Friendly, competitive tennis on Northampton Parks' public courts
You are just a step away from joining our mixed-sex, singles league for men and women (aged 18+) of all standards.
If you have been meaning to get back into tennis or would like to meet new people to play, why not give it a go!
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This is how it works:
- Players are organised into groups of between 5 to 9 people of a similar standard
- It is a mixed sex, singles league, so men and women play each other
- Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group (we do not guarantee a balance of men and women and you could be the only man in a group of women or vice versa!)
- Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page
- Players arrange their own matches
- You can play on any court that suits both players
The league is:
- For everyone over the age of 18
- We welcome beginners as well as advanced players.
- Don't worry that you won't be good enough - playing matches is the best way to improve, and we use an online questionnaire to assess people's ability so you play only people of a roughly similar level
- Affiliated to the LTA For adults aged 18 years and above
Key points
- Matches are best of three sets; if a set reaches 6 games all it is decided by a tiebreak
- The evening before the round starts you will receive an email with all the contact details of the players in your group. Contact details are also posted to your Account Page
- Players are placed in groups according to past performance in the league and, for new players, their Player Standard Questionnaire
- Each player attempts to play each of the other player on their group once during the round
- A point is awarded for each set won
- If you complete three matches before the midpoint of a round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize (either a pair of Local Tennis Leagues dampeners, or a tube of tennis balls)
- The winner of the group is the player with the most points at the end of the round
- The winner of the group wins a voucher for £20 to be spent in the Local Tennis League online shop. A winner's certificate is also posted to the winner's Account Page as a PDF file.
- Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.
See here for the complete rules and regulations
Getting started
New players will need to complete the player questionnaire before they can join a round. Once you’ve signed up, and for returning players you can join any of the upcoming rounds above.
For everything you need to know before you get started see the FAQs and review the Rules and Regulations, which all players agree to adhere to when playing in the leagues.
If there is anything else you need help with get in contact with Nigel, Sally and the team who will be happy to help!
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Primary Venues
Abington Park
Christ Church Road, Wellingborough, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5LW Tel: 01865 689 754 full venue details »King’s Park Tennis Centre
King's Park Sports and Conference Centre, Kings Park Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6LL Tel: 01604 797900 full venue details »The Racecourse
The Racecourse, Kettering Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 4BP Tel: 01865 689 754 full venue details »Beckett's Park
Victoria Promenade, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1HH Tel: 01865 689 754 full venue details »Kingsthorpe Recreation Ground
Kingsthorpe Park, Northampton, NN2 8BW Tel: full venue details »Club Venues
Duston United Tennis Club
Mendip Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6BA Tel: full venue details »Rushmere Tennis Club
Rushmere Way, Rushmere Road, Northampton, NN1 5RW Tel: 01865 689 754 full venue details »Play Here?
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Collapse AllNorthampton Parks Singles - Round 28 | Thursday 27 August 2020 to Wednesday 21 October 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 23 September 2020)
Current Rankings:
- Antony Parselle 8.2 [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points
- Kieran Taylor 8.2 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Matthew Davis 8.1 [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Mark Alewood [W3, L2] 8 includes 2 bonus points
- Andrew Pasqualin [L5] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Joseph Morrissey [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
- Wayne Savage [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
Match Results:
Reveal CommentMark Alewood bt Joseph Morrissey (Sep 19) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentWayne Savage bt Andrew Pasqualin (Sep 19) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A great game on a lovely sunny day. The wind was a bit of a factor at times for both players but a great game lasting 2hours15mins. It was a match that ebbed and flowed in each players favour at different times and the vast majority of games seemed to go to deuce. Some great rallies and a close match in general. Look forward to the next one. " -- Wayne
Reveal CommentJoseph Morrissey bt Andrew Pasqualin (Sep 17) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Good to meet Andrew again and a very good match. I took the lead in the first set and held on despite a fight back from Andrew. We then changed court and surface (through necessity) and Andrew adapted the better to take a 3-0 lead. I fought back to get in on serve, but Andrew dug in, serving 2nd serves as first serves (and vice versa), mixing it up, and doing wanted he needed to do to get over the line. The final set remained very close until the end. Really enjoyable and looking forward to the next one." -- Joseph
