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Collapse AllHighbury Fields Singles - Round 65 | Thursday 3 October 2019 to Wednesday 27 November 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 30 October 2019)

Another great round ends. Thank you for braving our wettest ever November and getting so many matches set up and played. That's it for 2019 but the new round starts bright and early in the New Year. For now, thank you for all your support this round and over the past 65 rounds. Hope you have a lovely, peaceful holiday!

Group Summary:

Rory and Christopher tied on points at the top of the table and if the prize were to go to the player who had battled through the most three-set marathons, perhaps Christopher would be our champ this time. But one of those epics was against Rory and Rory edged it - that head-to-head gives him his first-ever Highbury Fields Singles Group One win! A brilliant performance in a group jam-packed with great tennis (and not least from Vivek who was also in the running for top spot but has to make do with the bronze).

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Rory Brown 5 5 0 2 13 WWWW
2 Christopher Walker 7 5 2 2 13 LWWW
3 Vivek Bisht 6 5 1 2 12 WWWW
4 Daniel Petersen 4 1 3 2 5 LLWL
5 Jackson Gash 3 1 2 0 4 LLW
6 Arturo Ruano 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
7 James Mraz 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
8 Rob Portal 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentRory Brown v Jackson Gash (Nov 24) 4-6, 6-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Really even game, played in slightly wet conditions. Big comeback form Jackson in the 2nd set, from 0-4 down back to 4-5 but I managed to close it out. Ran out of time, but will hopefully get it completed!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Christopher Walker (Nov 22) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Was a highly entertaining match with extremely long rallies. Looking forward to our next battle "  -- Vivek
Reveal CommentRory Brown bt Daniel Petersen (Nov 22) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A good fight - we had a long game at 4-3 in the second set and I was lucky to pull through on my serve, in a high quality match. Well played Daniel!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentChristopher Walker bt Rob Portal (Nov 21) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable match with a lot of longs rallies and tight games. Conditions were tricky, especially in the second set as it started raining making the court very slippy, but there was still a lot of play and not many short points! It looked like Rob might run away with the second set but I managed to fight back to just about scrape through in a very closely contested match. Thanks for the game, "  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt James Mraz (Nov 16) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with James , second set much closer. "  -- Vivek
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Jackson Gash (Nov 16) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyed this game with hard fought rallies with 2 close sets "  -- Vivek
Reveal CommentChristopher Walker bt James Mraz (Nov 10) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "Another marathon match against James that could have gone either way. James put away some excellent volleys and had me on the backfoot for most of the 2nd and 3rd set. I managed to scrape the tie break after saving a match point in the final set in a hard fought match. Thank you for the game. "  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentRory Brown bt Arturo Ruano (Oct 30) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game, second set was much closer than it sounds, with some long games. Well played Arturo, look forward to playing again!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentChristopher Walker bt Daniel Petersen (Oct 29) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Some very long rallies and games especially in the second sets. I managed to dodge a few key break points at 4-4 to hold serve otherwise it could have been a very different story, Thanks for the game Daniel. "  -- Christopher
Christopher Walker bt Arturo Ruano (Oct 28) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Arturo Ruano (Oct 27) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with close games , looking forward to our next game.?"  -- Vivek
Reveal CommentRory Brown bt James Mraz (Oct 27) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A really tight game which could have gone either way, really enjoyable tennis. Look forward to playing again!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentDaniel Petersen bt Arturo Ruano (Oct 23) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great match thanks Arturo"  -- Daniel

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentRory Brown bt Christopher Walker (Oct 23) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game played over two days - First couple of sets were really close, and the rain seemed to be on my side for the 3rd set. Really enjoyable game, look forward to a rematch!"  -- Rory
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Daniel Petersen (Oct 18) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "V close battle , always tough match with Daniel "  -- Vivek
Reveal CommentChristopher Walker bt Jackson Gash (Oct 18) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Potentially the craziest match of tennis I have ever played in. Conditions were tricky with a slippy court but there were some ridiculous rallies and retrievals especially in the later stages of the match. Jack was in control for most of the first two sets but I managed to fight back and scrape through the second set. Jack went 3-0 up in the third set but I managed to clinch the final set 7-5 in a match that swung back and forth throughout and could have gone either way. There were some incredible 20+ point rallies in a very hard fought contest. Jack played some really nice backhand ground strokes and has possibly the best drop shot I've ever played against. Thanks for the great game. "  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentRory Brown bt Vivek Bisht (Oct 16) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Deuce on Vivek's serve in the 2nd set, tbc"  -- Rory
  • "Really enjoyable match that lasted 3 hours for just 2 sets. Could have gone either way, looking forward to playing again!" -- Rory
Reveal CommentJackson Gash bt Arturo Ruano (Oct 13) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Conditions were very tricky but Surmounted, and contrary to what the score line may suggest, some good tennis played by both. "  -- Jackson

Group Summary:

Kyle is unstoppable in the league at the moment and not even a rise of five groups (since last time) prevented him dominating again this time. A fantastic performance and we can't wait to see how he fares in the top group next time. Meanwhile, Eloy (also a group winner last time) played his cards well, winning five matches and bagging bonus points to keep in spitting distance of the leader and earning the silver!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Kyle May 6 6 0 2 15 WWWW
2 Eloy Mora Vargas 7 5 2 2 12 WLWW
3 Michael Baldwin 6 4 2 2 10 WWLW
4 Rodney Berling 4 2 2 2 6 LWLW
5 Sean Girty 7 2 5 2 6 LLLL
6 John Durant 6 1 5 2 6 LLLL
7 Alexander Toope 6 1 5 2 4 WLLL
8 Hamish Warren 4 2 2 0 4 LWLW

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAlexander Toope bt Hamish Warren (Nov 21) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for playing Hamish! We battled each-other and the elements..."  -- Alexander
Eloy Mora Vargas bt Rodney Berling (Nov 18) 6-3, 7-5
Kyle May bt Alexander Toope (Nov 18) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentKyle May v Hamish Warren (Nov 17) 6-1, 2-1 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Match not yet finished due to broken string"  -- Kyle
Kyle May bt John Durant (Nov 16) 6-2, 6-3
Hamish Warren bt Eloy Mora Vargas (Nov 13) 6-4, 6-4
Michael Baldwin bt Hamish Warren (Nov 12) 6-1, 6-3
Michael Baldwin bt Alexander Toope (Nov 12) 6-3, 6-4
Kyle May bt Sean Girty (Nov 7) 6-3, 7-5
Reveal CommentEloy Mora Vargas bt Michael Baldwin (Nov 6) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable, friendly and close match with Michael. It was also tricky because the court was slightly slippery. Lots of very good points and high-quality tennis. All the best for future matches, Michael, and looking forward to playing again."  -- Eloy
Reveal CommentEloy Mora Vargas bt John Durant (Nov 4) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Eloy to serve"  -- Eloy
Hamish Warren bt Sean Girty (Nov 3) 6-4, 6-4
Michael Baldwin bt Sean Girty (Oct 29) 6-0, 6-3
Kyle May bt Michael Baldwin (Oct 28) 6-2, 6-0

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentRodney Berling bt John Durant (Oct 25) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Always a pleasure playing rod Gale force conditions with good well competed tennis in between Well play rod"  -- John
Reveal CommentKyle May bt Rodney Berling (Oct 23) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Much tighter sets than the score indicates. Lots of long points, deuce games, and tactical adjustments. Thanks for the fun match, Rod."  -- Kyle
Rodney Berling bt Sean Girty (Oct 20) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Kyle May bt Eloy Mora Vargas (Oct 20) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentEloy Mora Vargas bt Sean Girty (Oct 16) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, although some parts of the court were a bit wet and slippery, which make it trickier. Thanks for the game and all the best for future matches, Sean."  -- Eloy
Reveal CommentMichael Baldwin bt John Durant (Oct 16) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable match with some great rallies."  -- Michael
Reveal CommentJohn Durant bt Alexander Toope (Oct 15) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A great battle .just done enough to win well played alex."  -- John
Reveal CommentEloy Mora Vargas bt Alexander Toope (Oct 13) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "What a second set! Alex started the second set playing with my racket, as he broke the strings of the one he had, and he was leading 0-5. He had a few set points, but I managed to hold the set and ended up winning it. He's got a very powwerful serve and forehand! All the best in future matches."  -- Eloy
Reveal CommentSean Girty bt John Durant (Oct 6) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Another battle with John, not only playing each other but the wind made an unwelcome appearance. I managed to edge out the victory with some strong serving. Always a pleasure playing John"  -- Sean
Reveal CommentSean Girty bt Alexander Toope (Oct 4) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Welcome to the league Alex. Watch out ladder 2, he has some serious weapons, especially that rocket serve! Pleased to get the win, as his timing on ground strokes was a bit off. Have a feeling the score line is likely to be very different the next time we play"  -- Sean

