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Collapse AllHove Singles - Round 45 | Thursday 28 February 2019 to Wednesday 24 April 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 27 March 2019)

Thanks for taking part in another friendly and competitive round in Hove where there was a good turnout on court and strong performances throughout the four groups. We hope you enjoyed it and look forward to seeing you next time for more tennis throughout the summer months.

Group Summary:

Dimitri was once again the dominant force in group one, producing another unbeaten display to claim his second title on the bounce, though Toby in particular came very close to upsetting the champ in their "very close and competitive" game. Simon got a couple of wins on the board, including a marathon 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Luca, to become the runner up.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Dimitri Takas 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Simon Purwar 4 2 2 0 4 WWLL
3 Harvey Freear 1 1 0 0 2 W
4 Gary Hand 3 1 2 0 2 LWL
5 Toby Hamilton 2 1 1 0 2 LW
6 Luca Roganti 4 0 4 0 1 LLLL
7 David Redinha 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentDimitri Takas bt Luca Roganti (Apr 24) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Very unlucky with weather as it started to rain as soon as we arrived to the courts for our match. We decided to continue playing though which was rather silly as the courts were slippery and dangerous, but the challenging conditions resulted in more cautious and long rallies with many interesting points. Thanks for the game Luca, one for the memory book.... "  -- Dimitri
Reveal CommentDimitri Takas bt Toby Hamilton (Apr 21) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-1)

Player Comments:

  • "Amazing marathon match played on clay on a beautiful evening under perfect conditions. As the score shows the match was very close and competitive and it really could have gone either way. Cheers Toby "  -- Dimitri
Simon Purwar bt Gary Hand (Apr 17) Walkover

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentSimon Purwar bt Luca Roganti (Apr 12) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Good game Luca. Sets 2 and 3 were very close. Most games went to deuce. I was lucky to clinch it."  -- Simon
Dimitri Takas bt Simon Purwar (Apr 6) 6-2, 6-2
Gary Hand bt Luca Roganti (Apr 3) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentHarvey Freear bt Simon Purwar (Mar 17) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyed our game Simon...in the sun and gentle breeze!"  -- Harvey
Toby Hamilton bt Luca Roganti (Mar 12) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentDimitri Takas bt Gary Hand (Mar 4) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the game Gary, well played."  -- Dimitri

Group Summary:

Six of the best from Dominic saw him pull clear at the top of the table and earn a deserved promotion next time. Hats off to Aaron, Jon and Martin too for who made it onto court for every match. Aaron also takes home the silver thanks to his narrow 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 victory over runner up rival Graeme on a "beautiful spring day".

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Dominic Jackson 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Aaron Van der Poll 7 3 4 2 10 WLLL
3 Graeme Sandieson 4 3 1 2 10 WWLW
4 Jon Rattenbury 6 4 2 0 9 WWWW
5 Kate Morley 6 3 3 2 8 WLLW
6 Will Lowrie 4 3 1 0 7 WWLW
7 Martin Byatt 7 1 6 2 6 LWLL
8 Gavin Reynolds 6 0 6 0 0 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentGraeme Sandieson bt Gavin Reynolds (Apr 24) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Match played in good spirits on a nice evening"  -- Graeme
Reveal CommentAaron Van der Poll bt Gavin Reynolds (Apr 22) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Pleasure to meet Gavin, and a sweet match of tennis on a sizzling hot afternoon. Perhaps if Gavin hones his stronger game, he may be back in group 2! Thanks Gavin"  -- Aaron
Jon Rattenbury bt Gavin Reynolds (Apr 22) 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentGraeme Sandieson v Jon Rattenbury (Apr 19) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Ran out of time"  -- Graeme
Kate Morley bt Aaron Van der Poll (Apr 17) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentWill Lowrie bt Martin Byatt (Apr 16) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable game - thanks Martin!"  -- Will
Will Lowrie bt Aaron Van der Poll (Apr 12) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Reveal CommentMartin Byatt bt Gavin Reynolds (Apr 11) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Another close and sporting battle - strong wind, lucky net-chords, sapping rallies and great comeback from Gavin at 0-4 down in the second set. Looking forward to our next encounter !"  -- Martin
Jon Rattenbury bt Aaron Van der Poll (Apr 10) 6-3, 4-6, [10-4]
Reveal CommentDominic Jackson bt Kate Morley (Apr 10) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely game Kate - certainly no walkover - you certainly kept me under pressure at times in the match and maybe you'd have got a few more off me if you hadn't been up all night working!! :-)"  -- Dominic
Jon Rattenbury bt Martin Byatt (Apr 6) 6-1, 6-3
Reveal CommentDominic Jackson bt Will Lowrie (Apr 5) 5-7, 7-5, [10-6]

Player Comments:

  • "A close and enjoyable game - well played Dom! "  -- Will
Jon Rattenbury bt Kate Morley (Apr 3) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentGraeme Sandieson bt Martin Byatt (Mar 27) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Good game. Martin woke up in the 2nd set. Got very tight at the end."  -- Graeme
Reveal CommentKate Morley bt Gavin Reynolds (Mar 26) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Martin and I were moving in the direction of a third set decider, i somehow found a way to wrap the match up in two sets, which was not an easy task!! A fortunate break of serve and my first serves going in at a crucial service game found me this win. Well played Gavin, was a good battle!!!"  -- Kate

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentAaron Van der Poll bt Graeme Sandieson (Mar 26) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Good to meet Graeme on what was a beautiful Spring day, certainly hotted up once the match gathered momentum! Happy to have a friendly sometime, well played Graeme. "  -- Aaron
Reveal CommentGraeme Sandieson bt Kate Morley (Mar 25) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great weather. Spring has sprung. Friendly match played in good humour. Thanks."  -- Graeme
Will Lowrie bt Jon Rattenbury (Mar 24) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentDominic Jackson bt Gavin Reynolds (Mar 23) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Gavin - look forward to next time !"  -- Dominic
Reveal CommentDominic Jackson bt Aaron Van der Poll (Mar 20) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Aaron - look forward to the next time!!"  -- Dominic
Reveal CommentDominic Jackson bt Martin Byatt (Mar 17) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Martin - very enjoyable - look forward to the next time!"  -- Dominic
Reveal CommentAaron Van der Poll bt Martin Byatt (Mar 13) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good to have another league knock with Martin. A nervy, clinch second set saw us into a third with the lights to boot. Look forward to having another friendly. Cheers Martin "  -- Aaron
Reveal CommentKate Morley bt Martin Byatt (Mar 11) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "This match against Martin could not have been closer!! We literally chased and overtook each other with both points and games throughout the entire match!! I was 4-0 up during the second set and Martin caught me up, and what was looking to be a second set tie-break, unexpectedly changed it's course to us going all the way into a third set!!! Somehow i found a way to take the winning points for a second set win and a match win, this was not an easy task and was a two hour epic battle between us both. Both of us I see as Winners in this match :), Martin - you can get your revenge on me in the future i hope!"  -- Kate
Reveal CommentDominic Jackson bt Jon Rattenbury (Mar 10) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game to kick the league off Jon - you managed to pressure me quite a bit so the score doesn't reflect how close the game was!"  -- Dominic

Group Summary:

There was a lovely spirit on show in group three with the numerous post match commentaries describing "good tennis, great company, huge fun" - thanks everyone. Paul put space between himself and the rest of the field thanks to five hard fought wins and comfortably takes pole position. David scheduled well too and with three wins to his name follows in second.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Paul Mellowship 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 David Ford 4 3 1 2 8 WL
3 Adrian Reeve 3 2 1 0 5 WLW
4 Dawn Cran 3 2 1 0 5 LWW
5 Amanda Atkins 3 0 3 2 4 LL
6 Jeremy Rosenberg 2 0 2 0 1 L
7 Catherine Clifton 4 0 4 0 1 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAdrian Reeve bt Catherine Clifton (Apr 22) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A really good game. Some great rallies. A pleasure to meet you Catherine and look forward to a rematch soon. "  -- Adrian
Reveal CommentDavid Ford bt Catherine Clifton (Apr 18) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "An ideal warm sunny day for tennis and a very close match that could have gone either way. Thanks Catherine and look forward to playing again in the future "  -- David
Paul Mellowship bt Dawn Cran (Apr 14) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentPaul Mellowship bt Catherine Clifton (Apr 2) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fortunately we managed to avoid the recent mild, calm and sunny weather, and played in the damp, gloom and cold - Ahhh Winter Tennis, that's more like it! (ha,ha)"  -- Paul
Reveal CommentPaul Mellowship bt David Ford (Mar 26) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Sunshine, gentle breeze and a pleasure to play together David"  -- Paul
Dawn Cran bt Catherine Clifton (Mar 24) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentPaul Mellowship bt Adrian Reeve (Mar 23) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good Tennis, Great company, huge Fun, Fab morning, an Epic - thanks Adrian"  -- Paul
Paul Mellowship bt Jeremy Rosenberg (Mar 20) 6-3, 6-1

Match of the Group:

Dawn Cran bt Amanda Atkins (Mar 17) 0-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Reveal CommentDavid Ford bt Amanda Atkins (Mar 11) 6-7 (3-7), 2-1 Amanda Atkins Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Amanda deservedly won a 1+ hour tight first set. I managed to get a break in the 2nd when Amanda sadly suffered a shoulder injury and had to retire. Hope u recover soon Amanda and look forward to playing again in the future"  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Ford bt Jeremy Rosenberg (Mar 10) 6-7 (4-7), 6-5 Jeremy Rosenberg Retired

Player Comments:

  • "A good game on a very windy Sunday that could have gone either way but unfortunately Jeremy had to retire . Good luck in your other matches"  -- David
Reveal CommentAdrian Reeve bt Amanda Atkins (Mar 9) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A really lovely match. Amanda was extremely welcoming to her tennis club and we had some great points. Much closer than the final score suggests. "  -- Adrian

Group Summary:

Andy played every match and earned his bonus points to leave nothing to chance in his quest for the prize. This positive attitude paid off as he battled to two wins and a point from a "3 hour" defeat to Michael to boost his total narrowly into the lead. Now runner up Jemma topped the wins chart with three under her belt and this included a win over Andy, so what might have happened had she played a couple more?

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Andy Grant 5 2 3 2 8 WLWL
2 Jemma Turner 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
3 Michael Magalon 3 2 1 0 4 WLW
4 Thomas Coates 1 1 0 0 2 W
5 Mary Kelly 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
6 Richard Carter 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAndy Grant bt Mary Kelly (Apr 24) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A hard-fought battle with Mary."  -- Andy
Reveal CommentJemma Turner bt Mary Kelly (Apr 20) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A very hot day for a match...nice to see you again Mary :)"  -- Jemma
Reveal CommentMichael Magalon bt Mary Kelly (Apr 14) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the game Mary. :-)"  -- Michael
Reveal CommentJemma Turner bt Michael Magalon (Apr 13) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great to meet you Michael! Great match as we battled sun, wind and hail! "  -- Jemma
Thomas Coates bt Andy Grant (Apr 10) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentAndy Grant bt Richard Carter (Mar 23) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Richard's first match in 2 years! We had a good knock even so."  -- Andy
Reveal CommentJemma Turner bt Andy Grant (Mar 22) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Andy for a great match, enjoyed playing :)"  -- Jemma

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMichael Magalon bt Andy Grant (Mar 17) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Andy for this nearly 3 hour long match! I really enjoyed our sometimes long and intense rallies. It was our 3rd match and can't wait for the next one! :-) It is always a pleasure to play with you."  -- Michael