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Collapse AllExeter Parks Singles - Round 26 | Thursday 14 February 2019 to Wednesday 10 April 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 13 March 2019)

More than 70% of matches were played in an excellent round in Exeter, where there was also a great show of sportsmanship in the comments too. Thanks for all your efforts on and off court and we hope you enjoyed it. Until next time!

Group Summary:

Paul narrowly missed out on top spot in the last round so was determined to go one better this time, playing every match and scheduling well to give himself the best chance of success. This positive attitude paid off as he notched up five fantastic wins to boost his tally into the lead. Now former champ Alex defeated Paul and finished unbeaten from his four matches to become the runner up, but what might have happened had he played a couple more? A special mention to Helen, Fabien and Olivia who also showed great enthusiasm to play all of their opponents.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Paul Kerr 6 5 1 2 12 WWWW
2 Alex Webber 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
3 Helen O'Brien 6 3 3 2 8 WLLW
4 Fabien Carminati 6 3 3 2 8 WWWL
5 Olivia Milton-Thompson 6 2 4 2 6 WWLL
6 James Matheson 5 2 3 0 6 LWLL
7 Simon Nicholls 5 0 5 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentHelen O'Brien bt Simon Nicholls (Apr 9) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game. Some good rallies and we beat the rain!"  -- Helen
Reveal CommentFabien Carminati bt Simon Nicholls (Apr 8) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very nice after work tennis in the sun. Bovey Tracey tennis club is a lovely location, strongly recommended. Hope to play with Simon soon again."  -- Fabien

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentOlivia Milton-Thompson bt James Matheson (Apr 4) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun match which completely knackered me! James played really well and fought me to the end! "  -- Olivia
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt Simon Nicholls (Apr 3) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for coming so far to play Simon we had some great rallies!"  -- Paul
James Matheson bt Simon Nicholls (Mar 26) 6-3, 6-1
Alex Webber bt Helen O'Brien (Mar 26) 6-3, 6-3
Olivia Milton-Thompson bt Simon Nicholls (Mar 25) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt Olivia Milton-Thompson (Mar 24) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Superb game - Olivia started well but arctic conditions slowed her down and gave me a chance - some excellent rallies!"  -- Paul
Reveal CommentFabien Carminati bt James Matheson (Mar 20) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. Seriously tight with crazy rallies at the 4 corners of the court. 2h of good fun and sweat."  -- Fabien
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt James Matheson (Mar 17) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Super close very windy and very long rallies - well played James!"  -- Paul
James Matheson bt Helen O'Brien (Mar 16) 6-4, 6-2
Fabien Carminati bt Olivia Milton-Thompson (Mar 11) 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentAlex Webber bt Fabien Carminati (Mar 10) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match made even more challenging by strong winds! "  -- Alex
Helen O'Brien bt Olivia Milton-Thompson (Feb 28) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt Fabien Carminati (Feb 23) 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)

Player Comments:

  • "Fabulously close second set with some incredible chasing by Fabien! Bien jouez!"  -- Paul
Alex Webber bt Olivia Milton-Thompson (Feb 20) 6-2, 6-3
Alex Webber bt Paul Kerr (Feb 20) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt Helen O'Brien (Feb 18) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Much closer than the score suggests - some brilliant rallies."  -- Paul
Helen O'Brien bt Fabien Carminati (Feb 17) 6-3, 6-2

Group Summary:

Rory was the dominant force in group two, recording five straight wins without dropping a set to leave us in no doubt as to who's the new champ - well played. Ray combined a couple of strong victories with scheduling prowess to finish as the runner up. Well done to Chris too who alongside Rory played the most matches.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Rory Gray 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Ray Hunt 4 2 2 2 7 LLWW
3 Geraint Williams 3 2 1 0 4 WLW
4 Jason Williams 3 1 2 2 4 LWL
5 Chris Beer 5 1 4 2 4 LLWL
6 Gary Calland 2 0 2 0 0 LL
7 Chris Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Geraint Williams bt Ray Hunt (Mar 28) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Rory Gray bt Ray Hunt (Mar 12) 6-2, 6-3
Ray Hunt bt Chris Beer (Mar 11) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt Geraint Williams (Mar 9) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very windy conditions added an interesting extra dimension to the match! Geraint kept fighting to the end and kept it competetive throughout."  -- Rory
Ray Hunt bt Jason Williams (Mar 6) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt Gary Calland (Mar 2) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable game with strong wind making for some strange plays and rallies! Lots of deuces and Gary had several game point chances to add more games."  -- Rory
Reveal CommentGeraint Williams bt Chris Beer (Feb 28) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Another good game and battle. Windy conditions but some good rallies in the mix. Well played Chris! "  -- Geraint
Reveal CommentChris Beer bt Gary Calland (Feb 24) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Scoreline not reflective of game very enjoyable good rallies,"  -- Chris
Reveal CommentJason Williams bt Chris Beer (Feb 20) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "It was a beautiful evening for tennis and an absolute pleasure to host Chris at The Cranford Sports Club. The Match was much more competitive than the score suggest. It was even better to meet such a sporting and genuine person. Thank you Chris and best of luck for your remaining matches. "  -- Jason
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt Jason Williams (Feb 19) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Very pleasant match under the excellent Cranford floodlights. Jason is a pleasure to play with and it was nice to have a drink together afterwards in the clubhouse bar. Was pleased to grab the 2nd set which could very easily have gone the other way!"  -- Rory
Rory Gray bt Chris Beer (Feb 18) 6-2, 6-0