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Collapse AllNorth Tyneside Singles - Round 25 | Thursday 25 August 2022 to Wednesday 19 October 2022 (Midpoint: Wednesday 21 September 2022)
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Orchard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Sandy Duncanson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | WWW | ||||||
| 3 | Luke Walker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | WWW | ||||||
| 4 | Simon Pound | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | WLLW | ||||||
| 5 | Stephen Bowens | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | LLLL | ||||||
| 6 | Daniel Smith | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLLL | ||||||
| 7 | Steve Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | LLL |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentSimon Pound bt Daniel Smith (Sep 25) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentDaniel Smith bt Stephen Bowens (Sep 25) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "A good game in the wind at Beverley, closer than the scoreline suggests, particularly the first set could've gone either way. " -- Daniel
Reveal CommentPeter Orchard bt Daniel Smith (Sep 24) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Match played in very windy conditions. Very close first set that luckily went my way. Match played in very good spirit, thanks Daniel" -- Peter
Reveal CommentPeter Orchard bt Steve Carpenter (Sep 21) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Nice to meet Steve and play him for the first time. Enjoyable match played in good spirit. Some really long rallies went my way " -- Peter
Reveal CommentLuke Walker bt Daniel Smith (Sep 21) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Always a great match playing Dan, the first set was a tight affair with breaks of serve each way before heading to a tiebreak where Dan was just more solid. The second set i managed to regain composure and grind out a way to take the set. Heading to a final set me and Dan were both showing signs of fatigue and this was evident in the 3rd game where dan had many game points to take a 3-0 lead. I managed to fight back to 2-2 all then i just managed to win the more important points and took the set. Cheers Dan, i'd imagine i'll see you soon." -- Luke
Reveal CommentSandy Duncanson bt Stephen Bowens (Sep 20) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "This one was much closer than the scoreline suggests. Steve was up 40-15 or better in 3 of his first 4 service games, but I kept battling away and raised my level on big points. Just one of those days when every shot hit the lines! " -- Sandy
Reveal CommentLuke Walker bt Simon Pound (Sep 19) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "A great match always playing Simon, he played well the first set as both of us were struggling to maintain serve. He found his form and took it 6-4. I managed to find my consistency as the match went on however and I just edged it getting the bigger points when it mattered. Great to play you Simon and I’ll hopefully see you soon." -- Luke
Reveal CommentPeter Orchard bt Stephen Bowens (Sep 18) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Always a pleasure to play Stephen. Closer match than score reflects. Some good high quality games" -- Peter
Reveal CommentSandy Duncanson bt Simon Pound (Sep 18) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Simon and I are very evenly-matched in terms of skill level and we play quite similar styles, so it’s often very close and competitive when we play. We both played at a very high level in the first set with some great rallies and winners. Simon started sets 2 and 3 really well (3-1 up in both), but thankfully in that third set I was able to recover and eventually close it out. Thanks for the game Simon " -- Sandy
Reveal CommentLuke Walker bt Stephen Bowens (Sep 14) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "A great match in tricky conditions. Wind was heavy and the sun was blinding on one side of the court for the first set, Stephen played some great shots using this to his advantage however and took the first set. The next two sets were hard fought and I just managed to get the bigger points. Cheers Stephen and have fun in the remainder of games. " -- Luke
Reveal CommentSimon Pound bt Stephen Bowens (Sep 11) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2)
Player Comments:
- "This was a very bizarre match between Steve and I with wild swings of momentum. I cruised to the first set 6-2. Steve broke early in the second set and didn’t look back until he was up 5-1 in the third set! I was luckily able to gather my composure and put the pressure back on Steve by winning five games in a row. I was able to get some early breaks in the tie break to finish off a long competitive match." -- Simon
Reveal CommentStephen Bowens bt Steve Carpenter (Sep 6) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "This was a local derby at Beverley Park with us both being members. The ground was soaking and the balls heavy which didn’t suit either of our games but we battled on regardless with the light fading. We’ve played each other countless times and this was one of those very rare occasions when I came out on top. I’m sure the natural order will be restored next time we play. Cheers Steve " -- Stephen
