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This is how it works:
- Players are organised into groups of between 5 to 9 people of a similar standard
- It is a mixed sex, singles league, so men and women play each other
- Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group (we do not guarantee a balance of men and women and you could be the only man in a group of women or vice versa!)
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- For everyone over the age of 18
- We welcome beginners as well as advanced players.
- Don't worry that you won't be good enough - playing matches is the best way to improve, and we use an online questionnaire to assess people's ability so you play only people of a roughly similar level
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Key points
- Matches are best of three sets; if a set reaches 6 games all it is decided by a tiebreak
- The evening before the round starts you will receive an email with all the contact details of the players in your group. Contact details are also posted to your Account Page
- Players are placed in groups according to past performance in the league and, for new players, their Player Standard Questionnaire
- Each player attempts to play each of the other player on their group once during the round
- A point is awarded for each set won
- If you complete three matches before the midpoint of a round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize (either a pair of Local Tennis Leagues dampeners, or a tube of tennis balls)
- The winner of the group is the player with the most points at the end of the round
- The winner of the group wins a voucher for £20 to be spent in the Local Tennis League online shop. A winner's certificate is also posted to the winner's Account Page as a PDF file.
- Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.
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Collapse AllKilburn Grange Park Singles - Round 16 | Thursday 30 January 2020 to Wednesday 8 April 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 26 February 2020)
Group Summary:
Losing a week on the schedule didn't make much difference to William's brilliant debut. Although he lost to the winner from last time, Krzysiek he managed to overtake his rival in the points chase and ended up with a better win/loss ratio. This was a highly competitve group with some brilliant "humdingers" of matches (as Thomas would say) and a great strike rate for bonus points. Perhaps unsurprisingly with so much tennis talent on display, we had a nail-biting finish. Well done everyone. Great work!
Final Rankings:
- William Girvan [W6, L1] 14 includes 2 bonus points
- Krzysiek Filipiak 9.2 [W5, L2] 13 includes 2 bonus points
- Kaladerhan Agbontaen [W4, L2] 11 includes 2 bonus points
- Thomas Coleman [W4, L2] 10
- James Paton [W2, L3] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Sean Cull 8.1 [W1, L4, UF1] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Mark Webber 10.2 [L4, UF1] 5 includes 2 bonus points
- Oliver Mystkowski [L4] 2
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "An absolute Humdinger of a match which took 3.5 hours to finish. Mark was annoyingly consistent with all of his shots and barely made any unforced errors. Great game! " -- Thomas
Player Comments:
- "A difficult match in some of the windiest conditions I've ever played in, all resulting in the ball taking some really extraordinary flight paths and adopting unusual spins. Nevertheless, we both saw the funny side if it and didn't let it detract from an enjoyable match." -- Kaladerhan
Player Comments:
- "Sean ran away with the first but I put up a fight in the second. Unfortunately persistent rain and fading light forced a postponement of the deciding set." -- Mark
Player Comments:
- "As always a real challenge playing Krzysiek requiring the utmost focus to secure the victory. Look forward to playing again soon." -- Kaladerhan
Player Comments:
- "Another good match against Kaladerhan in some rare weekend sunshine. " -- Thomas
Player Comments:
- "Another classic battle between me and mr Kryzsiek battling back from 4 - 0 down to him in the 3rd set. " -- Sean
Player Comments:
- "First time back to the game this year for Thomas and he really made me earn it! Some fantastic rallies and a very close match." -- William
Match of the Group:
Kaladerhan Agbontaen bt Mark Webber (Feb 4) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)Player Comments:
- "A great match despite both of us being a little rusty with our shot making. Plenty of momentum swings and good rallies. Oliver is really good at keeping you on the baseline. Thanks again for the match! " -- William
Group Summary:
Now maybe Mark and Any were waiting to make a last minute dash up the rankings but they would be hard pressed to catch Finlay. Sure, John and Osarobo beat him on court, but thanks to his four wins and by being the only player to earn his bonus points, Finlay ended up a mighty seven points clear of Bjorn in second place and gave himself back to back groups wins. Their excellent head-to-head played in a "weird and subdued London" will be a memory to look back on as we wait for tennis to restart.
