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Collapse AllHolland Park and KMP Doubles - Round 2 | Thursday 4 April 2019 to Wednesday 12 June 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 8 May 2019)

Doubles is of course much more difficult to organise than singles but did it phase anyone in this round? No, it did not. A fantastic 19 out of 20 possible matches were played, or 95%! We think that might be a record for doubles. Many thanks to all of you for putting so much time and effort into arranging these matches and very well played one and all.

Group Summary:

Many congratulations to defending champs Andre and Theo to take the top spot once again though this time after a much more active group in which all but one possible match was played. It was, appropriately, the runners up Liz and Matthew who gave them their toughest match, pushing them to the full 3 sets, but they won their others without dropping a set so we need to find some tougher competition for them next time. Some good matches and generous comments elsewhere, and well done to Mark and Christian for beating the runners up in a great 3 setter with Storm Hannah adding to the drama. Well played all.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Andre Sokol & Theo Sokol 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Liz Smith & Matthew Widham 3 1 2 2 6 LWL
3 Mark Gadsden & Christian Ardley 4 2 2 0 5 LLWW
4 Stefano Saccani & Sophie Morrison 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
5 Stephan Von Bismarck & Jasmin Soltani 4 0 4 2 3 LLLL

Match Results:

Stefano Saccani & Sophie Morrison bt Mark Gadsden & Christian Ardley (Jun 4) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Andre Sokol & Theo Sokol bt Mark Gadsden & Christian Ardley (May 24) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentMark Gadsden & Christian Ardley bt Stephan Von Bismarck & Jasmin Soltani (May 12) 7-6 (13-11), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely day for tennis, against a lovely pair. Took 2 hours to play 2 sets, lucky to take the first set in a marathon tie-break, which could've gone either way. Good stuff."  -- Mark

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentStefano Saccani & Sophie Morrison bt Stephan Von Bismarck & Jasmin Soltani (Apr 30) 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Long and fun match!"  -- Stefano
Andre Sokol & Theo Sokol bt Liz Smith & Matthew Widham (Apr 28) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Reveal CommentLiz Smith & Matthew Widham bt Stephan Von Bismarck & Jasmin Soltani (Apr 28) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "We really enjoyed playing with Stephan and Jasmin. This was a closely fought match with some wondrous winners and some impressive gets in the mix. "  -- Liz
Andre Sokol & Theo Sokol bt Stephan Von Bismarck & Jasmin Soltani (Apr 27) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentMark Gadsden & Christian Ardley bt Liz Smith & Matthew Widham (Apr 27) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Gosh, what an exciting match, made more thrilling by Storm Hannah helpfully sending balls in all directions!! Lots of see-sawing and tense deuces, culminating in 4 match points before we finally inched over the line. Really good fun."  -- Mark
Andre Sokol & Theo Sokol bt Stefano Saccani & Sophie Morrison (Apr 18) 6-1, 6-0

Group Summary:

100% of all possible matches were played here, which is brilliant. Many thanks and great scheduling. No bonus points awarded this time so it all came down the tennis and Mimmi and Lenie take the top spot this time, many congratulations. Runners up Fragkiskos and Jonas pushed them to three sets, ending with a tie break in the third, and their match against George and Ruth also went the distance. Even the sun came out. Well played all!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Mimmi Alverlin & Lenie Palor 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Fragkiskos Mentalias & Jonas Burkhard 4 2 2 0 6 LWWL
3 George Arghyrakis & Ruth Mac Gowan 4 2 2 0 5 WLWL
4 Jo Eade & Michelle Shashoua 4 1 3 0 2 LLLW
5 Cristina Aguilera & Manuel J Porras 4 1 3 0 2 LWLL

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

George Arghyrakis & Ruth Mac Gowan bt Fragkiskos Mentalias & Jonas Burkhard (Jun 14) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Reveal CommentFragkiskos Mentalias & Jonas Burkhard bt Cristina Aguilera & Manuel J Porras (Jun 8) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "We even had time for a Grand Slam-style winning third set for a great day of tennis!"  -- Jonas
Mimmi Alverlin & Lenie Palor bt George Arghyrakis & Ruth Mac Gowan (May 21) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Reveal CommentGeorge Arghyrakis & Ruth Mac Gowan bt Jo Eade & Michelle Shashoua (May 19) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "good match - thank you!"  -- Jo
Fragkiskos Mentalias & Jonas Burkhard bt Jo Eade & Michelle Shashoua (May 17) 6-0, 6-4
Mimmi Alverlin & Lenie Palor bt Fragkiskos Mentalias & Jonas Burkhard (May 12) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentMimmi Alverlin & Lenie Palor bt Jo Eade & Michelle Shashoua (May 11) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A beautiful tennis morning together! Thank you again Jo and Michelle for booking! x Mimmi and Lenie "  -- Mimmi
Cristina Aguilera & Manuel J Porras bt George Arghyrakis & Ruth Mac Gowan (May 5) Walkover
Mimmi Alverlin & Lenie Palor bt Cristina Aguilera & Manuel J Porras (Apr 27) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentJo Eade & Michelle Shashoua bt Cristina Aguilera & Manuel J Porras (Apr 14) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "lovely match - thank you all...."  -- Jo