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Collapse AllLiverpool Singles - Round 16 | Thursday 19 September 2019 to Wednesday 13 November 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 16 October 2019)
A round played in very generous spirits in Liverpool, full of well matched encounters and cheerful comments. 55 matches were played in all, which is two thirds of the total possible and a very respectable stat! Well done Liverpool!
Group Summary:
There were so many good matches here, many players are already looking forward to re-matches, not least Michael and George (''one of the most technically adept players in the league" says Michael), Branislav and Jonathan and Michael and Atushi! Judging by this round, Bransilav will be the man to beat, having notched up 6 wins here without dropping a set! Congratulations and also to runner up Michael.
Final Rankings:
- Branislav Prievoznik 6.2 [W6] 14 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Michael Petalas [W4, L1] 10 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Ben Vital [W2, L3] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Rob Slade 6.2 [W2, L4] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Jonathan Scally [W2, L2, UF1] 5
- George Rankin 9.1 [W2, L2, UF1] 4
- Atsushi Uchida 9.1 [L7] 3 includes 2 bonus points
- Bradley Pittam 7.2 [W1] 2
Match Results:
Reveal CommentMichael Petalas bt George Rankin (Nov 3) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentBranislav Prievoznik bt Jonathan Scally (Nov 3) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Good match with good rallies. Jonathan is a good player with tge right competitive spirit. We played some cracking points. Good match. I look forward to many more good matches in near future. " -- Branislav
Reveal CommentBranislav Prievoznik bt Atsushi Uchida (Oct 28) 6-0, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Uschida is a really nice gentleman who I have a lot of respect for. We played some good rallies. Pleasure to play and look forward to play again soon." -- Branislav
Reveal CommentBranislav Prievoznik bt Ben Vital (Oct 28) 6-4, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Ben is a very nice gentleman. We had a lot of good rallies. It's great to see that Ben joined our league and look forward to play plenty of more matches with Ben. " -- Branislav
Reveal CommentGeorge Rankin bt Rob Slade (Oct 27) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great match in a really nice venue." -- George
Reveal CommentGeorge Rankin bt Atsushi Uchida (Oct 27) 6-3, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Was a pleasure playing with Uchida for the first time. Match was very enjoyable, and we played some great rallies." -- George
Reveal CommentMichael Petalas bt Atsushi Uchida (Oct 25) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "It was a real pleasure to find myself on the court again with Utsida. He took the first two games of the first set and left me scrambling to get it back. I didn’t tell him at the time but I was so sure he’d win as he just seemed to be able to switch on his turbo mode when he wanted. Glad I got the win and looking forward to our next battle. " -- Michael
Reveal CommentRob Slade bt Jonathan Scally (Oct 19) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- ". Lot of hard fought close points games and some long rallies. 90 minutes of play, 3.5 miles run, 75 mins of cardio for me (hpm > 110), and, rare for me, 5 mins of peak heart rate. Good workout. Jon had the best shots (his inside out forehand is excellent), & won two games mainly with his big serve. The LTA recently realised that people like a hot shower after a game and coffee lounge with coffee and comfy seats to relax and talk after the match, so they give grants for this. Councils haven’t worked this out. Today at Liverpool there wasn’t even cold water in the showers & the hot drinks machine has been broken for two years. You can shower at the Aquatic Centre but they have the same broken Kenko hot drinks machine. " -- Rob
Reveal CommentBranislav Prievoznik bt Rob Slade (Oct 16) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Good game played outside. Rob played some cracking shots. He has got really good hand feel and drop shot. Always good to play Rob. " -- Branislav
Reveal CommentMichael Petalas bt Rob Slade (Oct 14) 6-4, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Rob really challenges me in the first set. The score in the second is definitely not representative of Rob’s usual performance on court; has he maintained composure it may well have been a very different outcome. Looking forward to playing this guy again. " -- Michael
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentJonathan Scally bt Ben Vital (Oct 12) 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 6-2Player Comments:
- "Brilliant two and a half hour match played in a great spirit which could have gone either way. Merci!" -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentBen Vital bt Rob Slade (Oct 8) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Good match, I enjoyed playing Rob who is an experienced player and knows how to use the right strategy!" -- Ben
Jonathan Scally bt Atsushi Uchida (Oct 7) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Reveal CommentBranislav Prievoznik bt Michael Petalas (Oct 6) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Good match with Michael. This match started 2 weeks ago and we finally managed to finish the match yesterday. We had a lot of really good rallies and close moments. I always enjoy to play with Michael. We had good fun on court." -- Branislav
