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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.
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Collapse AllBelair & Dulwich Parks Singles - Round 19 | Thursday 27 June 2019 to Wednesday 21 August 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 24 July 2019)
Current Rankings:
- Joe Clarke [W5] 12 includes 2 bonus points
- Mario Scarpati [W5, L1] 12 includes 2 bonus points
- Michael De Luca 7.2 [W3, L3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Joseph Bell [W2, L2] 5
- George Williams [W1, L3] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Gavin Kerr 8.1 [W1, L3] 3
- Francis Horovitch 9.2 [L5] 3 includes 2 bonus points
- Joseph Harker 8.1 withdrawn
Match Results:
Reveal CommentMichael De Luca bt Gavin Kerr (Aug 18) 7-5, 5-7, [10-5]
Gavin Kerr bt Francis Horovitch (Aug 16) 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2
Mario Scarpati bt George Williams (Aug 16) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3
Joseph Bell bt Michael De Luca (Aug 9) 6-3, 6-3
Joseph Bell bt Gavin Kerr (Aug 3) 6-1, 6-4
Joe Clarke bt Mario Scarpati (Jul 31) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Reveal CommentMichael De Luca bt Francis Horovitch (Jul 26) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Having blown my chances of retaining the title earlier in the week with a poor performance against Joe Clarke, I came into this match determined to take something from it. Francis is no easy opponent, however, and I had to fight for every point in a hard fought first set. There were some punishing rallies in very humid conditions and I tried to shorten the points as much as possible in the second, which eventually paid off. Thanks Francis for a competitive match." -- Michael
Joe Clarke bt Francis Horovitch (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-2
Joe Clarke bt George Williams (Jul 23) 6-3, 7-6
Reveal CommentJoe Clarke bt Joseph Bell (Jul 22) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "A really even match where most games went to drive in a very humid setting. Much sweating done by both players. Great game. Thanks Joe" -- Joe
Joe Clarke bt Michael De Luca (Jul 22) 6-1, 6-3
Mario Scarpati bt Joseph Bell (Jul 17) 7-5, 7-5
Mario Scarpati bt Michael De Luca (Jul 12) 6-4, 6-2
Mario Scarpati bt Gavin Kerr (Jul 11) 6-3, 6-2
Mario Scarpati bt Francis Horovitch (Jul 10) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentMichael De Luca bt George Williams (Jul 8) 1-0 George Williams Retired
Player Comments:
- "George sustained a recurrence of an injury in the first game. At the end of the game George retired injured." -- Michael
Reveal CommentGeorge Williams bt Francis Horovitch (Jul 5) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "First set started close to 3-3, then I ran away with the match from there. There were good quality rallies, also quite a few unforced errors, from both sides of the net. The sun, heat, and humidity did little to aid our focus. Look forward to playing Francis again" -- George
Current Rankings:
- Ragnar Lorentzen 8.2 [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Neville Ackerley [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Jonathan Petrou [W2, L4] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Rosena Robson [W2] 4
- Ian Moffitt [W2, L3, UF1] 4
- Mathilde Edgington-Pollard [W1, L3] 2
- Diana Offord [L2, UF1]
Match Results:
Ian Moffitt bt Jonathan Petrou (Aug 18) 6-1, 6-2
Rosena Robson bt Ian Moffitt (Aug 17) 6-1, 6-1
Mathilde Edgington-Pollard bt Ian Moffitt (Aug 17) 6-4, 6-4
Ragnar Lorentzen bt Mathilde Edgington-Pollard (Aug 17) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentIan Moffitt bt Neville Ackerley (Aug 17) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Injury stopped play, matched to be completed. " -- Ian
Reveal CommentRosena Robson bt Jonathan Petrou (Aug 6) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable match in lovely weather. " -- Rosena
Jonathan Petrou bt Diana Offord (Jul 24) 6-2, 6-1
Ragnar Lorentzen bt Ian Moffitt (Jul 21) 6-4, 6-2
Ragnar Lorentzen bt Jonathan Petrou (Jul 20) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentNeville Ackerley bt Jonathan Petrou (Jul 14) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-0)
Player Comments:
- "Really great match. There wasn't a lot between us but at the end of the third set and during the tie break, neville found the shots he needed to win the match. " -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentIan Moffitt v Diana Offord (Jul 13) 2-1 TBC
Player Comments:
- "Rain stopped play after 3 games. To be completed!" -- Ian
Ragnar Lorentzen bt Neville Ackerley (Jul 13) 6-4, 7-5
Reveal CommentNeville Ackerley bt Mathilde Edgington-Pollard (Jul 6) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "oEnjoyed some endless games including a 10-minute 5th game in the first set. Pleased to only have to wait about 10 minutes at Dulwich Park for a free court, after some families had finished, and that is at 2pm on a Saturday in the middle of Wimbledon. I guess there'll be a spike in popularity over the next week or so." -- Neville