Group Summary:

An excellent debut performance from Arthur who was only tripped up by Sam on his way to the top of the group. No one in the group earned bonus points so that is something (along perhaps with some match commentaries!) that Arthur can look to add next time but this looks like the start of a great league career. Robert takes silver and Sam, who needed a few more matches, the bronze.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Arthur Bernard 6 5 1 0 10 WWWW
2 Robert Henniker-Heaton 5 4 1 0 8 WWWL
3 Sam Kaplan 3 2 1 0 5 LWW
4 Alessandro Camera 4 2 2 0 5 LWWL
5 Salim Ghozali 2 1 1 0 2 LW
6 Harry Hanham 3 0 3 0 0 LLL
7 George Vafakis 5 0 5 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentRobert Henniker-Heaton bt George Vafakis (Nov 24) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks George."  -- Robert
Arthur Bernard bt Harry Hanham (Nov 24) 6-2, 6-0
Arthur Bernard bt Salim Ghozali (Nov 23) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentRobert Henniker-Heaton bt Sam Kaplan (Nov 21) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Sam. I enjoyed our game."  -- Robert
Reveal CommentAlessandro Camera v Sam Kaplan (Nov 19) 6-7 (5-7), 6-5 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Alessandro to serve..."  -- Alessandro
Reveal CommentAlessandro Camera v Salim Ghozali (Nov 16) 7-6 (7-2) TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Very tight match so far...Salim to start serving in the second set"  -- Alessandro
Sam Kaplan bt George Vafakis (Nov 15) 7-5, 6-3
Robert Henniker-Heaton bt Alessandro Camera (Nov 14) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentArthur Bernard bt George Vafakis (Nov 8) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "n/a"  -- Arthur
Reveal CommentArthur Bernard bt Robert Henniker-Heaton (Nov 3) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "n/a"  -- Arthur
Reveal CommentAlessandro Camera bt Harry Hanham (Nov 1) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "early morning match with some great rallies. Thanks Harry, very much enjoyed it. "  -- Alessandro
Reveal CommentAlessandro Camera bt George Vafakis (Oct 29) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Exciting match with very long rallies characterized by many drop shots and lobs...George honored his Greek origins by running at least 1 marathon per set. Good luck George on your next matches, you certainly deserved more!"  -- Alessandro
Reveal CommentRobert Henniker-Heaton bt Harry Hanham (Oct 29) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game. Great forehand hitting in particular."  -- Robert
Reveal CommentArthur Bernard bt Alessandro Camera (Oct 27) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "n/a"  -- Arthur

Match of the Group:

Sam Kaplan bt Arthur Bernard (Oct 20) 6-4, 7-5
Salim Ghozali bt George Vafakis (Oct 17) 6-2, 6-2

Group Summary:

A first group win in Highbury for Daniel, but he had to work for it! Not only did runner-up Samir get the better of him in their head-to-head, but he played one more match and that took him with in a point of Daniel's total. Never have bonus points been so important! Well played both and to the chasing pack in an excellent group.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Daniel Solomon 5 4 1 2 10 WWLW
2 Samir Rashed 6 4 2 0 9 LWLW
3 Andrew Abboud 4 2 2 2 8 LLWW
4 Paul Knipe 4 2 2 0 6 WWLL
5 Kieran Lee 6 2 4 2 6 WLWL
6 Harry Vowles 3 2 1 0 5 LWW
7 Michael Cutbill 6 1 5 2 5 LLWL
8 Nikolaus Endstrasser 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Kieran Lee bt Harry Vowles (Nov 24) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentHarry Vowles v Paul Knipe (Nov 20) 7-5, 4-6, 2-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Cracking match with Paul - lots of long rallies and good variety in play. Unfortunately we were unable to get this one finished due to time and slippy court conditions. Thanks Paul, looking forward to the next one."  -- Harry
Reveal CommentHarry Vowles bt Samir Rashed (Nov 18) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Even with the frosty court conditions this evening, myself and Samir managed some great rallies. Thanks for a great match Samir, looking forward to the next one! "  -- Harry
Paul Knipe bt Kieran Lee (Nov 18) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentSamir Rashed bt Michael Cutbill (Nov 17) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

Player Comments:

  • "A really good battle with Michael as always!"  -- Samir
Reveal CommentPaul Knipe bt Samir Rashed (Nov 12) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A very close match with plenty of momentum swings each way." - Paul
Reveal CommentKieran Lee bt Michael Cutbill (Nov 10) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good, tough match thanks Michael. Evenly fought - I just seemed to find the lines on the big points. Cheers"  -- Kieran
Reveal CommentSamir Rashed bt Andrew Abboud (Nov 4) 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (6-8), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable battle with Andrew with momentum shifts abound, look forward to finishing - Andrew to serve at 5-5 in the second"  -- Samir
  • "An epic three-setter, really tricky last set with really slippy conditions at Highbury, looking forward to playing again in better conditions; thanks for the game Andrew," -- Samir
Reveal CommentMichael Cutbill bt Paul Knipe (Oct 30) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Paul is very accomplished in all areas, so much so that at no time in this lengthy match did I expect to win. Bizarrely I think this helped as I just concentrated on playing decently and providing some respectable opposition. So It was a shock to find myself one game from the finish line and I managed to come through it. Thanks Paul for a great match."  -- Michael
Reveal CommentHarry Vowles bt Michael Cutbill (Oct 25) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Always extremely close when playing against Michael. Great rallies throughout - lucky to edge this one. Thanks Michael, looking forward to our next one. "  -- Harry
Reveal CommentDaniel Solomon bt Andrew Abboud (Oct 22) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A great game of tennis on a beautifully sunny October morning. Thanks for the game Andrew! "  -- Daniel
Reveal CommentSamir Rashed bt Kieran Lee (Oct 22) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable hard-fought battle, thanks for the game Keiran"  -- Samir
Reveal CommentAndrew Abboud bt Kieran Lee (Oct 21) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "The slippery conditions didn’t help Kieran (who is very fast). Looking forward to playing again. "  -- Andrew
Daniel Solomon bt Paul Knipe (Oct 20) 6-4, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentSamir Rashed bt Daniel Solomon (Oct 17) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable game with Dan despite slippy conditions, I look forward to playing again"  -- Samir
Reveal CommentDaniel Solomon bt Kieran Lee (Oct 16) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Some great rallies, especially given the slippy and challenging conditions. "  -- Daniel
Reveal CommentAndrew Abboud bt Michael Cutbill (Oct 15) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Given the weather forecast, Michael had the good sense of booking the ITC indoors (although the two slots were separated separated by 10 hours). We started at 8am, stopped at 5-5 and resumed at 6pm. Michael won the first set 7-6 and I won the second 6-2. Looking forward to completing the match and I hope we can do it in one session!"  -- Andrew
  • "Great to finally complete the match in a third session," -- Andrew
Reveal CommentDaniel Solomon bt Michael Cutbill (Oct 13) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "As always, a great and tough match with Michael. Such an enjoyable game with some great rallies!!"  -- Daniel

Group Summary:

Another great debut performance and a player to watch for the future for sure! Well done Petar who didn't put a foot wrong winning all six of the matches he played in straight sets. Joshua kept in touch with Petar earning four nice wins of his own, but with a 14 point total, Petar was unassailable!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Petar Maksimovic 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Joshua Bicknell 5 4 1 0 8 WWLW
3 Omer Cavusoglu 6 3 3 2 8 LLLW
4 Louis Carraz 4 3 1 0 7 WWWL
5 Tom Rache 5 2 3 2 6 WLLL
6 Joe Cocozza 5 1 4 0 5 LLWL
7 Daniele Lupi 6 0 6 2 2 LLLL
8 Brendan Maginnis 1 0 1 0 1 L

Match Results:

Brendan Maginnis v Louis Carraz (Nov 27) 6-4, 3-6, 2-2 TBC
Louis Carraz bt Omer Cavusoglu (Nov 18) 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentLouis Carraz bt Joe Cocozza (Nov 17) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A great match with some epic rallies. Really hard work!"  -- Joe
Tom Rache bt Joe Cocozza (Nov 16) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Joshua Bicknell bt Omer Cavusoglu (Nov 14) 6-2, 6-4
Joshua Bicknell bt Tom Rache (Nov 11) 6-1, 6-1
Louis Carraz bt Daniele Lupi (Nov 10) 6-0, 6-1
Petar Maksimovic bt Brendan Maginnis (Nov 8) 6-2, 6-4
Joe Cocozza bt Daniele Lupi (Nov 8) 6-0, 6-2
Petar Maksimovic bt Joshua Bicknell (Nov 3) 6-4, 6-1
Joshua Bicknell bt Joe Cocozza (Oct 29) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Petar Maksimovic bt Omer Cavusoglu (Oct 28) 6-2, 6-4
Omer Cavusoglu bt Tom Rache (Oct 28) 6-1, 6-1

