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Collapse AllGrantham and District Singles - Round 1 | Thursday 17 June 2021 to Wednesday 11 August 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 14 July 2021)

Thanks for playing in another great Round of Local Tennis Leagues! We saw many new and returning players on court, with plenty of matches played across the UK. We hope you enjoyed meeting new people and experiencing fun battles in your local area. There’s more tennis to come later this month with new Singles and Doubles Rounds launching in various locations. Be sure to sign up now for your next Round while the sun is still shining this summer!

Group Summary:

Paul and Thomas were neck and neck at the top of the table, both notching up 10 points, however Paul's straight sets win in their head to head saw him finish as champ!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Paul Kimberley 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Thomas Mapp 6 4 2 2 10 LWLW
3 Georgio King 5 3 2 2 8 LWLW
4 Jonathan Scott 5 2 3 2 6 WWLL
5 Jelenko Petkovic 5 1 4 2 5 WLLL
6 Sarah Patton 3 2 1 0 4 LWW
7 Stuart Smith 5 0 5 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentPaul Kimberley bt Sarah Patton (Aug 6) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A good match with a few too many mistakes in the first set from Sarah. Second set very close with me dropping the ball to short and Sarah capitisling on this making me chase down a number of balls. Glad this match went to the good guy LOL!! Till next time. Paul"  -- Paul
Reveal CommentJelenko Petkovic bt Stuart Smith (Aug 1) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match, some nice rallies. Enjoyable."  -- Jelenko
Jonathan Scott bt Stuart Smith (Jul 30) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentPaul Kimberley bt Thomas Mapp (Jul 22) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "I was able to keep a high intensity throughout with Thomas playing a good grass court game. The score is not a reflection how difficult the game was and with a lot of my balls hitting the line on a different day - it could have been different. Look forward to catching up soon."  -- Paul
Reveal CommentThomas Mapp bt Stuart Smith (Jul 21) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice game on a very hot day."  -- Thomas
Reveal CommentPaul Kimberley bt Stuart Smith (Jul 20) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A solid player and a lovely day to play tennis. Stuart loves tennis and great to see him working so hard on court but this match up, certainly suited my style. Lovely meeting Stuart until next time."  -- Paul
Sarah Patton bt Jelenko Petkovic (Jul 14) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentPaul Kimberley bt Georgio King (Jul 13) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "a good game and could have been closer in the second set but I just managed to win the important points. A much more competitive set than the score line suggests. Nice to have met Georgio really nice guy."  -- Paul
Reveal CommentJonathan Scott bt Jelenko Petkovic (Jul 11) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Hot day, good match "  -- Jonathan
Sarah Patton bt Thomas Mapp (Jul 9) 6-3, 6-3
Thomas Mapp bt Jonathan Scott (Jul 8) 6-4, 6-3
Thomas Mapp bt Jelenko Petkovic (Jul 4) 6-1, 6-1

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentGeorgio King bt Jelenko Petkovic (Jun 27) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Georgio and Jelenko scored their own match 3 sets were played"  -- Georgio
Georgio King bt Stuart Smith (Jun 25) 6-0, 6-0
Thomas Mapp bt Georgio King (Jun 25) 6-2, 6-1
Paul Kimberley bt Jonathan Scott (Jun 23) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentGeorgio King bt Jonathan Scott (Jun 23) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Jon and Georgio Scored the match themselves Georgio won in 2 sets "  -- Georgio

Group Summary:

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Muralidhar Bolla 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 Matthew Holmes 6 5 1 2 12 WWWW
3 Dinesh Birisetti 6 3 3 2 9 WWLW
4 Shaun Simes 4 2 2 2 7 WLWL
5 Ashok Tiwari 7 2 5 2 7 LWLL
6 Stuart Gallon 3 2 1 2 6 LWW
7 Les Potton 5 0 5 2 4 LLLL
8 Andy Hebert 4 0 4 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentShaun Simes bt Ashok Tiwari (Aug 5) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game! Can't wait to play Ashok again. Could have gone either way. He ran me ragged. "  -- Shaun
Reveal CommentShaun Simes v Dinesh Birisetti (Jul 29) 3-6, 7-5 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Final set tbc. Ran out of time. Good game though!"  -- Shaun
Ashok Tiwari bt Les Potton (Jul 27) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Dinesh Birisetti bt Les Potton (Jul 21) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Reveal CommentMatthew Holmes bt Ashok Tiwari (Jul 20) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great game to the constant background noise of thunder. Very hot with Ashok running me around the court, thanks for the match. "  -- Matthew
Reveal CommentDinesh Birisetti bt Andy Hebert (Jul 14) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyed playing the game in Sunny Grantham, Some great 1st servers from Andy. looking forward to more games. "  -- Dinesh
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Stuart Gallon (Jul 12) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Amazing games Stu, enjoyed a lot in the rain and surprised to see that there was no rain just before and after our game! "  -- Muralidhar
Reveal CommentMatthew Holmes bt Dinesh Birisetti (Jul 11) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great game today in the heat at Grantham. Dinesh had some great shots from the very start, the score definitely doesnt reflect the effort from us both. A technical game with lots of strategy. Well done and thanks. "  -- Matthew
Reveal CommentMatthew Holmes bt Shaun Simes (Jul 10) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match in the sunshine. Shaun’s got some serious direction and had me running left to right through the whole match. Good luck with the rest"  -- Matthew
Reveal CommentMatthew Holmes bt Andy Hebert (Jul 9) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Going from the flooding rain to start to the scorching sunshine to finish the match. Finally finished with some good tennis, cheers Andy" -- Matthew
Reveal CommentShaun Simes bt Les Potton (Jul 8) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A good match that could really have gone either way. "  -- Shaun
Dinesh Birisetti bt Ashok Tiwari (Jul 8) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Dinesh Birisetti (Jul 6) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Amazing serves and good rallies in the varying windy and rain conditions.. enjoyed the close games.. "  -- Muralidhar
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Andy Hebert (Jul 5) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyed the good first serves and the close duece games.. good luck with the rest of the matches "  -- Muralidhar
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Shaun Simes (Jul 4) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Had a good chatty and sportive game. Enjoyed playing with Shaun and looking forward to more matches. "  -- Muralidhar
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Les Potton (Jul 2) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Had a good chat and many deuce games and glad to meet you Les in the GTC Club"  -- Muralidhar
Stuart Gallon bt Ashok Tiwari (Jun 29) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Matthew Holmes (Jun 29) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "It was good to see Matt again after I played my doubles games with him couple of months ago and enjoyed the great serves and rallies again. "  -- Muralidhar
Reveal CommentMuralidhar Bolla bt Ashok Tiwari (Jun 28) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "It was pleasure to meet Ashok, had a pleasant chat and good rally games and introduced to a lovely Belton Wood Location in Grantham and used other facilities after our Tennis match in BW like played Squash (Ashok beat me in this :-), Sauna and Swimming.. Thanks Ashok for the play.. Enjoyed it.. "  -- Muralidhar
Reveal CommentMatthew Holmes bt Les Potton (Jun 25) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game in the drizzle. He may not be tall but hes a tough wall to break at the net. Great direction, had me running all over the catch the balls. Good luck with the rest of your matches "  -- Matthew
Stuart Gallon bt Dinesh Birisetti (Jun 23) 6-3, 6-2
Ashok Tiwari bt Andy Hebert (Jun 23) 6-1, 6-3