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Collapse AllEnfield Parks Singles - Round 32 | Thursday 13 April 2017 to Wednesday 7 June 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 10 May 2017)
An excellent early summer round where the sun shone and the tennis flowed (three quarters of all the matches were played)... really hope you enjoyed it. If you can, please do spread the word. It would also be great to have a few more women playing and maybe add another group as the summer hots up!
Group Summary:
Brilliant debut for Stephen who proved himself not only to be a fine tennis player, but a fine match scheduler! Stephen was one of four players in the group to earn bonus points... Well done too to old hand Uche who nicely improved his standing since the previous round to earn the runner up spot.
Final Rankings:
- Stephen Baldwin [W5] 12 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Uche Onyema [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Atanas Barakov 8.1 [W1, L4] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Tommy Power 8.1 [W2, L1] 4
- Huan Nguyen 8.2 [W2, L1] 4
- Brian Mcgurk [L4] 2 includes 2 bonus points
Match Results:
Huan Nguyen bt Brian Mcgurk (Jun 3) 6-2, 6-3
Stephen Baldwin bt Uche Onyema (May 27) 6-1, 6-3
Stephen Baldwin bt Tommy Power (May 14) 6-2, 6-4
Match of the Group:
Huan Nguyen bt Atanas Barakov (May 13) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
Uche Onyema bt Atanas Barakov (May 6) 6-1, 6-3
Stephen Baldwin bt Brian Mcgurk (May 6) 6-2, 6-0
Uche Onyema bt Brian Mcgurk (May 5) 6-1, 6-0
Tommy Power bt Atanas Barakov (May 1) 6-0, 6-4
Reveal CommentAtanas Barakov bt Brian Mcgurk (Apr 30) 6-3, 7-6
Stephen Baldwin bt Atanas Barakov (Apr 30) 6-2, 6-4
Tommy Power bt Uche Onyema (Apr 29) 6-3, 6-3
Stephen Baldwin bt Huan Nguyen (Apr 17) 6-2, 6-4
Group Summary:
What a fantastic group and a nail biting finish. Tim earns top spot in part through securing bonus points, but also because of his competitiveness in his match with runner-up Alex. Even though Alex won the head to head, the set conceded earned Tim a crucial point. Special mention too to Hannah who may have ended up at the bottom of the table but played a crucial role in the outcome of the group by beating Alex! Great tennis all round - and than you for all the commentaries.
Final Rankings:
- Tim Davis 8.1 [W5, L1] 13 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Alex Papas 9.1 [W5, L1] 10 RUNNER UP
- Robin Datta 8.2 [W3, L2] 8
- David McLean [W2, L4] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Jonathan Jones 8.2 [W1, L3] 3
- Simon Birke 10.2 [W1, L4] 2
- Hannah Lauras [W1, L3] 2
Match Results:
Reveal CommentAlex Papas bt Jonathan Jones (Jun 4) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thank you Jonathan for a good game, look forward to the next opportunity." -- Alex
Reveal CommentRobin Datta bt Jonathan Jones (Jun 1) 6-3, 4-6, [11-9]
Player Comments:
- "Due to a whole host of different reasons (forgetting we were playing, broken strings) this match ended up being played over 3 sessions. And even then a work emergency meant we had to play a tie break in lieu of the third set. Probably just as well as it was so hot on the last session I'm not sure either of us would have survived a final set. As it is I came out on top in the end, but it really could have been either of us. Most games were close, and so was the tie break." -- Robin
Reveal CommentSimon Birke bt Hannah Lauras (May 31) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A very close match which marginally went my way. Hannah was ruthless with anything short and I'm not sure if my retrieving abilities would have survived a third set! " -- Simon
Reveal CommentAlex Papas bt Robin Datta (May 29) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable and friendly game, thank you Robin!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentTim Davis bt Jonathan Jones (May 28) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great weather and good to meet Jonny again for a second match although his form was a bit out of sync there were some flashes of brilliantly placed and fast paced balls to contend with, mixed with a few aces served smack into the right hand corner. Consistency won the day however. " -- Tim
Reveal CommentRobin Datta bt Simon Birke (May 27) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Good fun match in the blazing hot sun. It was more competitive than the score makes it look." -- Robin
Reveal CommentTim Davis bt Simon Birke (May 21) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Friendly game with some nice deft little drop shots and great angles played by Simon's squash acquired tennis skills which were effective and completely unreachable." -- Tim
Reveal CommentJonathan Jones bt David McLean (May 18) 6-4, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Thanks David - hope got score correct" -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentHannah Lauras bt Alex Papas (May 14) 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "An enjoyable game and an excellent performance by Hannah, very well done :-)" -- Alex
