Collapse AllMedway Singles - Round 18 | Thursday 27 September 2018 to Wednesday 21 November 2018 (Midpoint: Wednesday 24 October 2018)
We were pleased to welcome 3 new league players as well as several returners this time around, making for a good mix of old and new. Five of you showed great scheduling skills to earn the midway bonus points and help yourselves up the leader table, and the match commentaries reveal a range of playing styles and shot making. Thanks for taking part and we hope to see you all back in the next round!
Group Summary:
Congratulations to returning league player Kshitij for winning the group in commanding style, powering his way to 7 matches and finishing 2 points clear of runner up Elliot. Elliot commented on the power and consistency of Kshitij's shots in their head to head, which Gary tried to counter with slice drop shots. Kshitij commented on Prem's great court coverage while Elliot noted the consistency of Gary's forehand. So all in all some great tennis across the group!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Kshitij Chauhan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Elliot Jones | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | LWWW | ||||||
3 | Paul Hayes | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | LLWL | ||||||
4 | Gary Beazleigh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LWL | ||||||
5 | Martin Winchester | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LWL | ||||||
6 | James Howard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LLW | ||||||
7 | Prem Rai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | LL | ||||||
8 | Nick Leeks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LLL | ||||||
9 | Gemma Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Good game with James and witnessed some incredible shots at the end. " -- Kshitij
Player Comments:
- "Nick pushed me hard first set, i wasn't at my best unfortunately, happy to get the win, thanks Nick. " -- Elliot
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Paul. Good match with the first four games all going to multiple dueces and against serve. It looked like it was going to be a long day. Paul's resistance was strong and the match swung on a few crucial points. Score did not reflect the match. Well played Paul. " -- James
Player Comments:
- "Prem’s court coverage is great" -- Kshitij
Player Comments:
- "Good match with Gary. Great guy to play, with some good slice drops. " -- Kshitij
Player Comments:
- "Martin forfeit the match at 1-2 score in the 2nd set. The site did not let enter any score less than 6 hence the score reported." -- Kshitij
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet Nick. Another nice guy and a lovely sunny day for tennis. Loving the league. Great to play new and different players." -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "A close match and a hard fought victory. We had some close games and some great points. Thanks for the game Martin, I enjoyed it. " -- Gary
Player Comments:
- "Was a good game Paul is a nice guy and we had some battling rallies. " -- Martin
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentPaul Hayes bt Prem Rai (Oct 5) 0-6, 6-4, 6-3Player Comments:
- "Great match." -- Paul
Player Comments:
- "Very enjoyable game with Paul, i led 5-1, 30-0 first set, but Paul did really well to get back in it, and was very close to making it 5-5. Happy to get the win, but Paul definitely hit the shot of the match, i thought i'd done enough with an attacking forehand but Paul hit a wonderful cross court rocket on the run. Well played Paul. " -- Elliot
Player Comments:
- "Happy to start with a win! Gary is a top guy and his forehand was very consistent. Good luck to Gary for the rest of the league." -- Elliot
- "Thanks for the game Elliot. There were some close games and the scene was set for a heroic come back but it wasn't to be on this occasion. The better player won on the day," -- Gary
Player Comments: