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Collapse AllNottingham Parks Singles - Round 34 | Thursday 12 January 2023 to Wednesday 8 March 2023 (Midpoint: Wednesday 8 February 2023)
Final Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costas Poutziouris | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | WWWL | ||||||
| 2 | Rory Dalgarno | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | WWLW | ||||||
| 3 | Tristan Hessing | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | WWWL | ||||||
| 4 | Ned Birss | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | LWWL | ||||||
| 5 | Kamali Sales | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | LWLW | ||||||
| 6 | Ryan Fagan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | LWLW | ||||||
| 7 | Tom Stocken | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | LWLW | ||||||
| 8 | Gilbert Alla-Mensah | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | LLLL | ||||||
| 9 | Alex Hatton | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | LLLL | ||||||
| 10 | Matthew Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentTristan Hessing bt Tom Stocken (Mar 7) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentTristan Hessing bt Ryan Fagan (Mar 6) 7-5, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Close competitive match with Ryan, could have either way. Really enjoyable and played in great spirits. " -- Tristan
Reveal CommentTom Stocken bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Mar 3) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Thanks a lot Gilbert. Always a pleasure and fast paced tennis. Hope to play again soon " -- Tom
Reveal CommentRyan Fagan bt Alex Hatton (Mar 2) 6-4, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "A well contested match on a slippery surface, which made it an interesting tactical battle. We traded breaks in the first set and I just about held on to steal the set. Weirdly enough the games were actually longer in the 2nd set, despite the scoreline. Tom has a great lefty serve which gave him a few aces/unreturned serves. Hope to play again soon!" -- Ryan
Rory Dalgarno bt Tom Stocken (Feb 28) 6-4, 6-3
Rory Dalgarno bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Feb 27) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
Reveal CommentTom Stocken bt Kamali Sales (Feb 26) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "The scoreline is not an accurate representation of how Kamali can play. Clearly has a good rallying style which has huge potential, thus his wins in the league. Think come next time we play it will be much closer. Thanks Kamali." -- Tom
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Ryan Fagan (Feb 25) 7-5, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Great match with nothing really separating us, both sets were very tight and it could have easily been 7-5 or 7-6 to Ryan in each set. I was lucky enough to get the win in the end. Ryan played some great points at the net which I was struggling to deal with for the most part. But I just managed to hang in and had to retaliate by being extra aggressive in the end. Good luck for your remaining matches mate and I look forward to playing again soon." -- Costa
Reveal CommentRyan Fagan bt Tom Stocken (Feb 24) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "A nice evening for tennis under the lights. Tom's huge serving got some getting used to as well as his good touch at the net. I returned well enough to get the breaks needed in both sets, but Tom definitely gets the shot of the match with passing backhand cross court. Well played!" -- Ryan
Reveal CommentTom Stocken bt Alex Hatton (Feb 21) 3-6, 6-4, [10-8]
Player Comments:
- "Well played today. Unfortunate to have to play tie break to finish. We actually agreed a 7 point tie break which was won 7-4. I will ask Alex if he feels it’s unfair and remove if so. Otherwise really well played today. " -- Tom
Reveal CommentRyan Fagan bt Rory Dalgarno (Feb 20) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "A great battle with Rory on quite a windy day. Both struggled to adjust to the conditions at first, but once we did there were some good points played. 2nd set saw a lot of deuces and breaks traded throughout. I managed to get the break in the 3rd and held on to clinch the win. Look forward to playing in the next round!" -- Ryan
Reveal CommentTristan Hessing bt Alex Hatton (Feb 18) 6-0, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the match, Alex. Some closely contested games in there. The final score definitely flatters me more than it should. " -- Tristan
Reveal CommentRyan Fagan bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Feb 17) 7-5, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Hard game once again against Gilbert with his lethal forehand and speed around the court. Traded many breaks at the start of the first set and then I had to battle back from 5-2 to take it. Just able to edge out the 2nd set, but once again made to work for it. Looking forward to playing again!" -- Ryan
Reveal CommentKamali Sales bt Alex Hatton (Feb 15) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Wow now this one is was a battle. I’ve known Alex since I joined the same club as him and he was the first person to beat me in singles and I remember saying to him I’ll get my revenge one day when he absolutely dominated me! That day Alex was today??. Alex is a great player who has a monstrous serve and hits huge on forehand side and comes to the net very well and it was a very close back and forth set which felt like it deserved a final set. Alex started very strong and I managed to save break points then finally broke him and served it out in first set. Second set after saving 2 break points I rallied to a good lead and managed to end it. Pleasure playing you Alex, this is just the start of our rivalry but for today it stands 1-0 Kam?" -- Kamali