Match of the Group:

Petar Maksimovic bt Louis Carraz (Oct 27) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Reveal CommentJoshua Bicknell bt Daniele Lupi (Oct 27) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good match, the wether finally helped. Joshua shows good technique and pace. Play against him has been a pleasure. Good Luck. "  -- Daniele
Reveal CommentOmer Cavusoglu bt Joe Cocozza (Oct 23) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Once we warmed up and beat the morning chill and started getting into shape, the contest picked up steam — a very enjoyable game with a tough first set."  -- Omer
Petar Maksimovic bt Daniele Lupi (Oct 21) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentOmer Cavusoglu bt Daniele Lupi (Oct 18) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match apart for a brief interruption due to the rain. Omar has a great serve. Good luck with the rest of the league. Daniele"  -- Daniele
Petar Maksimovic bt Tom Rache (Oct 18) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentTom Rache bt Daniele Lupi (Oct 9) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Tom is a very good player, fair and easy to approach. The match was a real pleasure, not for the result by my side :-). Booked two hours, both needed for playing an effective match at the best of three sets. Good luck Daniele "  -- Daniele

Group Summary:

Well done Jesper who more than justified his leap up the groups by claiming the top spot this time in style. Aleph, who ran the champ closest on court, was just pipped to the silver by Duncan, but no doubt who the group winner is this time!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Jesper Lindborg 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Duncan Stroud 5 2 3 2 7 LLLW
3 Aleph Degla 4 2 2 2 7 WWLL
4 Ireo Ostacchini 4 2 2 0 6 LLWW
5 Simon Moore 3 2 1 0 5 WLW
6 Daniel Dobre 6 0 6 2 5 LLLL
7 Albinas Uikis 2 1 1 0 2 LW
8 Carlos Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Ireo Ostacchini v Simon Moore (Nov 24) 2-6, 6-3, 0-4 TBC
Reveal CommentAleph Degla bt Ireo Ostacchini (Nov 18) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game of tennis with each player dominating one of the first two sets. Ireo was getting his fight back in the third when we ran out of time. To be continued!"  -- Aleph
Reveal CommentSimon Moore bt Daniel Dobre (Nov 6) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable game with some fine rallies and beautiful weather."  -- Simon
Reveal CommentJesper Lindborg bt Ireo Ostacchini (Nov 5) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "We had a slippery but exciting game. Ireo had 4-2 lead in the second set but luckily i managed to fight back and get the set and the match."  -- Jesper
Reveal CommentJesper Lindborg bt Simon Moore (Nov 3) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great match all around, Simon had a cracking second serve!"  -- Jesper
Jesper Lindborg bt Daniel Dobre (Oct 27) 6-0, 6-2
Ireo Ostacchini bt Duncan Stroud (Oct 27) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
Reveal CommentSimon Moore bt Duncan Stroud (Oct 27) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Always fun playing Duncan. Real mix of shots and some great points. "  -- Simon
Reveal CommentJesper Lindborg bt Duncan Stroud (Oct 26) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Windy conditions but great match and great opponent in Duncan."  -- Jesper
Ireo Ostacchini bt Daniel Dobre (Oct 24) 6-0, 6-4
Reveal CommentAleph Degla bt Daniel Dobre (Oct 20) 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Daniel was playing with a flu but outplayed me in a tight first set. After 12 set points lost over two sets I managed to win the second set. Despite the flu, Daniel came back from 1-4 to 4-5 before I finally managed to close it out 6-4. It might have been different without the flu... Great athleticism, good game!"  -- Aleph
Jesper Lindborg bt Albinas Uikis (Oct 19) 6-3, 6-2
Albinas Uikis bt Daniel Dobre (Oct 18) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJesper Lindborg bt Aleph Degla (Oct 16) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great and even match, Aleph is a machine. We had to break of after two sets with Aleph being in the lead in the 3rd set. Continued on saturday morning and I managed to squeeze out a win."  -- Jesper
Reveal CommentDuncan Stroud bt Daniel Dobre (Oct 6) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A long tough match. Home advantage of knowing the surface helped me win the first set. Daniel then dug in and won the second set despite being a break down. The third set was very close as we were both tired and tight but eventually I managed to see it out. Well played Daniel and thanks for coming over to my club. "  -- Duncan
Reveal CommentDuncan Stroud bt Aleph Degla (Oct 5) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A great clay court match with Aleph. Long baseline rallies interspersed with some deft volleying. A very close fought match. Well played Aleph. "  -- Duncan

Group Summary:

What a fantastic group - so many great matches that you can take your pick when it comes to "match of the group"! Several of the epics involved our champ, the undefeated Arnold who played all his matches and picked up bonus points. It was, just about, the perfect round. Nick and Sven battled it out for second place with Nick edging it by a point despite narrowly losing to Sven.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Arnold Law 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 Nick Carpenter 7 4 3 2 13 LLWW
3 Sven Ladiges 7 4 3 2 12 WWWL
4 Alan Revel 5 3 2 2 10 WLWW
5 Sarah Quinlan 5 2 3 2 8 LWWL
6 Tom Gatzen 4 2 2 2 6 WWLL
7 Michael Cole 5 1 4 2 5 WLLL
8 Oliver Fryer 6 0 6 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Nick Carpenter (Nov 27) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great job from Nick came back from 1:5 in the first set and won the tie break at the end. To be continued."  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Alan Revel (Nov 26) 4-6, 5-3 Alan Revel Retired

Player Comments:

  • "We stopped in game 3 in the first set about 2 weeks ago because Alan hurt his knee. We tried again tonight but still he had to retire because of the knee injury. Well done Alan for winning the first set and looking forward to complete our next match soon."  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentMichael Cole bt Oliver Fryer (Nov 24) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A nice, well fought match with some very tight games. Oliver played some very nice drop shots mixed in with some good power shots down the line which kept me firmly on my toes. Good game, thanks a lot "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentSven Ladiges bt Nick Carpenter (Nov 20) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with some long rallies (and games). It took Nick some time to get into the match but then played a great second set. To be continued with Nick to serve."  -- Sven
Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Oliver Fryer (Nov 17) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely Sunday morning for tennis. We had court 11 which is not slippery at all. We had some long rallies and I managed to remain consistent through out the match. Thanks Oliver for the match."  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentSven Ladiges bt Sarah Quinlan (Nov 12) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. The first two sets were rather close with just very few breaks. Sarah has a very flat slice backhand that is difficult to get. Luckily I was able to maintain continuity on my serve, which helped me to win the 3rd set. Thanks Sarah"  -- Sven
Reveal CommentNick Carpenter bt Oliver Fryer (Nov 9) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with a lot of deuce games. Just managed to edge it. "  -- Nick
Reveal CommentSven Ladiges bt Oliver Fryer (Nov 8) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "The match started with quite a few surprising rain drops, but luckily rain didn't continue. Oliver got better and better from game to game and in the second set we had some really good rallies. Luckily I was able to keep my concentration up throughout the whole match and managed to stay on top. Thank you Oliver for a fun game."  -- Sven
Reveal CommentNick Carpenter bt Michael Cole (Nov 3) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Michael played some good tennis, we had some very long games which could have gone either way. It proved difficult to get the ball past Michael as he was so quick around the court! Somehow managed to come back from 4-1 down in the second set to win. Thanks for the game!"  -- Nick
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Oliver Fryer (Oct 31) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match on a chilly but still evening at Highbury. Second set in particular was hard fought with lots of long points and games. At 3-1 I was 15-40 down but got back to deuce and after a back and forth managed to take the game - it was one of those games you felt would dictate which way the set would go. Thanks Oliver and good luck for the rest of your matches. "  -- Alan
Reveal CommentSarah Quinlan bt Oliver Fryer (Oct 29) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "We both had to contest with the noise coming from the coaching session on the next court, but despite this we had very closely fought first set and a good match overall. Thanks Oliver! "  -- Sarah
Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Michael Cole (Oct 27) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Well played Michael. Great defensing skills and made very few errors. To be continued Michael to serve."  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Sven Ladiges (Oct 26) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Sven has great serve and plays aggressive tennis with big forehand. The spin generated from the lefty stroke caused some troubles to me. Overall it was very close matches. Thanks for the match Sven."  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentNick Carpenter bt Alan Revel (Oct 22) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good to meet Nick. Rather a contrast of styles between the two of us but it led to some nice points. Nick has a powerful serve which was slightly nullified by the damp conditions, but he has some lovely ground stokes and a nice touch at the net, had to get the lob out a few times."  -- Alan
Reveal CommentSarah Quinlan bt Nick Carpenter (Oct 22) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match against Nick who is by far the better player but I managed to bring him down to my level and then scrabble around just enough to scrape a win. Thanks for the game Nick!"  -- Sarah
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Michael Cole (Oct 21) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great match against Michael which saw a lot long points and games. Michael is very quick and gets lots back, and had an excellent drop shot which comes from nowhere, he got me with that on quite a few occasions. Michael is coming back to tennis and not sure result will be the same next time when he has more match practice under his belt. Best of luck for you next match Michael."  -- Alan
Reveal CommentTom Gatzen bt Sarah Quinlan (Oct 21) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Another very competitive and hard fought match between Sarah and I. Just managed to get the better of this one but some epic rallies and very long games!"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentTom Gatzen bt Sven Ladiges (Oct 20) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, very close throughout with a number of very long games. Well played!"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Tom Gatzen (Oct 19) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tom was not in his best condition to play but still managed to pull some big forehand winner from time to time. At start of the second set we broke each other back to back but at the end I managed to hold my serve. Thanks for the match. "  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Sven Ladiges (Oct 19) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Two and a quarter hours of intense and fun tennis with Sven. First set was v close, toe to toe with a break in the final game seeing me clinch it. That gave me some momentum and I got a decent lead, but Sven is clearly not someone who gives up easily and he fought back to take it to a tie break. Sven has a great serve and some v impressive ground strokes, man of which were stonking winners. Thanks for the match Sven and best wishes for the rest of your matches."  -- Alan
Reveal CommentNick Carpenter bt Tom Gatzen (Oct 16) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A great game of tennis all round, this was a game won on fine margins! "  -- Nick
Reveal CommentArnold Law bt Sarah Quinlan (Oct 8) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "I just adapted to the condition of darkness and slippery ground a little better than Sarah. Thanks Sarah for the match."  -- Arnold
Reveal CommentSven Ladiges bt Michael Cole (Oct 5) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice match and closer than the score indicates. Thanks Michael for a good start in the new round."  -- Sven

