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- 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!)
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- 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
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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
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- Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.
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Collapse AllFinsbury Park Singles - Round 52 | Thursday 3 December 2020 to Wednesday 6 January 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 30 December 2020)
It's a shame this round had to end early due to lockdown but at least we managed to get past the midway point meaning that you'll all receive a 50% round pass discount for next time! Well done for braving the often wintry weather to get so many matches played and we look forward to seeing you back in action before too long!
Group Summary:
Christopher's run of 4 wins without defeat saw him finish top of Group 1, two points clear of runner up James. Everyone managed to play at least one match and 6 of you earned midway bonus points so this was quite a busy group. Christopher had to dig deep against Richard with "some gruelling rallies throughout" but won the opening set tiebreak and withstood "a tonne of pressure" to win in straight sets, while James rallied after dropping the second set against Adam to edge the third in a tiebreak.
Final Rankings:
- Christopher Walker 10.1 [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- James Hotson [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Mark Przyrembel 8.1 [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Sameer Singh 8.1 [W2, L3, UF1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Adam Etinson 10.1 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Daniel Dobre 9.1 [W1, L4] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Alexis Michaelides [L1, UF1] 1
- Alastair Leeper [L1]
- Richard Rowlands [L1]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Sameer to serve first in the third set. " -- Sameer
Player Comments:
- "Tricky conditions today with the sun surprisingly playing a big factor as it was very difficult to see on one side of the court! Daniel played some lovely drop shots and it was nice to have a hit afterwards too. Thanks for the match. " -- Christopher
Match of the Group:
James Hotson bt Adam Etinson (Dec 19) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)Player Comments:
- "Another many-houred slugfest with Mark. Really physically demanding match. Looking forward to the next one." -- Adam
Player Comments:
- "Fun session of tennis in the winter sun (in our eyes on one side of the court!). Thanks for the game Ali and good luck for the rest of the league! " -- Sameer
Player Comments:
- "Sameer hit some cracking forehand winners as well as mixing in some great dropshots to constantly keep me on my toes! It was a fun match played in great spirits. Thanks for the game. " -- Christopher
Player Comments:
- "Always an enjoyable game against Adam with lots of hard fought points and long games. The score doesn't fairly reflect the closeness of the match with lots of deuces and close games that I managed to just edge out. Thanks for the match. " -- Christopher
Player Comments:
- "A really tough battle spanning the full 2 hours with some gruelling rallies throughout. Every game seemed to go to deuce and there were not many free points available! Richard played some cracking forehands and made a number of excellent gets to put my game under a tonne of pressure. Thanks for the match. " -- Christopher
Group Summary:
Rory notched up 4 wins without defeat to top the table ahead of Christoph, who himself edged clear of Robert who also won 3 matches. Sadly Christoph had to retire against Rory in what could have been a title decider, while Robert's wins included close competitive matches against Tom and George.
Final Rankings:
- Rory O'Keeffe [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Christoph Roth 9.2 [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Robert Dowling [W3] 6
- Tom Bryant [W1, L3] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Andrew Whelan [W1, L2, UF1] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Peter Claxton [L4] 2 includes 2 bonus points
- George Kaye [L1, UF1]
- Sam Harvey [L1]
- Ben Mason 8.2
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentRobert Dowling bt Tom Bryant (Jan 3) 5-7, 6-3, [10-7]Player Comments:
- "Thanks for a great game Tom. Many long rallies and could easily have gone either way. " -- Robert
Player Comments:
- "A very competitive match in the cold under the lights at Finsbury Pk. Some great (and not as great) tennis was played. B enjoyable. Thanks George." -- Robert
Player Comments:
- "Unfortunately had to pause due to the heavy rain. Looking forward to continue. We left at Christoph's serve 40:15." -- Christoph
Player Comments:
- "Good match under the winter sun!" -- Christoph
Player Comments:
- "Andrew unfortunately injured, so TBC " -- George
Player Comments:
- "Thanks Pete enjoyed the slice battles " -- Andrew
Player Comments:
- "Fun game under the Clissold Park lights - about a million deuces at 2-1 in the second. Could have been a different story had Sam levelled. Thanks for the match." -- Rory
Player Comments:
- "Great battle. Andrew didn't give in and was fighting until the end. We were close to going into a decider." -- Christoph
Player Comments:
- "Thoroughly enjoyable game under the sun. Thanks Tom" -- Peter
Player Comments:
- "Had my chance in the first set,great play by rob Look forward to a rematch clay some Thursday mate ,well.done " -- Andrew
Player Comments:
- "Really fun match in the December sun with several deuce games and interesting rallies. Thanks Tom, look forward to the next one!" -- Rory
Player Comments:
- "Pete took a tumble in game one and aggravated an old squash injury so the score not a fair reflection, but he valiantly carried on - thanks for the game and the hit afterwards!" -- Rory
Group Summary:
There was a clear winner at the top of Group 3 when play was stopped, with Loic finishing 6 points clear of runner up Mike thanks to winning 4 matches and earning midway bonus points. Kudos to Mike for winning their head to head though, the final set played under floodlights and going to a tiebreak. Meanwhile Lukasz notched up an equally epic win against Jamie also across 3 sets!