Reveal CommentBranislav Prievoznik bt George Rankin (Oct 1) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good enjoyable set with George. Its great to see him back and playing well. We will continue the match soon. " -- Branislav
- "George is a really nice guy. Good to play but more so to see him back. He is really good player who keeps improving. I look forward to a lot more future matches with great rallies," -- Branislav
Jonathan Scally v George Rankin (Sep 29) 6-2 TBC
Reveal CommentRob Slade bt Atsushi Uchida (Sep 26) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for playing Uchida. A lot of good rallies. Good also having a chat and coffee after. Look forward to seeing you at the ITF seniors at Bolton. " -- Rob
Reveal CommentBradley Pittam bt Atsushi Uchida (Sep 21) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Very good and competitive match." -- Bradley
Reveal CommentMichael Petalas bt Ben Vital (Sep 20) 6-3, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyed playing with Michael, great rallies and looking forward to next time" -- Ben
Reveal CommentBen Vital bt Atsushi Uchida (Sep 19) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Perfect weather, great match thanks Atsushi !" -- Ben
Group Summary:
Tony was very pleased to get his first win against Paul after many attempts and also to play and win against Joe, who he has previously met several times in doubles but not singles. So a satisfying round for him, topped off with a group win! Congratulations and promotion beckons. Paul is runner up in what was a friendly, well matched group, though sorry not to see any matches from Neil.
Final Rankings:
- Tony Puddifer 10.2 [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Paul Scallion [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- James Matheson [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Steven Hanley 9.2 [W2] 4
- Richard Pucula [W1] 2
- Carl Gillison [L3]
- Joseph Aslan [L1]
- Neil Scott
Match Results:
Reveal CommentTony Puddifer bt Carl Gillison (Nov 10) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "had a good game with Carl, the courts were very slippy, so not the best conditions, the match was very close, could easily have gone the other way, definitely have to have another match on a dry court " -- Tony
Reveal CommentJames Matheson bt Carl Gillison (Oct 27) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A close game with plenty of baseline rallies, Carl’s accurate shots made sure I covered much of the court. Thanks " -- James
Reveal CommentSteven Hanley bt Paul Scallion (Oct 16) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Many thanks to Paul for today’s game. I really enjoyed it at a sunny Princes Park. Hopefully we can play again soon. Cheers, Steven " -- Steven
Reveal CommentSteven Hanley bt Tony Puddifer (Oct 16) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Great game with Tony today. 2 lung busting sets. They were close. I look forward to playing again. Cheers, Steven " -- Steven
James Matheson bt Tony Puddifer (Oct 12) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentTony Puddifer bt Joseph Aslan (Oct 10) 7-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- It was a really close match, played doubles with Joe a few times but this was our first singles match, looking forward to a rematch
Reveal CommentPaul Scallion bt James Matheson (Oct 6) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "This was a really enjoyable match, very physical, James is a strong runner and I found myself bent over double after points quite a few times which is unusual for me. Both sets were tight, and as is often the case just a few points here and there made the difference. Another competitive, friendly match in this group, thanks James. " -- Paul
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentTony Puddifer bt Paul Scallion (Oct 2) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3Player Comments:
- "played Paul a few times now after our first meeting in the last round, absolutely great guy to play against, we always have really close matches, finally got my fist win against him " -- Tony
Reveal CommentPaul Scallion bt Carl Gillison (Sep 29) 6-1, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "The first set was just one of those where everything I hit went in, and the opposite for Carl. The second set I cooled off and Carl improved, so was obviously a lot closer. There was a couple of tight games in the middle of the set that could of changed the momentum but I managed to get them and that carried me through to the win. Competitive match with a good friendly chat afterwards, thanks a lot Carl." -- Paul
Reveal CommentRichard Pucula bt James Matheson (Sep 22) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It was a pleasure to play against James as he is a very fair and pleasant person . There was plenty of deuce games especially in the first set which went my way, so the scoreline looks easier than it was. " -- Richard
Group Summary:
Wow! What a group. Almost every possible match was played here and very close it was too. Great to have Jonathan and Ian in the league for the first time and good to hear about Raivis' 'lethal' serve and Ben's 'massive' backhand! Steven tops the group finishing just one point ahead of Raul which is unlucky for him as he beat Steven in a very close head to head. Congratulations to them and well played all!
