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Collapse AllManchester Parks Doubles - Round 3 | Thursday 14 February 2019 to Wednesday 24 April 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 20 March 2019)

Another great round for the relatively new Manchester Parks Doubles League - great to see some familiar pairings continuing to support this league and enjoying their doubles play. Doubles can be very different to singles and it's nice to see how much everyone is enjoying the dynamic of playing as a team rather than an individual. Despite the possible variety in standards, reading the commentaries it shows there were no straightforward wins and everyone had to play their best to win; well done to all of you! We hope to see you again in the next round as this league continues to grow.

Group Summary:

Another great round for the Doubles in Manchester Parks, with 80% of matches being played - not easy when there are 4 people to schedule! Josh and Cass Lilly fought hard to get their first title as a doubles pair, narrowly beating the two Stephens into runner-up spot by just one point. Well played to everyone in this round, there were some tight scores and several matches went to 3 sets which just shows how competitive it is!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Josh Lilly & Cass Lilly 4 3 1 0 7 WWLW
2 Stephen Purver & Stephen Warne 4 3 1 0 6 WLWW
3 Yusuf Yaqub & Daniel Mohsin 3 2 1 0 4 LWW
4 Dominic Hipwood & Floriana Amicone 3 0 3 0 3 LLL
5 Fiona Howard & Amanda Friedland 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJosh Lilly & Cass Lilly bt Fiona Howard & Amanda Friedland (Apr 14) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Well played, it was a good match"  -- Cass
Reveal CommentJosh Lilly & Cass Lilly bt Yusuf Yaqub & Daniel Mohsin (Apr 9) 6-3, 7-6 (14-12)

Player Comments:

  • "Really close match with a long tie-break in the 2nd! Could have gone either way. "  -- Cass
Reveal CommentStephen Purver & Stephen Warne bt Josh Lilly & Cass Lilly (Apr 2) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Really close game and lots of great rallies and shots by everyone. Could have gone either way in the end."  -- Stephen
Reveal CommentYusuf Yaqub & Daniel Mohsin bt Stephen Purver & Stephen Warne (Apr 1) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Highly competitive game with some great shots from all players. The superior serve and volleying proved of Daniel and Yusuf the difference . Nice to get a decent third set in as well Well played."  -- Stephen
Reveal CommentJosh Lilly & Cass Lilly bt Dominic Hipwood & Floriana Amicone (Mar 24) 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match, thank you :)"  -- Cass
Reveal CommentStephen Purver & Stephen Warne bt Fiona Howard & Amanda Friedland (Mar 24) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Well played, everyone! Thanks for the game."  -- Stephen

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentYusuf Yaqub & Daniel Mohsin bt Dominic Hipwood & Floriana Amicone (Mar 11) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Was a fun match guys :) Very close, could have gone either way in the end"  -- Daniel
Reveal CommentStephen Purver & Stephen Warne bt Dominic Hipwood & Floriana Amicone (Mar 5) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Close game in some challenging conditions, with gusting wind and later rain as well. We still managed some excellent rallies. Well played all!"  -- Stephen