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Collapse AllFinsbury Park Singles - Round 66 | Thursday 19 October 2023 to Wednesday 13 December 2023 (Midpoint: Wednesday 15 November 2023)

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Richard Sarfo 4 4 0 2 15 WWWW
2 Oliver Lake 3 2 1 0 8 WLW
3 Joe Abel 2 2 0 0 7 WW
4 Kit Swift 3 0 3 0 6 LLL
5 George Stewart 3 0 3 0 4 LLL
6 Ignacio Canessa 1 0 1 0 2 L
7 Anjum Ham 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Waqar Hussain 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Alexis Michaelides 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJoe Abel bt Kit Swift (Nov 26) 7-6, 4-6, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Kit, it was a fun match and very close"  -- Joe
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt Ignacio Canessa (Nov 21) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo bt Ignacio Canessa, (6-1), (6-0). A nice match, which I was a bit steadier then, Ignacio. He made a lot of force, and unforced errors. I won quite comfortably in the end. A great match, and very enjoyable. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentOliver Lake bt George Stewart (Nov 19) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game George, nice hit on a windy evening."  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentJoe Abel bt George Stewart (Nov 16) 7-5, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really close match and a lot of fun"  -- Joe
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt George Stewart (Nov 15) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is Richard, Richard Sarfo bt George Stewart, (6-0), (6-2). A good match, with some long and short rallies. Closer contestant, than you might think. A great match, and very enjoyable. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt Oliver Lake (Nov 12) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo bt Oliver Lake, (6-0), (6-0). A nice match, with some short, and short rallies, I kept focus. To win the match, quite comfortably, by 2 sets to nil. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentOliver Lake bt Kit Swift (Nov 10) 6-1, 4-6, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Ended up being a tight game. Thanks Kit, really enjoyed it. "  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt Kit Swift (Nov 9) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo bt Kit Swift, (6-0), (6-1). A stop and start, match, but managed to finish the match, rain interrupted. For about 10 minutes after I took the first. Kit made too many errors, especially on his serve. But I held my to the match. By 2 sets to nil. A great match, and very enjoyable. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Chin Yu Wang 5 4 1 2 18 WWLW
2 LEO BARRAN 4 2 2 2 11 WWLL
3 Sebastian Wylie 3 3 0 0 9 WWW
4 Patrick Greene 2 1 1 2 8 LW
5 Theofanis Cheras 2 1 1 0 5 LW
6 Adam Stewart 4 0 4 0 5 LLLL
7 Ireo Ostacchini 1 0 1 0 1 L
8 Jamie Riggs-long 1 0 1 0 1 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentLEO BARRAN bt Theofanis Cheras (Nov 25) 6-4, 2-6, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "A very tight match in almost perfect conditions bar the low sun! Some great rallies punctuated by a generous helping of double faults from both players! Thanks Phanis"  -- LEO
Sebastian Wylie bt Adam Stewart (Nov 24) 6-0, 7-5
Reveal CommentLEO BARRAN bt Patrick Greene (Nov 19) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "tbc Leo to serve "  -- Patrick
  • "A tight match - Thanks Patrick - good to get it done in spite of the wind and the light rain! "  -- LEO
Chin Yu Wang bt Adam Stewart (Nov 17) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentPatrick Greene bt Adam Stewart (Nov 15) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely morning for a game , cheers Adam. "  -- Patrick
Reveal CommentPatrick Greene v Chin Yu Wang (Nov 14) 2-6, 3-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "to be continued.."  -- Patrick
Reveal CommentTheofanis Cheras bt Adam Stewart (Nov 13) 7-5, 6-7 (7-9), [10-4]

Player Comments:

  • "Close match with some great points! "  -- Theofanis
Chin Yu Wang bt Ireo Ostacchini (Nov 9) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentSebastian Wylie bt Chin Yu Wang (Nov 7) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Seb to serve "  -- Sebastian
  • "Great match! Enjoyed that "  -- Sebastian
Chin Yu Wang bt LEO BARRAN (Oct 28) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentSebastian Wylie bt LEO BARRAN (Oct 27) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good match Leo, until the next time"  -- Sebastian
Chin Yu Wang bt Jamie Riggs-long (Oct 24) 6-2, 6-1