Reveal CommentAlex Papas bt Simon Birke (May 13) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable game, thank you Simon!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentDavid McLean bt Hannah Lauras (May 9) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "The match was played at Mayfield Sports Club on Tuesday morning. The match score does not reflect the nature of the games which were hard fought. Many of the games went to deuce and I was fortunate at times to gain the upper hand. Hannah has a very sound technique to her game and is just lacking in some match experience. An enjoyable match which shows one of the many benefits of this league in bringing together a young student in Hannah together with someone like myself who is now retired!" -- David
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentAlex Papas bt Tim Davis (May 7) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3Player Comments:
- "A long, challenging and very friendly game, thank you Tim!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentAlex Papas bt David McLean (May 6) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A very nice game, thank you David!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentTim Davis bt Hannah Lauras (May 1) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable Tennis, with Hannah hitting some lovely deep placed backhand winners down the line. We had a really good knock up and there were some good rallies despite a slippery court and the balls picking up moisture and algae from the Oakwood park courts, weighing them down and making them ever darker. We had to switch to a different set of balls after first set. We only just managed to avoid the rain and I only called her Laura once - probably as I tried to avoid that slip up. She managed to get ahead 3-2 in the second set but it may have been my experience of playing on those courts + conditions that gave me the overall edge. " -- Tim
Reveal CommentTim Davis bt David McLean (Apr 23) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Nice to meet a new comer to the league and a pleasure to play as sociable a gentleman as David. " -- Tim
Reveal CommentRobin Datta bt David McLean (Apr 22) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good fun match, lovely weather and a nice chat in the changeovers. Closer than it looks from the score. " -- Robin
Reveal CommentTim Davis bt Robin Datta (Apr 17) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Longest match with Robin to date and I struggled to be effective against the short low placed balls that landed mid court. These put me in all sorts of difficulties, mostly where I had to cover a lot of ground to reach the ball and then had to do something with this very low softer paced ball, that was very hard to generate my own pace on the run against such a low ball. Anything short of a perfectly placed shot put Robing at an advantage and I couldnt seem to find the solution to getting a game for a while. This was the nature of the second set which he said he enjoyed! The third set was close for a while with Robin going 4 -3 ahead from 1-3 down. He then lost a bit of form and I swept it away. " -- Tim
Reveal CommentDavid McLean bt Simon Birke (Apr 17) 6-2, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Match played at Oakwood on a dry cloudy day but with little wind. An excellent match with many games going to deuce. The second set in particular was very tight with Simon going into a 3-1 lead but I managed to get back to 4-3. Simon came back again to take a 5-4 lead but I was able to dig deep and recover to take the second set 7-5. " -- David
Group Summary:
Another great debut - well done Mark who comfortably topped the group beating the experienced Kamran in to second place on this occasion. Congrats to Mark (higher groups beckon) and to Kamran who came through a couple of fantastic tussles!
Final Rankings:
- Mark Beisiegel [W5] 12 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Kamran Bashir 9.1 [W4, L1] 10 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Chris Ward 8.2 [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Christopher Jacovou 10.2 [W1, L4] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Graham Baker 10.2 [W1, L3] 3
- Sal Syed 9.2 [L4]
- Nikolaos Haliasos withdrawn
Match Results:
Reveal CommentMark Beisiegel bt Graham Baker (May 27) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Fun match played in a great spirit, although the wind played havoc with consistent serving and ground strokes. Thanks, Graham" -- Mark
Mark Beisiegel bt Christopher Jacovou (May 21) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentChris Ward bt Graham Baker (May 20) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "One of those days when a lot of what I tried came off. They are an infrequent occurrence and I may well find the tables turned when Graham and I next meet." -- Chris
Reveal CommentChris Ward bt Sal Syed (May 14) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "spirited play on both sides of the net in this good-humoured battle of the fifty-somethings made for an enjoyable match, with the more consistent player winning" -- Chris
Kamran Bashir bt Sal Syed (May 13) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentChristopher Jacovou bt Sal Syed (May 7) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "An enjoyable game with Sal. " -- Christopher
Reveal CommentMark Beisiegel bt Sal Syed (May 1) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "The scoreline says it all really, Mark played me off the court with his precise and accurate game. A few games went to deuce and I even had a few chances to win a few games but sadly I could not win the crucial points that mattered. Still, it was a thoroughly enjoyable game. Mark, thanks for suggesting Arnos Park courts, can't believe I'd never played there till now," -- Sal