Final Rankings:
- Finlay Davies 9.2 [W4, L2] 12 includes 2 bonus points
- Bjorn Breytenbach 9.2 [W2, L1] 5
- Emilio Simon [W2, L1, UF1] 5
- John Kelly 8.2 [W2, L1] 4
- Osarobo Agbontaen [W1, L1, UF1] 3
- Etin Giwa-Osagie [L3, UF1] 2
- Ed Naylor 9.1 [L2, UF1] 1
- Andy Craig 10.2
- Mark Mennear
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentFinlay Davies bt Bjorn Breytenbach (Mar 20) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4Player Comments:
- "This was a strange game in a weird and subdued London, the windy conditions didn't help but enjoyment and a really good tennis match was to be had the first set could have gone either way, the second set Bjorn cranked up his kick serve which I struggled hopelessly with, the third set I started to get a measure of his very difficult kick serve which I raced away and gave me a nice cushion to work from, finally sealing my first win against Bjorn after several attempts which I was really pleased with as he's a quality player and a top bloke. We started and finished with elbow bumps so like John Lennon's song Strange days indeed" -- Finlay
Player Comments:
- "Great rallies and a good workout! Close match some great passing shots by Ed!" -- Bjorn
Player Comments:
- "Another three setter against my good friend Finlay on a warm and dry afternoon. It's taken me a while to finally beat Fin, facing him thrice in the league and having played countless friendlies with him over the summer. As per usual our match was full of many momentum swings and deuce games. Already looking forward to the next one! " -- Osarobo
Player Comments:
- "Good game had some lucky netcords!" -- Bjorn
Player Comments:
- "This first game lasted 15 minutes, it was clear from the start this was going to be a long tough and gruelling game. Emilio is a clever player with a spin that is difficult to contain he was also a little rusty as he hadn't played for a month. The first set went like a yo yo at one moment Emilio was in the ascendancy the next the ascendancy was in my favour until the second set he totally dominated and a great come back from a very close first set the third set to be honest is a blur suddenly it was all over just thankful I managed to get the points in the bag. But Emilio will come back from this stronger he's a tough player to contain, and that spin ! wish I could spin like that !" -- Finlay
Player Comments:
- "TBC at 3rd set 3 all " -- Finlay
Player Comments:
- "Nice match closer than score suggests" -- John
Player Comments:
- "This was a game of two half's I knew after racing away with the first set Ed would come back strongly and boy did he fight saving several match points, he also has mental toughness and I really had to in rugby speak dig in and get it over the gain line and make it count easier said than done with this chap as I knew if he got it, the third set would have been a killer with the momentum in his sails. With the bell ringing in our ears to close the park, just manged to get it over the try line but only just Phew! a great St Valentines game now for a beer or three!" -- Finlay
Player Comments:
- "Etin arrived with a bang literally he's one of the most powerful players I've played against, the match was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests I had to work so hard I left it all out there to scrap and scrape back into the game boy was it tough as Etin does not give up nor gives any inch, a great game all the same, he's going to be a very dangerous player with his power once he gets the control a great addition to our group brings in a new dimension with his power play. Guys you've been warned!" -- Finlay
Group Summary:
Another knife-edge group and perhaps Stephan, had he been given the time to play one more match, might have caught Cian in the points chase. But Cian won their head-to-head and points for winning sets in his two losses - to Theodoros and Dmitry. Take all that into account and Cian couldn't be caught by Stephan or (if our maths is right) any one else in the chasing pack and is our well-deserved group three champ!
Final Rankings:
- Cian Mac a' Bháird 10.2 [W4, L2] 12 includes 2 bonus points
- Stephan Richtering [W4, L1] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Theodoros Chatzis 10.2 [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Dmitry Chankin [W2, L1] 4
- Nathan Horsley [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
- David Neilson 10.2 [L2]
- Lionel Gabaude [L2]
- Justin Johnston-Taki withdrawn
- Martyn Booth withdrawn
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentDmitry Chankin bt Cian Mac a' Bháird (Mar 15) 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 7-5Player Comments:
- "Very close game in quite windy conditions! First set could easily go either way, both had set points, but Cian coped with his nerves better. In the third at 4:5 (30:40) Cian had a great chance to win the match but luckily for me hit the net, and from there I was able get some momentum and finish on a high. Looking forward to our next battle!" -- Dmitry
Player Comments:
- "Fairly windy day but had some great rallies and points. Theo is a great returner of the ball and it was hard to get anything past him through the 2h we played. " -- Stephan
Player Comments:
- "Good match and great weather (finally) with some good service games in the second set. " -- Stephan
Player Comments:
- "Very windy day but I had had some practice the day before with Dimitry so had a bit of an advantage in the first set. Second set was tighter than it suggests with nearly every game going to deuce." -- Stephan
Player Comments:
- "Great and fun game! Weather didn’t help with wind and rail coming and going. " -- Theodoros
Player Comments:
- "Tricky conditions but a fun match, closer than the score suggests" -- Cian
Player Comments:
- "Most games were dictated by strong gusts of wind making the play quite variable with game advantages swinging between Dimitry and myself. The match could have easily gone either way on such a windy day!" -- Stephan
Player Comments:
- "Very rough conditions today, just before the Dennis storm we were able to complete the match. Weather aside, it was a very competitive match and Theodoros should have taken second set with a 5:2 lead but I found my luck and bounced back." -- Dmitry
Player Comments:
- "Close games and some great rallies. Thanks David!" -- Cian
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable match. Consistent play and nice rallies." -- Cian
Player Comments:
- "The first set could’ve gone either way with momentum swinging back and forth. Ultimately a quick start in both sets made the difference. Thanks Stephan!" -- Cian
Player Comments:
- "A Good and fun match! " -- Theodoros
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Kilburn Grange Park.
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 (typically a free can of HEAD tennis balls). Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link posted to the player's Account page. The link is also emailed to players.
Please note, while matches tied at one set all may be completed with a matchtiebreak, singles matches completed to this shortened format, do not count toward bonus points.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Player name, [LTA rating - if known], 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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