Reveal CommentPeter Orchard bt Simon Pound (Sep 4) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Appreciate Simon completing this match in the drizzle. Lots of long rallies and a good standard throughout " -- Peter
Reveal CommentSandy Duncanson bt Steve Carpenter (Aug 28) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Player Comments:
- "An enjoyable match against Steve at Beverley Park. It was a back-and-forth first set which I ended up taking in a tie-break after 8(!) consecutive breaks of serve. Thankfully I was able to find my serve more consistently and take the second set as well. Thanks Steve, hopefully we’ll play again soon." -- Sandy
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Taylor | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | WWLW | ||||||
| 2 | Paul Quinn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | WWWW | ||||||
| 3 | Stuart Milne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | WLWL | ||||||
| 4 | Phil Kirton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WLL | ||||||
| 5 | Jim Maguire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LLL | ||||||
| 6 | Peter OHara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LLL | ||||||
| 7 | Gareth Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentCraig Taylor bt Peter OHara (Oct 4) 6-0, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Difficult, windy conditions for both players to contend with, but a surprisingly warm October morning at Beverley Park. A frustrating encounter for Peter who is clearly a much better player than this scoreline might suggest. As the match progressed he began to find some rhythm and consistency with his serve, in particular, so if we had continued and played another set he would probably have won. A very pleasant morning's exercise and a game played in great spirit. Thanks a lot." -- Craig
Reveal CommentStuart Milne bt Peter OHara (Oct 2) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Great to play Peter on a fairly windy Sunday morning. An enjoyable match with some great points in a strong wind up and down the court. All the best for your future games Peter. " -- Stuart
Reveal CommentPhil Kirton bt Jim Maguire (Oct 2) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A beautiful day and setting for a game of tennis, and our match didn't disappoint with some hard hitting rallies and great winners being made. I fortunately managed to come through a few important points/games which were close, being rescued by a few big serves here and there which helped get this one over the line. A highly enjoyable match, thanks Jim and good luck mate with your remaining games. " -- Phil
Reveal CommentPaul Quinn bt Stuart Milne (Sep 26) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Over two hours of full on tennis with some excellent rallies and every point keenly contested. Stuart's serve is a real weapon but he lacked consistency on it in the first set. However, he found his rhythm and hit some very powerful shots. Both players gave everything and kept going despite a heavy shower. A pleasure to play in a game that could easily have gone either way." -- Paul
Reveal CommentPaul Quinn bt Phil Kirton (Sep 25) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A really good tussle with both players enjoying streaks of winning games. In the first set I won the first 4 then Phil won the next 5 before I won the next 3. Phil’s serve was the dominant shot of the second set and he looked to have the momentum going into the decider. However, I had a little but more consistency in the decider which was a lot closer than the score implies. Phil is a recent returnee to the sport and he will improve in leaps and bounds as he gets more games. A really enjoyable game that could have gone either way." -- Paul
Reveal CommentPaul Quinn bt Peter OHara (Sep 24) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "A much closer game than the score might suggest. Peter's serve improved markedly during the match while Paul's got worse which led to a lot of very close games. Some tricky conditions with sun and wind being factors. Thoroughly enjoyed meeting Pater and playing for the first time and I look forward to meeting him again on court soon." -- Paul
Reveal CommentStuart Milne bt Jim Maguire (Sep 20) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet and play Jim on a nice evening at Collingwood. The match was pretty back and forth at times as we both struggled with consistency and to hold serve. I managed just to land a couple more shots each set, in an entertaining match. Thanks for the match Jim and good luck." -- Stuart