Jonathan Petrou bt Mathilde Edgington-Pollard (Jul 2) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentNeville Ackerley bt Diana Offord (Jul 1) 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "V.stiff this morning in various recently redundant muscle groups. Thanks Diana for a good workout - and nice courts at JAGS Sports Club. A big advantage of neither of us being coached servers is we both use the serve as simply a means of getting the ball in play rather than a point-scoring opportunity, which means a beter game for both of us." -- Neville
Current Rankings:
- Roland Green [W4, L2] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Linton Lahoud 9.2 [W4] 8
- Joshua Baker [W3, L2] 8
- Gb Ladipo 9.2 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Adam Stratford 10.2 [W2, L3] 4
- Ioana Nica [W1, L2] 3
- Nick Lyell 9.2 [W1, L2] 2
- Ian MacEwan [L3]
Match Results:
Adam Stratford bt Roland Green (Aug 18) 6-3, 6-1
Ioana Nica bt Adam Stratford (Aug 17) 6-2, 6-4
Joshua Baker bt Roland Green (Aug 13) 6-3, 6-4
Roland Green bt Nick Lyell (Aug 12) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Linton Lahoud bt Joshua Baker (Aug 6) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Joshua Baker bt Adam Stratford (Aug 3) 7-5, 6-1
Joshua Baker bt Ian MacEwan (Aug 2) 7-5, 6-1
Linton Lahoud bt Nick Lyell (Jul 28) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentAdam Stratford bt Gb Ladipo (Jul 21) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thoroughly smashed! Well played Adam" -- Gb
Roland Green bt Ioana Nica (Jul 21) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Reveal CommentRoland Green bt Gb Ladipo (Jul 19) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Played over three days...we finally got there under floodlights. A Djokovic / Federer sort of marathon at a slightly worse standard :) " -- Gb
- "Great game, played over 3 days as courts were so full, close all the way," -- Roland
Reveal CommentNick Lyell bt Joshua Baker (Jul 17) 1-6, 6-3, [12-10]
Player Comments:
- "Great match on clay and under floodlights against Josh. He blew me away in the first set and most games went to deuce in the second. The tie break was extremely close. Looking forward to playing Josh next round. " -- Nick
Roland Green bt Ian MacEwan (Jul 12) 6-4, 6-4
Linton Lahoud bt Adam Stratford (Jun 30) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentGb Ladipo bt Ioana Nica (Jun 30) 6-4, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "A very competitive game, which looked destined to go to three sets, but I managed to close it out in the 2nd. Given the heat, this was probably the best for both of us! Gb" -- Gb
Linton Lahoud bt Ian MacEwan (Jun 28) 6-3, 6-2
Current Rankings:
- Richard Lodge 9.2 [W4, L1] 11 includes 2 bonus points
- Pedro Figueroa 9.1 [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Michael Bolding [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Ben Harold 9.1 [W2, L1, UF1] 5
- Helen Davison [W1, L2, UF2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Charlie Smedley 9.2 [W1, L1, UF1] 3
- Angus Reger 10.2 [W1] 2
- Greg Falconer 10.2 [L5] 2 includes 2 bonus points
Match Results:
Reveal CommentBen Harold bt Greg Falconer (Aug 16) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Score doesn’t tell whole picture of second set where Greg took me to duece in a number of games. Some good rallies and enjoyable hour of tennis, thanks Greg." -- Ben
Reveal CommentRichard Lodge bt Charlie Smedley (Aug 6) 6-3, 7-6
Player Comments:
- "Wicked game, very competitive, some great rallies in there, got very cagey during tie break, could of gone either way! " -- Richard
Reveal CommentPedro Figueroa bt Greg Falconer (Aug 2) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "A plausible effort by Greg tonight at Belair Park pleased the eyes of those who took the time to come to see him in action. It needs to be said that the scoreline does not tell the full story of this evening contest since Greg fought for every point but unfortunately tonight I was in my element and I duly put paid to his challenge in time to get home to make dinner for my wife and I. I do wish Greg the very best in his next match and hope the experience of his first season with Belair & Dulwich Local Tennis League inspires him to carry on the long and winding road of making it as far as his pursuit or beyond his tennis learning chase!" -- Pedro
Reveal CommentRichard Lodge bt Greg Falconer (Jul 24) 6-0, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Good fun game, second set was close !" -- Richard
Reveal CommentHelen Davison v Charlie Smedley (Jul 24) 3-6, 6-3, 0-1 TBC
Player Comments:
- "To be continued as we waited an hour for a court and it was too dark to play by 9pm" -- Helen
Reveal CommentCharlie Smedley bt Pedro Figueroa (Jul 23) 4-6, 6-3 Pedro Figueroa Retired
Player Comments:
- "Great close game but was 30degrees Celsius so Pedro retired and conceded the 3rd set. I would have normally arranged a time to replay the 3rd set but due to the fact this was my first match I was running out of time to play games. Pedro was fine with this. " -- Charlie
