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Collapse AllNorwich Parks Doubles - Round 9 | Thursday 1 June 2017 to Wednesday 9 August 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 5 July 2017)

An excellent doubles round in Norwich with a return to two groups and a great turnout on the courts. We know it can be difficult to arrange for four people to be available at the same time so it's testament to your commitment that over 75% of matches were played. Well done to the new group champs and we hope to see you all next time.

Group Summary:

This group was unfortunately hit by two withdrawals, hope you're all ok! Lucy-Ann & James turned the tables, in the standings, on David & Thomas in this round, combining three victories with excellent scheduling skills to pull clear into top spot. Runners up David & Thomas do finish with the satisfaction of beating the champs in a classic encounter. Well played all.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Lucy-Ann Williams & James Bowman 4 3 1 2 9 LWW
2 David Burton & Thomas Dymoke 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
3 David Keely & Martin Robson 2 2 0 0 4 WW
4 Ian Edwards & Mal Smith 4 1 3 2 4 WLLL
5 Thomas Horan & Jordan Scrimshaw 5 0 5 2 3 LLLL
6 Maggie Finck & Mark Osborn 2 1 1 0 2 W

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentDavid Burton & Thomas Dymoke bt Lucy-Ann Williams & James Bowman (Jul 12) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A great, competitive match on a very nice evening. Lots of momentum swings led to an exciting back-and-forth contest, and we look forward to playing Lucy-Ann and James again in the future."  -- David
Reveal CommentIan Edwards & Mal Smith bt Thomas Horan & Jordan Scrimshaw (Jul 10) 7-5, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Some vicious serves from Thomas and Jordan fended off by Ian playing cricket shots. Good game, just finished as the light was dimming."  -- Mal
Reveal CommentDavid Burton & Thomas Dymoke bt Thomas Horan & Jordan Scrimshaw (Jul 10) 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)

Player Comments:

  • "A very competitive and fun match that was completed just as daylight disappeared, and a memorable second set."  -- David
Reveal CommentDavid Burton & Thomas Dymoke bt Ian Edwards & Mal Smith (Jul 3) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, thank you"  -- Thomas
Reveal CommentDavid Keely & Martin Robson bt Ian Edwards & Mal Smith (Jul 2) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "A great game with some good long rallies played in hot evening sunshine. Second set could have gone either way, we were lucky to squeeze through the tiebreak. "  -- Martin
Reveal CommentDavid Keely & Martin Robson bt Thomas Horan & Jordan Scrimshaw (Jun 18) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game in pretty hot conditions. Both pairs were fairly new to playing doubles, in fact it was David's first game of doubles ever. After an unlucky run of games in the first set, Tom and Jordan piled the pressure on in the second taking a 3-1 lead before a fightback and a hard fought win for Martin & David."  -- Martin
Reveal CommentLucy-Ann Williams & James Bowman bt Maggie Finck & Mark Osborn (Jun 13) 6-2, 4-1 Maggie Finck & Mark Osborn Retired

Player Comments:

  • "A great game unfortunately cut short by an injury to Mark. His eagerness to continue the rally led to a nasty fall. We wish him a speedy recovery!"  -- James
Reveal CommentLucy-Ann Williams & James Bowman bt Ian Edwards & Mal Smith (Jun 12) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A wonderful contest, with the highlight being what seemed like an eternal game which was finally decided on the seventh deuce. Some fantastic rallies and great tennis on a lovely summer evening. Thanks to all!"  -- James
Maggie Finck & Mark Osborn bt Thomas Horan & Jordan Scrimshaw (Jun 9) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentLucy-Ann Williams & James Bowman bt Thomas Horan & Jordan Scrimshaw (Jun 2) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Despite some sharp summer showers we managed to play two evenly matched sets. Good first serves by all preceded some fiercely contested rallies. Jordan and Thomas showed great promise in their first doubles match as a pair."  -- James

Group Summary:

