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Collapse AllLichfield and Burntwood Singles - Round 22 | Thursday 19 January 2023 to Wednesday 15 March 2023 (Midpoint: Wednesday 15 February 2023)

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 David Rule 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 Oliver Spillett 6 5 1 2 12 WWWL
3 David Brown 6 4 2 2 11 WWWL
4 ASHLEY GARY SPRUCE 6 3 3 2 9 WLWL
5 Levi Salt 7 2 5 2 6 LLLW
6 Simon Buttery 6 2 4 0 5 LLLL
7 Andreas Kyprianou 6 0 6 2 2 LLLL
8 Conor Vasina 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentASHLEY GARY SPRUCE bt Simon Buttery (Mar 12) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Topsy turvy game in windy conditions; good tennis from both players with nothing to choose between sets. All points were very competitive with many multiple deuce games. We are both likely to be aching tomorrow. "  -- ASHLEY GARY
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt ASHLEY GARY SPRUCE (Mar 5) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Another good match with Gary. First set was neck and neck from 2-2 to 4-4 with Gary hitting some great winners and overhead smashes. Relieved the second set wasn't as long with the amount of running we'd done in the first!"  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Brown bt Simon Buttery (Mar 5) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really good match with Simon. 1st set was on a knife edge throughout with both of us having to save 2 set points to make it to the tie-break. Simon has a mean slice backhand and was killing me with dropshots all match!"  -- David
Reveal CommentASHLEY GARY SPRUCE bt Levi Salt (Mar 2) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A decent match which had some good play from both players. Levi won the longest rally of the match which had high quality groundstrokes before I got tired and called for a defib !!! Weather held out too which was a bonus. 3 days recovery before hitting the court again."  -- ASHLEY GARY
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt Simon Buttery (Feb 26) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely to meet Simon and a really good match on a windy day. Some great points with Simon volleying and serving strongly throughout. Looking forward to our next hit "  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Brown bt Andreas Kyprianou (Feb 24) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Andreas got off to a quick start but I was just able to turn around the first set with neither of us playing our best. Second set was a much higher quality with some lung busting rallies and never ending games, with the odd point here and there making the difference."  -- David
Reveal CommentOliver Spillett bt Simon Buttery (Feb 19) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun match on a lovely sunny day in Beacon Park. A lot of long rallies with some good shots exchanged - so many deuces in that first set! Cheers for the game Simon! "  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentOliver Spillett bt Levi Salt (Feb 16) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Quality match! The rallies were awesome and there’s a lot more to come from Levi. Felt like the match could easily turn either way. The power forehand caught me out regularly but I managed to get to nearly all the drop shots which made the difference. Get the GPS tracker out next time to see how many miles we both ran! Cheers Levi, great game. "  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentDavid Brown bt ASHLEY GARY SPRUCE (Feb 14) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Another cold night match! Had to stay on my game throughout and scramble the ball back as best as I could, thankfully for me Gary's forehand was misfiring a bit more than usual which makes the scoreline look a lot more comfortable than it could have been."  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt David Brown (Feb 13) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good match with David on a cold evening. Most of the games in the first set went to 30s or deuce as he had me scrambling to try and save points which soon warmed us up!"  -- David
Reveal CommentSimon Buttery bt Levi Salt (Feb 11) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game lots of deuces"  -- Simon
Levi Salt bt Conor Vasina (Feb 9) Walkover
Reveal CommentOliver Spillett bt ASHLEY GARY SPRUCE (Feb 7) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable match with Gary. A close contest produced some good winners from both players - also lots and lots of running - we’ll both be feeling the legs in the morning! Cheers for the game Gary! "  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt Oliver Spillett (Feb 5) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great to see Olly again and another tough battle. We both struggled to hold serve in the first set and there were some long tiring points throughout (I'd forgotten how much he runs!). Cheers Olly"  -- David
Reveal CommentASHLEY GARY SPRUCE bt Andreas Kyprianou (Feb 4) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable match ... many thanks to Andreas for booking the court."  -- ASHLEY GARY
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt Levi Salt (Feb 3) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Seriously tiring contest, I can already feel the blisters! Thought I was going to need oxygen with the first 4 or 5 games taking over half an hour as Levi flew out of the blocks as usual. Loads of marathon rallies as it felt like Levi was returning everything. Really fun match to play"  -- David
Reveal CommentOliver Spillett bt Andreas Kyprianou (Feb 2) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable rallies and a close first set on points. That slice drop shot of yours caught me out so many times- really good technique! Cheers for the game Andreas! "  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt Andreas Kyprianou (Jan 31) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with some entertaining rallies after Andreas made it tough for me with a fast start"  -- David
Reveal CommentLevi Salt bt Andreas Kyprianou (Jan 30) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A great match against Andreas as always! I was lucky to get off to a good start in the first set and take the lead but Andrea's kept coming back. I fortunately managed to pull out a couple of aces towards the end of the second set and take the first. The second set saw Andreas get off to a flying start with some great drop shots and I had to dig deep to come back and avoid the pain of a third set. There were some great exchanges at the net with some very quick reactions. Unfortunately the floor was slightly slippy and caused a couple of issues. Look forward to the next match"  -- Levi
Simon Buttery bt Andreas Kyprianou (Jan 29) 6-1, 6-3
Reveal CommentOliver Spillett bt David Brown (Jan 29) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "The standard didn’t quite match the Australian open but a close match and nice to get out and play. Cheers for the game David!"  -- Oliver
Reveal CommentDavid Brown bt Levi Salt (Jan 28) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Couldn't have asked for a more physically draining first match back. Was helped by a few double faults from Levi at key moments in the first set, but second set was a real battle with some great rallies. Both of us were putting away some cracking overheads and Levi was slowly killing me with dropshots, somehow I came through a 15 minute service game at the end to close it out."  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Rule bt Conor Vasina (Jan 27) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great to see Conor again. Enjoyable match and a few nice drop shots exchanged which led to some really fun points"  -- David