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Collapse AllLincoln's Inn Singles - Round 21 | Thursday 30 March 2017 to Wednesday 24 May 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 26 April 2017)

A good percentage of matches played in this round which resulted in some hard fought competition for the group crowns. Thanks to everyone for their efforts and we hope to see you next time for much more tennis in the warmer weather.

Group Summary:

Many match tiebreaks scattered across the scoreboard in a closely contested group one. The race for the top spot reflected the competitiveness of the group with three players, Jason, Stephen and Luiz, finishing tied on ten points each. Jason and Stephen triumphed over Luiz in a couple of three set thrillers to leave themselves in the battle for gold. We didn't see a head to head between Jason and Stephen which was a shame, so we go to the rule book and after the deduction of bonus points Jason is the winner and retains his crown - well played all.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Jason Chainey 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Stephen Webb 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
3 Luiz Camara 5 2 3 2 10 LLWW
4 Juan Lopez Gomez 7 3 4 2 8 LWWL
5 Omer Cavusoglu 4 1 3 2 5 LLWL
6 Stelian Rosca 5 0 5 2 5 LLLL
7 Max Turnell 3 2 1 0 4 WLW
8 Keith OBrien 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentLuiz Camara v Omer Cavusoglu (May 22) 4-1, 3-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with Ömer that unfortunately we couldn't finish. I was serving up 3-2 15/40"  -- Luiz

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJason Chainey bt Luiz Camara (May 22) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, [11-9]

Player Comments:

  • "After 2 hours we couldn't finish our marathon match. I'm ahead 7-6 3-4, serving 40-30..."  -- Luiz
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Luiz Camara (May 20) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very competitive match, always good to play Luiz. To be continued "  -- Stephen
  • "Close all the way, great match and great to play Luiz," -- Stephen
Jason Chainey bt Juan Lopez Gomez (May 11) 6-4, 6-0
Jason Chainey bt Stelian Rosca (May 9) 5-4, 4-2
Reveal CommentJuan Lopez Gomez bt Keith OBrien (May 9) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Really good match. Looking forward to playing again..."  -- Juan
Reveal CommentJason Chainey bt Omer Cavusoglu (May 5) 5-3, 2-4, [11-9]

Player Comments:

  • "A classic match played out in front of a solitary spectator, who switched his allegiance from the last time we played"  -- Jason
Juan Lopez Gomez bt Stelian Rosca (May 1) 2-4, 4-1, [10-4]
Max Turnell bt Juan Lopez Gomez (Apr 29) 6-4, 6-2
Jason Chainey bt Max Turnell (Apr 29) 5-3, 4-0
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Omer Cavusoglu (Apr 23) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A really great competitive match!! Great to meet Omur!!"  -- Stephen
Luiz Camara bt Juan Lopez Gomez (Apr 22) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Stelian Rosca (Apr 22) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great to see Stelly and a nice match "  -- Stephen
Omer Cavusoglu bt Stelian Rosca (Apr 20) 2-4, 4-2, [10-7]
Reveal CommentJuan Lopez Gomez bt Omer Cavusoglu (Apr 12) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really tough First set (just 2 points difference), not many winners but a lot of running. Good match!!!"  -- Juan
Reveal CommentLuiz Camara bt Stelian Rosca (Apr 12) 4-6, 6-3, [11-9]

Player Comments:

  • "Tough entertaining match played in good spirit where I had to save 2 match points, it could have gone either way!"  -- Luiz
Reveal CommentMax Turnell bt Luiz Camara (Apr 8) 4-6, 6-2, [10-4]

Player Comments:

  • "Great match."  -- Max
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Juan Lopez Gomez (Apr 8) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A competitive match that was well fought and great to meet Juan!!"  -- Stephen

Group Summary:

Joseba found his form to notch up four straight wins and top the podium. Anirudda followed very closely behind with three wins of his own, and had he completed his unfinished match with Kit there may have been a different outcome. Gary came very close to halting Joseba's winning run, with Joseba only gaining the crucial break at 8 all in the third set to take the match 10-8 in the third. A special mention to Zahir who was the only player to play all of his matches and earn bonus points - great work.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Joseba Etxabe 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Aniruddha Barua 3 3 0 0 7 WWW
3 Kit Beynon 4 3 1 0 6 WLWW
4 Raphael Hochberger 5 1 4 2 5 LWLL
5 Vidur Taneja 4 2 2 0 4 LWLW
6 Gary Dunn 2 1 1 0 3 LW
7 Zahir Kasmani 6 0 6 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJoseba Etxabe bt Gary Dunn (May 23) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with long rallies, looking forward to finish the 3rd set"  -- Joseba
  • "Very tough match, physically and mentally, very hard hitting rallies, looking forward to play again" -- Joseba
  • [The players actually played a extended third set reaching 10-8, but for technical reasons we have to report this as 7-5] -- Admin
Reveal CommentKit Beynon bt Vidur Taneja (May 22) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good attacking game in the sun!"  -- Kit
Reveal CommentGary Dunn bt Zahir Kasmani (May 22) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Zahir. Much tougher game than the score suggests. Some good rallies. "  -- Gary
Reveal CommentJoseba Etxabe bt Kit Beynon (May 14) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tough conditions, windy and children running around the court, note to self archbishop Park on Sunday afternoon hosts kids tennis school!! Good fight Kit! "  -- Joseba
Reveal CommentJoseba Etxabe bt Zahir Kasmani (May 14) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really fair player, looking forward to play again. "  -- Joseba
Reveal CommentVidur Taneja bt Raphael Hochberger (May 7) 4-5, 4-2, 5-4

Player Comments:

  • "Nail-biting match stretched over a full two hours with very evenly matched opponents - great game Vidur!"  -- Raphael
Reveal CommentRaphael Hochberger bt Zahir Kasmani (May 7) 5-3, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game Zahir!"  -- Raphael
Aniruddha Barua bt Vidur Taneja (Apr 28) 4-1, 4-2
Reveal CommentJoseba Etxabe bt Raphael Hochberger (Apr 23) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, played in great spirit!!"  -- Joseba
Aniruddha Barua bt Zahir Kasmani (Apr 23) 4-0, 4-0
Kit Beynon v Aniruddha Barua (Apr 21) 2-4, 2-3 TBC
Kit Beynon bt Zahir Kasmani (Apr 17) 5-3, 4-0
Kit Beynon bt Raphael Hochberger (Apr 10) 4-1, 5-3
Vidur Taneja bt Zahir Kasmani (Apr 8) 4-2, 4-1
Reveal CommentAniruddha Barua bt Raphael Hochberger (Apr 8) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good game with some great rallies and bright sunshine!"  -- Aniruddha

Group Summary:

Every match played and bonus points aplenty - great effort everyone. #Nikolaus had a dream debut winning five out of five matches for the loss of only a few games to head the table. Alan kept up with Nikolaus with a combination of good scheduling skills and solid tennis, but just misses out on the title as Nikolaus emerged victorious from their close head to head.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Nikolaus Endstrasser 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Alan Revel 5 4 1 2 10 WWLW
3 Jonathan Bunney 5 3 2 2 8 LWWW
4 Abel Evertse 5 2 3 2 7 LWWL
5 Cyrill Roessler 5 1 4 0 3 LLLW
6 Tugba Erem 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Nikolaus Endstrasser bt Cyrill Roessler (May 14) 4-2, 4-1
Nikolaus Endstrasser bt Jonathan Bunney (May 14) 4-0, 4-1
Reveal CommentNikolaus Endstrasser bt Abel Evertse (May 13) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "The match was much closer than the score at the end!"  -- Nikolaus
Abel Evertse bt Tugba Erem (May 10) 4-1, 4-0
Reveal CommentJonathan Bunney bt Cyrill Roessler (May 7) 4-1, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "We had a very long final game where Cyrill saved several match points. He has made a lot of progress since our first encounter. Great work!" -- Jonathan
Nikolaus Endstrasser bt Tugba Erem (May 6) 4-0, 4-0
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Cyrill Roessler (May 2) 4-0, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match in the morning sun with some good rallies. "  -- Alan
Reveal CommentCyrill Roessler bt Tugba Erem (Apr 12) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "We had some nice rallies and points. "  -- Tugba