Final Rankings:
- Loic Genest [W4, L2] 11 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Mike Park [W2, UF1] 5 RUNNER UP
- Toby Lister [W2] 4
- Stuart Pollard [W1, L3] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Jamie Riggs-long 9.1 [L3, UF1] 3 includes 2 bonus points
- Varun Chandran [W1, L1] 2
- Lukasz Lukaszewski 8.1 [W1, L1] 2
- Toby Aikins [L1]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "What a great game! With some amazing rallies! Thanks Lukasz!" -- Loic
Player Comments:
- "Quite a tight game even though the score doesn't really reflect it. Thanks for the game Stuart!" -- Loic
Player Comments:
- "Very pleasant match with nice weather conditions and a lot of deuces! Thanks for the game Jamie!" -- Loic
Player Comments:
- "Sorry Jamie lost track of who was serving if you can remember!" -- Mike
Player Comments:
- "Extremely close game on a windy day -- as the scoreline shows, the match could've easily gone either way. Cheers Stuart, really enjoyed it." -- Mike
Player Comments:
- "Very tight first set and some great rallies throughout the match. Thanks for the game Loic." -- Toby
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentMike Park bt Loic Genest (Dec 17) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)Player Comments:
- "Great, very close game over two days -- one set each in the first two hours, and then the final set under floodlights finished with a tie break, could've gone either way. Cheers Loic!" -- Mike
Player Comments:
- "Unfortunately Toby had to retire because of an injury, but we were having a good knock and he's a great guy. Hope you recover soon." -- Toby
Player Comments:
- "Very tight game played in the right spirit in blustery conditions. Thanks for the match, Jamie!" -- Stuart
Player Comments:
- "Good game with a lot of long deuces that could have gone either way." -- Loic
Group Summary:
This was a quiet group with sadly lots of matches left to schedule and just 4 matches played, however the honours go to Phoenix who recorded 2 wins and finished just ahead of runner up Ozum. There was a close win for Fumiko against Philip too.
Final Rankings:
- Phoenix Davies [W2] 4 WINNER
- Ozum Safaoglu [W1] 2 RUNNER UP
- Fumiko Mihara [W1, L1] 2
- Reece Kyle [L1]
- Philip Harvey [L2]
- Andy Fraser
- Manthos Pallas
- Martha Gill
- Nino Hunter
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Nice match and a lot of very close games! " -- Phoenix
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentFumiko Mihara bt Philip Harvey (Dec 16) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)Player Comments:
- "We played tie break at the second match, 7-5" -- Fumiko
Group Summary:
Congratulations to Daniel for playing all 7 matches and winning 6 to end the round as group champion, his only defeat coming against runner up Joe. His match against Pablo ran across 2 sessions with Daniel eventually edging a third set tiebreak, and he had to work hard against Oliver too with "2 hours of really friendly and competitive tennis". An exciting group.
Final Rankings:
- Daniel Lacava 9.2 [W6, L1] 15 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Joe Barron 10.2 [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Pablo Lemos [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Oliver Secluna 8.2 [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Shahed Islam [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Catherine Mullen [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
- Arpan Ganguli [L1]
- John Hall 10.1 [L2]
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "A good match on a freezing evening. Thanks Pablo. " -- Joe
Player Comments:
- "A fun match with some good rallies, on a very cold day" -- Oliver
Player Comments:
- "I just clinched a rollercoaster first set where we both battled with the low winter sun. Joe ran away with the second set, then we ran out of time." -- Oliver
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentDaniel Lacava bt Pablo Lemos (Dec 22) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3)Player Comments:
- "I’m serving from the south side to start the 4th game..." -- Daniel
Player Comments:
- "It was 2 hours of really friendly and competitive tennis. Lots of long rallies and many deuces ...6/5 to Oliver and 40/30 serving from the south side to take the second set. " -- Daniel
Player Comments:
- "Great match with some excellent shot-making." -- Arpan
Player Comments:
- "It was a very fun match, much more leveled than the score suggests, with some really good points!" -- Pablo
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyed the game, super player with some excellent shots. Look forward to playing again soon. " -- Shahed
Player Comments:
- "A good match on a very cold evening. Thanks John." -- Joe
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Haringey.
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 match tiebreak, 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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