Reveal CommentKamran Bashir bt Chris Ward (May 1) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Some great rallies and, while scoreline doesn't reflect that, very competitive match overall. As always, a pleasure playing Chris, well done!! " -- Kamran
Reveal CommentChris Ward bt Christopher Jacovou (Apr 29) 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "The first set passed quickly and uneventfully, especially as the net cord appeared determined to give me a helping hand. That, after that, a two set match should take 2 hours speaks volumes for the hard-fought character of the second set. With both players' strengths being in placement and persistence rather than power, epic rallies ensued. When I was 4-5 and 0-40 down on Christopher J's serve a third set loomed large, but I somehow managed to claw my way back and avoid that distinctly unwelcome possibility." -- Chris
Reveal CommentKamran Bashir bt Graham Baker (Apr 29) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "great match, a lot of games going to deuces and Graham winning most of those. well played Graham! " -- Kamran
Mark Beisiegel bt Kamran Bashir (Apr 23) 6-1, 6-2
Graham Baker bt Christopher Jacovou (Apr 23) 6-1, 7-5
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentKamran Bashir bt Christopher Jacovou (Apr 22) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4Player Comments:
- "Epic match!! Long rallies and lots of dueces. Could have gone either way. Thanks Chris!" -- Kamran
Mark Beisiegel bt Chris Ward (Apr 17) 6-2, 7-5
Group Summary:
It's been a while since Simon topped the podium and he earned his group victory this time the hard way! Not for Simon the cushion of bonus points, instead just four very solid wins. It would have been interesting to see if Hugo, unbeaten in the matches he played, could have mounted even more of a challenge but he didn't meet Simon on court this time and thanks in part to expert scheduling Laura was able to claim the runner up spot.
Final Rankings:
- Simon Grant 8.2 [W4] 8 WINNER
- Laura Scaramella [W2, L4] 7 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Hugo Joyce 10.1 [W3] 6
- Renee Powell 10.2 [W2, L3] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Don Butler 10.2 [W2, L2] 5
- Andrew Rose 9.2 [W2] withdrawn 4
- Elena Feldberg 10.2 [L6] 2 includes 2 bonus points
Match Results:
Simon Grant bt Don Butler (Jun 7) 6-2, 6-4
Hugo Joyce bt Elena Feldberg (May 29) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentSimon Grant bt Elena Feldberg (May 24) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks to Elena for a very pleasant game." -- Simon
Don Butler bt Elena Feldberg (May 23) 6-2, 6-2
Hugo Joyce bt Laura Scaramella (May 21) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentLaura Scaramella bt Don Butler (May 19) 3-6, 0-3 Don Butler Retired
Player Comments:
- "Unfortunately Don was injured and could not carry on playing. I look forward to meet again when you are getting better." -- Laura
Hugo Joyce bt Renee Powell (May 14) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
Simon Grant bt Renee Powell (May 12) 6-1, 6-1
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentAndrew Rose bt Laura Scaramella (May 9) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyed playing Laura, won the first set by a big margin but she adjusted her game in the second set pulling off wide angled serves which were just to good and out of my reach, which gave her the edge and out played me. Last set wasn't welcomed by me wanted to take the first two but managed to serve well including a few aces which saved me from engaging in rallies as i was puffed by then, and won the last set, great match Laura enjoyed it . " -- Andrew
Reveal CommentLaura Scaramella bt Elena Feldberg (May 5) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "I really enjoyed this match. Elena played some good shots but today I had more luck :-)" -- Laura
Reveal CommentSimon Grant bt Laura Scaramella (May 1) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable game." -- Simon
Reveal CommentRenee Powell bt Laura Scaramella (Apr 29) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "This was a fun game. Laura had a fighting spirit and good sportsmanship. She kept me on my toes and upped her game in the second set," -- Renee
Reveal CommentRenee Powell bt Elena Feldberg (Apr 21) 6-2, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "A fun game, and we seem quite equally matched. " -- Renee
Reveal CommentAndrew Rose bt Elena Feldberg (Apr 18) 6-0, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "This was my first match of this round, didn't manage to play many last so me and Elena finally got to play each other. I started of serving well and gained the upper hand in the first set keeping Elena's shot at bay. But that all changed in the second set held managed to start well like in the first set but Elena began to put some pressure on me and managed to get 4 games phew! dreaded another set when this happened but managed to hold on to win 6-4 before she took over. Well played Elena enjoyed the game . Andrew Rose" -- Andrew
Don Butler bt Renee Powell (Apr 14) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
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