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Collapse AllLincoln's Inn Singles - Round 23 | Thursday 31 August 2017 to Wednesday 25 October 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 27 September 2017)

Thank you for taking part in Lincoln's Inn Tennis League and for making it another successful round. Collectively you managed to complete over 50% of all possible matches which is a good effort, and lots of you left generous match commentaries as well. Don't forget to schedule matches early to claim the midway bonus points next time, and here's to another great round at Lincoln's Inn!

Group Summary:

It was a tight tussle for top spot in Group 1 with 3 players finishing on 6 points, however congratulations go to Juan as he edged past runner up Stephen by winning their head to head in straight sets. Juan's closest match was against Luiz although there was only one 3 setter this round, and that was a short format match between Omer and Andre which went to a championship tiebreak and was "a nice welcome to Andre to the league".

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Juan Lopez Gomez 4 3 1 0 6 LWWW
2 Stephen Webb 4 3 1 0 6 WWLW
3 Luiz Camara 5 2 3 2 6 LWLW
4 Omer Cavusoglu 4 2 2 0 4 WLLW
5 Andre Rice 4 1 3 0 3 LLWL
6 Max Turnell 3 1 2 0 2 LWL
7 Jason Chainey 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Omer Cavusoglu bt Max Turnell (Oct 23) 4-1, 4-2
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Omer Cavusoglu (Oct 22) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great to play Omer - very competitive match, closer than score suggests!! "  -- Stephen
Max Turnell bt Juan Lopez Gomez (Oct 21) 4-1, 4-2
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Andre Rice (Oct 20) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good to meet Andre!! Very competitive match !! "  -- Stephen
Juan Lopez Gomez bt Andre Rice (Oct 12) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentAndre Rice bt Luiz Camara (Oct 6) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable, hard fought match played with great sportsmanship. Incredibly close first set and second set didn't really do the scoreline justice. "  -- Andre
Luiz Camara bt Max Turnell (Sep 30) 6-4, 6-2
Juan Lopez Gomez bt Stephen Webb (Sep 29) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentStephen Webb bt Luiz Camara (Sep 23) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match and always good to play Luiz!! "  -- Stephen
Reveal CommentLuiz Camara bt Omer Cavusoglu (Sep 16) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very tough match with endless long rallies played in very good spirit and sportsmanship."  -- Luiz
Reveal CommentOmer Cavusoglu bt Andre Rice (Sep 14) 4-0, 2-4, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Summer rust, wind, lots of interference from other courts -- all elements were there to make this a fascinating game; most importantly sportsmanship and a nice welcome to Andre to the league."  -- Omer

Match of the Group:

Juan Lopez Gomez bt Luiz Camara (Sep 8) 6-4, 6-3

Group Summary:

It was a great performance by Jonathan to follow up his promotion from Group 3 last round to win Group 2 this time, recording 5 wins and no defeats and finishing a clear 4 points ahead of runner up Alan. Jonathan won all his matches in straight sets too, although Alan and Aniruddha both took him to a tight second set.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Jonathan Hall 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Alan Revel 4 2 2 2 8 LLWW
3 Aniruddha Barua 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
4 George Stewart 4 2 2 0 4 WLWL
5 Jonathan Bunney 6 2 4 0 4 WWLL
6 Nishesh Mehta 1 0 1 0 1 L
7 Kevin Egan 3 0 3 0 1 LLL
8 Richard Day 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJonathan Bunney bt Kevin Egan (Oct 23) 3-5, 5-3, [10-3]

Player Comments:

  • "JB to serve bench end "  -- Jonathan
  • "Fortunately, Kevin and I managed to finish our match today. Difficult conditions for both players - first set very dark and gloomy at Lincoln’s Inn. Second and third sets at Horsham Sports Centre (I was able to stop off on my way to the south coast), indoors, with bright lights and lots of colourful lines. Final score - Jonathan Bunney bt Kevin Egan 3,5 5,3 (10,3) Thanks for the match Kevin and hopefully see you next round," -- Jonathan
Jonathan Bunney bt Nishesh Mehta (Oct 22) Walkover
Reveal CommentJonathan Hall bt Alan Revel (Oct 22) 4-2, 5-3

Player Comments:

  • "Some great tennis on a lovely warm September afternoon. Looking forward to finishing the match."  -- Alan
Reveal CommentGeorge Stewart bt Jonathan Bunney (Oct 16) 5-3, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "To be completed"  -- George
Reveal CommentJonathan Hall bt Kevin Egan (Oct 13) 4-0, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Much closer than the score suggests with several games going to deuce. Thanks for the game!"  -- Jonathan
Aniruddha Barua bt George Stewart (Oct 7) 4-0, 4-1
Reveal CommentAlan Revel v Nishesh Mehta (Oct 7) 2-4, 4-0, 2-2 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "me to serve next in the decider......"  -- Alan
Jonathan Hall bt Jonathan Bunney (Oct 1) 4-0, 4-1
George Stewart bt Alan Revel (Sep 24) 1-4, 5-4, 5-3
Aniruddha Barua bt Jonathan Bunney (Sep 17) 4-1, 4-1
Jonathan Hall bt George Stewart (Sep 16) 4-1, 4-0
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Kevin Egan (Sep 12) 4-2, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match in the September sunshine. Best wishes to Kevin for the rest of his matches."  -- Alan
Reveal CommentJonathan Hall bt Aniruddha Barua (Sep 9) 4-0, 5-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game. Both players competing against the wind as much as each other. "  -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentAlan Revel bt Jonathan Bunney (Sep 1) 5-3, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match on a beautiful September day. Some great rallies and enjoyable tennis all round. Best of luck to Jonathan in his other matches."  -- Alan