Final Rankings:
- Steven Segerberg 9.2 [W6, L1] 15 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
- Raul Garcia 10.2 [W6, L1] 14 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
- Damon Daniels 9.2 [W4, L2] 11 includes 2 bonus points
- Anees Ikramullah 8.1 [W4, L1] 10 includes 2 bonus points
- Jonathan Kearney [W2, L4, UF1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Raivis Turkupols 10.2 [W1, L4, UF1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Ian Scott [W1, L4] 2
- Benjamin Wong [L7] 2 includes 2 bonus points
Match Results:
Raul Garcia bt Damon Daniels (Nov 13) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentDamon Daniels bt Ian Scott (Nov 12) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2Player Comments:
- "Great match against Ian, it's hard to believe he's only just picking up the sport again after such a long break! First set was extremely close, I was made up I managed to sneak over line in the tiebreak. Second set we were both tiring but thankfully (for me) it didn't go to a third... Ian's fitness was definitely holding up more than mine. Some great serves and shots, and really good rallies - probably the longest game I've ever played at 2-2 first set, must have been 20 minutes alone with about 15 deuces. Best of luck with future leagues." -- Damon
Reveal CommentJonathan Kearney v Raivis Turkupols (Nov 12) 1-6, 2-4 TBC
Player Comments:
- "Unfortunately we could only get an indoor court at 9pm which was not ideal. Raivis has a lethal first serve when he gets it in and he raced away with the first set. Unfortunately we ran out of time to finish any more sets. " -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentAnees Ikramullah bt Jonathan Kearney (Nov 11) 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Incredible to hear that Jon only just started playing in the summer. To play this well in such a short space of time is great to see and he'll grow with every game he plays. The first set was a lot closer than the score suggests with many deuce games. Jon grew more into the game in the 2nd set and on another day would have taken this to a 3rd set. Great to meet and play Jon. Looking forward to our next encounter!" -- Anees
Reveal CommentRaivis Turkupols bt Benjamin Wong (Nov 11) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Was Fun playing Ben, even returned one of my first serves like a pro and then won the point with a massive backhand on about 8 fast paced shot point. Thanks and see you again" -- Raivis
Reveal CommentSteven Segerberg bt Ian Scott (Nov 10) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet and play Ian. We had some great rallies and this was a really enjoyable match to be a part of. Ian has a got a great all-round game and I can't wait to play again. Cheers" -- Steven
Reveal CommentSteven Segerberg bt Raivis Turkupols (Nov 7) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "My word what a serve Raivis has got. I have never played against such a powerful serve. It was great to finally play against Raivis and the match was a lot closer than the result suggests. Look forward to playing 100mph Raivis again in the future. Cheers Steven" -- Steven
Reveal CommentSteven Segerberg bt Anees Ikramullah (Nov 6) 7-6 (10-8), 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Considering this was our first meeting the first set of this match was absolutely outstanding which had both of us enjoying being a part of. 5-3 down I managed to find a way back and eventually get to the tiebreak. After being a set point down which I saved I then had 2 set points of my own which Anees saved. I finally got over the line with the third set point. As a player Anees has got a great all round game and you can see he is only going to get stronger the more matches he plays. The second set was similar with very little between us but felt this match took a lot out of us after the incredible first set. Look forward to playing again Anees.. cheers Steven " -- Steven
Reveal CommentSteven Segerberg bt Benjamin Wong (Nov 3) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great to play Ben again. Ben has definitely improved from our last meeting and it will be great to watch Ben’s game develop playing more league matches. His overall game has gone up a level. Cheers for the match at LCC Ben. " -- Steven
Ian Scott bt Benjamin Wong (Nov 1) 6-2, 6-0
Raul Garcia bt Jonathan Kearney (Oct 27) 6-2, 6-4
