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Collapse AllHyde Park Singles - Round 34 | Thursday 11 April 2019 to Wednesday 5 June 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 8 May 2019)

How lucky we are to have the magnificent facilities at Hyde Park, and this is the season where they really come in their own - if you are not playing tennis, how about trying a spot of bowls or padel? Thanks to all of you for braving early summer sun, and equinoctial winds to play a very decent proportion of the available matches. Well done all, and of course our latest crop of winners. See you next time!

Group Summary:

Rafael dominated this round and celebrates his return to the league with a very well-deserved Group One win. Undefeated over four matches (more completed than anyone else) he picked up bonus points and saw off a challenge from runner-up Antoine by taking their matchtiebreak decider ten points to six. More matches played would have added to the contest, and a few match commentaries would have helped tell the stories behind the matches, but let's take nothing away from our Champ's achievement!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Rafael Vargas 4 4 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Antoine De Montmorillon 2 1 1 0 5 WL
3 Jakob Thuesen 2 0 2 0 3 LL
4 Ariana Sanai 1 0 1 0 1 L
5 Tomás Romeiro 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 James Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Rafael Vargas bt Jakob Thuesen (Jun 4) 6-4, 6-2
Antoine De Montmorillon bt Jakob Thuesen (May 27) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Rafael Vargas bt Antoine De Montmorillon (May 7) 6-2, 4-6, [10-6]
Rafael Vargas bt Tomás Romeiro (May 6) 6-2, 6-4
Rafael Vargas bt Ariana Sanai (May 5) 4-0, 4-1

Group Summary:

Bragging rights to runner-up George who didn't hold back in his victory over Stelian, but his opponent was able to play one more match and equal George for total wins this round. The reward for the scheduling of the extra match was an all important extra point - just enough to earn Stelian the Group Two win. Well done to both players and chances are they will both meet again in a higher group next time! Congrats too to third placed Jam who equalled George on points and put up a pretty good show in their head to head!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Stelian Rosca 5 4 1 2 15 WLWW
2 George Barrow 4 4 0 2 14 WWWW
3 Jam Al 5 3 2 2 14 WLWW
4 Joachim Ollram 6 2 4 2 13 WLLL
5 Stefano Saccani 4 1 3 0 8 LLWL
6 Mason Elliott 2 1 1 0 3 WL
7 Georgina Hoy 4 0 4 0 3 LLLL

Match Results:

Joachim Ollram bt Georgina Hoy (May 18) 4-1, 4-0
Stelian Rosca bt Stefano Saccani (May 11) 4-1, 2-4, [10-2]
George Barrow bt Stefano Saccani (May 10) 4-0, 4-0
George Barrow bt Joachim Ollram (May 6) 4-0, 5-3
Jam Al bt Georgina Hoy (May 5) 4-0, 4-1
George Barrow bt Stelian Rosca (May 5) 4-0, 4-2
Stefano Saccani bt Joachim Ollram (Apr 29) 5-3, 4-2
George Barrow bt Jam Al (Apr 28) 4-0, 2-4, [10-6]
Jam Al bt Stefano Saccani (Apr 23) 4-0, 3-5, [10-8]

Match of the Group:

Stelian Rosca bt Joachim Ollram (Apr 20) 4-1, 2-4, [11-9]
Mason Elliott bt Georgina Hoy (Apr 18) Walkover
Reveal CommentJoachim Ollram bt Mason Elliott (Apr 17) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "I really enjoyed playing with Mason. There were some good rallies."  -- Joachim
Jam Al bt Joachim Ollram (Apr 16) 4-1, 4-1
Stelian Rosca bt Jam Al (Apr 16) 4-0, 5-4
Reveal CommentStelian Rosca bt Georgina Hoy (Apr 15) 4-0, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the match, Georgie! Was great meeting you and looking forward to play again. "  -- Stelian

Group Summary:

Oh Nikita, a few more matches played (and won) and you might have exchanged that well-deserved bronze for an all together shinier prize! But hats off to Vincenzo who battled wind and sun, marked his Hyde Park debut with a stylish group win and played more matches than anyone else. Also scheduling efficiently, Abhi tidied away third place with bonus points and three good wins of his own.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Vincenzo Palomba 5 4 1 2 17 WLWW
2 Abhi Widge 5 3 2 2 15 LWWL
3 Nikita Korotaev 3 3 0 0 9 WWW
4 Maximilian Lichtenheld 3 0 3 0 4 LLL
5 Bogdan Popescu 1 1 0 0 3 W
6 Nikolas Chalkias 3 0 3 0 2 LLL
7 Simon Prockter 2 0 2 0 2 LL
8 Paul Howe 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Nikita Korotaev bt Abhi Widge (Jun 4) 4-1, 2-4, [10-6]
Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Nikolas Chalkias (Jun 3) 4-1, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good match Nikolas! Thanks!"  -- Vincenzo
Abhi Widge bt Nikolas Chalkias (May 30) 4-0, 4-1
Nikita Korotaev bt Maximilian Lichtenheld (May 27) 4-0, 4-1
Nikita Korotaev bt Vincenzo Palomba (May 19) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Reveal CommentAbhi Widge bt Maximilian Lichtenheld (Apr 28) 2-4, 4-2, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Well played Max, great competitive match, unlucky result in the end, good luck for the rest of your matches!"  -- Abhi