Group Summary:

There was a close battle for top spot in Group 3, with Matthew and Jock both tied on 4 wins and 10 points, so it again came down to their head to head. This was a straight sets win for Matthew, seeing him past the finish line in first place. There were only 2 points separating Zahir and Justin in third and fourth place too, showing what a competitive group it was... so well played everyone!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Matthew Whiteley 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Jock Hamilton 5 4 1 2 10 LWWW
3 Zahir Kasmani 5 3 2 2 8 WLLW
4 Justin Warshaw 4 2 2 2 6 WLLW
5 Claire Evans 5 1 4 2 5 LLLL
6 Peter Ward 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
7 Aidan Briggs 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Justin Warshaw bt Peter Ward (Oct 10) 4-1, 4-0
Matthew Whiteley bt Jock Hamilton (Oct 7) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentZahir Kasmani bt Peter Ward (Oct 6) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Peter"  -- Zahir
Reveal CommentJock Hamilton bt Justin Warshaw (Sep 26) 4-1, 5-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Justin."  -- Jock
Matthew Whiteley bt Zahir Kasmani (Sep 23) 6-2, 6-3
Matthew Whiteley bt Peter Ward (Sep 21) 4-0, 4-0
Reveal CommentJock Hamilton bt Peter Ward (Sep 19) 4-0, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable short-set format game of tennis after work. Peter's serves are consistent and a challenge to return. "  -- Jock
Matthew Whiteley bt Claire Evans (Sep 16) 4-0, 4-1
Reveal CommentJock Hamilton bt Zahir Kasmani (Sep 16) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable game of tennis on a Saturday morning. In the first set, Jock was up 5-1 however Zahir held serve then broke Jock's to bring it to 5-3. Jock managed to secure the break at 5-3 to take the first set. The second set was closer than the scores indicate."  -- Jock
Reveal CommentZahir Kasmani bt Justin Warshaw (Sep 14) 4-2, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Justin."  -- Zahir
Jock Hamilton bt Claire Evans (Sep 12) 4-1, 4-1

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentJustin Warshaw bt Claire Evans (Sep 11) 4-2, 2-4, [10-3]

Player Comments:

  • "Great match!"  -- Justin
Zahir Kasmani bt Claire Evans (Sep 9) 6-3, 6-2
Claire Evans bt Peter Ward (Sep 4) 6-4, 7-5

Group Summary:

Congratulations to Wouter for winning the group, finishing one win and one point clear of runner up Barnaby. Their head to head was a great 3-setter with "lots of lengthy deuce rallies", and they played out a full third set with Wouter taking it 7-5. There was a win too for Sergio against Sergolene, and everyone played at least one match except for Rob. We hope you all enjoyed your tennis.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Wouter Denhaan 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Barnaby Hone 3 2 1 0 5 WLW
3 Sérgio Domingues 1 1 0 0 2 W
4 Segolene Lapeyre 3 0 3 2 2 LLL
5 Emma Turner 2 0 2 0 1 LL
6 Rob Pettit 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentBarnaby Hone bt Emma Turner (Oct 2) 5-3, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great Game. Much closer than the score states. "  -- Barnaby
Reveal CommentWouter Denhaan bt Emma Turner (Oct 1) 1-4, 4-2, [10-5]

Player Comments:

  • "Emma pretty much trashed Wouter in the first set. After that the game was much more equal. There were quite a few really nice rallies."  -- Wouter
Wouter Denhaan bt Segolene Lapeyre (Sep 23) 4-0, 4-0

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentWouter Denhaan bt Barnaby Hone (Sep 19) 4-5, 5-3, 5-4

Player Comments:

  • "Like the first two sets the games were often very close with lots of lengthy deuce rallies. It took us one hour to complete just this one set. Barnaby was very effective in tempting Wouter to come to the net and then to pass with beautiful well controlled hits," -- Wouter
  • [A full set was played for the final set, 7-5, but has had to be recorded as a 5-4 short format set.]
Reveal CommentSérgio Domingues bt Segolene Lapeyre (Sep 10) 4-1, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "I think Segolene is much better player than this scores seems to show, and I really don't know how I won with this margins. It was a good game and I wish her good luck for the next matches! "  -- Sérgio
Reveal CommentBarnaby Hone bt Segolene Lapeyre (Sep 5) 5-3, 5-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match "  -- Barnaby