Group Summary:

It's been a while since Dario last won a group in Highbury, so well done on this win! Tom matched Dario for wins and won their head-to-head but Dario was able to edge ahead in the points race (bonus points helped!). Well played.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Dario Llinares 8 6 2 2 15 LWLW
2 Tom Prescott 6 6 0 0 12 WWWW
3 Jack Thompson 6 5 1 2 12 LWWW
4 Daniel Neale 5 2 3 2 6 LWWL
5 Francois Soldan 6 2 4 2 6 WLWL
6 Lois Anderson 7 1 6 2 5 WLLL
7 Richard Day 3 1 2 0 3 LLW
8 Alex Hicks 3 1 2 0 2 LLW
9 Oliver Constance 4 0 4 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Francois Soldan bt Oliver Constance (Nov 26) Walkover
Reveal CommentTom Prescott bt Francois Soldan (Nov 24) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A good game in fairly wet conditions. The second set could have gone either way."  -- Tom
Tom Prescott bt Daniel Neale (Nov 21) Walkover
Reveal CommentTom Prescott bt Jack Thompson (Nov 18) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A really tough game with countless long baseline rallies. Nothing really to split the two players in the first set which ebbed and flowed throughout. Thoroughly enjoyable match and good luck Jack in your remaining games!"  -- Tom
Lois Anderson bt Oliver Constance (Nov 17) Walkover
Reveal CommentTom Prescott bt Dario Llinares (Nov 16) 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A good game between doubles partner's who know each other's games well! A bit of luck was on my side today. Always good to play against Dario. Thanks for organising!"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentFrancois Soldan bt Lois Anderson (Nov 16) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8)

Player Comments:

  • "Good fun. Lois is a good player, bringing back every ball with very small number of unforced errors. You really need to attack every point to get a chance !"  -- Francois
Dario Llinares bt Oliver Constance (Nov 15) Walkover
Reveal CommentTom Prescott bt Lois Anderson (Nov 14) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable game. Some good tennis played and great passing shots! Thanks Lois for booking and good luck for the rest of the league! "  -- Tom

Match of the Group:

Jack Thompson bt Dario Llinares (Nov 11) 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 7-5
Reveal CommentDario Llinares bt Lois Anderson (Nov 1) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Wet conditions so good to get the game in. Lois is a lovely player and very sporting, some great rallies particularly in the second set. My serve was on a working day which was the difference."  -- Dario
Reveal CommentTom Prescott bt Alex Hicks (Oct 31) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A good game played in surprisingly good conditions! Good luck to Alex for the rest of the league."  -- Tom
Reveal CommentDaniel Neale bt Lois Anderson (Oct 30) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable game with Lois. Scoreline was not reflective of the match, as many of our games went to deuce. Thanks Lois! "  -- Daniel
Dario Llinares bt Alex Hicks (Oct 27) 6-3, 6-3
Dario Llinares bt Richard Day (Oct 23) Walkover
Daniel Neale bt Francois Soldan (Oct 22) 7-5, 6-3
Jack Thompson bt Richard Day (Oct 22) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentRichard Day bt Francois Soldan (Oct 20) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable match. When Francois connects its gonna be a winner "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentDario Llinares bt Daniel Neale (Oct 20) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A tremendous first set that could have gone either way. Great rallies and powerful ground game from Daniel I was defending against. Having snuck it, my serve started to improve and got me over the line. A very nice guy and a good sportsman. Much appreciated. Hope to play again."  -- Dario
Reveal CommentDario Llinares bt Francois Soldan (Oct 19) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Managed to get the game in despite slippery condition. Francois coming back to the game will be very dangerous very soon. Thanks for the game."  -- Dario
Reveal CommentAlex Hicks bt Lois Anderson (Oct 17) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "After a 5:0 run of me net charging Lois started really mixing it up giving a really good challenging ever changing match. Drop shot serves, wide slices, powerful passing shots and some great lobs to mess with my mind. Thank you."  -- Alex
Jack Thompson bt Lois Anderson (Oct 14) 6-3, 6-2
Jack Thompson bt Oliver Constance (Oct 10) 6-2, 6-0
Jack Thompson bt Daniel Neale (Oct 6) 6-2, 6-3

Group Summary:

Sameer follows up the group win from last round with another excellent performance - a run of six wins. Tantalisingly his match with runner-up Julian was left in the balance, but truth be told he wasn't going to be caught this round! There were some really strong performances throughout this excellent group; well done all!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Sameer Singh 6 6 0 2 15 WWWW
2 Julian Ricketts 5 4 1 0 9 WWWW
3 Andrew Guthrey 5 4 1 0 8 WWWL
4 Helen McNulty 6 1 5 2 6 LLLW
5 Ben Mason 4 1 3 0 5 LWLL
6 David Beales 5 2 3 0 5 WLWL
7 Nick Perkins 2 1 1 0 4 LW
8 Lewis Brayshaw 5 0 5 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentBen Mason v Helen McNulty (Nov 24) 3-6, 6-4, 4-3 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Closest game between us for a while - shame we didn't get to finish! "  -- Ben
Reveal CommentJulian Ricketts bt Ben Mason (Nov 22) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A stop start match in slippery conditions at Highbury. I nearly blew the first set after leading 5-1, but finally managed to close out on my 8th set point. The Second set continued with unforced errors from both players, where I managed to scrap through. Thanks for the game Ben and I’m sure we will have a much better showdown next time. "  -- Julian
Reveal CommentBen Mason v Nick Perkins (Nov 18) 6-4, 4-6, 4-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Really nothing in it!"  -- Ben
Andrew Guthrey bt Lewis Brayshaw (Nov 18) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentSameer Singh v Julian Ricketts (Nov 17) 6-1, 4-6, 5-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Good session of tennis in the afternoon sun. Lots of fun long rallies and some big serving from Julian! Sameer serving 15-30 at 5-2 in the decider when we ran out of time. Hopefully we get to finish this match, if not, good game Julian. "  -- Sameer
Reveal CommentSameer Singh bt Nick Perkins (Nov 16) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Some good fighting tennis in the first set which Nick clinched with some clutch attacking tennis. I managed to take the second quickly before the rain came. Some great rallies in this match despite the treacherous slippery conditions. Look forward to the deciding set in hopefully better conditions. Sameer to serve first in third set. "  -- Sameer
  • "I got off to a fast start in the decider and Nick's timing was a bit off which meant this set did not meet the heights of the first set but a good match nonetheless. Thanks Nick," -- Sameer
David Beales bt Helen McNulty (Nov 15) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentJulian Ricketts bt Lewis Brayshaw (Nov 13) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A competitive match in tricky rainy conditions. The first set was extremely topsy-turvy where I struggled to handle Lewis’ fast serve and great top spin forehand. Thanks for the match and let’s play again soon."  -- Julian
Reveal CommentBen Mason bt David Beales (Nov 12) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Tight game as ever but second set tiebreak was the closest yte"  -- Ben

