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Collapse AllHolland Park and KMP Singles - Round 30 | Thursday 5 July 2018 to Wednesday 29 August 2018 (Midpoint: Wednesday 1 August 2018)

League members clocked up over two thirds of matches attempted in this round., a creditable achievement. Nature played its part this time around with heat, wind, rain and midges all having an impact in one match or another. This did not affect anyone's enjoyment unduly, however, and a great number of the matches were highly competitive and played in good spirit.

Group Summary:

Alex powered his way to the top of the group, and the league, with six, two-set wins. It was not all plain sailing, however, as he had to win a tie break against Stephane in their second set. Stephane is now seeking revenge! Close behind Alex, runner-up Kevin also overcame some tough opponents – Peter, Nikos, Andre and especially James who took their first set to a tie break. Sadly Kevin vs Stephane stopped early when Stephane retired suffering the effects of a "suspect lunch" and the heat. The only three-set match in the group was Andre and Peter's "lengthy slog", where Andre came back from a first set tiebreak loss to take the last two 6-4, 6-4: clearly a close match.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Alex Vallmajor 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Kevin Allen 6 5 1 2 12 WWWW
3 Stephane Leroy 6 4 2 2 10 WWLW
4 James Parsons 4 2 2 2 6 LWWL
5 Peter Grenfell 6 1 5 2 5 LWLL
6 Andre Sokol 5 1 4 2 4 WLLL
7 Nikos Aletras 3 0 3 2 2 LLL
8 Ravi M 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentStephane Leroy bt Ravi M (Aug 25) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Nice match in a very nice atmosphere. It was great playing with Ravi!"  -- Stephane
Reveal CommentAndre Sokol bt Peter Grenfell (Aug 22) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Another lengthy slog. "
Peter Grenfell bt Ravi M (Aug 21) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Vallmajor bt Peter Grenfell (Aug 14) 6-0, 6-1
Alex Vallmajor bt James Parsons (Aug 12) 6-0, 6-0
James Parsons bt Peter Grenfell (Jul 31) 6-4, 6-3
Alex Vallmajor bt Andre Sokol (Jul 31) 6-1, 6-2
James Parsons bt Andre Sokol (Jul 28) 6-2, 6-3
Kevin Allen bt James Parsons (Jul 22) 7-5, 6-3
Kevin Allen bt Peter Grenfell (Jul 21) 6-2, 6-3
Kevin Allen bt Nikos Aletras (Jul 20) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentStephane Leroy bt Andre Sokol (Jul 19) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "what an epic match with a lot of suspense in the 2nd set! Thank you Andre!"  -- Stephane
James Parsons v Stephane Leroy (Jul 18) 4-2 TBC

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentAlex Vallmajor bt Stephane Leroy (Jul 16) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "really nice match with Alex.. very consistent player with solid BH and FH. I look forward to the revenge :)"  -- Stephane
Kevin Allen bt Andre Sokol (Jul 14) 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentStephane Leroy bt Nikos Aletras (Jul 12) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "nice match with sweat and ...blood as, running to catch a drop shot, Nikos unfortunately hurted his nose... But we had both a lot of fun after all. Kensington Memorial Park being a nice place to play when HP is fully booked."  -- Stephane
Alex Vallmajor bt Kevin Allen (Jul 11) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentKevin Allen bt Stephane Leroy (Jul 9) 6-0, 2-0 Stephane Leroy Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Unfortunately the heat and a suspect lunch had Steph very under the weather. Look forward to playing again when he’s at full strength, a good player "  -- Kevin
Alex Vallmajor bt Nikos Aletras (Jul 9) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentStephane LEROY bt Peter Grenfell (Jul 8) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Very nice game with Peter under Australian weather conditions! "  -- Stephane

Group Summary:

Sahil's head-to-head win over Roberto puts him top of the group with Roberto runner-up, but it was very close, Sahil having to deal with Roberto's "serve with a kick". Sahil also had to overcome Chris whose comeback in the first set forced it to a tie break. Two of Gael's matches went to three sets, one her victory over Sahil and the other her defeat by Roberto. The only other three setter was Raj's win over Roberto. Clearly this was a competitive group with great matches throughout the round.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Sahil Thapa 5 4 1 2 11 WWWL
2 Roberto Aron 6 4 2 2 11 LLWW
3 Gael Colcombet 4 3 1 2 9 WWLW
4 Chris Moore 3 1 2 2 4 L
5 Suzy Kerton 4 0 4 2 3 LLL
6 Raj Samarasinhe 2 1 1 0 2 LW
7 Horia Spirea 2 0 2 0 0 L