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Chris Jones 4 4 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Nicholas Cheras 5 1 4 2 10 LLWL
3 Fatemeh Beyad 3 3 0 0 9 WWW
4 Varun Chandran 4 2 2 0 9 LWWL
5 William Dobbs 3 2 1 2 9 LWW
6 Oliver Keen 4 1 3 0 7 WLLL
7 Cameron Hunter 3 0 3 0 3 LLL
8 Paulius Zabarauskas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Cameron Hunter (Dec 2) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Cameron! "  -- Chris
Reveal CommentFatemeh Beyad bt Varun Chandran (Dec 1) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), [10-5]

Player Comments:

  • "very cold conditions with a slippery baseline on one side. Couldn’t have been closer, a real nail bitter. Thanks for the game Verun."  -- Fatemeh
Reveal CommentFatemeh Beyad bt Nicholas Cheras (Nov 28) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "All important 7th game in the second set, with lots of dueces and me just managing to hold was the difference. I think. Thanks for the game Nicholas. "  -- Fatemeh
Varun Chandran bt Cameron Hunter (Nov 28) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentOliver Keen bt Cameron Hunter (Nov 26) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable and could have gone the other way quite easily. "  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentFatemeh Beyad bt Oliver Keen (Nov 25) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely sunny crisp morning, after a slow start from Oliver some close games. Thanks for the match. "  -- Fatemeh
Varun Chandran bt Nicholas Cheras (Nov 20) 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt William Dobbs (Nov 14) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks William, tough conditions but good game under the lights! Good luck with the rest of your matches "  -- Chris
  • "Great game!" -- William
Reveal CommentNicholas Cheras bt Oliver Keen (Nov 11) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Some scrappy points from both players and the sun certainly made it uncomfortable to play but we battled it out till the end."  -- Nicholas
Reveal CommentWilliam Dobbs bt Nicholas Cheras (Nov 6) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A great game on a crisp evening under the lights. Tie break couldn’t have been closer! Good luck in the rest of your games :) "  -- William
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Varun Chandran (Nov 6) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Varun, tight games - good luck with the rest of your matches"  -- Chris
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Nicholas Cheras (Oct 29) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Nick, great game with great rallies - good luck with the rest of your matches"  -- Chris
Reveal CommentWilliam Dobbs bt Oliver Keen (Oct 28) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable game with Oliver which went right down to the wire. Good luck for the rest of the round!"  -- William

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Raphaël Boura 4 4 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Claudio Contento 4 1 3 2 8 LWLL
3 Joshua Fawcett 3 2 1 0 7 WLW
4 Patrice Bataille 2 2 0 0 6 WW
5 Jessel Patel 2 1 1 0 5 LW
6 Zul Fadzli Abu Bakar 3 0 3 2 5 LLL
7 CHRISTOS BAKAS 1 0 1 0 1 L
8 Luis Soto 1 0 1 0 1 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJoshua Fawcett bt Claudio Contento (Nov 27) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Cheers for a good game Claudio, let's do it again in less windy conditions"  -- Joshua
Reveal CommentClaudio Contento bt Jessel Patel (Nov 15) 3-6, 6-4, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for coming Jessel :)"  -- Claudio
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Joshua Fawcett (Nov 13) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "intense game under tricky conditions! looking forward to playing again "  -- Raphaël
Patrice Bataille bt CHRISTOS BAKAS (Nov 10) 6-2, 6-0
Raphaël Boura bt Claudio Contento (Nov 8) 6-2, 6-1
Jessel Patel bt Zul Fadzli Abu Bakar (Nov 5) 6-4, 6-1
Raphaël Boura bt Luis Soto (Nov 1) 6-2, 6-1
Patrice Bataille bt Claudio Contento (Oct 31) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Zul Fadzli Abu Bakar (Oct 27) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with Zul! "  -- Raphaël
Joshua Fawcett bt Zul Fadzli Abu Bakar (Oct 24) 6-2, 6-1

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Jamie Andrews 7 5 2 2 20 LWWL
2 David Tierney 5 5 0 2 17 WWWW
3 Jun Se Kim 4 3 1 2 12 WLWW
4 Naomi Selene 3 1 2 2 11 WLL
5 Andy Shaw 4 1 3 0 10 LWLL
6 Tereza Lachmanova 5 0 5 2 7 LLLL
7 Francois Jonquet 3 1 2 0 6 WLL
8 Rex Cleaver 3 1 2 0 5 LWL

Match Results:

