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Collapse AllExeter Parks Singles - Round 31 | Thursday 9 July 2020 to Wednesday 2 September 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 5 August 2020)

It was great to see friendly, competitive tennis return to the courts of Exeter Parks and to welcome 3 new players to the league alongside lots of familiar faces and returning players. Some of you had to battle against scorching conditions from the heatwave but this didn't prevent nearly three quarters of all matches being played which is a great effort. Thanks for supporting your local league and we hope to see you back in the next round!

Group Summary:

It was a faultless debut in Exeter Parks for Adam who won all 7 matches to finish top of an action packed group in which everyone played all their matches and all but one earned midway bonus points. Adam's wins included tough 3 setters against runner up Tomasz and Barney, the latter match "lasted 2 hours and went right down to the last point in the final set tie break" while Adam saved match points against Tomasz. Meanwhile Rory and Paul had "another very long, tight, close match" on a hot day which was eventually settled in a match tiebreak.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Adam Chin 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 Tomasz Helman 7 6 1 2 15 LWWW
3 Rory Gray 7 5 2 2 12 WWLL
4 Barney Ross 7 3 4 2 11 WWLL
5 Paul Kerr 7 3 4 2 10 LWWL
6 William Gallagher 7 2 5 2 8 LWWL
7 Hamish Martin 7 1 6 2 6 WLLL
8 Matthew Dent 7 1 6 0 3 WLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMatthew Dent bt Paul Kerr (Aug 29) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Always a close match Paul. Well played! "  -- Matthew
Rory Gray bt Matthew Dent (Aug 28) 6-1, 6-1
Paul Kerr bt William Gallagher (Aug 26) 6-4, 6-1
Hamish Martin bt Matthew Dent (Aug 23) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt Matthew Dent (Aug 22) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Did well to get any sort of game going here with the wind wreaking havoc on every shot, with some free points on serve the difference. Nice one Matt."  -- Adam
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt Hamish Martin (Aug 22) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun very close match – could’ve gone either way. Thanks Hamish."  -- Paul

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt Tomasz Helman (Aug 21) 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A fun, long, highly competitive match that was only decided by the finest of margins. It was so close and very easily could have gone the other way with Tomasz having match points in the second set. Some great shots in there, and a great game. Cheers."  -- Adam
Reveal CommentWilliam Gallagher bt Matthew Dent (Aug 15) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Tight game in sweltering conditions. The net was on my side."  -- William
Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt Hamish Martin (Aug 7) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Tough one to play in 30 degree heat and a really close second set that could have gone either way. Cheers Hamish."  -- Adam
Reveal CommentTomasz Helman bt Hamish Martin (Aug 3) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "The score doesn`t reflect the game. Some good rallies there. The unlucky outcome for Hamish... sorry, mate!"  -- Tomasz
Barney Ross bt Matthew Dent (Aug 2) 6-3, 6-2
William Gallagher bt Hamish Martin (Jul 31) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt Paul Kerr (Jul 27) 3-6, 6-3, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Tight match played well into the evening with just a few points in it at the end of the match tiebreak. Cheers Paul. "  -- Adam
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt William Gallagher (Jul 26) 7-5, 7-6 (14-12)

Player Comments:

  • "2 hour marathon with strings of games going first to one player then the other, and a phenomenal second set tie break! William seemed to save up some of his best passing shots for the biggest points. Both players had several chances to grab the crazy tie break that went on and on as the rallies got longer and longer! Thanks for a great game William, hope to play again soon!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentTomasz Helman bt Rory Gray (Jul 23) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Spent the match scrambling around trying to get the ball back but Tomasz's shots were so fast and penetrating I couldn't stay with him! Great play Tomasz, always fun to play against you!"  -- Rory
Barney Ross bt Hamish Martin (Jul 22) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt William Gallagher (Jul 22) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tough match in the heat with some long rallies and a lot of deuce games. Cheers Will."  -- Adam
Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt Barney Ross (Jul 21) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "This one lasted 2 hours and went right down to the last point in the final set tie break. Great tennis by Barney, who was the better player throughout, dragging me side to side around the court with his shots and I luckily just managed to hang in there until the end. Thanks to Barney for his great sportsmanship today too."  -- Adam
Tomasz Helman bt Paul Kerr (Jul 20) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentAdam Chin bt Rory Gray (Jul 19) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Absolute thrashing! Adam is a fantastic player, mixing powerful shots with delicate touch. Thoroughly enjoyed it, tried hard to the end to get a game but couldn't manage it. "  -- Rory
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt Hamish Martin (Jul 19) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Another long distance cliff hanger, my third of the round! Scrambled over the line helped by a filthy net cord that dropped dead over the net to give me the game at 5-5 adv in the final set after a huge string of deuces. Great game, cheers Hamish"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt Paul Kerr (Jul 18) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Another very long, tight, close match! Paul staged a dramatic comeback from 8-3 down to 8 all in the match tie-breaker and after way over 2 hours in the hot sun it all came down to whoever could grab a two point lead! Couldn't have been closer, as close to a draw as it is possible to be!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentPaul Kerr bt Barney Ross (Jul 17) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "The better player lost but some insane rallies in brutal heat both of us ran out of water and Barney’s topspin is genius"  -- Paul
Reveal CommentBarney Ross bt William Gallagher (Jul 17) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • " "  -- Barney
Tomasz Helman bt Matthew Dent (Jul 16) 6-1, 6-2
Tomasz Helman bt Barney Ross (Jul 13) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentRory Gray bt Barney Ross (Jul 10) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Epic marathon of a match first game back and I can hardly walk now! :-) Nothing in it at all, could easily have gone the other way. Some murderous top spin forehands by Barney. I'm off for a lie down!!..."  -- Rory
Tomasz Helman bt William Gallagher (Jul 9) 6-2, 6-3