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentSameer Singh bt Ben Mason (Nov 11) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great match in the cold with lots of momentum swings. Second set was quite gruelling and featured good tennis with some slice wars, attacking forehands, and some fun long rallies thrown in for good measure."  -- Sameer
Reveal CommentJulian Ricketts bt Helen McNulty (Nov 10) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A close match as always against Helen. There were multiple breaks in the second set but I managed to sneak the win with a minute to spare. Thanks for the game and let’s get a friendly in before Xmas. "  -- Julian
Andrew Guthrey bt Ben Mason (Nov 9) 6-3, 6-4
Andrew Guthrey bt Helen McNulty (Nov 6) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentDavid Beales bt Lewis Brayshaw (Nov 5) 7-5, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good match. Thanks David"  -- David
Helen McNulty bt Lewis Brayshaw (Oct 30) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentJulian Ricketts bt David Beales (Oct 29) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "I served for the match at 5-4 but David battled back and the match will resume with him serving in the 3rd set. "  -- Julian
  • "A close battle in the 3rd set where nearly every game went to deuce, but I managed to come through. Thanks for the match David," -- Julian
Reveal CommentSameer Singh bt Lewis Brayshaw (Oct 22) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Closer than the scoreline suggests - we had some great rallies! I was the more consistent player today. Pleasure to play today Lewis, and good luck for the rest of the league. "  -- Sameer
Reveal CommentSameer Singh bt Andrew Guthrey (Oct 17) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Nice evening for some tennis, thanks to Andrew for risking the uncertain weather. Closer match than the score indicates - we had some fun rallies in skiddy conditions. I probably benefitted from Andrew's slightly dodgy shoulder. Look forward to playing again soon. "  -- Sameer
Reveal CommentNick Perkins bt Helen McNulty (Oct 12) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A very competitive match. Helen battled back brilliantly to get to 5-4 up in the second set and I thought at that point that the tables had turned, but I managed to hang on and close it out."  -- Nick
Andrew Guthrey bt Julian Ricketts (Oct 10) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentSameer Singh bt Helen McNulty (Oct 6) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good session of tennis at the newly resurfaced indoor courts! Some fine attacking play by Helen but I was able to find a way to come through. "  -- Sameer
Reveal CommentSameer Singh bt David Beales (Oct 5) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good competitive match with some incredible long rallies! First set was tight and could have gone either way. Great to get the new league underway with an enjoyable match, thanks David. "  -- Sameer

Group Summary:

Lots of new faces in this group, which is lovely, but perhaps players struggled a little with setting up matches. Nevertheless, newcomer Pietro's fine three wins were enough to earn him the top spot and one of them was a real classic with Matthew who was also making his debut.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Pietro Smacchia 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Matthew Hills 3 2 1 0 5 WLW
3 Francois Smit 2 2 0 0 4 WW
4 Daniel Griffin 4 1 3 2 4 LWLL
5 Jon Cottam 5 1 4 0 2 LLWL
6 Daniel Parris 1 0 1 0 0 L
7 Jonathan Chappell 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Nicholas Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMatthew Hills bt Jon Cottam (Nov 26) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Slippery conditions and two fairly tall players made it an interesting game. It was a competitive match with some entertaining rallies and far closer than the scoreline suggests. Jon a pleasure to meet you and look forward to playing again."  -- Matthew
Francois Smit bt Daniel Griffin (Nov 24) 6-3, 6-4
Pietro Smacchia bt Jon Cottam (Nov 19) 6-2, 6-4
Jon Cottam bt Daniel Parris (Nov 18) 6-2, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentPietro Smacchia bt Matthew Hills (Nov 12) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Who needs go to the ATP Finals at the O2 when you can watch a crowd pleaser like that?! Hills started strongly and took the first set but Smacchia fought back and after a tense second set showed superior fitness and skill to take the third."  -- Matthew
Francois Smit bt Jon Cottam (Oct 27) 6-0, 6-1
Daniel Griffin bt Jon Cottam (Oct 26) 6-4, 7-5
Matthew Hills bt Daniel Griffin (Oct 15) 6-3, 6-2
Pietro Smacchia bt Daniel Griffin (Oct 5) 6-1, 6-1

Group Summary:

Kieran avenged his defeat to John (great match, by the way) by picking up a point from an unfinished match which takes him to the top of the table. Now, had John played one more match we might have had a different story to tell!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Kieran Coleman 4 3 1 0 7 WWWL
2 John White 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
3 Tim Jones 4 2 2 0 6 WLLW
4 Benjamin Boelhouwer 3 1 2 0 3 LLW
5 Brodie Neader 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 Stefano Perino 2 0 2 0 1 LL
7 Thomas Han 1 0 1 0 0 L
8 Neil O Grady 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentTim Jones bt Brodie Neader (Nov 24) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), [10-6]

Player Comments:

  • "hard fought match with Brodie in the early sunday morning fog with lots of long rallies. thanks Brodie"  -- Tim
Reveal CommentKieran Coleman bt Stefano Perino (Nov 20) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A match played at a fast tempo on a cold night."  -- Kieran
Reveal CommentTim Jones v Benjamin Boelhouwer (Nov 17) 4-6, 6-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "nice hit with Ben with good pace and nice rallies. Shame we couldnt finish it off. Hopefully play you again Ben"  -- Tim
John White bt Benjamin Boelhouwer (Nov 7) 6-0, 6-0
Kieran Coleman bt Benjamin Boelhouwer (Nov 3) 6-0, 6-3
Reveal CommentJohn White bt Tim Jones (Oct 27) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "John was too good with excellent drop shots, lobs and all round consistent play. Well played."  -- Tim

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentKieran Coleman bt Tim Jones (Oct 25) 6-4, 5-7, [10-6]

Player Comments:

  • "Tim saved a match point in the second set and battled back to draw level. A great match that could have gone either way."  -- Kieran
Reveal CommentTim Jones bt Thomas Han (Oct 20) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "great match with long rallies. nice way to start a Sunday - thanks Thomas "  -- Tim
Reveal CommentJohn White bt Kieran Coleman (Oct 13) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "An impressive display of drop shots and lobs that landed right on the baseline from John. We managed to compete the match just before the heavy rain set in. Thanks for the match."  -- Kieran
Reveal CommentKieran Coleman v Brodie Neader (Oct 11) 6-1, 2-3 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Rain stopped play at the end of an epic fifth game in second set. "  -- Kieran
Benjamin Boelhouwer bt Stefano Perino (Oct 8) 6-1, 4-6, [10-5]

Group Summary:

If you have a moment, go back and read some of the lovely, supportive commentaries in this excellent group. A huge amount of tennis was played and newcomer Aldo led from the front carefully compiling an eight match winning streak that despite strong opposition left him well clear at the top of the table. Below him there was a three way points tie for second place, but without a player with a winning record over the other two, the rule-book gives the silver to Steffan.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Aldo Munoz 8 8 0 2 18 WWWW
2 Steffan Knutson 8 6 2 0 12 WWWW
3 Brett Galloway 7 5 2 2 12 LWWW
4 Velislav Velinov 6 5 1 2 12 WLWW
5 Byron McCaughey 7 3 4 2 10 LLLW
6 Tom Comins 7 2 5 0 5 LLLL
7 Henry Oakes 6 1 5 2 4 LLWL
8 Daniel Evans 6 0 6 2 3 LLLL
9 Juan Brito 5 0 5 2 3 LLLL

Match Results:

Steffan Knutson bt Henry Oakes (Nov 22) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Brett Galloway (Nov 22) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match, Brett is an excellent runner and very consistent with his drive. Brett just try to improve your service and backhand and you will get excellent results. Good luck! "  -- Aldo
Steffan Knutson bt Tom Comins (Nov 19) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentVelislav Velinov bt Juan Brito (Nov 19) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-2)

Player Comments:

  • "Great match against Juan, who hit some great winners. The game was just as close as the score suggests! I feel the decisive factor in this match was who had more left in the tank at the end of the third set. Juan couldn't have been closer to the win - missing chances to go 5-1 up in the third and one match point later on. "  -- Velislav
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Velislav Velinov (Nov 17) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match Veli, was very nice to meet you. The match was much more competitive than the score revealed. Wonderfull technique and excellent first service, congrats! Good luck in your next matches. "  -- Aldo
Steffan Knutson bt Daniel Evans (Nov 17) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentBrett Galloway bt Byron McCaughey (Nov 16) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Always a huge effort required to beat Byron and today was no exception. His smashing against my lobbing was really the key tactic in the match, with many points lost and won in this fashion. Good luck for the last match."  -- Brett
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Byron McCaughey (Nov 14) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Excellent match against Byron, the court lights were a problem even so we manage it to finish this tough match. Thanks, Byron, good luck in your next match. "  -- Aldo
Reveal CommentBrett Galloway bt Tom Comins (Nov 10) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely tennis weather. Tom had been suffering from flu so did well to turn up and play till the end. Best if luck for the remaining fixtures."  -- Brett
Steffan Knutson bt Juan Brito (Nov 10) 7-6, 6-3
Steffan Knutson bt Byron McCaughey (Nov 9) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentByron McCaughey bt Tom Comins (Nov 3) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Good match - nice rallies. Second set was tight. "  -- Byron

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentVelislav Velinov bt Tom Comins (Nov 3) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)

Player Comments:

  • "Good and competitive match against Tom even when dealing with a fairly slippery surface, with both players being a bit careful with switching direction and running around the court. Despite that, Tom did manage to hit some great forehand winners to keep the match super close, but in the end a bit of extra consistency in the final tiebreak is what put me through the finish line. Thanks for the match!"  -- Velislav
Steffan Knutson bt Brett Galloway (Nov 3) 6-4, 1-0 Brett Galloway Retired
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Tom Comins (Nov 2) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very tough match with difficult wheater conditions but Tom always with an excellent disposition to play. Thanks Tom, was really nice to meet you. Good luck with your next matches."  -- Aldo
Reveal CommentVelislav Velinov bt Henry Oakes (Oct 29) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Fun game against Henry! He did not have a great start of the match in the first set, but in the second - after starting to get some great first serves in, he found himself two points away from stealing the set. Some more consistency from him and this could've been a very different result. Thanks for the match!"  -- Velislav
Reveal CommentHenry Oakes bt Daniel Evans (Oct 27) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "A very fun and enjoyable game, with some competitive tennis. Plenty of long rallies decided by good winners (but also plenty of unforced errors on both sides!). In the end, the difference was probably strong first-serving by Henry, complemented by slightly fewer unforced errors. Daniel has a wonderful technique to his serve and ground strokes, and will be a complete player with some more consistency, confidence and mental strength!"  -- Henry
Reveal CommentVelislav Velinov bt Steffan Knutson (Oct 25) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Pretty apocalyptic conditions at Highbury for this match - strong winds, bad floodlights, loads of leaves on the court. But still - a very close game against Steffan, had a couple of important points gone his way, it could’ve been a very different result!"  -- Velislav
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Henry Oakes (Oct 23) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Excellent Match Henry, thanks !! As I told you yesterday, keep practicing your service and backhand because they are excellent but it needs to be more regular. Good Luck with your next match. "  -- Aldo
Reveal CommentVelislav Velinov bt Byron McCaughey (Oct 22) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A great and very competitive marathon match against Byron. It had a bit of everything - some long rallies, good winners and also some pretty nervy unforced errors. It could’ve easily gone either way with both of us missing a lot of break points deep into the third set, but eventually somebody had to win :D Thanks for the game!"  -- Velislav
Reveal CommentByron McCaughey bt Juan Brito (Oct 20) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely Sunday morning for an excellent match. Really good rallies and overall really competitive match! "  -- Juan
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Steffan Knutson (Oct 20) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "It was a really tough match, full of long games and few mistakes from Steffan. Additionally, If some of your next rivals read this, my only one suggestion, its never try to win the points moving Steffan, because he is the fastest tennis player I have ever seen. Thank Steffan for this excellent match !!!"  -- Aldo
Reveal CommentBrett Galloway bt Juan Brito (Oct 17) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A bit of a cliche, but this was much closer than the score suggests, lots of games went to deuce. Juan is yet another player in this group with wonderful technique, good to watch. A few too many errors perhaps held him back and I ran a lot of distances to maintain the rallies and keep the pressure on. Thanks"  -- Brett
Reveal CommentBrett Galloway bt Henry Oakes (Oct 14) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great to meet Henry. Played in wet conditions but again found court 11 to be very resilient. Match included some long rallies and had to work hard to defend his first serve, which is very decent. "  -- Brett
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Juan Brito (Oct 13) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "It was an excellent match ( The Andes Mountains classic). Juan has a brilliant drive and the match was much closer than the result. Good luck with your next rival!! Aldo Andres Munoz "  -- Aldo
Reveal CommentByron McCaughey bt Daniel Evans (Oct 13) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Daniel has a wonderful technique - it was a close match. "  -- Byron
Reveal CommentBrett Galloway bt Daniel Evans (Oct 10) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Well done Daniel. For a teenager in his first league, this was a very impressive display. He has bags of technique and will surely be winning a lot matches if he keeps practising his defensive game and judging when to be a little more risk averse with his match play. A tough match on a windy evening. Thanks. Brett"  -- Brett
Reveal CommentTom Comins bt Daniel Evans (Oct 9) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A good close match, closer than score suggests with good rallies and nearly all games going to deuce. Tom just managed to win a few crucial points but was up against very good technical player in Dan...who will only get better! service let him down however and in windy conditions was hard to control. great fun and hope you go well in the future matches many thanks Tom"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentAldo Munoz bt Daniel Evans (Oct 7) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Daniel has an excellent service and drive, with a little more training he will be a very difficult opponent. Good luck with the next match !!"  -- Aldo
Reveal CommentTom Comins bt Henry Oakes (Oct 6) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "thank you Henry for a wonderful match with some great rallies and shots. there was a momentum shift after a strong start to the game from Henry for Tom to fight back and just win the first set. Henry broke early again only for Tom to get a bit of a roll and serve well in the wind to take second set. great fun close match and hope to play again soon many thanks Tom"  -- Tom

Group Summary:

A great performance from John who combined excellent tennis with on-the-money scheduling (he was the only player to get matches out of the Marks this round). Though runner-up, Nigel edged a win over John, our champ amassed an unassailable 12 points overall and he didn't even need bonus points! A nod too to Christopher who earned points in matches lost to make sure he was in the running too and earns the bronze. Well played all.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 John Granshaw 7 6 1 0 12 WWWW
2 Nigel Billen 5 4 1 2 10 WWWL
3 Christopher Hill 5 2 3 2 9 LWWL
4 Pierino Branella 4 3 1 0 7 LWWW
5 Marco Mandolini 4 1 3 0 3 LLWL
6 Davide Rupiani 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
7 Mark Nuttall 1 0 1 0 1 L
8 Mark Hinchen 1 0 1 0 1 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJohn Granshaw bt Marco Mandolini (Nov 19) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Marco hit some very ast first serves and good top spin returns off my serve. Some long rallies and a very enjoyable match."  -- John
Reveal CommentJohn Granshaw bt Mark Nuttall (Nov 17) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match with plenty of rallies and some exciting volleys at the net."  -- John
Reveal CommentJohn Granshaw bt Pierino Branella (Nov 16) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Second set John 5 Peirino 2 with John to serve next game"  -- John
  • "Hard fought game on a slippery court. It was cat and mouse on the final set with the win secured by the smallest of margins. Piero was a tricky player to beat!," -- John
Reveal CommentPierino Branella bt Christopher Hill (Nov 16) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice and fun match with Chris, although the somewhat slippery surface made us more conservative than usual."  -- Pierino
Reveal CommentNigel Billen bt Davide Rupiani (Nov 13) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Davide was finding his range in the second set so I had to knuckle down and make sure I hung on to my serves! A fun match on a chilly but still November evening against a very nice opponent!"  -- Nigel
Reveal CommentNigel Billen bt Marco Mandolini (Nov 10) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Beautiful sunny autumnal day for tennis (though a tricky sun one end). The nip and tuck first set was crucial and winning it definitely changed the momentum for the second set. Great fun and a great opponent."  -- Nigel
Reveal CommentJohn Granshaw bt Davide Rupiani (Nov 5) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Some good rallies and David made some good winning shots. Thanks for the game David."  -- John
Reveal CommentChristopher Hill bt Davide Rupiani (Oct 22) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Played in the evening murk of court 9 but no less enjoyable for that. Thank you, Davide. "  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentNigel Billen bt John Granshaw (Oct 19) 7-5, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Another very close match with John on one of those sunny one moment, rainy the next days that have been a feature of this autumn. Somehow I managed to claw my way back into the second set turning round a 4-1 deficit and probably helped over the line by the tumble John took right at the end. But no permanent damage done and an excellent, very friendly tennis match."  -- Nigel
Reveal CommentMarco Mandolini bt Davide Rupiani (Oct 18) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game "  -- Marco
Reveal CommentPierino Branella bt Nigel Billen (Oct 15) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fun game and pleasure to start the day with a competitive effort on the new courts in Highbury Fields. "  -- Pierino