Reveal CommentCraig Taylor bt Phil Kirton (Sep 14) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Really interesting match this, which illustrates the issues of consistency and confidence which many tennis players at our level struggle with. Phil freely admitted that he is still just getting back into tennis and he lost the first four games largely through his own mistakes. However, at 4-0 down, just as I had started to think about an early lunch, his game kicked in. The big first serve started to land, ground strokes from either side started to drop just inside the baseline and a few cheeky drop shots came off, pulling back to 4-3. At the same time, I started to panic - double faults, over and under-hitting, so that it was with some relief and good fortune that I eventually took the set 6-4. The reverse happened in the second set!!???" -- Craig
Reveal CommentPaul Quinn bt Craig Taylor (Sep 12) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Always a pleasure to play Craig. As always not much between us but I was a little more consistent than Craig on the serve and that was enough on the day." -- Paul
Reveal CommentCraig Taylor bt Jim Maguire (Sep 10) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "We just managed to avoid the September rain which came down before and after the match. Excellent setting for this contest at Collingwood Tennis Club in Tynemouth, a beautiful location for a really good game. Much closer than the final score would suggest with the majority of games played to Deuce and beyond. This was a good match played in great spirit with a number of hard fought rallies and many winning shots from both players. A cracking way to spend a Saturday afternoon in the Autumn. Thanks a lot." -- Craig
Reveal CommentCraig Taylor bt Stuart Milne (Sep 5) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A lovely late afternoon at Beverley Park with Summer still very much in evidence in early September. We hadn't played each other before, so the match began a little hesitantly as we tried to find our feet and our rhythm, but we soon got into our stride with some excellent rallies and winning shots from both players. As is so often the case, at our level, consistency is the key, with the player making the least number of mistakes / unforced errors taking the victory. This was a really good, competitive match, where yet again, the eventual scoreline does not really reflect how close it was." -- Craig
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishwa Kumba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | WWW | ||||||
| 2 | Louise Tupling | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LWLL | ||||||
| 3 | Jake Clark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | WWL | ||||||
| 4 | Mick Paterson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | LWL | ||||||
| 5 | George Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | ||||||
| 6 | Andy Galliott-Thornton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | ||||||
| 7 | Sandra Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentJake Clark bt Louise Tupling (Oct 3) 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "It was a really enjoyable match with Louise. Lots of long rallies, great points and close games. Thanks Louise! " -- Jake
Reveal CommentVishwa Kumba bt Mick Paterson (Sep 18) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "I had always struggled with left handed players, took some time for me to get used to Mick's forehand shots. Mick returned one of my amazing overhead shots also, quite comfortably! There were a few aces and good placement shots. Unfortunately a few net shots and double faults from Mick's side won me more points. Usually I struggle through the second set but I managed to ease through it this time. " -- Vishwa
Reveal CommentLouise Tupling bt George Wright (Sep 17) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "This was an extremely close match. Really enjoyed playing in the sunshine at Rockcliffe . Many of the games went to deuce and seemed to go on forever. Lots of long rallies." -- Louise
Reveal CommentVishwa Kumba bt Louise Tupling (Sep 15) 6-2, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "We had a number of rallies of 10-15 shots in almost every game. Louise's fitness levels were high compared to mine especially in the second set. She was covering the court well. I tried to hit the ball as hard as possible but most of the times it kept coming back to me and I had to play more rallies. I managed to win the match but if we had played the third set, the result may not have been the same. It was a good match. :)- " -- Vishwa
Reveal CommentMick Paterson bt Louise Tupling (Sep 7) 6-4, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Fantastic game, lots of long rallies, scoreline as close as it suggests and I was relieved it didnt go into a third set. Im running out of sporting cliches. " -- Mick
Reveal CommentJake Clark bt Mick Paterson (Sep 4) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great match with Mick this morning. It was pretty grey and drizzly but luckily the weather held out. We had some great rallies and close games. Thanks for the game, Mick! -- Jake " -- Jake
Reveal CommentLouise Tupling bt Andy Galliott-Thornton (Sep 3) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A very close and enjoyable game. Lucky to dodge the rain . Excellent rallies with most games going to deuce." -- Louise
Reveal CommentVishwa Kumba bt Jake Clark (Aug 28) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4)