Group Summary:

It was tight at the top of Group 2 with Rob and Richard each achieving 3 wins and earning 9 points so the title was decided by Rob's win in their head to head. Sadly Rob had to retire from a close match against Hugo while Richard came from a set down to defeat Hugo "as the light faded". Matthew battled hard to win close matches against Lee and Hugo and Matt came from behind against Richard, winning their encounter in a match tiebreak.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Rob Fairley 4 3 1 2 9 WWW
2 Richard Matthews 5 3 2 2 9 LWWW
3 Hugo Bugg 4 2 2 2 7 LLW
4 Matthew Smith 4 2 2 2 6 WLWL
5 Matt Harmer 2 2 0 0 4 WW
6 Lee Tesarik 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
7 Alex Therrien 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Hugo Bugg bt Rob Fairley (Aug 21) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6 Rob Fairley Retired
Matthew Smith bt Lee Tesarik (Aug 6) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Rob Fairley bt Lee Tesarik (Aug 1) 6-0, 6-2
Matt Harmer bt Richard Matthews (Jul 31) 3-6, 6-4, [10-1]
Richard Matthews bt Matthew Smith (Jul 30) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentRichard Matthews bt Lee Tesarik (Jul 26) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A good match with some really enjoyable rallies, between heavy bursts of rain! Several long games see-sawed from deuce to advantage and back again, which made for some physically demanding tennis - but it was a lot of fun for us both."  -- Richard
Matt Harmer bt Lee Tesarik (Jul 24) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentRichard Matthews bt Hugo Bugg (Jul 21) 4-6, 6-4, [10-0]

Player Comments:

  • "A very even match which swung in Richard’s favour late in the second set, as the light faded on a popular evening for tennis at Cowick Barton."  -- Richard
Rob Fairley bt Richard Matthews (Jul 19) 6-4, 6-2

Match of the Group:

Matthew Smith bt Hugo Bugg (Jul 19) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentHugo Bugg bt Lee Tesarik (Jul 16) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A great match with some long games. "  -- Hugo
Rob Fairley bt Matthew Smith (Jul 12) 6-2, 7-5

Group Summary:

Ryan marked his return to league action with an impressive run of 8 wins to secure the group title one point clear of Nestor in runner up spot. The 2 also earned midway bonus points for match scheduling and finished comfortably clear of the chasing pack headed by Geraint in third place. Nestor gave Ryan a good run for his money in their head to head, "edge of the seat stuff, couldn't have been closer" while he was on the winning side in a fun 3 setter against Mark.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Ryan Streat 8 8 0 2 18 WWWW
2 Nestor Costa 8 7 1 2 17 WLWW
3 Geraint Williams 4 2 2 0 5 WLLW
4 Alison Stone 4 0 4 2 3 LLLL
5 Ray Hunt 3 1 2 0 2 LLW
6 Mark Kelly 2 0 2 0 1 LL
7 Bernard Bretagne 3 0 3 0 0 LLL
8 RICHARD STOKER 2 0 2 0 0 LL
9 Jonathan Gartland 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt Mark Kelly (Aug 31) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable match. Nice to play against you again Mark. All the best. "  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentGeraint Williams bt Alison Stone (Aug 31) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Alison. Was nice to get another in before the deadline. You hit some excellent ground-stroke winners today and I had to work more than the score might suggest. "  -- Geraint
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Nestor Costa (Aug 26) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Edge of the seat stuff, couldn't have been closer, as we both expected, some great rallies, flood lights could have helped near the end. Well played ."  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Bernard Bretagne (Aug 23) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "After finally getting on the courts , it was a good match against some tough spin, good luck with the rest of the games ."  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt RICHARD STOKER (Aug 20) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Closer 1st set than scoreline suggests , thanks for the game and good luck with the other games ."  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt Bernard Bretagne (Aug 16) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match and some cheeky slices from Bernard. Really enjoyable at that time of day with nice weather too. Cheers Bernard. "  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt Ray Hunt (Aug 14) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "really enjoyable match with better/cooler weather. Thanks Ray and all the best in the league."  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt RICHARD STOKER (Aug 13) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "score doesn't reflect the match. Seemed a lot closer. Very very hot day but enjoyable. Great match Richard and all the best in the league. Thanks."  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Geraint Williams (Aug 11) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "I think there was a reason there were so many courts available, 30 + degrees! The heat definitely played a part as we didn't have as many long deuce games as we usually do, looking forward to another game soon in cooler conditions. "  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Ray Hunt (Aug 7) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Ray, I think we both enjoyed the entertainment on the courts next to us !"  -- Ryan

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentRay Hunt bt Alison Stone (Jul 29) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A nice match which I just scraped; I was lucky."  -- Ray
Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt Jonathan Gartland (Jul 24) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game and very close. Great serves from Jonny. All the best in the league."  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Alison Stone (Jul 21) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Alison, good close start to 2nd set, managed to pull away in the end."  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt Geraint Williams (Jul 20) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "really close and enjoyable game. Thanks Geraint for a great match that could have gone either way."  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentNestor Costa bt Alison Stone (Jul 18) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "the score doesn't reflect the games played. Really good fun, however, slightly frustrating with some awful shots on my part. Thanks again Alison. Great and consistent serves from you."  -- Nestor
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Jonathan Gartland (Jul 17) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Some fun rallies, thanks for the game!"  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentRyan Streat bt Mark Kelly (Jul 15) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Mark, glad I played you early on as I'm sure you beat me last time! "  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentGeraint Williams bt Bernard Bretagne (Jul 12) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Bernard. Was so good to be back playing league tennis again! "  -- Geraint