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Collapse AllHorsham Singles - Round 6 | Thursday 26 August 2021 to Wednesday 20 October 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 22 September 2021)

Current Rankings:

  1. Hans Lansbergen [W6] 14 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Pawel Wlodyga [W4, L2] 12 includes 2 bonus points
  3. James Burney [W3, L3] 9 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Roberto Velasco [W2, L3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Steve Bradley 9.2 [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  6. Catalin Iordache [W1, L4] 4 includes 2 bonus points
  7. John Hodgen [L6] 1

Match Results:

Reveal CommentCatalin Iordache bt John Hodgen (Oct 17) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "John is trying to play tennis on every point! So a big well done for this. Even I am very very far from my potential I managed to win after a very close combat. Really excited for our next match John"  -- Catalin
Reveal CommentHans Lansbergen bt Pawel Wlodyga (Oct 14) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. I started out with a 3-1 lead in the first set but Pawel's massive topspin forehands were hitting the mark whenever he got the chance and I wasn't able to judge the ball which led to lots of misses and off centre hits.. A loose service game later and Pawel took the lead to win the first set. Second set started quite even and I was able to read Pawel's topspin balls much better and direct play more. We had some great rallies making each other run all over the court. Every point at the net seemed to go Pawel's way! I kept serving well and got the result in the second set. The third set was over much quicker as Pawel's energy level dropped and wasn't making the hard FH's as much so I closed out the match by staying the course. "  -- Hans
Reveal CommentSteve Bradley bt John Hodgen (Oct 14) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tight game on nice evening. Thanks John"  -- Steve
Reveal CommentJames Burney bt Catalin Iordache (Oct 12) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Catalin was suffering with injury again today and struggled with his movement and serves. I managed to serve well and played pretty consistent which was the difference. We had some good rallies and games though, especially the last game of the 1st set that must have gone to deuce about 15 times before I finally managed to close it out!"  -- James
Reveal CommentJames Burney bt John Hodgen (Oct 10) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "What a fantastic match! There was absolutely nothing between us, 2 players of a very similar standard with very similar styles - good serves, aggressive play and a few mishits! Nice to meet you John and thanks for the game, look forward to the next one."  -- James
Reveal CommentJames Burney bt Roberto Velasco (Oct 3) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Probably the best I’ve played since joining the league, just unfortunate for Roberto he was on the other side of the net! Some great rallies and tight games though, especially in the second set where just a few key points were the difference. Nice to meet you Roberto and thanks for the game, look forward to the next one!"  -- James
Reveal CommentPawel Wlodyga bt John Hodgen (Sep 26) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thats was really good fun. Thanks John. Good luck in your remaining matches. "  -- Pawel
Reveal CommentPawel Wlodyga bt Roberto Velasco (Sep 24) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "As usual, we have had to Play 3 sets! Big rollercoaster and Great fun as always with Roberto. Thank you and Good luck in remaining games "  -- Pawel
Reveal CommentPawel Wlodyga bt Catalin Iordache (Sep 22) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Catalin probably not in his best shape at The moment. Although we've had really good First set. Thanks for The game and Good luck in your remaining marches mate"  -- Pawel
Reveal CommentHans Lansbergen bt Roberto Velasco (Sep 19) 6-0, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very interesting tennis match with quite clever tactics and some great lung busting rallies. With Hans serving for the match at 5-1, Roberto changed his tactics, playing some very clever and consistent tennis and held on like a dog with a bone. His devilish second serve proved to be too tricky as well as his lobs combined with deep loopy ball play so he managed to claw his way back and win the second set! Luckily I found a way to counter his tactics in the third set but some very long rallies were needed to finish the match. Finished right in time before the rain as well. Great match! "  -- Hans
Reveal CommentHans Lansbergen bt John Hodgen (Sep 17) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with some good rallies...score line would have been a lot closer had some of John's close slices found the line. Good day out on the new courts in Horsham Sports Club."  -- Hans
Reveal CommentHans Lansbergen bt Catalin Iordache (Sep 16) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match, some pretty fast serves from Catalin to contend with. He wasn't in best shape physically as he had some knee and back pain so probably not the normal result it would have been had he been in good shape."  -- Hans
Reveal CommentRoberto Velasco bt Catalin Iordache (Sep 13) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Roberto start very strong attacking Catalin and breaking twice taking the score 4-0 then Catalin breaks and after two long games Roberto breaks again finishing the set 6-1, second set start with 1-1 score then Roberto continues with attacking strategy winning the next 5 games and winning the second set 6-1 and the match. Second set with long rallies, all in all good tennis Match !"  -- Roberto
Reveal CommentRoberto Velasco bt John Hodgen (Sep 12) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "The match started with a very long game that John won breaking Roberto’s serve, then Roberto’s breaks and after long Games almost all of them to deuce Roberto won the first set 6-1. Second set again very long games with good rallies, Roberto was leading 4-0 then John came back winning 2 in a row and then just because of decisive points Roberto won the next 2 winning the second set 6-2 and the match. The score did not reflect how close the match was. Again welcome to the League John. Great Tennis Match ! "  -- Roberto
Reveal CommentHans Lansbergen bt Steve Bradley (Sep 11) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Overall good level of tennis with some good rallies. Some excellent passing shots from Steve and great slices which are tricky to deal with. Thanks for a good hit!"  -- Hans
Reveal CommentHans Lansbergen bt James Burney (Sep 8) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Overall a good match, several good rallies and both of us not shy to come to the net. This was the first time James and I played so the first set was also trying to figure each other's game out. I think I was able to break early in the first set by making a few less unforced errors and serving well. James gave me a hard time serving for the first set but I finally got it done. Second set was closer and my energy level dropped a bit where James' seemed to pick up. I had a wobbly service game that went to deuce and advantage several times but managed to hold on. A couple of great defensive shots and nice serve and volleys during the second set by James with some good rallies in each game. Good match in the heat of the day!"  -- Hans
Reveal CommentSteve Bradley bt James Burney (Sep 5) 5-7, 6-3, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks James for a great game on a beautiful morning."  -- Steve
Reveal CommentSteve Bradley bt Pawel Wlodyga (Sep 2) 1-6, 6-4, [10-1]

