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Collapse AllKingston Parks Singles - Round 5 | Thursday 4 July 2019 to Wednesday 28 August 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 31 July 2019)

Some fun matches in the 'sweltering heat' this round and a great effort by both groups. The overall match stats would have been considerably higher had it not been for 3 withdrawals. Two were injury related so do hope the players concerned are fighting fit again now and here's to the next round!

Group Summary:

If you could keep the unforced error count down and the successful rallies up, you should be on to a winning formula. It certainly seemed to work for Siddhartha, who tops this group with 6 wins out of six. Runner up Alex was only two points behind and had a 'great game of tennis' with the champ in which he mounted a great come back in the second set. But Siddhartha says he 'just about managed to hang on in the tie break' to win the match. Well played!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Siddhartha Kunzru 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Alex Hunt 6 5 1 2 12 LWWW
3 Cristian Teichner 5 3 2 2 8 WWLL
4 Peter Roberts 4 1 3 2 4 LLLW
5 Yo Sato 4 0 4 2 3 LLLL
6 Sebastian Hardman 3 0 3 2 3 LLL
7 Matt Dawkins 2 0 2 0 0 LL
8 Neil Kapoor 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentSiddhartha Kunzru bt Alex Hunt (Aug 27) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Great game of tennis with some long rallies. 2nd set was really close with Alex making a strong comeback after a bit one-sided first set. I just about managed to hang-on in the tie-braker"  -- Siddhartha
Cristian Teichner bt Yo Sato (Aug 25) 6-3, 6-4
Siddhartha Kunzru bt Matt Dawkins (Aug 18) Walkover
Reveal CommentCristian Teichner bt Peter Roberts (Aug 7) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Having looked at our scores from past matches I knew that it'll be a close one. Long rallies, some tricky serves, and a few interesting unforced errors on both sides. Thanks for a great match, Peter!"  -- Cristian
Siddhartha Kunzru bt Peter Roberts (Jul 23) 6-2, 6-0
Alex Hunt bt Cristian Teichner (Jul 23) 6-3, 6-1
Alex Hunt bt Peter Roberts (Jul 21) 6-4, 6-1
Siddhartha Kunzru bt Sebastian Hardman (Jul 21) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentSiddhartha Kunzru bt Yo Sato (Jul 20) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Hot and humid conditions for tennis. Thanks for a good game Yo."  -- Siddhartha
Reveal CommentSiddhartha Kunzru bt Cristian Teichner (Jul 19) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable match with a mix of unforced errors and some great rallies. Thanks for a good game Cris"  -- Siddhartha
Alex Hunt bt Matt Dawkins (Jul 18) 7-6, 6-4
Alex Hunt bt Yo Sato (Jul 16) 6-3, 6-0

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentPeter Roberts bt Yo Sato (Jul 13) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A war of attrition, that had to be competed on a second day. Very competitive. Thank you Yo, for a great game."  -- Peter
Reveal CommentCristian Teichner bt Sebastian Hardman (Jul 9) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Tense start on both sides with many unforced errors but eventually we loosened up and had some nice rallies. Thanks Seb for the great match!"  -- Cristian
Reveal CommentAlex Hunt bt Sebastian Hardman (Jul 7) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable match - and much closer than it sounds as nearly every game went to deuce."  -- Alex

Group Summary:

A couple of withdrawals unfortunately reduced the available matches here so all credit to the new champ Dev who played 4 and runner up James who played 5! Great stuff. They actually tied on points but Dev won the head to head to take gold this time. Well played.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Dev O’Nion 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 James Meurer 5 4 1 0 8 WLWW
3 Brian Phillips 3 1 2 0 3 LWL
4 Michael Grundy 4 1 3 0 2 LLLW
5 Espen Roisland 1 0 1 0 0 L
6 Benjamin Peake 3 0 3 0 0 LLL
7 George Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Dev O’Nion bt James Meurer (Aug 14) 6-1, 6-4

Match of the Group:

James Meurer bt Brian Phillips (Aug 14) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Dev O’Nion bt Benjamin Peake (Aug 12) 6-1, 6-1
Dev O’Nion bt Michael Grundy (Aug 12) Walkover
Reveal CommentBrian Phillips bt Michael Grundy (Aug 11) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable, back and forth game. The wind made it tricky at times but we managed some very good rallies and it was very close all the way through. "  -- Brian
Reveal CommentJames Meurer bt Michael Grundy (Aug 8) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun and close match. Great to meet you Mike!"  -- James
James Meurer bt Espen Roisland (Jul 30) Walkover
Reveal CommentJames Meurer bt Benjamin Peake (Jul 23) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match in the sweltering heat. It took Ben almost 2 sets to warm up - mounting a valiant comeback at 2-5 in the second - taking it all the way to a tie-break, but thankfully not quite to a third set... As the momentum had definitely shifted and Ben was coping better with the heat. Great to play you again Ben - looking forward to the next one. James. "  -- James
Reveal CommentMichael Grundy bt Benjamin Peake (Jul 12) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A much closer match than the scoreline suggests, with Ben playing some really tricky deep shots - he certainly made me work for the victory!"  -- Michael
Reveal CommentDev O’Nion bt Brian Phillips (Jul 7) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Slow start as we were both rusty. Once we got going it was all jolly good fun."  -- Brian