Raul Garcia bt Benjamin Wong (Oct 24) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentDamon Daniels bt Jonathan Kearney (Oct 22) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable match against Jonathan, who is back playing again after some time out. A lot of games were very close, but i was able to match sure i took the key points - Jonathan definitely had the shots in him, but admits he probably just needs a bit more match practice to get back into it fully. I'm looking forward to playing again in future leagues!" -- Damon
Reveal CommentAnees Ikramullah bt Benjamin Wong (Oct 16) 6-0, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Enjoyable game with Ben who hit the 2 best shots of the match. 2 absolute stunners on the backhand. Looking forward to our next encounter!" -- Anees
Reveal CommentRaul Garcia bt Ian Scott (Oct 15) 6-3, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable game played with Raul. The court was still a little wet from rain and the sun was going going, which was a challenge for both of us. Raul is a great player and played some great shots. I thought I was making a come back in the second set when I was 1-4 up, but then Raul upped his game and won 6-4. Hope we play again," -- Ian
Reveal CommentAnees Ikramullah bt Raivis Turkupols (Oct 13) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Raivis had a lethal serve that certainly put me on the backfoot at some key moments. I was fortunate to just be able to defend well against his power today! A thoroughly enjoyable game played in good spirits!" -- Anees
Reveal CommentDamon Daniels bt Benjamin Wong (Oct 12) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Good to play against Ben again today, and again the score line seems very harsh. The serves from Ben are getting more consistent each time we play, and the rallies today in some points were really good. Best of luck with the rest of the league Ben " -- Damon
Reveal CommentJonathan Kearney bt Benjamin Wong (Oct 10) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Ben. We were both a bit rusty after a few weeks without a game. Ben won many points against me and it felt like he won every long rally. He just needs to get more of his serves in. Hopefully play Ben again as he is a nice guy." -- Jonathan
Raul Garcia bt Steven Segerberg (Oct 5) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
Raul Garcia bt Raivis Turkupols (Oct 2) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Reveal CommentJonathan Kearney bt Ian Scott (Sep 28) 6-0, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Ian. He was playing in his first league match as I did earlier in the week. Delighted to get the win against Ian as you can tell there is a good player there with more match practice." -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentAnees Ikramullah bt Raul Garcia (Sep 25) 6-2, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable game against an energetic opponent in Raul. Some of his net-play was really outstanding and gave a very difficult match that was a lot closer that the scores would suggest. " -- Anees
Reveal CommentSteven Segerberg bt Jonathan Kearney (Sep 24) 6-0, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet and play Jon who was making his debut in the local tennis leagues. Jon grew into the match and we played some excellent rallies. The second set was evenly matched and at 4-3 up I managed to win the key game in the set which Jon was close to making it 4-4. Look forward to playing Jon again.. cheers Steven " -- Steven
Reveal CommentSteven Segerberg bt Damon Daniels (Sep 22) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great to play Damon again at a top indoor court. The first set was 2-2 and finely balanced but I took a lot of the key points. Most games in this match went to deuce so the overall score does not truly reflect the closeness of the match. Damon’s serve is of very high quality and you have to be on guard. Cheers for the match Damon.." -- Steven
Reveal CommentDamon Daniels bt Raivis Turkupols (Sep 21) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great to play against Raivis again today, really enjoyable match. His serve is one of the best when he gets it in, a bit more consistency on the first serve and he's going to cause a lot of players a lot of trouble! Thanks again for the match, hopefully play again in future too" -- Damon
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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.
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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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