Reveal CommentMatthew Davis bt Joseph Morrissey (Sep 14) 6-2, 7-6 (11-9)
Player Comments:
- "A good competitive match with Joe in his return from isolation. The first set Joe started well breaking me in the opening game but I soon found my range and got myself back on level terms, I then ran away with the first set with a further two breaks and maybe took advantage of Joes rustiness! That soon went in the second set as Joe played more consistently and made several successful attempts to the net. Joe led 4-1 then 5-3 but I dug in and managed to get the break back when Joe served for the set at 5-4. We ended up in a tie break which was both epic and tentative! I had 2 set points at 6-4 which Joe saved well and then Joe had set points at 7-6 and 9-8 before Joe eventually pushed a volley just wide for me to take the Set and match 11-9!" -- Matthew
Reveal CommentKieran Taylor bt Mark Alewood (Sep 13) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Another enjoyable game. Mark wasn't playing his best tennis and hence it wasn't as a close as usual, but still a lot of close points and the score doesn't reflect how close some of the games were. Thanks again for the game Mark and looking forward to playing again. " -- Kieran
Reveal CommentMatthew Davis bt Andrew Pasqualin (Sep 10) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Player Comments:
- "Really competitive match with Andrew. First set Andrew served inconsistently with multiply aces and several doubles faults which in the end, I think he’ll agree, cost him the first set. The second set was a lot closer and I had to save a set point to take us to a tie break. Just the one mini break of serve was enough for me to take it 7-4. Overall really good match and look forward to the next time we play! " -- Matthew
Reveal CommentAntony Parselle bt Mark Alewood (Sep 8) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "I may have been lucky to come up against Mark on his 4th match in 4 days. But i've never beaten him before. And nobody can beat Mark without playing well, no matter how fatigued he is. I didn't miss much in the rallies and Mark was struggling against my slice shots. So overall I was in control but still had to concentrate and keep my level high. It was a battle that Mark will be disappointed with and I am happy with. But on another day things will be different i'm sure. " -- Antony
Reveal CommentAntony Parselle bt Wayne Savage (Sep 7) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
Player Comments:
- "First time i've played Wayne and can see already that these are gonna be long close matches every time. We were both ahead at different points in the first set. I was 4-2 ahead. Then before I knew it was 6-5 down. Luckily I managed to hold serve and go to tiebreak. Similar in the second. Very close rallies with few mistakes. I was lucky enough to save set point when Wayne was 5-3 up. And sometimes those points change matches. This time in my favour as I won the next 3 to win the set. But i'm sure many will go the other way in future matches. It was as a really good match. Thanks Wayne. Looking forward to the next one." -- Antony
Reveal CommentAntony Parselle bt Andrew Pasqualin (Sep 6) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "One of our best games so far. We play each other a lot so every point is a battle. There was some great rallies and shots in the first set. Neither could afford a mistake without being punished for it. In the end it cam down to Andrew playing some great shots at a really fast pace and coming back from 4-2 down to win 4 games in a row!. I had to stay in the match so couldn't keep up with the intensity in the second. But by slowing it down slightly helped me get through this one. The third went the same as the second. Not reaching the high standard of set 1 but still a really good game of tennis. Look forward to the next one." -- Antony
Reveal CommentMark Alewood bt Matthew Davis (Sep 5) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "Blimey, what a match, as score suggests it was a closely fought match, I was behind all the way in the first set, Matt was serving for set at 5-4, luckily for me he did 2 double faults to start and was able to scrape the tie break, 2nd set I was serving for set and ended up in a tie break, luckily was able to take that, really did not want a 3rd set !!!! Great match Matt." -- Mark
Reveal CommentKieran Taylor bt Wayne Savage (Sep 4) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "Another enjoyable game with Wayne, both sets were very close and could have gone either way. Some really good rallies throughout, but we both held back and chose consistency over power. Thanks for the game Wayne." -- Kieran
Reveal CommentKieran Taylor bt Antony Parselle (Sep 2) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Our best match by far with the first two sets being complete opposites and then a tight final set played the following day due to the weather. Unfortunately the weather hadn't improved! We both had to change our playing style to accommodate the weather in the final set and I just managed take it, but could have gone either way. Really enjoyable match with some great rallies throughout. Thanks Ant!" -- Kieran
Reveal CommentMark Alewood bt Andrew Pasqualin (Sep 2) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "A hard fought match on a nice sunny day, lots of deuce games, but luckily was able to take 3rd set before I ran out of energy !!!" -- Mark