Rory Dalgarno bt Ned Birss (Feb 14) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Kamali Sales (Feb 10) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Very tricky match which was very tight throughout. Kam covered the court really well and rarely missed any shots. Kam started the second set really well and there was a crucial game for me serving when I was 0-2 down. I just about held serve after an insanely long point with 30+ shots and I think that’s what gave me the boost to run away and take the second set. Good luck for your remaining matches mate!" -- Costa
Reveal CommentRory Dalgarno bt Alex Hatton (Feb 7) 6-4, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Pretty scrappy game! Could’ve gone either way for sure. Only saving grace was my first serve which I was hitting with much more consistency than usual. Cheers Alex " -- Rory
Reveal CommentKamali Sales bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Feb 5) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Wow what a game against Gilbert at the tennis centre. He started off very strong taking a 2-0 lead and I noticed instantly he is one of the cleanest ball strikers I’ve played against. I managed to get back into it with some almost impossible returns after some outrageous hitting from Gilbert. In truth no idea how I won the first set I just had to pray for errors as Gilbert was serving and hitting the ball so well but I held on and took my chances. Second set my level dropped and Gilberts went up even more and he dominated the set and won pretty comfortably with outrageous hitting on both sides. Final set I went 15-40 down on serve, survived somehow and managed to take a 4-0 lead and finished it off 6-2. Thanks for game Gilbert and good luc
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Tristan Hessing (Feb 4) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Great match with Tristan who is always a tricky customer! Tight games throughout with plenty of long gruelling points from the baseline and many deuce games. Good luck for your remaining games and I look forward to playing with you soon mate! " -- Costa
Reveal CommentNed Birss bt Costas Poutziouris (Feb 3) 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Great match with so many long points and tight games throughout. First set was immense with big points in the breaker. After 3 hours of play it was deadlocked in set 3 but we had to leave as the tennis centre was closing. To be continued. " -- Costa
- "Finished the final set, Ned hit some super shots and deserved the win overall. Played some great points with both of us hitting freely. Well played mate!" -- Costa
Reveal CommentKamali Sales bt Ryan Fagan (Feb 2) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Had a great game with Ryan I managed to start strong and take an early lead in first set before a lot of back and forth deuce games with gruelling rallies before finally I managed to take hold of the first set. In the second set Ryan had fully warmed up and was blowing me off the court and after some close games I finally gave in dropped serve and he hit and served great to win second set. In the final set after a very close opening game on serve which I was fortunate to win I managed to break him then another close game on my serve which I just held and thanks to wind I went 4-0 up. Ryan fought hard and broke me back for 4-1 and after a lot of back and forth I managed to hold on and win 6-2. All the best Ryan look forward to rematch??" -- Kamali
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Alex Hatton (Feb 1) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good weather conditions today with virtually no wind which is surprising for the tennis centre. 2nd set was tight and I got lucky to break Alex at 2-2 with a couple of lucky shots and then I was able to run away with it. Unlucky for the result today mate and best of luck for your remaining matches!" -- Costa
Reveal CommentTristan Hessing bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Jan 29) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Closely contested and some tricky conditions with a low sun and wind gusts. Gilbert is always a tough customer and I was fortunate to come off the better on a handful of key points. Until next time! " -- Tristan
Alex Hatton bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Jan 28) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Ned Birss bt Tristan Hessing (Jan 28) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Rory Dalgarno bt Kamali Sales (Jan 23) 6-2, 6-1
Gilbert Alla-Mensah bt Ned Birss (Jan 21) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Rory Dalgarno (Jan 16) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Long 3 hour match despite what the scoreline says. Nearly every game went to deuce with some long nice rally’s. Rory started really well and played some amazing tennis in the first set, especially on serve. The start of the second set was important for me and I just managed to hold serve after a really long service game of 10+ minutes and I think that gave me the boost I needed to eventually win. Good luck for your remaining matches mate and I really look forward to playing more tennis with you!" -- Costa
Ned Birss bt Kamali Sales (Jan 15) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentRory Dalgarno bt Tristan Hessing (Jan 15) 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Competitive match. I’m sure Tristan was worried after the first 2 games as the winners were flying off my racket. Soon relapsed into my usual form to leave us with a tight tie-break to finish the first set. Tristan won the next set 6-1. Felt a closer than that but he definitely deserved it. 4-2 down in the decider I thought that was it, but somehow managed to win four games straight to take the match. Great game cheers Tristan" -- Rory
