Collapse AllLiverpool Singles - Round 12 | Thursday 18 October 2018 to Wednesday 12 December 2018 (Midpoint: Wednesday 14 November 2018)
This was another competitive round in Liverpool Tennis League with over two thirds of matches played and lots of memorable encounters, some split across 2 sessions as time or light ran out in the first. Thanks for supporting your local league and please continue to help spread the word!
Group Summary:
This was a great group's tennis with matches played in good spirits and lots of interesting match commentaries. Congratulations to Branislav for a successful return to league action topping the group with 5 wins and finishing one point clear of Danny. Danny had a strong round too with 4 wins including a hard fought first set against Ioannis before easing clear in the second, a pattern that was repeated in his match against James. Rob and Ioannis battled it out for 3 hours, although some of that was the change of ends chats(!), while Michael managed to sneak a win against George in 2 close sets.
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Branislav Prievoznik | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Danny Gallagher | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | WWWW | ||||||
3 | George Rankin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LWLL | ||||||
4 | Rob Slade | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LLWL | ||||||
5 | James Charles | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | WLLL | ||||||
6 | Michael Petalas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LW | ||||||
7 | Ioannis Leontaris | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "It was a real battle, Bran fought like a lion, to be continued... " -- Michael
Player Comments:
- "It was great to meet Ioannis, who is a lovely guy and a great sportsman. We had a great, close game, which I probably won mostly because of not being exhausted from a young child! Hope to play again soon." -- James
Player Comments:
- "Very good competitive match. James is a very nice guy with a lot of experience. It was a pleasure to share a court with him. He played very well the first set and had a healthy lead 5-2. I an very happy I manage to come back and turned it around. I felt very good on court and thoufht I played very well over all. James is playing a lot of interesting shots and has a good serve. I look forward to play with him soon again. " -- Branislav
Player Comments:
- "It was a match played under very fair condition. Nice venue. Rob played some tricky shots and good drop shots. Overall enjoyed the game on a nice Sunday evening. Thank you Rob to invite me over to David Loyd Speke. " -- Branislav
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentMichael Petalas bt George Rankin (Nov 16) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)Player Comments:
- "Great to play with George again. He’s not just an excellent tennis player but a real sportsman. He plays a fair game without losing his competitive edge. It was such a close match with George playing a higher quality game; I’m still wondering how I got the win. " -- Michael
Player Comments:
- "Excellent close match, in which James saved 11 match points. James is a vastly better player than last year. " -- Rob
Player Comments:
- "It was a pleasure to compete with Rob in this match. Rob plays some very tactical shots, and his drop shots are particularly good. I thought Rob was a great sportsman, and I very much enjoyed his company. Hope to play again sometime. " -- George
Player Comments:
- "I held serve throughout the match. Pretty chuffed with that. James can handle himself well on the Tennis court." -- Danny
Player Comments:
- "Excellent hard fought 3 hour game. Thanks for playing Ionnis and sharing the guest fee, and the conversation about pretty much everything, at change of ends and in the Jaccuzi afterwards, including the Greek financial crisis, Socrates, & Anarchism. Shame the bar was closed by the time we got there." -- Rob
Player Comments:
- "Good game. George is talented player with great passion. It was good to meet him and pkay with him. I look forward to future battles with him. Great attitude and passion on court which is great to see. Well educated on and off court with great respect and good manners. " -- Branislav
Player Comments:
- "This was a very enjoyable match with a very close opening set (tiebreak score 11-9). James is a very good player. He mixes his play with strategic slices which are difficult to return." -- George
Group Summary:
It was close at the top of Group 2 with Freddy and Steven tied on 4 wins and 10 points each, so it all came down to their closely contested head to head which Freddy managed to win in windy conditions. Roger and Ros had to contend with difficult weather too with play being interrupted by hail in the first instalment and Roger taking the win when play was rescheduled. Steven and Roger had an enjoyable match with Roger employing drop shots and slices to make Steven work for the win!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Freddy Champion | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Steven Hanley | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | WWLW | ||||||
3 | Roger Colman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LLW | ||||||
4 | Ros Rice | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | LLWL | ||||||
5 | Robert Henesey-Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | WL | ||||||
6 | Euclid Dochery | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | LL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Unfortunately Rob retired injured after 7 games. The match was very close up until this point. Wishing Rob a speedy recovery and hopefully play again soon. Cheers." -- Steven
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable game, thank you Ros and hopefully play again in the future." -- Steven
Match of the Group:
Robert Henesey-Smith bt Ros Rice (Nov 28) 6-3, 6-4Player Comments:
- "Well, this was a game of two completely different sets. In the first Euclid was finding it hard to return a ball while in the second I had trouble reaching his ferocious forehand cross-court top spins! An impressive improvement!" -- Ros
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable match and managed to squeeze a few tie breaks in afterwards! I managed to win some key points early on in both sets, scoreline flattered me a touch! Rob played some really good tennis using the deep slice backhand and cross court forehand combination very effectively. Cheers!" -- Freddy
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable game with Roger at the Liverpool Tennis Centre outdoor courts. Some great banter between points, Roger has a great drop shot and tricky cross court slices to deal with. Hope to play again at some point. Thanks." -- Steven
Player Comments:
- "Thoroughly enjoyable game as well a good hit after the match. Scoreline definitely flattered me particularly in a competitive second set! Roger played some good attacking tennis and used the slice effectively on both wings as well as throwing in some clever drop shots. Cheers!" -- Freddy
Player Comments:
- "First set played Friday last week then rained, well actually, hail stoned off. Second set played today. Similar styles meant tough but very enjoyable games. Thanks Ros, great fun. " -- Roger
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable match in some pretty windy conditions!! Very closely contested, particularly the second set, hope to play again soon. Cheers" -- Freddy
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game Euclid, hope to play again sometime." -- Steven
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable game on lovely Mossley Hill! Hope to play again some time " -- Freddy
Group Summary:
Congratulations to Atsushi for winning the group on his return to league action, notching up 4 wins to finish 2 points clear of runner up Steven. This was a jump of 2 places for Steven from last time, a well earned position after displaying fighting qualities in a very close second set against Danny. This match was played in the autumn sunshine in contrast to Steven's match against Atsushi which must have followed a downpour as the courts were slippery and hampered movement. Atsushi and Carl's match spanned 2 instalments as it was dark by the time the first 2 hard fought sets were complete!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Atsushi Uchida | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Steven Segerberg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | WLWW | ||||||
3 | Danny Woodworth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LWL | ||||||
4 | Carl Gillison | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WLL | ||||||
5 | James Campbell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
6 | Amanda Haase-Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- " Enjoyable match with James, second set was very close could have gone either way. Thanks for the game" -- Carl
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentAtsushi Uchida bt Carl Gillison (Dec 1) 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1Player Comments:
- "It was great to meet Carl at Sefton Park. The match originally started on the last Sat. (24th Nov.). But after we got 1 set each, it was 4pm and getting dark. So we had to postpone the final set until today. I think the one week break before the final set worked well for me today. I cannot imagine how I could play the final set, if we could continue to play on the last Sat. after the 25 games. Thanks for the match, Carl. I look forward to playing with you again." -- Atsushi
Player Comments:
- "It was great to play with Danny again. It’s been nearly 2 years since I had played with Danny last time. It was a bit windy at Tennis Centre out door and the strong wind annoyed us sometimes through the match. I hope I’ll play with him again soon. Thanks. " -- Atsushi
Player Comments:
- "Nice to meet and play Carl for the first time in better conditions at Sefton Park. Pretty even first set for Carl's first match in Sefton. Think playing here before give me a slight advantage during the match. Look forward to play Carl again. Good luck in your remaining matches" -- Steven
Player Comments:
- "It was great to see Steven again at Princes Park but the surface of the court was wet and slippery. Steven could not chase balls, as he usually did. It was shame. Hope we'll be able to play on dry surface next time." -- Atsushi
Player Comments:
- "It was great to meet James at Princes Park. I struggled his strong low shots to return in the first set but could manage it better in the next set. I’m sure he is one of the strong players in our group. Thanks for the match. " -- Atsushi
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet James - there were loads of close games in our match! Considering James hasn’t played for 15+ years he’s looking sharp and I’m sure will won many games in the future. Good luck with the rest of your matches!" -- Danny
Player Comments:
- "Another tight match with Danny at Mossley Hill in glorious autumn sunshine. I always feel with these league matches the first set is always a crucial one and I was lucky to enough to get off to a good start. The second set was a fantastic battle that could have gone either way. 2-1 up and 40-0 up I let it slip and Danny broke me to go back level. I then found myself 5-3 up but Danny then fought back again to go 6-5 up. I couldn’t face a third set. I managed to take it to a tiebreak. 4-0 up I then let it slip again as Danny got level again. I eventually crawled over the line 9-7 with an awful lot of relief. Cheers for the match Danny. Great courts in Mossley Hill." -- Steven
Player Comments:
- "Don’t be fooled by the score. James is a great addition to the league who will no doubt shock a lot of players with his strengths which will only improve with time and matches. His cross court shot is a serious weapon. Every game of the second set was a deuce game which just shows how close it really was. Good luck James in the rest of your matches and I look forward to playing again soon. " -- Steven
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