Match of the Group:

Abel Evertse bt Cyrill Roessler (Apr 7) 1-4, 4-2, [12-10]
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Tugba Erem (Apr 3) 4-0, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "What more pleasant way if there to spend a sunny Monday afternoon than on the tennis court. Thanks Tugba for an enjoyable match. "  -- Alan
Reveal CommentNikolaus Endstrasser bt Alan Revel (Apr 3) 4-2, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "My first game in the Local Tennis League on a sunny Monday afternoon. Some close games and the better end for me. Thank you Alan for a nice match," -- Nikolaus
Jonathan Bunney bt Tugba Erem (Apr 2) 4-0, 4-0
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Abel Evertse (Mar 31) 4-1, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Another match where the score does reflect how close it was & how many deuces we had. Abel is just coming back to tennis after a break - not sure if the result would be the same once he has more match practice under his belt!"  -- Alan
Jonathan Bunney bt Abel Evertse (Mar 30) 1-4, 4-1, [10-5]
Alan Revel bt Jonathan Bunney (Mar 30) 4-1, 4-2

Group Summary:

Round of applause to Rebecca who clinched three victories and crucially a set in her match with Kevin, to become the new champ. Kevin finishes only one point further back in the runner up spot. Well done also to Paul and Barnaby for earning their bonus points and prize.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Rebecca Smith 3 3 0 0 7 WWW
2 Kevin Egan 2 2 0 0 6 WW
3 Paul C Bentall 4 1 3 2 4 LLLW
4 Terry Keeley 1 1 0 0 2 W
5 Barnaby Hone 3 0 3 2 2 LLL
6 Thomas Hilson 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Rebecca Smith bt Thomas Hilson (May 21) 4-0, 4-2
Rebecca Smith bt Paul C Bentall (May 14) 4-0, 5-3
Kevin Egan bt Paul C Bentall (Apr 25) 4-1, 4-0

Match of the Group:

Kevin Egan v Rebecca Smith (Apr 25) 4-1, 2-4 TBC
Rebecca Smith bt Barnaby Hone (Apr 23) 4-0, 4-1
Terry Keeley bt Paul C Bentall (Apr 15) 4-1, 4-0
Kevin Egan bt Barnaby Hone (Apr 12) 4-1, 4-0
Paul C Bentall bt Barnaby Hone (Apr 10) 4-2, 4-1
Reveal CommentKevin Egan v Terry Keeley (Apr 10) 6-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Was a bit too dark to continue."  -- Kevin

Group Summary:

Rob perfected his tiebreak tennis, coming out on top 11-9 in both of the match tiebreaks he played to clinch victories over Justin and Wouter. Despite narrowly losing to Rob in their head to head , Justin claimed wins in his other three matches and bagged bonus points to put space between himself and the rest of the group.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Justin Warshaw 4 3 1 2 9 WLWW
2 Rob Pettit 2 2 0 0 4 WW
3 Sophie Barling 1 0 1 0 1 L
4 Wouter Denhaan 2 0 2 0 1 LL
5 Emma Turner 1 0 1 0 0 L
6 Atlanta Webster 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentSophie Barling v Rob Pettit (May 14) 4-1, 2-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "We only had 45 mins due to late start, so unable to complete the second set"  -- Sophie
Reveal CommentJustin Warshaw bt Sophie Barling (May 4) 4-2, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fun game!"  -- Justin

Match of the Group:

Rob Pettit bt Justin Warshaw (Apr 19) 5-3, 2-4, [11-9]
Justin Warshaw bt Emma Turner (Apr 18) 4-1, 4-1
Rob Pettit bt Wouter Denhaan (Apr 11) 4-2, 3-5, [11-9]
Reveal CommentJustin Warshaw bt Wouter Denhaan (Apr 3) 5-4, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Beautiful weather and a great game - very close - the second set score does not do justice to the play."  -- Justin