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Tom Stocken (Jan 15) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "Tricky conditions today playing on a slippery surface. All 3 sets were very tight and at 5-5 in the final set tie breaker it could have gone either way. I was lucky to win it today but Tom played some great tennis and hit some lovely winners throughout the match. Unlucky today mate and best of luck for the rest of your games." -- Costa
Reveal CommentCostas Poutziouris bt Gilbert Alla-Mensah (Jan 14) 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Very difficult conditions today and the match could have gone either way in the third set. Gilbert hit some nice winners with the highlight being a sweet forehand winner smashed down the line after I thought I already won the point! Good luck for your remaining games Gilbert!" -- Costa
Reveal CommentKamali Sales bt Tristan Hessing (Jan 14) 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
Player Comments:
- "Tristan is a great player and absolutely outplayed me during the first set and broke me in the second set thankfully I managed to finally find my game middle second set and bring it back. He had a great first serve and excellent forehand and backhand, just an all round great player. In truth not sure how I’ve won that game but wish him all the best and would like to thank him for his honest commentary of the game. Until next time ?" -- Kamali
- "Great game against Tristan he destroyed me first set had a great serve and it took a miracle style comeback to come back great to meet you Tristan all the best with the rest of your matches!" -- Kamali
Final Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hurt | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Chris Thomas | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | LWWW | ||||||
| 3 | Marcus Oades | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | LWWW | ||||||
| 4 | Jawwad Bukhari | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | LWLL | ||||||
| 5 | Joe Conneally | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | LLLW | ||||||
| 6 | Vlad Ursache | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | LLWL | ||||||
| 7 | Muhammad Gulraj | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | LLLL | ||||||
| 8 | Harry Bullock | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | LLL | ||||||
| 9 | Vineet Kumar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentPaul Hurt bt Marcus Oades (Mar 4) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A hard fought match throughout" -- Paul
Marcus Oades bt Muhammad Gulraj (Feb 26) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentMarcus Oades bt Jawwad Bukhari (Feb 21) 6-0, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet you Jawwad and thank you for an enjoyable match! The 10-min fourth game of the first set was crucial in determining that set, whilst the second could've gone either way with many tight, deuce games. Thanks again Jaawad, and best of luck with your remaining matches!" -- Marcus
Jawwad Bukhari bt Vlad Ursache (Feb 20) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentPaul Hurt bt Chris Thomas (Feb 20) 7-5, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Very competitive match - plenty of winners from both sides of the net" -- Paul
Reveal CommentChris Thomas bt Joe Conneally (Feb 15) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game, Joe A lot closer than the score suggests Good luck with your other matches " -- Chris
Paul Hurt bt Joe Conneally (Feb 13) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentChris Thomas bt Vineet Kumar (Feb 9) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good rallies and some great angled shots from Vineet. Good luck with your other matches " -- Chris
Paul Hurt bt Jawwad Bukhari (Feb 7) Walkover
Reveal CommentMarcus Oades bt Joe Conneally (Feb 7) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Another really good match against Joe! Fourth game of the first set was crucial - a 15-minute slog that, fortunately, went my way, otherwise it could have been very different. Thanks for sorting the court Joe, and best of luck with your remaining matches!" -- Marcus
Chris Thomas bt Vlad Ursache (Feb 6) 7-5, 6-2
Vlad Ursache bt Vineet Kumar (Feb 5) 6-1, 6-3
Reveal CommentChris Thomas bt Jawwad Bukhari (Feb 5) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great game with Jawwad today. So many close games and a couple of epic battles for serve. Jawwad has a really good range of shots and kept me guessing every game. Good luck with your other matches." -- Chris
Reveal CommentJawwad Bukhari bt Muhammad Gulraj (Feb 2) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Good quick game, it was a race against time which was playing in both of our minds. We had to finish at 6-3, 5-1 (at deuce in 7th game) when the lights went off. Good Game Gulraj, lets play another time!" -- Jawwad
Reveal CommentJawwad Bukhari bt Vineet Kumar (Feb 2) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Good match with Vineet. Many long rallies. Thanks for the match Vineet. Best of luck for the rest of matches." -- Jawwad
Reveal CommentPaul Hurt bt Harry Bullock (Jan 31) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Harry was hampered by an ankle injury so the score isn't a true reflection of our respective abilities" -- Paul
Marcus Oades bt Vlad Ursache (Jan 29) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentChris Thomas bt Marcus Oades (Jan 28) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Another close match with Marcus. Lots of great rallies and deuce games. Looking forward to finishing the last set." -- Chris
- "Beautiful sunny morning at the tennis centre- long rallies and lots of deuce games to finish the match. Thanks for a great game as always Marcus " -- Chris
Reveal CommentJoe Conneally bt Vineet Kumar (Jan 26) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Cheers for the match Vineet. Some great rallies. Good luck in the rest of your matches. " -- Joe