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentChristopher Hill bt Marco Mandolini (Oct 10) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8)

Player Comments:

  • "A hard fought marathon taking fully three hours, two sets and four games in Clissold and a further 8 games and a tie break in HF! I couldn't hit a winner and Marco missed some smashes. Fantastic match!"  -- Christopher
Reveal CommentJohn Granshaw bt Christopher Hill (Oct 8) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "As always a pleasure to play with Chris with many good rallies and thrilling finishes. "  -- John
Reveal CommentNigel Billen bt Christopher Hill (Oct 7) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Played on the new solus court 11 which performed very nicely even in the light drizzle. Great match with Chris as always and he played brilliantly in the second set forcing me to change tactics for the third - which seemed to pay off. Great fun."  -- Nigel
Reveal CommentJohn Granshaw bt Mark Hinchen (Oct 5) 6-1, 3-6, [10-4]

Player Comments:

  • "Mark was a little rusty in the first set but came back strongly in the second set with more of his first serves going in and good net play. The tie break went in my favour and we just managed to finish before end of the booking, both pretty exhausted. Thanks for an enjoyable and competitive game Mark."  -- John
Reveal CommentPierino Branella bt Davide Rupiani (Oct 5) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with Davide, pleasure to realize that courts 8,9, and 10 in Highbury Fields have been recently renewed."  -- Pierino

Group Summary:

A first group win for Dan and picked up in style - no losses and more matches played than anyone else. He had some great matches too and judging by the commentaries helped make it all a lot of fun.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Dan Connolly 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 James Mcelhinney 3 1 2 0 3 WLL
3 Hai Hoang 2 1 1 0 2 WL
4 Ian Mcgee 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Joshua Broadhurst 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 Thomas Kaltenbrunner 1 0 1 0 0 L
7 Victoria Ridley 1 0 1 0 0 L
8 Hugo Hessant 1 0 1 0 0 L
9 Gerard Van Tonder 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJames Mcelhinney bt Joshua Broadhurst (Nov 20) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable match, thanks Josh>"  -- James

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentDan Connolly bt James Mcelhinney (Nov 19) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Very close and topsy turvy game with some really nice rallies. We survived the cold and damp courts with only one fall courtesy of James ( although he still won the point! ) Thanks for a great match :)"  -- Dan
Reveal CommentDan Connolly v Ian Mcgee (Nov 16) 4-6, 5-6 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "6-5 , 15-15 in second set. Dan to serve."  -- Dan
Reveal CommentHai Hoang bt James Mcelhinney (Nov 10) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Was nice to meet you Jim thanks for an enjoyable game today. Good luck with the rest of your matches. "  -- Hai
Reveal CommentDan Connolly bt Victoria Ridley (Oct 29) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely to meet and play Victoria! She showed off some amazing defensive skills but my serve, groundstrokes and net play were just a little bit more consistent. Thanks for the match :)"  -- Dan
Reveal CommentDan Connolly bt Hugo Hessant (Oct 19) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Another close match, this time with the lovely Hugo. Could have gone either way but my more consistent serve and lower unforced errors probably made the difference. Also came to the net took more risks in the second set when Hugo started to make a break for it which paid off. Awesome match, thanks Hugo!"  -- Dan
Reveal CommentDan Connolly bt Hai Hoang (Oct 18) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with Hai. A very tight two sets and Hai nearly ran away with the second set before I managed to scramble it back. A bit wet and wild out there but we managed the conditions well and the courts at Highbury dry quick. Some tight rallies and 4 or 5 lucky net cords either way added some drama. Thanks for the great match Hai!"  -- Dan
Reveal CommentDan Connolly bt Thomas Kaltenbrunner (Oct 15) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Tough conditions to play in ( wet floor, moss on courts, terrible floodlights, don't recommend playing at Rosemary Gardens at night to anyone) but had some nice rallies. lovely to play with you Thomas."  -- Dan

Group Summary:

With Matthew and Eddie jousting for top spot you would expect their head-to-head to have been crucial, but it turned out to be the player who played the most tennis who would have edge this time. Matthew played all but one of the available matches and that (given he won a might six of them) was enough to ensure the group win was his. Hard luck Eddie, who beat Matthew - hope you can find sweet revenge another time!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Matthew Robbins 7 6 1 2 14 WWWW
2 Eddie Lancaster 5 4 1 2 10 WWWW
3 Gabriel De Lastours 6 4 2 0 9 WWLL
4 Phil Piers 4 2 2 0 5 WWLL
5 Warwick Smith 2 0 2 0 2 LL
6 Jan-Hinnerk Fahrenkamp 3 0 3 0 2 LLL
7 David Webber 3 0 3 0 2 LLL
8 Joseph Burrows 2 0 2 0 0 LL
9 Lawrence Mottram 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Gabriel De Lastours bt David Webber (Nov 23) 6-4, 6-3
Gabriel De Lastours bt Warwick Smith (Nov 22) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentMatthew Robbins bt David Webber (Nov 20) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great early morning game, played in great spirit. First set much tighter than score suggests. Think a good serve day helped me take the match!"  -- Matthew
Matthew Robbins bt Gabriel De Lastours (Nov 18) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Phil Piers bt Gabriel De Lastours (Nov 17) 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentEddie Lancaster bt David Webber (Nov 12) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Dave. First set lasted ages so we couldn’t fit a full third in before lights out."  -- Eddie
Reveal CommentMatthew Robbins bt Joseph Burrows (Nov 10) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Tighter than the score suggested. Joe returns every ball! Thanks for the game."  -- Matthew
Phil Piers bt Jan-Hinnerk Fahrenkamp (Nov 10) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)
Gabriel De Lastours bt Jan-Hinnerk Fahrenkamp (Nov 3) 6-4, 6-2
Eddie Lancaster bt Joseph Burrows (Nov 3) 6-2, 6-0
David Webber v Warwick Smith (Oct 28) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7) TBC
Reveal CommentMatthew Robbins bt Phil Piers (Oct 28) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game, with the odd volley helping me get the win. Thanks for the game Phil."  -- Matthew
Reveal CommentMatthew Robbins bt Jan-Hinnerk Fahrenkamp (Oct 27) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Fun game,.played in good spirit. Tight first set then I think the odd slice helped tip things my way. Thanks for the game Hinnerk."  -- Matthew
Eddie Lancaster bt Phil Piers (Oct 20) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentMatthew Robbins bt Warwick Smith (Oct 18) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game. Good fun and could've gone either way. Thanks for the game Warwick."  -- Matthew

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentEddie Lancaster bt Matthew Robbins (Oct 13) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "We managed to hit the only patch of good weather all weekend. Great game, if a bit leafy."  -- Eddie
Gabriel De Lastours bt Eddie Lancaster (Oct 5) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

Group Summary:

In the league you can often allow yourself a loss and go on to win the group so long as you make sure you have enough matches under your belt. So it was for Sam. Edward just left it too late to build on his win against the group leader and will have to be content with his three match unbeaten run and the bronze! Meanwhile Jamie matched Sam for the number of matches played and is rewarded with the silver. Hats off to our winner, Sam!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Sam Holt 6 5 1 2 12 LWWW
2 Jamie Riggs-long 6 2 4 2 7 LLWW
3 Edward De Petrucci 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
4 Adam McCormack 2 1 1 0 3 WL
5 Will Inman 2 1 1 0 3 WL
6 Lewis Vanstone 3 1 2 0 2 LLW
7 Tom Dykins 3 0 3 2 2 LLL
8 Poonam Lloyd Williams 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentWill Inman bt Jamie Riggs-long (Nov 23) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game Jamie + lovely to meet you. Glad we finally got to finish our match despite being rained off a couple of times! Many close points, and and a lot of variety in shot length. Looking forward to the next."  -- Will

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentEdward De Petrucci bt Sam Holt (Nov 20) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "Really good game. "  -- Edward
Reveal CommentEdward De Petrucci bt Jamie Riggs-long (Nov 6) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "good game"  -- Edward
Reveal CommentEdward De Petrucci bt Lewis Vanstone (Nov 3) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good game"  -- Edward
Sam Holt bt Tom Dykins (Oct 30) 6-3, 6-1
Sam Holt bt Lewis Vanstone (Oct 27) 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentJamie Riggs-long bt Poonam Lloyd Williams (Oct 25) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match!"  -- Jamie
Reveal CommentJamie Riggs-long bt Tom Dykins (Oct 24) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Close match, well played Tom. "  -- Jamie
Adam McCormack bt Jamie Riggs-long (Oct 23) 6-4, 6-0
Sam Holt bt Jamie Riggs-long (Oct 20) 6-4, 6-2
Sam Holt bt Adam McCormack (Oct 17) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Reveal CommentLewis Vanstone bt Tom Dykins (Oct 16) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks again for the match Lewis,"  -- Tom
Sam Holt bt Will Inman (Oct 7) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0