Reveal CommentMatthew Davis bt Antony Parselle (Aug 27) 6-3, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "A really good game with Ant. First set I settled the better and took an early lead before I was pulled back to 3-3. I broke again and then held my serve to take it 6-3. After racing into a 3-0 lead in the second set it looked like I was going to clinch this one without any issues however Ant made a great come back by playing some fine shots. I managed to break at 4-4 and served for the match, Ant then played his best tennis to save three match points, two of which were passing shots! Ant got the break back and then at 5-5 I managed to break again before having a 4th match point which Ant saved again! 5th time lucky for me as Ant sent a return long! Great game particularly the 2nd set. Glad it didn’t go to a third! Thanks for the match Ant! " -- Matthew
Current Rankings:
- Andy McGonigle [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
- Karen Slater 10.1 [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points
- Chris Pucci 10.1 [W2] 4
- Yuichi Yoshinaga [W1] 2
- Benn Kirkham [W1] 2
- Rory Gillespie [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
- David Lesnik [L2]
Match Results:
Reveal CommentYuichi Yoshinaga bt Karen Slater (Sep 20) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "It was really nice afternoon to play under sun, not much wind. It was my first time playing singles league. Karen is friendly, I enjoyed chat as well as friendly match with her. Thank you Karen organise match and good luck for the rest of matches." -- Yuichi
Reveal CommentChris Pucci bt Rory Gillespie (Sep 20) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "First time playing Rory. Very sunny day and thankfully nowhere near as much wind today, much calmer than yesterdays game. I started very consistently only dropping one double fault in the first set. Managed to get through first set without making too many mistakes and took the set 6-1. Rory 1st serve is pretty good, and 2nd set whilst same score had much more rallies and was much closer. Really enjoyed the game, and best of luck with your other matches Rory." -- Chris
Reveal CommentChris Pucci bt David Lesnik (Sep 19) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "My first match in over a year and wind was really getting up. Luckily I managed to remember how to swing the racket and got off to a good start. Taking the first set 6-0. Davids serve is consistent and he has a good backhand slice. Thankfully though I was able to get ahead and take the second set as well 6-1. Nice day apart from the wind. Thanks for the games David." -- Chris
Reveal CommentKaren Slater bt Rory Gillespie (Sep 12) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "OK, so another score not reflecting the game. Rory is another new face to me and new to the league and what a serve, they were mostly unreturnable (not sure if this is a word!?) a shot of beauty and aces were executed many times. However yet again somehow I managed to come away as the winner. Possibly because I have played since round 1 and although have been out for a few rounds recently, have learnt to read a game and the player and of course have more match practice, which I believe gave me the advantage in the end. A thoroughly enjoyable game, evenly matched on a sunny day at our local courts in Kettering - thanks Rory - good luck with your remaining games and hope to see you next time!" -- Karen
Reveal CommentBenn Kirkham bt Andy McGonigle (Sep 11) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great contest with Andy. Epic first set that was physically demanding. Good luck with the remaining fixtures Andy. " -- Benn
Reveal CommentAndy McGonigle bt Karen Slater (Sep 6) 6-1, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Good angle shots from Karen had me working hard and her quick low serves kept me on my toes, an enjoyable match and by second set a lot of well placed shots from both of us had us upping our games. Wish you all the best Karen " -- Andy
Reveal CommentKaren Slater bt David Lesnik (Sep 5) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great to be back playing after being out for a couple or rounds and really nice to meet David and a very pleasant afternoon at my favourite courts Abington Park. A great first set which was very much nip and tuck, however managed to fluke the tie break, however the 2nd set does not necessarily reflect the effort that David put it, with a number of rallies and deuce games, I think he lost his concentration and I finally remembered what I was meant to be doing! Looking forward to my match tomorrow with Andy - that is if I can walk, after all the running around David made me do!" -- Karen
Reveal CommentAndy McGonigle bt Rory Gillespie (Sep 5) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "First set was a very tight affair, Andy went 4 -0 , but Rory battled back to 4-3 and was looking good to go on to win the first set - Andy had to battle hard to get the other two games 6-3. Second set even though Andy went on to win 6-0 each game was close. Great meeting you Rory and good luck in your other matches" -- Andy
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Northampton Parks.
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.
Understanding the current rankings display:
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)
Comments:
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