14) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Jack broke his strings in the warm up so played on with my spare racquet. Not easy! We also squeezed in an extra set at the end where the best tennis was played!"  -- Guy
Reveal CommentGuy Wheeler bt Yeser Gonzalez (Jun 12) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Windy as always but good game with some good rallies"  -- Guy
Reveal CommentStefano Franzoso bt Mehul Patel (Jun 10) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "The result doesn't give the real story of the match. It was very tight with plenty of deuce games, long rallies and some quality shots. Real fun!! Mehul is also a great guy! Thanks"  -- Stefano
Reveal CommentStefano Franzoso v Guy De Miranda (Jun 9) 6-1, 3-6, 4-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Match to be resumed at 4-2 in the 3rd set. Stefano to serve"  -- Stefano
Jack Turner bt Guy De Miranda (Jun 8) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

Group Summary:

Nobody could stop Mark in Group 4 as he won all six matches that he played. He found himself coming back from a break from Local Tennis Leagues and we do wonder what he was doing in his 'off season' to come back with such skill! He's clearly been taking a leaf out of Federer's book! Congratulations on a fantastic come back round. The title came down to his head to head against Volkan in which Mark managed another come back, this time from one set down! A brilliant round for Volkan finishes as runner up in his debut round. We really hope you enjoyed the experience.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Mark Havasi 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Volkan Ozugur 6 5 1 2 13 WWWL
3 Elliot Marcus 6 3 3 2 10 LLWL
4 Hitesh Tuteja 5 3 2 0 6 LWWW
5 Peter O'neill 4 1 3 2 6 LLLW
6 Dharshana Jagoda 6 1 5 2 5 LLLL
7 Stephen Jones 2 1 1 0 3 LW
8 Lee Chiu 5 0 5 2 3 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentVolkan Ozugur bt Elliot Marcus (Jul 24) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "It was great to know Elliot and play with him. The score does not reflect the challenge we had, We sill sure play again soon."  -- Volkan
Reveal CommentVolkan Ozugur bt Hitesh Tuteja (Jul 22) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Head to head first set with Hitesh. He got tired in the 2nd set. hope to play again."  -- Volkan
Reveal CommentVolkan Ozugur bt Dharshana Jagoda (Jul 22) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Darsh. Although he got injured in his last match he didn't cancel ours. "  -- Volkan
Reveal CommentElliot Marcus bt Dharshana Jagoda (Jul 21) 4-6, 6-1, 4-2 Dharshana Jagoda Retired

Player Comments:

  • "A brilliant game with Darsh, who is an absolutely lovely guy. He took the first in a very close set, hitting some HUGE serves, but he tired in the second, which i managed to grab. The third was close, but looked to be just going my way before Darsh ended having hurt his calf. Really looking forward to playing him again!"  -- Elliot
Reveal CommentElliot Marcus v Hitesh Tuteja (Jul 19) 6-2, 1-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "A great game with Hitesh, who was really coming back in the second set hard. Would have been a brilliant third set, I only wish we had the time to play it!"  -- Elliot
Hitesh Tuteja bt Peter O'neill (Jul 11) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Mark Havasi bt Stephen Jones (Jul 8) 6-2, 6-0
Hitesh Tuteja bt Lee Chiu (Jul 8) 6-4, 6-2
Hitesh Tuteja bt Dharshana Jagoda (Jul 6) 6-1, 6-1
Mark Havasi bt Hitesh Tuteja (Jul 1) 6-1, 6-1
Mark Havasi bt Elliot Marcus (Jun 29) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Reveal CommentElliot Marcus bt Peter O'neill (Jun 27) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Brilliant game with a lovely guy! Some serving mistakes in the first held Pete back, but the second set was really really tight. So nearly went to a third, which I think Pete would have taken, considering I was knackered. Looking forward to playing him again!"  -- Elliot