Group Summary:

A well deserved first group win for Stefano who did it the hard way (no bonus points) and made it look easy (straight sets wins)! Well done too to runner-up Mike and third-placed Ricardo who along with Emily played six matches and kept Stefano in their sights.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Stefano Bandera 6 6 0 0 12 WWWW
2 Mike Kingsley 6 4 2 2 10 WWLL
3 Ricardo Tocco 6 3 3 2 8 WLWL
4 Emily Norman 6 3 3 0 6 WWLL
5 Helen Sudall 4 2 2 0 5 LLWW
6 Andrew Beejay 5 1 4 0 3 LLWL
7 Deborah Holton 5 0 5 0 1 LLLL
8 Sam Rubandhas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentEmily Norman bt Deborah Holton (Nov 26) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A very fun match with Deborah revelling in the warm and dry of the Islington Tennis Centre! "  -- Emily
Ricardo Tocco bt Andrew Beejay (Nov 24) 6-4, 6-4
Stefano Bandera bt Andrew Beejay (Nov 23) 6-1, 6-0
Stefano Bandera bt Deborah Holton (Nov 22) 6-1, 6-0

Match of the Group:

Andrew Beejay bt Deborah Holton (Nov 21) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Emily Norman bt Helen Sudall (Nov 20) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Mike Kingsley bt Emily Norman (Nov 18) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
Stefano Bandera bt Emily Norman (Nov 17) 6-0, 6-1
Mike Kingsley bt Andrew Beejay (Nov 17) 6-4, 6-0
Reveal CommentEmily Norman bt Andrew Beejay (Nov 16) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match of wit with Andrew with lots of sneaky short balls with spin for which the net enabled triumph and commiseration in equal measure on both sides! Many games went to a never-ending deuce and Andrew served up some brilliant Aces along the way! "  -- Emily
Stefano Bandera bt Ricardo Tocco (Nov 14) 7-5, 6-1
Stefano Bandera bt Helen Sudall (Nov 10) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Ricardo Tocco bt Deborah Holton (Oct 30) 6-3, 6-2
Helen Sudall bt Ricardo Tocco (Oct 27) Walkover
Reveal CommentRicardo Tocco bt Emily Norman (Oct 20) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A nice game on a very quiet morning at Highbury. There were a lot of nice rallies and long games with lots of deuces."  -- Ricardo
Stefano Bandera bt Mike Kingsley (Oct 20) 6-2, 6-3
Helen Sudall bt Mike Kingsley (Oct 19) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentMike Kingsley bt Deborah Holton (Oct 15) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match played in benign conditions. Enjoyed the combination of serious hitting and friendly conversation Deborah. Thank you, Mike "  -- Mike
Reveal CommentMike Kingsley bt Ricardo Tocco (Oct 13) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "In the previous round we'd braved a force 7 crosswind at Finsbury Park. Thanks Ricardo for a fun match again, this time unfazed by threatening skies and a damp surface."  -- Mike

Group Summary:

Unluckily for Melanie her last two matches were cancelled at short notice which deprived her of the opportunity of following up her four nice victories to that point by clinching the group win on court. Still a nice first group win for Melanie. Well done too to runner-up Paul who almost took a set off the champ!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Melanie Tompkins 6 6 0 0 12 WWWW
2 Paul Sansom 5 4 1 2 10 WLWW
3 John Hall 6 2 4 2 8 LLWL
4 Rob Whitehouse 4 2 2 0 5 LLWW
5 Drew Miller 4 1 3 2 4 LWLL
6 Orla MacSherry 3 1 2 0 3 LLW
7 Nigel Purse 1 1 0 0 2 W
8 Peter Bradley 4 0 4 0 1 LLLL
9 Tom Cutbill 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Melanie Tompkins bt Peter Bradley (Nov 25) 6-3, 6-2
Nigel Purse bt John Hall (Nov 24) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Melanie Tompkins bt John Hall (Nov 23) Walkover
Melanie Tompkins bt Orla MacSherry (Nov 19) Walkover
Reveal CommentMelanie Tompkins bt Drew Miller (Nov 17) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match on a cold afternoon. It was much closer than it looks! "  -- Melanie
Reveal CommentPaul Sansom bt Rob Whitehouse (Nov 16) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good competitive game - 3rd set could have gone either way despite the score line"  -- Paul

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMelanie Tompkins bt Paul Sansom (Nov 9) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "What a match! Every game was deuce/advantage and could have gone anyway. Tough but great game!"  -- Melanie
Reveal CommentJohn Hall bt Peter Bradley (Nov 7) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable match in very slippery conditions. Looking forward to playing again."  -- John
John Hall v Orla MacSherry (Nov 7) 6-4, 5-7 TBC
Reveal CommentMelanie Tompkins bt Rob Whitehouse (Nov 3) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "What a fun match! Rob is a great player and the score line is hugely flattering to me. Lots of running and a fun varied game. Really could have gone either way! "  -- Melanie
Reveal CommentDrew Miller bt John Hall (Oct 27) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with quite a few tense battles at the net. Thanks John! "  -- Drew
Reveal CommentJohn Hall bt Tom Cutbill (Oct 26) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "The most enjoyable tennis match I’ve played. Really hard fought with both of us playing in a very attacking style with lots of movement. Look forward to playing again soon"  -- John
Reveal CommentRob Whitehouse bt Drew Miller (Oct 26) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Most games were pretty close. And some sweeping of leaves needed before and during match."  -- Rob
Reveal CommentPaul Sansom bt Drew Miller (Oct 25) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Rusty start to the game under tricky conditions but entertaining 2nd game. Some long deuces played as the game wore on. "  -- Paul
Reveal CommentPaul Sansom bt Orla MacSherry (Oct 20) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Orla made me work for every point. Some great rallies and great to meet you!"  -- Paul
Reveal CommentRob Whitehouse bt John Hall (Oct 13) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Bit wet but very enjoyable match"  -- Rob
Reveal CommentPaul Sansom bt Peter Bradley (Oct 10) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Scoreline doesn't truly represent the match. Peter had a strong drop-shot and certainly made the points hard to win with some strong returns and long rallies."  -- Paul
Orla MacSherry bt Peter Bradley (Oct 9) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

Group Summary:

An excellent debut from Rad who judging by this performance will be rapidly heading up the groups! He was also the only player in the group to earn bonus points which just goes to show he's taken to life in the league like a duck to water. Everyone else needed more matches but well done to Gemma and Jordan who each had a couple of nice wins. By a whisker the rule book and stats on sets and games conceded gives the runner up spot to Gemma.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Rad Swierkowski 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 Gemma Champ 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
3 Jordan Philips 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
4 Laurie Young 3 1 2 0 2 LWL
5 Danielle Dove 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
6 Jelena Dzakula 1 0 1 0 0 L
7 Marie Daigneault 1 0 1 0 0 L
8 Clare Finney 3 0 3 0 0 LLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentGemma Champ bt Clare Finney (Nov 17) 7-5, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "After two attempts to play foiled by rain it was brilliant to finally get this one done. Really competitive and fun match! "  -- Gemma
Jordan Philips bt Clare Finney (Nov 16) 6-2, 6-4
Jordan Philips bt Danielle Dove (Nov 14) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentGemma Champ bt Laurie Young (Nov 8) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A really fun match, as always with Laurie. The score definitely doesn’t reflect how close some of the games were. "  -- Gemma

Match of the Group:

Laurie Young bt Danielle Dove (Oct 24) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentRad Swierkowski bt Marie Daigneault (Oct 23) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Marie."  -- Rad
Reveal CommentRad Swierkowski bt Laurie Young (Oct 21) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match played indoors. Enjoyed the combination of serious hitting and friendly conversation. Thank you very much Laurie"  -- Rad
Rad Swierkowski bt Jelena Dzakula (Oct 19) Walkover
Reveal CommentRad Swierkowski bt Clare Finney (Oct 13) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Clare."  -- Rad
Reveal CommentRad Swierkowski bt Gemma Champ (Oct 11) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A physically intense and well contested game in blustery conditions! A Very enjoyable match - Thanks Gemma"  -- Rad
Reveal CommentRad Swierkowski bt Danielle Dove (Oct 10) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable game played with the right spirit of fun and friendliness. Thanks Danielle."  -- Rad
Reveal CommentRad Swierkowski bt Jordan Philips (Oct 6) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Fantastic game with Jordan on Sunday afternoon at Clissold park. We played a competitive match with many games going to deuce. Jordan was superior at the net and overall, we also had good court coverage despite the windy weather. Thank you so much for an enjoyable game Jordan."  -- Rad