Congratulations to Mary & Andy, who produced a dominant display of doubles to finish with a 100% winning record and a place on the top of the podium. Jon & Antonino did come very close to upsetting Mary & Andy's winning streak with a nerve jangling third set tie break the only difference between the pairs. Kudos to Narelle & Liz too for their fine form to claim second.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Mary Gillings & Andy Turner 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Narelle Berry & Liz Somerville 5 3 2 2 8 LLWW
3 Jon Vila & Antonino De Leon 4 3 1 0 7 WLWW
4 Linda May & Karl Jokat 3 1 2 0 2 WLL
5 Jan Ashford & Wendy Thomson 4 1 3 0 2 WLLL
6 Jordan Holland & Christel Lomahan 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentLinda May & Karl Jokat bt Jordan Holland & Christel Lomahan (Aug 5) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great match on a lovely evening. Had some good rallies with many games going to deuce. The sun came out towards the end of the match, Christel and Jordan got the worst of it having to serve into the sun. Great to see Karl back and playing after having to take a few weeks off."  -- Linda
Jan Ashford & Wendy Thomson bt Jordan Holland & Christel Lomahan (Jul 15) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentJon Vila & Antonino De Leon bt Narelle Berry & Liz Somerville (Jul 10) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "a great good game with long rallies and plenty of deuce. both teams really fighting for every points. first set went into tie break, Narelle and Liz were playing great at first as we were down 5-1 in the first set, then fought back hard to put ourselves into tie break. going to second set, lots of deuce on every point. Antonio and I just was just lucky at the end. thanks for the game."  -- Jon
Reveal CommentMary Gillings & Andy Turner bt Jan Ashford & Wendy Thomson (Jul 9) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "It was a lovely hot day for a game of tennis. It turned out to be quite a close game in the end. Wendy and Jan proved to be difficult opponents playing some consistent tennis...we were certainly a bit more erratic but managed to come through in the end. A very friendly game thanks Wendy and Jan"  -- Mary

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMary Gillings & Andy Turner bt Jon Vila & Antonino De Leon (Jul 9) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "This was really hard fought match, Jon and Antonino were certainly set on taking no prisoners. We looked set to get beat easily after losing the first 3 games really quickly. We managed to take some games but in the end they were to strong and won the first set quite comfortably. As the matched continued it was the battle of the servers between Andy and Antonino and the battle of the anchor players Mary and Jon. Lots of really long rallies with plenty of action at the net as well. The final set commenced and was scheduled to be a game of nerves especially with it going to a tie break. In the end Mary and Andy rode their luck better. A great game against some great opponents. Now time for a well earned Pimms!! Cheers!"  -- Mary
Reveal CommentJon Vila & Antonino De Leon bt Jan Ashford & Wendy Thomson (Jul 8) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good game today, some long rallies and deuces between the points. Thanks for the game Wendy and Jan."  -- Jon
Reveal CommentMary Gillings & Andy Turner bt Narelle Berry & Liz Somerville (Jun 25) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Everyone was recovering from 'Let's Rock Norwich' so heads were a bit fuzzy and legs tired after too much dancing. Some excellent serves from Narelle and Liz were matched by Andy. Mary held her nerve in the anchor role putting Liz and Narelle under pressure. Some great tennis was played in between talking about recent musical events. The game was competitive and played in good spirits."  -- Mary
Reveal CommentJon Vila & Antonino De Leon bt Jordan Holland & Christel Lomahan (Jun 25) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "we finally had our first game of the league. nice playing with Christel and Jordan it was a good match. thanks for the game. - Jon"  -- Jon
Reveal CommentNarelle Berry & Liz Somerville bt Jan Ashford & Wendy Thomson (Jun 19) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable game with some stunning rallies and loads of deuces"  -- Liz
Reveal CommentNarelle Berry & Liz Somerville bt Jordan Holland & Christel Lomahan (Jun 17) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Beautiful sunny day for tennis. The score doesn't reflect the standard of the game, we had a great match. Thanks for the game Christel and Jordan, best of luck for your other matches"  -- Narelle
Reveal CommentNarelle Berry & Liz Somerville bt Linda May & Karl Jokat (Jun 12) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A good match with lots of long rallies and some long games."  -- Narelle
Reveal CommentMary Gillings & Andy Turner bt Linda May & Karl Jokat (Jun 11) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Quite a windy day for tennis which certainly added to the tactical play from both sides. Some long rallies took place with some key games going to deuce and then some! A good friendly game all round - thanks Linda and Karl."  -- Andy
Reveal CommentMary Gillings & Andy Turner bt Jordan Holland & Christel Lomahan (Jun 11) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely day for tennis and nice to get off to a good start. Thoroughly enjoyable game. Thanks Christel and Jordan."  -- Andy