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentPeter O'neill v Stephen Jones (Jun 23) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Stephen. I was just starting my comeback when we ran out of time!"  -- Peter
Mark Havasi bt Volkan Ozugur (Jun 23) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-2
Volkan Ozugur bt Lee Chiu (Jun 23) 6-0, 6-3
Reveal CommentVolkan Ozugur bt Peter O'neill (Jun 20) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Peter. I was lucky with some critical points. Great to meet Peter and look forward to playing again."  -- Volkan
Reveal CommentStephen Jones bt Elliot Marcus (Jun 16) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Entertaining tough match with Elliot. First set was close, many breaks of serve. Second and third sets I managed to cut down the unforced errors and get the win. Great to meet Elliot and look forward to playing again. "  -- Stephen
Mark Havasi bt Dharshana Jagoda (Jun 16) 6-0, 6-2
Mark Havasi bt Lee Chiu (Jun 10) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentPeter O'neill bt Dharshana Jagoda (Jun 9) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Darsh, I was lucky to get off to a better start. "  -- Peter
Reveal CommentElliot Marcus bt Lee Chiu (Jun 6) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Had an absolutely brilliant game with Lee. Really high quality game, looking forward to playing him again!!"  -- Elliot
Reveal CommentDharshana Jagoda bt Lee Chiu (Jun 3) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "The match was played under good weather on nice courts. Both sets started with a break a piece but unfortunately for Lee he had double faults on crucial points. It was nice meeting Lee and wish him the best for rest of the matches."  -- Dharshana

Group Summary:

Anton found himself facing seven unknown players as this was his first round in Local Tennis Leagues. This didn't deter him though as he went ahead and managed to play and beat every single player as well as earning his bonus points. A perfect score, well done! In second place was John who also had a great round, losing only to the champ. Congratulations to him and to everyone for getting so many matches played and so many bonus points and free balls secured. A great effort.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Anton Savolainen 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 John Elliott 7 6 1 0 12 LWWW
3 Nikolai Krasheninnikov 6 4 2 2 10 LWWW
4 Ben Sheppee 7 3 4 2 10 LWLW
5 Oliver Taylor 7 2 5 2 8 WLWL
6 Vinu Krishnan 6 2 4 2 7 WLLL
7 Jonathan Bunney 5 2 3 0 4 WLWL
8 Yousuf Farooq 7 0 7 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAnton Savolainen bt John Elliott (Jul 24) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for a great game!"  -- Anton
Vinu Krishnan bt Yousuf Farooq (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-3
John Elliott bt Ben Sheppee (Jul 22) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Oliver Taylor bt Yousuf Farooq (Jul 22) 6-2, 6-1
John Elliott bt Oliver Taylor (Jul 21) 6-4, 6-4
John Elliott bt Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Jul 20) 7-5, 6-0
John Elliott bt Yousuf Farooq (Jul 18) 6-1, 6-1
Jonathan Bunney v Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Jul 16) 5-5 TBC
Jonathan Bunney bt Yousuf Farooq (Jul 16) 6-0, 6-1
Anton Savolainen bt Jonathan Bunney (Jul 15) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentBen Sheppee bt Vinu Krishnan (Jul 9) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "third set 2-1 so far"  -- Ben
Reveal CommentJonathan Bunney bt Ben Sheppee (Jul 7) 5-7, 6-2, [10-0]

Player Comments:

  • "Tennis is such an odd game. Having lost the first set and 0,2 down in the second, I somehow managed to win six games in a row followed by ten points on the tie break. Tricky conditions with the heat. Great to meet you, Ben. "  -- Jonathan
John Elliott bt Vinu Krishnan (Jul 5) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
John Elliott bt Jonathan Bunney (Jun 30) 6-2, 6-2
Oliver Taylor bt Jonathan Bunney (Jun 27) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentAnton Savolainen bt Yousuf Farooq (Jun 24) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the game!"  -- Anton
Reveal CommentVinu Krishnan bt Oliver Taylor (Jun 20) 7-6, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Oliver ,for a good match. It was very close and could have gone either way."  -- Vinu
Anton Savolainen bt Vinu Krishnan (Jun 20) 6-3, 6-2
Anton Savolainen bt Oliver Taylor (Jun 17) 6-0, 6-0
Ben Sheppee bt Yousuf Farooq (Jun 14) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
Nikolai Krasheninnikov bt Yousuf Farooq (Jun 12) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentAnton Savolainen bt Ben Sheppee (Jun 10) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the game!"  -- Anton

Match of the Group:

Nikolai Krasheninnikov bt Oliver Taylor (Jun 10) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Ben Sheppee bt Oliver Taylor (Jun 8) 6-1, 7-6 (9-7)
Nikolai Krasheninnikov bt Ben Sheppee (Jun 6) 6-4, 6-1
Reveal CommentAnton Savolainen bt Nikolai Krasheninnikov (Jun 2) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "The first game in the first set was extremely tight with deuce/advantage stage lasting close to 10 minutes. Eventually, Anton was able to get two consecutive points and won the game. After that, Anton took command in the game by aggressively coming to the net each time there was a chance. This lead to the fact that the first set ended 6-1. The second set was much more even and games were 3-2 and 4-3 at one point. Nikolai was not able to get in the lead in and the set ended 6-3. Thus, match to Anton 6-1, 6-3."  -- Anton
Nikolai Krasheninnikov bt Vinu Krishnan (Jun 1) 6-1, 6-1

Group Summary:

This group will go down as the one with the epic tiebreaks with a 14-12, 13-11 and 10-8 tiebreak happening in three different matches. Talk about fine margins! But Vadim ran away with this one, winning four matches without dropping a set. Ben pushed him to a first set tie break but Vadim held on to win the match and so take the top spot. Congratulations to him. Timothy is runner up and was also undefeated but played one fewer match than Vadim. We would loved to have seen the top two players face each other - maybe next round!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Vadim Belotcaci 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Timothy Oates 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
3 Ben Blanchard 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
4 Kurt Williams 3 1 2 0 4 LWL
5 Massimo Cianfrocca 2 0 2 0 2 LL
6 Rajesh Narayan 1 0 1 0 0 L
7 Vik Khurana 4 0 4 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Vadim Belotcaci bt Vik Khurana (Jul 28) 7-6, 6-2
Reveal CommentBen Blanchard bt Kurt Williams (Jul 25) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with Ben. We had some head scratching rallies nearly every other game. Somehow Kurt lost 3 games straight in the second set as well as at least 5 match points but could not close out to save his life. Ben prevailed and won the tie break 7- 4. Bring on the decider!"  -- Kurt
Timothy Oates bt Vik Khurana (Jul 22) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentKurt Williams bt Vik Khurana (Jul 18) 7-6, 7-6 (14-12)

Player Comments:

  • "Epic match once again against Vic. I knew going into this match it was going to be tough. The only thing that separated us in the first set was the the break which somehow I squeaked by 7-2. Second set 5-5 on serve with Kurt to serve when we resume TBC"  -- Kurt
  • "The Epic match continued! We set off at 5 all in the second set. Both Vic and I were broken in our service games thus leading to a second tie break. 14 -12 with Kurt finally taking the match. This is turning into a great rivalry!" Kurt

Match of the Group:

Timothy Oates bt Massimo Cianfrocca (Jul 15) 5-7, 6-2, [10-8]
Vadim Belotcaci bt Rajesh Narayan (Jul 1) 6-1, 6-0
Vadim Belotcaci bt Massimo Cianfrocca (Jun 24) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentKurt Williams v Massimo Cianfrocca (Jun 23) 6-4, 3-6, 2-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Great match building. Massimo to serve when we resume. "  -- Kurt
Reveal CommentBen Blanchard bt Vik Khurana (Jun 17) 7-5, 7-6 (13-11)

Player Comments:

  • "Very very tight match!"  -- Ben
Reveal CommentTimothy Oates bt Kurt Williams (Jun 10) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, a lot of deuces and long rallies. Great to meet you Kurt!"  -- Timothy
Vadim Belotcaci bt Ben Blanchard (Jun 10) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

Group Summary:

It was fascinating to read Nazim's comments in his great match against Michael and how he came through despite Michael playig the better tennis. Nazim says he prevailed by consistently getting the ball back, so well done to him. Well done too to the new group champ Sida whose four wins and bonus points lobbed him to the top spot. Nazim is runner up and well done to Huanjia, the only person to beat the champ. Who know what have happened had Huanjia played more matches!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Sida Chen 5 4 1 2 10 WWWW
2 Nazim Haque 3 2 1 2 6 WWL
3 Vitalii Tiutiunnyk 4 2 2 2 6 WLWL
4 Huanjia Yang 2 2 0 0 4 WW
5 Isaac Lo 3 0 3 0 0 LLL
6 Michael Langridge 2 0 2 0 0 LL
7 Philip Farrell 1 0 1 0 0 L
8 Phil Cottle 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Sida Chen bt Michael Langridge (Jul 23) 6-4, 6-0
Sida Chen bt Isaac Lo (Jul 19) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentVitalii Tiutiunnyk bt Isaac Lo (Jun 24) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "It was very good match despite very sunny and hot weather. A lot of long and intense rallies and couple of fantastic saves from both opponents. Isaac, thank you for the good match and good luck to you in your further matches!"  -- Vitalii
Huanjia Yang bt Vitalii Tiutiunnyk (Jun 14) 6-0, 6-3
Vitalii Tiutiunnyk bt Philip Farrell (Jun 12) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentNazim Haque bt Michael Langridge (Jun 10) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really tough match against a technically good opponent. When it clicks, Michael's serve is really impressive and he used it to good effect in a number of service games. The conditions were really hot and sunny and we were both quite tired by the end of the two sets. Michael has excellent ground shots and when his attacking game clicked he hit me off the park. I managed to win mainly by getting the ball back consistently in hot conditions. But Michael played the better tennis overall. Well played Michael, look forward to playing you again soon."  -- Nazim
Sida Chen bt Vitalii Tiutiunnyk (Jun 10) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Reveal CommentNazim Haque bt Isaac Lo (Jun 9) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A competitive match which was much closer than score suggests. Isaac played well and a lot of games went to deuce. Match was played in a really good spirit and there were some nice points with some really good winners from Isaac. Look forward to playing against you soon."  -- Nazim

Match of the Group:

Sida Chen bt Nazim Haque (Jun 7) 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
Huanjia Yang bt Sida Chen (Jun 5) 6-0, 6-2

Group Summary:

No bonus points were won by anyone in this group so it all came done to the tennis! Francois played more matches than anyone (5) and won them all to secure himself the top spot, but he was made to work hard for it. Abhay, Deniz and runner up Michael all pushed him to three sets. Well played all. There were some good matches elsewhere, particularly the three setter between Vaishnav and Galin. A pity not to see even more games played and do let us know if we can help another time.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Francois Jonquet 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Michael Neumann 4 3 1 0 7 WLWW
3 Antonis Yfantis 2 2 0 0 4 WW
4 Galin Georgiev 5 1 4 0 4 LLLW
5 Vaishnav Vijayakumar 1 1 0 0 2 W
6 Deniz Ozisik 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
7 Abhay Bagai 2 0 2 0 1 LL
8 Romain Sauron 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMichael Neumann bt Galin Georgiev (Jul 21) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Close first set in hot conditions with a lot of games going to Deuce. Thanks for the match!"  -- Michael
Francois Jonquet bt Abhay Bagai (Jul 14) 7-5, 4-6, [10-6]
Reveal CommentFrancois Jonquet bt Romain Sauron (Jul 13) 7-5, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with some tough points. "  -- Francois

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentVaishnav Vijayakumar bt Galin Georgiev (Jul 10) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good match, very well contested - Galin's consistent game helped him take the first set with relative ease. But, the long rallies tired us both out and I managed to hold on a little longer and keep unforced errors in check. Enjoyed the competition - Good luck. Cheers!"  -- Vaishnav
Antonis Yfantis bt Galin Georgiev (Jun 30) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentGalin Georgiev bt Abhay Bagai (Jun 25) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match with Abhay with nice rallies!"  -- Galin
Francois Jonquet bt Deniz Ozisik (Jun 24) 3-6, 6-3, [10-6]
Reveal CommentFrancois Jonquet bt Galin Georgiev (Jun 23) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game with some quite tough rallies. "  -- Francois
Reveal CommentFrancois Jonquet bt Michael Neumann (Jun 16) 7-6, 2-6, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Very close game with many opportunities on both side. "  -- Francois
Antonis Yfantis bt Deniz Ozisik (Jun 10) 6-2, 6-0
Michael Neumann bt Romain Sauron (Jun 9) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentMichael Neumann bt Deniz Ozisik (Jun 7) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Close second set. Thanks for the match!"  -- Michael

Group Summary:

Almost every match was played in this group and almost every match came with a commentary. Many thanks and please give yourselves a pat on the back. It's always good to see old rivalries renewed, and we are impressed with Kenneth & Anke's 8am start. Inge had a "very enjoyable match with newcomer Kate" - welcome Kate! - and Kenneth in particular was in some epic matches. But there has to be an overall winner and it is Tasnim, the only player to be undefeated in the group. Very well done to him and to everyone for making this was a good spirited and enjoyable group.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Tasnim Shah 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Mihail Ivanov 5 4 1 0 9 WWWW
3 Inga Owczors 5 3 2 2 9 LWWW
4 Kenneth Aitchison 5 3 2 0 8 LWLW
5 Anka Mandleson 5 1 4 0 3 LLWL
6 Kate Gocek 4 0 4 0 0 LLLL
7 Raul Tudor 3 0 3 0 0 LLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMihail Ivanov bt Kenneth Aitchison (Jul 23) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "This is our third game with Kenneth and by far the longest - 2 hours, 15 minutes! Lots of decues and great rallies. At the end, it was all decided with a tiebreak! Hope to play again soon."  -- Mihail
Reveal CommentMihail Ivanov bt Inga Owczors (Jul 22) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game and good luck with next league! :)"  -- Mihail
Reveal CommentInga Owczors bt Anka Mandleson (Jul 21) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A fantastic, challenging and fun match with lots of deuce scoring on a warm, early Saturday evening. "  -- Inga
Reveal CommentMihail Ivanov bt Anka Mandleson (Jul 20) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Fast-paced match with a few games lasting to 5-6 deuces. "  -- Mihail
Reveal CommentTasnim Shah bt Kate Gocek (Jul 19) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good fun games"  -- Tasnim
Anka Mandleson bt Kate Gocek (Jul 17) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentTasnim Shah bt Anka Mandleson (Jul 13) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, close both sets. Weather was very hot.......... Enjoyable and challenging games."  -- Tasnim
Reveal CommentKenneth Aitchison bt Anka Mandleson (Jul 8) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "The weather was hot for an 8am start in a wonderfully close and competitive match, where neither player was ever two games ahead until the conclusions of the sets and many of games going to deuce. Good luck in your future games Anca, I look forward to playing you again! "  -- Kenneth
Reveal CommentMihail Ivanov bt Kate Gocek (Jul 7) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great game on a very sunny day. Good luck, Kate!"  -- Mihail
Reveal CommentTasnim Shah bt Kenneth Aitchison (Jul 1) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great to play Kenneth again - the games were very close and exciting."  -- Tasnim
Reveal CommentTasnim Shah bt Raul Tudor (Jun 30) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Well balanced matches - good fun"  -- Tasnim
Reveal CommentInga Owczors bt Kate Gocek (Jun 17) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable match with league new comer Kate. She played the game with great enthusiasm and, even though she hasn't been playing for long she has some great shots up her sleeves. All the best to Kate for her other upcoming league matches."  -- Inga

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentTasnim Shah bt Mihail Ivanov (Jun 10) 5-7, 6-0, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Some very close matches........"  -- Tasnim
Reveal CommentInga Owczors bt Raul Tudor (Jun 10) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Fantastic match on a glorious and sunny Sunday. Quite a few games went to deuce and match was played in a great spirit. Thank you Raul and good luck for your other matches this summer!"  -- Inga
Reveal CommentKenneth Aitchison bt Raul Tudor (Jun 9) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A great, fun match! Very close, very enjoyable for both players - and this was Raul's first ever competitive match! Thank you Raul, best of luck in all your other matches!"  -- Kenneth
Reveal CommentKenneth Aitchison bt Inga Owczors (Jun 2) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Inga and Kenneth have played a few times before - and it has always been close, and it has always been a good match. This took everything one step further - in a fantastically good, fantastically close match - with many games (including nearly every game in the second set) going to deuce. With the third set tied at 3-3 and advantage switching back and forth in the seventh game, the match could so easily have gone either way. n the end, we were on court in the sunshine for 2 1/2 hours - with a brief moment of distraction as an enormous cruise ship appeared behind the nearby buildings as it sailed down the Thames! A great match, played in great, competitive spirit - thank you Inga, good luck for your other matches this summer!"  -- Kenneth