Player Comments:
- "The skills of both the players (myself and Jake) appeared to be similar. I was primarily a doubles player trying to get into the singles game. Jake mentioned he was primarily a singles player and is getting back into the game after a long break. I felt I had a better serve than Jake, especially with my new heavy tennis racquet and new tennis balls, while Jake seemed to have a better foot work and game. As I did not have much experience playing long singles matches, I had become tired and my standard seemed to fall after the first set but I kept playing somehow and managed to win the match. It was a good singles match. Looking forward to another match with Jake again in the next round. " -- Vishwa
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Hammond | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | WWLW | ||||||
| 2 | Peter McCue | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | WLWW | ||||||
| 3 | Jose Navidad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | WW | ||||||
| 4 | Gregory Bignot | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LLWL | ||||||
| 5 | Philip Miles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | LLL | ||||||
| 6 | Derek Place | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | LL |
Match Results:
Richard Hammond bt Derek Place (Sep 30) Walkover
Reveal CommentPeter McCue bt Derek Place (Sep 25) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Always great to play Derek and think this was our 4th match in the league over the past few years . A match where the score did not reflect the play and throughout all the luck seemed to go my way with either line calls or balls hitting the tape etc -nevertheless some good rallies and an enjoyable match all round - good luck with your remaiing matches Derek and sorry about the confusion re venue!!" -- Peter
Reveal CommentRichard Hammond bt Peter McCue (Sep 13) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great game with Peter, some long rallies as he rarely misses! Was relieved to walk away with a win. " -- Richard
Reveal CommentJose Navidad bt Gregory Bignot (Sep 11) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A nice game in sunny conditions. Some good rallies, and a few excellent shots from both of us but also quite a few mistakes from my part. Pepe has a powerful service which is quite hard to return at times. Hope to play you again in the near future. Greg " -- Gregory
Reveal CommentPeter McCue bt Philip Miles (Sep 10) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "A match that was considerably closer than the score suggests!! Initially we were unsure that the match would be playable in drizzling rain bur fortunately it dried suffciently to play - Philips game had improved significantly since we last played though he is still quite new to tennis generally and the league in particular . There were some good rallies and close games . All in all a very enjoyable match and good luck with your remaining matches Philip and sure we will play again soon " -- Peter
Reveal CommentJose Navidad bt Richard Hammond (Sep 8) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "It was great to Play Richard, he is a good player. Thank you for the game." -- Jose
Reveal CommentRichard Hammond bt Philip Miles (Sep 7) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Great game with Phil, some very entertaining and challenging rallies especially towards the end, thoroughly enjoyed. " -- Richard
Reveal CommentPeter McCue bt Gregory Bignot (Sep 5) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "A really enjoyable and very tight match that could have gone either way played in early evening late summer sunshine. I won the first few games but then Greg found his range and came back strongly and I was very relieved -and a little lucky- to just close out the first set 6-4. Greg again started the second set strongly and got a lead which I managed to peg back and then it was topsy turvy and eventually got to a 6-6 tie break . There were some excelllent long rallies throughout and our playing styles are quite similar. In the tie break I was lucky to get over the line 7-3 -Overall one of the best games I have been involved with in the league and hope we can play again soon - Good luck with your remaining games Greg" -- Peter
Reveal CommentGregory Bignot bt Philip Miles (Sep 4) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Very good game played in rainy conditions. Philip and I have a similar game, and the first set was quite long with several games going to deuce. The second set was a little quicker but still tricky as we both got more and more tired. Looking forward to playing Philip again in the near future hopefully. " -- Gregory
Reveal CommentRichard Hammond bt Gregory Bignot (Sep 2) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Good fun game with Greg, warm evening to be playing but we both enjoyed the run around and some good tennis too. Greg was having an unlucky evening, with a slight breeze he would have won half a dozen drop shots!" -- Richard
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