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Abhi Widge (Apr 27) 5-4, 1-4, [10-5]

Player Comments:

  • "It's been a fantastic game, thank you very much Abhi! Your service was so hard to return and your spinned balls bounce was so low! Shame for the wind, I am sure it could have been an even better one with longer rallies! "  -- Vincenzo
Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Simon Prockter (Apr 19) 6-2, 7-6

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Simon for the great match. We had quite a lot of interesting rallies, shame for the excessive heat that made the match much harder to play."  -- Vincenzo
Abhi Widge bt Simon Prockter (Apr 16) 4-1, 4-1
Vincenzo Palomba v Bogdan Popescu (Apr 15) 3-5, 4-2 TBC
Bogdan Popescu bt Nikolas Chalkias (Apr 15) Walkover
Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Maximilian Lichtenheld (Apr 14) 4-0, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very nice match Maximilian, thank you very much. The result does not show how tough certain games have been to win. "  -- Vincenzo

Group Summary:

What a great way to start your Local Tennis League career... Monica played like a LTL old-hand and was the only player in the group to claim her scheduling reward. Along with third-placed Alina she attempted more matches than anyone else and equalled runner-up Ryan's tally of three clear wins. A round of applause to Monica and of course a nod to Ryan, also new to the league, who showed just how well he can play and may well earn promotion alongside Monica next time!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Monica Velasquez 4 3 1 2 12 WLWW
2 Ryan Miles 3 3 0 0 9 WWW
3 Alina Maraghelis 4 2 2 0 8 WWLL
4 Joe Houghton 3 0 3 0 4 LLL
5 Raphael Reuben 2 0 2 0 3 LL
6 Neno Raic 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 Francisco Pimentel 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Alina Maraghelis bt Raphael Reuben (Jun 3) 4-1, 2-4, 4-2
Alina Maraghelis bt Joe Houghton (Jun 1) 4-0, 3-5, 4-2
Monica Velasquez v Neno Raic (May 25) 4-5 TBC
Ryan Miles bt Alina Maraghelis (May 24) 4-0, 4-0
Ryan Miles bt Joe Houghton (May 10) 4-1, 4-0
Reveal CommentMonica Velasquez bt Joe Houghton (May 6) 4-0, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very nice and some tough rallies. Look forward to play with you soon. "  -- Monica
Reveal CommentRyan Miles bt Monica Velasquez (Apr 26) 4-0, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Nice match! I enjoyed playing with Ryan, always challenging playing against a left handed. "  -- Monica
Reveal CommentMonica Velasquez bt Alina Maraghelis (Apr 25) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "very nice match, some really good rallies"  -- Monica
Reveal CommentMonica Velasquez bt Raphael Reuben (Apr 16) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good start of the league and first ever match, I really enjoyed playing with Raphael. "  -- Monica

Group Summary:

Daniel knows how to win matches and actually defeated our new champ, Niamh in their head-to-head. But Niamh could give a few lessons on scheduling. She was the only player in the group to earn her bonus points. These, along with with the points from two nice wins, saw her comfortably top the points tally. Sorry to see a couple of withdrawals from the group... we hope the injury recovery is going well.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Niamh McSherry 4 2 2 2 10 WWLL
2 Daniel Riddle 2 2 0 0 6 WW
3 Ezgi Muratoglu 2 1 1 0 5 LW
4 Tanya Gurova 2 1 1 0 4 LW
5 Alexis Maule 2 0 2 0 2 LL
6 Libby Haas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentDaniel Riddle bt Alexis Maule (May 26) 4-2, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Fun competitive match in challenging windy conditions "  -- Daniel
Niamh McSherry bt Tanya Gurova (May 11) 4-0, 4-1
Niamh McSherry bt Alexis Maule (May 6) 4-1, 4-1
Reveal CommentDaniel Riddle bt Niamh McSherry (Apr 30) 4-2, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great match that could have gone either way! "  -- Daniel

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentTanya Gurova bt Ezgi Muratoglu (Apr 28) 2-4, 4-2, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Great rallies, very much enjoyed the game. Thank you, Ezgi. Hope to play again soon!"  -- Tanya
Ezgi Muratoglu bt Niamh McSherry (Apr 24) 5-3, 5-3