Reveal CommentBen Harold v Helen Davison (Jul 23) 7-5 TBC
Player Comments:
- "It was a lovely sunny evening lots of people playing tennis So had to wait 1 hour for court to be free, the set we managed to play was very competitive, good rallies and lots of break points, could of gone either way. Played the first couple of points of second set when there was a screech of tyres and loud bang on the road, went to investigate and there was a car in its roof, so went to help till ambulance service arrived, unfortunately meant we were unable to complete a second set. Hopefully we can finish match at some point, as really enjoyed it. Thanks Helen for your understanding with situation." -- Ben
Reveal CommentPedro Figueroa bt Helen Davison (Jul 22) 6-1, 7-6
Player Comments:
- "Owing to the number of people wanted to come to play before it got too dark on the court we were playing at in Dulwich Park, Helen and I decided to end the second set as it was, 6-6, in the perspective of continuing it at a later date. If this were to presents an inconvenience, I am fully prepared to concede the match to Helen as she played wonderfully well in the second set. Thank you so much." -- Pedro
Reveal CommentBen Harold bt Michael Bolding (Jul 21) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "First set was really close - some really good rallies in the hot sunny weather," -- Ben
Reveal CommentAngus Reger bt Richard Lodge (Jul 21) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), [10-6]
Player Comments:
- "Great game - very competitive play with lots of tight games. Having saved a match point at 3-5 in the 2nd set, Richard kept fighting to take the tie break. We had to play a match tie-break in the end due to time constraints. Thanks for the game. " -- Angus
Reveal CommentHelen Davison bt Greg Falconer (Jul 18) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Great game. " -- Helen
Reveal CommentRichard Lodge bt Ben Harold (Jul 14) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Despite the weather, good competitive game, with some decent rallies." -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Lodge bt Pedro Figueroa (Jul 12) 7-5, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Good competitive game, first set went 5-2 down and had to work hard to pull it back. " -- Richard
Reveal CommentMichael Bolding bt Greg Falconer (Jul 7) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for a fun game" -- Michael
Reveal CommentMichael Bolding bt Helen Davison (Jul 7) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It was a fun match. The end of the first set was quite tough! " -- Michael
Current Rankings:
- Charlotte Morton 9.2 [W4, L2] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Carmel Vasey [W3] 6
- Vicky Reeves 9.1 [W2, L1, UF1] 5
- Elizabeth Kane 9.2 [W1, L1] 2
- Johnny Bertram [W1, L2] 2
- Carolyn Robertson 9.1 [L1, UF1]
- Peter Frost [L4]
Match Results:
Carmel Vasey bt Peter Frost (Aug 11) 6-0, 6-1
Elizabeth Kane bt Peter Frost (Aug 8) 6-1, 6-0
Johnny Bertram bt Peter Frost (Aug 7) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentCharlotte Morton bt Elizabeth Kane (Aug 3) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Lovely to play this morning. Very enjoyable match with one particularly memorable rally that took us both to all 4 corners of the court several times!" -- Charlotte
Carmel Vasey bt Vicky Reeves (Aug 3) 6-3, 7-5
Reveal CommentVicky Reeves bt Johnny Bertram (Aug 1) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great fun to play Johnny who is new to the league but is young and fit so will go far in time! Enjoyable game thanks!" -- Vicky
Reveal CommentVicky Reeves bt Charlotte Morton (Jul 24) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Fantastic match - some great rallies and shots in beautiful weather. Thanks for the game!" -- Vicky
Reveal CommentCharlotte Morton bt Carolyn Robertson (Jul 23) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Another wonderfully enjoyable game to the death, almost literally in the very hot weather! Could have been anyone's game at any point - several deuces in almost every game." -- Charlotte
Carmel Vasey bt Charlotte Morton (Jul 22) 7-5, 6-3
Reveal CommentCharlotte Morton bt Peter Frost (Jul 21) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Lovely playing in the earlyish morning sunshine. Peter can spot some exceptional angles!" -- Charlotte
Reveal CommentVicky Reeves v Carolyn Robertson (Jul 21) 7-6 (7-3) TBC
Player Comments:
- "First set completed, but sadly had to pause our game as we'd waited so long for a court we then ran out of time. to be continued!" -- Vicky
Reveal CommentCharlotte Morton bt Johnny Bertram (Jun 27) 6-0, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Match was great fun. More deuces than the score suggests!" -- Charlotte
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Belair & Dulwich Parks.
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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