Match Results:

Sahil Thapa bt Suzy Kerton (Aug 28) Walkover
Gael Colcombet bt Raj Samarasinhe (Aug 14) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentSahil Thapa bt Roberto Aron (Aug 11) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Bit tricky court to play on early in the morning thats court 3 at Brooks green. Roberto had a good serve with a kick to it. Some really well played points and could just manage to scrape through the match. "  -- Sahil

Match of the Group:

Raj Samarasinhe bt Roberto Aron (Aug 9) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentSahil Thapa bt Chris Moore (Jul 28) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Very windy conditions added a bit extra to tackle. Chris made a good comeback late first set and hit some good winners. "  -- Sahil
Roberto Aron bt Suzy Kerton (Jul 21) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Gael Colcombet bt Sahil Thapa (Jul 21) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Roberto Aron bt Gael Colcombet (Jul 20) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
Gael Colcombet bt Suzy Kerton (Jul 19) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentChris Moore bt Suzy Kerton (Jul 17) 7-6 (9-7) Suzy Kerton Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Very high pressure and tense first set that lead to a tiebreak. Suzy retired soon after "  -- Chris
Reveal CommentRoberto Aron bt Horia Spirea (Jul 15) 6-1, 2-1 Horia Spirea Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Unfortunately, my opponent got injured and had to end the game. "  -- Roberto
Reveal CommentRoberto Aron bt Chris Moore (Jul 12) 6-2, 4-1 Chris Moore Retired

Player Comments:

  • "We didn't have time to finish "  -- Roberto
Reveal CommentSahil Thapa bt Horia Spirea (Jul 8) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Horia has a good service with a kick to it. Match was closer than the score line suggests. "  -- Sahil

Group Summary:

With three players tied on 8 points at the top of the group it was down to head to heads to determine the order. Stan's' victories over Vladimir and Kris gave him the winner's title and Vladimir's win over Kris sees him finish as runner up. One of Kris' victories (over Ross) was on a sloping court, the game was nevertheless very competitive. The scores do not always reflect how close the matches were and how people improved during the round. Julien, for instance, progressed from a first match defeat by Kris (Julien's first match for a while) to provide stiff competition later on to both Stan and Vladimir.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Stan Hill 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Vladimir Nikolov 5 2 3 2 8 LWLL
3 Kris Anderson 5 3 2 2 8 WLWW
4 Julien Mizrachi 4 2 2 0 5 LWWL
5 Ross Joynes 3 1 2 0 2 LLW
6 Philipp Deutsch 3 0 3 0 1 LLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentStan Hill bt Julien Mizrachi (Aug 28) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Stan is serving. 30-30"  -- Julien
Stan Hill bt Ross Joynes (Aug 28) 7-5, 6-1

Match of the Group:

Julien Mizrachi bt Vladimir Nikolov (Aug 21) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Julien Mizrachi bt Philipp Deutsch (Aug 15) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
Reveal CommentKris Anderson bt Ross Joynes (Aug 8) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game and very competitive. The sloping court was also an interesting and new variation for me. :)"  -- Kris
Vladimir Nikolov bt Philipp Deutsch (Jul 29) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Stan Hill bt Kris Anderson (Jul 28) 6-2, 6-1
Ross Joynes bt Vladimir Nikolov (Jul 23) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentKris Anderson bt Julien Mizrachi (Jul 21) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Julien's first tennis match for a while. He was steadily improving all the time. "  -- Kris
Reveal CommentKris Anderson bt Philipp Deutsch (Jul 17) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Perfect playing conditions. Philipp won the third set, but fortunately for me that doesn't count."  -- Kris
Stan Hill bt Vladimir Nikolov (Jul 8) 6-2, 6-1
Vladimir Nikolov bt Kris Anderson (Jul 7) 6-4, 6-3

Group Summary:

An exciting round where two sets felt like five (Liz vs Nathan), Michael had to deal with a ball-returning machine (Bogdan), Michael and Michele coped with a midge attack and wind couldn't stop Michael beating Stefano and Rutger in two "great matches". Michael, in fact, was the group winner with 5 victories out of 5, very closely followed by Stephano with 4 wins and his only defeat being against Michael in a three setter. Match of the group has to be Michael vs Liz who enjoyed a "breathless" three-setter with two tie breaks played over two days.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Michael Bruyns-haylett 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Stefano Saccani 5 4 1 0 9 WWLW
3 Liz Smith 4 1 3 2 6 LLLW
4 Rutger Bruining 4 2 2 0 4 LWWL
5 Bogdan Popescu 3 0 3 0 2 LLL
6 Michele Tavani 2 0 2 0 1 LL
7 Nathan Comer 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Stefano Saccani bt Rutger Bruining (Aug 27) 6-3, 6-3
Stefano Saccani bt Bogdan Popescu (Aug 24) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentMichael Bruyns-haylett bt Stefano Saccani (Aug 24) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Not finished yet. We are 3-1 for michael, 15-15 and his serve"  -- Stefano
  • "Great match with Stefano and completed in the wind." Michael
Rutger Bruining bt Bogdan Popescu (Aug 19) 4-6, 6-0, [10-5]
Rutger Bruining bt Liz Smith (Aug 4) 6-1, 6-3

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMichael Bruyns-haylett bt Liz Smith (Aug 1) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6

Player Comments:

  • "Epic match! I had match points on liz's serve in the second set but she held her nerve. Then I had a chance to serve for the match and she reeled off 3 games in a row to take it to a decider. Again, I had a chance to serve for the match again in the third but she fought back again to take it to a tie break that we had to finish the next morning. Breathless stuff! "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentMichael Bruyns-haylett bt Rutger Bruining (Jul 30) 7-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match played in swirling winds. First set lasted over an hour! "  -- Michael
Stefano Saccani bt Liz Smith (Jul 25) 6-2, 6-4
Stefano Saccani bt Michele Tavani (Jul 23) 7-5, 6-3
Reveal CommentLiz Smith bt Nathan Comer (Jul 16) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nathan and I have faced each other in the league on 2 previous occasions but this was by far the toughest match. The score doesn't reflect what a hotly contested 2 hour scorcher this was, I felt like I had played a 5 set match afterwards. "  -- Liz
Reveal CommentLiz Smith v Michele Tavani (Jul 15) 5-7, 6-3, 3-0 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "This turned into an as yet unfinished 2 hour marathon in the hot sun. To be continued, I hope!"  -- Liz
Reveal CommentMichael Bruyns-haylett bt Bogdan Popescu (Jul 11) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. Bogdan is a machine, just kept on getting balls back. Played in perfect tennis weather and a great spirit. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentMichael Bruyns-haylett bt Michele Tavani (Jul 8) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely match played in beautiful sunshine. Pity about the midges! "  -- Michael

Group Summary:

John completed all five of his matches, winning them all to dominate the group, but not without a struggle against runner-up Pau who won a set and a challenge from Bushra who took the second set to a tie break. Adam and John were also well matched, the scores not reflecting this (John comments), with the sun making serving difficult from the west end of the court.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 John Parsons 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Pau Artigas 1 0 1 0 2 L
3 Abdullah Raja 1 0 1 0 1 L
4 Bushra Ahmed 1 0 1 0 1 L
5 Adam Davis 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 Pilar Estrada 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJohn Parsons bt Pau Artigas (Aug 12) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Either of us could have won. My most demanding match - very exciting."  -- John
Pilar Estrada v Pau Artigas (Aug 6) 0-6, 0-2 TBC
Reveal CommentJohn Parsons bt Pilar Estrada (Aug 5) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "The match was not completed as we ran out of time. Pilar was serving leading 30 - 15 in the 8th game of the 2nd set. We plan to complete the match asap."  -- John
  • "Great playing John, with some killer cross-court drop shots." Pilar
Reveal CommentJohn Parsons bt Bushra Ahmed (Jul 31) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good match, especially the second set."  -- John
Reveal CommentJohn Parsons bt Adam Davis (Jul 25) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "The score doesn't reflect how well matched we were. The sun was directly in our eyes when serving at the west end of the court."  -- John
Reveal CommentPilar Estrada v Bushra Ahmed (Jul 23) 2-6 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "To be continued!"  -- Pilar
John Parsons bt Abdullah Raja (Jul 23) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentPilar Estrada v Adam Davis (Jul 12) 1-6, 4-5 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Fun to play! We went to deuce a number of times, which made for an exciting match!"  -- Pilar
Pilar Estrada v Abdullah Raja (Jul 9) 1-6, 1-3 TBC