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Pawel. Tight game on a good evening. "  -- Steve
Reveal CommentPawel Wlodyga bt James Burney (Aug 29) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "That was Great fun to Play against James. Those two sets were closer and toughter than score suggest. After our match we Played a friendly set and James Had a few really impresive shots and he won that set 6:4. Well Played mate, Good luck in your remaining matches."  -- Pawel

Current Rankings:

  1. Zac Barber 9.2 [W5] 12 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Luca Rondina [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Toby Kent [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Mike Yorke [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Jon Abbey 10.1 [W1, L3] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  6. Neale Forth [L5] 3 includes 2 bonus points
  7. Jonathan Harbott

Match Results:

Reveal CommentZac Barber bt Mike Yorke (Oct 14) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Very close match throughout with balance shifting backwards and forwards many times, score line does not show how closely fought each and every game was. Thanks."  -- Zac
Jon Abbey bt Neale Forth (Oct 2) 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-0
Reveal CommentZac Barber bt Neale Forth (Sep 29) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable game under the flood lights, some great drop shots from Neale caught me out many times. Thanks for the game."  -- Zac
Reveal CommentLuca Rondina bt Toby Kent (Sep 23) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Always fun playing with Toby! Match was closer than it looks; virtually every game went to deuce. Looking forward to play Toby again ;)"  -- Luca
Reveal CommentZac Barber bt Toby Kent (Sep 22) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, balance shifting set to set, having to halt at 1 set all 3-1 in the 3rd in Toby's favour. 10 days later reconvened and things went my way in the final games. Thanks for the game."  -- Zac
Reveal CommentLuca Rondina bt Mike Yorke (Sep 20) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Always fun playing with Mike! Tricky and slippery courts this morning, but good level of tennis nevertheless. Plenty of long quality rallies. Looking forward to play Mike again, and good luck with you next matches."  -- Luca
Reveal CommentZac Barber bt Jon Abbey (Sep 20) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Humid evening under the lights. First set could have gone either way at 3-3. Score line does not do justice to close games right through the match with many deuces. Thanks."  -- Zac
Reveal CommentToby Kent bt Neale Forth (Sep 18) 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A really fun game of tennis on a lovely sunny morning. Thanks for the great match, Neale."  -- Toby
Reveal CommentMike Yorke bt Jon Abbey (Sep 17) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A really competitive game with Jon that was so close over the first 2 sets - lots of great rallies and hard fought points. Fortunately just found a bit of consistency toward the end that got me over the line. Thanks for the match Jon and look forward to our next game! "  -- Mike
Reveal CommentLuca Rondina bt Neale Forth (Sep 16) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Fun and very enjoyable evening match. Really nice to meet Neale. Welcome to the league! Best of luck for your next matches."  -- Luca
Reveal CommentZac Barber bt Luca Rondina (Sep 14) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)

Player Comments:

  • "Always a great battle with Luca. Started in slippery conditions with very low light, then under the flood lights. Had to reconvene to complete the 2nd set tie break. Thanks for the match."  -- Zac
Reveal CommentMike Yorke bt Neale Forth (Sep 7) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "It was a great evening for tennis once the sun went down! Neale and I had a really good match and lots of games could really have gone either way - the score does not show this at all. Best of luck in the rest of your matches Neale! "  -- Mike
Reveal CommentToby Kent bt Jon Abbey (Aug 29) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Jon. A really close second set with Jon improving each game and almost coming back to win. Lots of fun. Thanks Jon."  -- Toby

Current Rankings:

  1. Peter Voice [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Phil Harvey [W1, L1] 3
  3. Chris Billington [W1, L1] 2
  4. Steve Hallinan [W1, L1] 2
  5. Neil Twelves [W1, L2] 2
  6. Lucie Maynard [L1]
  7. Andy Dilworth [L2]

Match Results:

Reveal CommentPeter Voice bt Andy Dilworth (Oct 10) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • " Closely fought decisive first set. Could have gone either way. Court a bit slippery at one end. Enjoyable match."  -- Peter
Reveal CommentChris Billington bt Neil Twelves (Sep 27) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "We had been struggling to find a suitable date and time so it was great to finally get to meet Neil and play our first match together. It was very enjoyable with some good shots made by both players and we even managed to get the match finished before it got too dark! Looking forward to playing again soon....."  -- Chris
Reveal CommentPhil Harvey bt Chris Billington (Sep 24) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Don't be fooled by the score, the match was a lot closer than the score suggests. There were many long rallies and quite a few games went to deuce. Thanks Chris for an enjoyable match."  -- Phil
Reveal CommentPeter Voice bt Phil Harvey (Sep 19) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "We finished this marathon match today. A few days ago, we ran out of court time after nearly 3 hours of play. The score was 4-6, 6-2, 4-4 (0-30). Every point was at least a 10 shot rally ! I was dead on my feet. Today, we both agreed to replay the final set: 3-1 to Phil, 5-3 to me, and finally 6-4 to me."  -- Peter
Reveal CommentSteve Hallinan bt Andy Dilworth (Sep 17) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable and close game of tennis"  -- Steve
Reveal CommentPeter Voice bt Neil Twelves (Sep 15) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • " Neil and I had an enjoyable game in the sunshine. We had some good rallies and the match was a lot closer than the score suggests. "  -- Peter
Neil Twelves bt Lucie Maynard (Sep 8) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentPeter Voice bt Steve Hallinan (Sep 4) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable and competitive match despite the score. Perfect weather conditions. We had some good rallies and both of us played some good and bad shots. I look forward to playing Stephen again."  -- Peter

Results


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Scoring Information:


You earn one point for every set you win. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the Round receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize. Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link emailed to the player.


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Players' names, W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added).


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