David Tierney bt Andy Shaw (Dec 2) Walkover
Reveal CommentAndy Shaw bt Tereza Lachmanova (Nov 24) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very cold evening!.. Thanks for the game Tereza."  -- Andy
Naomi Selene bt Rex Cleaver (Nov 22) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentJun Se Kim bt Jamie Andrews (Nov 20) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "And a epic 10+ deuce game that went on for 15 minutes. Great game!! "  -- Jun Se
Reveal CommentFrancois Jonquet bt Andy Shaw (Nov 19) 7-5, 1-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good match against Andy, despite tough weather conditions. "  -- Francois
Reveal CommentRex Cleaver bt Tereza Lachmanova (Nov 17) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to meet you Tereza, good game! "  -- Rex
Reveal CommentJamie Andrews bt Tereza Lachmanova (Nov 15) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Tereza for introducing me to the clay-tnat was a really fun game "  -- Jamie
Reveal CommentJamie Andrews bt Naomi Selene (Nov 14) 6-0, 4-6, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "So tense! Thank you and hope the knee is ok "  -- Jamie
Reveal CommentNaomi Selene v David Tierney (Nov 12) 1-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "David to serve"  -- Naomi
Reveal CommentDavid Tierney bt Jun Se Kim (Nov 10) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with some great points, thank you!"  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Tierney bt Francois Jonquet (Nov 10) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Francois for a great match!"  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Tierney bt Tereza Lachmanova (Nov 9) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Such an enjoyable game with some fantastic rallies, thank you!"  -- David
Jun Se Kim bt Naomi Selene (Nov 7) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentJun Se Kim bt Tereza Lachmanova (Nov 5) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Jun Se, enjoyed our match a lot! :) "  -- Tereza
Reveal CommentDavid Tierney bt Jamie Andrews (Nov 5) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for an enjoyable match, Jamie, well played!"  -- David
Andy Shaw v Naomi Selene (Nov 4) 2-6, 6-2 TBC
Jamie Andrews bt Rex Cleaver (Nov 3) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentJamie Andrews bt Francois Jonquet (Oct 29) 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (5-7), [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Such a close game -thank you Françoia"  -- Jamie
Reveal CommentJamie Andrews bt Andy Shaw (Oct 28) 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Andy- exciting match"  -- Jamie

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Steffan Blayney 4 4 0 0 12 WWWW
2 David Pepper 1 1 0 0 3 W
3 Simon Inkpen 2 0 2 0 2 LL
4 Albane Duvillier 1 0 1 0 1 L
5 Daniel Silman 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 Emma Thompson 1 0 1 0 1 L
7 KEALAN JOSEPH MACCORMACK 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Skye Saltzman 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Daniel Silman (Nov 30) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good match on icy Finsbury Park courts. Both sets were very close until I managed to nudge ahead and hold on. Thanks Daniel "  -- Steffan
Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Albane Duvillier (Nov 19) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Fun game In challenging conditions at Finsbury Park. Some great rallies despite the wind!"  -- Steffan
Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Emma Thompson (Nov 11) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun game in beautiful early morning sun at Finsbury Park, thanks for the match Emma!"  -- Steffan
Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Simon Inkpen (Nov 8) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Some great rallies and competitive games, thanks for the match Simon!"  -- Steffan
Reveal CommentDavid Pepper bt Simon Inkpen (Oct 30) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Well played Simon, you scored some amazing points that left me in disbelief as to what I was watching. Til next time!"  -- David

Current Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 David Hutton 4 4 0 0 13 WWWW
2 Charlie Worsley 3 2 1 0 9 WLW
3 Polly Davies 4 2 2 0 9 WLLW
4 Cecilia Keating 2 0 2 0 3 LL
5 Ronan Marron 2 0 2 0 3 LL
6 Daniel Sharp 1 0 1 0 2 L
7 Helio Correia 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentDavid Hutton bt Cecilia Keating (Dec 2) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Cecilia. Was fun, and closer than the score suggests!"  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Hutton bt Daniel Sharp (Dec 1) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Crazy game - looking forwards to a rematch in better conditions!"  -- David
Polly Davies bt Ronan Marron (Nov 27) 6-1, 6-1
Charlie Worsley bt Polly Davies (Nov 20) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentDavid Hutton bt Polly Davies (Nov 10) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the fun match, and was great to hit afterwards as well."  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Hutton bt Charlie Worsley (Nov 4) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "Awesome match, thoroughly enjoyed it. Every set was ridiculously close, could have gone either way! "  -- David
Reveal CommentCharlie Worsley bt Ronan Marron (Oct 30) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Ronan, fun match!"  -- Charlie
Polly Davies bt Cecilia Keating (Oct 29) 6-2, 6-4

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