Reveal CommentChris Thomas bt Harry Bullock (Jan 26) 6-2, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Some great shots from Harry’s back hand and a powerful forehand made it a much closer game than the score suggests. Thanks for the game Harry and good luck with your other matches " -- Chris
Reveal CommentJoe Conneally bt Muhammad Gulraj (Jan 24) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great match on a very cold evening. Closer than the score suggests. Good luck with the rest of your matches Muhammad. " -- Joe
Reveal CommentChris Thomas bt Muhammad Gulraj (Jan 22) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "It was a frosty morning with bright sun low in the sky. We were neck and neck in the first set with most games going to deuce. Muhammad was returning well in the second set and played some great cross court winners. Thanks for the game and good luck with your other matches." -- Chris
Reveal CommentMuhammad Gulraj bt Vineet Kumar (Jan 21) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It was nice sunny weather, some good rallies from Vineet. Best of luck for your next games!" -- Muhammad
Vlad Ursache bt Muhammad Gulraj (Jan 19) 6-3, 7-5
Reveal CommentJoe Conneally bt Harry Bullock (Jan 17) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Cheers for the match Harry. Harry has a very dangerous and effective forehand! " -- Joe
Reveal CommentPaul Hurt bt Vineet Kumar (Jan 16) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Officially 0 degrees celsius with gloves the order of the day but luckily no wind. For someone who has not been playing very long Vineet did very well despite the scoreline" -- Paul
Reveal CommentPaul Hurt bt Vlad Ursache (Jan 15) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Very tight competitive match - a few points here and there the only difference" -- Sally
Reveal CommentPaul Hurt bt Muhammad Gulraj (Jan 14) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "First meeting for us, a genuinely nice guy, tricky conditions." -- Paul
Final Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Thompson | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Alex Thorp | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | WWLW | ||||||
| 3 | Kristian Kouumdjieff | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | LWWL | ||||||
| 4 | Ed Walker | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | WLWW | ||||||
| 5 | Jonathan Sekowski | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | WWLW | ||||||
| 6 | Gared Fisher | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | WLLL | ||||||
| 7 | Manjit Kaliraman | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | LLLW | ||||||
| 8 | Katie McLean | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | LLLL | ||||||
| 9 | Mark Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentAlex Thorp bt Kristian Kouumdjieff (Mar 7) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "We got there in the end, Kris! Thanks for an epic match which could quite easily have gone the other way over the three sets. Some really close rallies. Hope to play you again in the future!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentJonathan Sekowski bt Manjit Kaliraman (Mar 5) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "We'd been back and forth for over a month so I'm very grateful to Manjit for getting this organised. On to the next league. Good luck with future matches Manjit." -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentEd Walker bt Manjit Kaliraman (Mar 3) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game, Manjit." -- Ed
Reveal CommentKristian Kouumdjieff bt Ed Walker (Feb 26) 1-6, 7-5, [10-6]
Player Comments:
- "Great game, Ed! It was a very close match. We had some really long rallies and I think we maintained a decent standard, despite moderate wind gusts. I felt like I didn't do that badly in the first set but Ed ran away with it (6-1) which got me a little worried. I tried to ignore that in the second set and managed to find a bit more consistency to match Ed's which was almost unwavering the whole match, and I managed to claim the set after a long battle. It had taken us 1h45m to play 2 sets so we decided to play a match tie break. We were still neck a neck until about 4-5 all. Best of luck in future matches, Ed!" -- Kristian
Reveal CommentGared Fisher bt Katie McLean (Feb 24) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Not great conditions for tennis, it was very windy & very cold! However, we managed to have a great game nonetheless. Thanks for the match Katie, and good luck in any remaining matches! " -- Gared
Reveal CommentEd Walker bt Katie McLean (Feb 18) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Super fun match today with Katie! The weather simulator was set to variety mode today with a wet court, showers, wind, and bright sunshine (reflecting off the puddles). Still, we were happy to stick it out and get the match done. Thanks Katie for the game, enjoy your remaining matches! " -- Ed
Reveal CommentAlex Thorp bt Gared Fisher (Feb 17) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for an epic match, Gared. It was one which could quite easily have gone either way. Great performance considering you're coming back after a lengthy spell out. Best of luck with your remaining matches and I hope to play you again soon!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentJonathan Sekowski bt Gared Fisher (Feb 14) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Gared's previous scores did not reflect how good he can play. He got a 3-2 lead and had some fantastic shots. Thankfully my serve and drop shots were very good this game. Thanks so much for the match Gared. Good luck with your final games Gared. Finished the match with Mo after this one finished" -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentMo Thompson bt Jonathan Sekowski (Feb 12) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Finally finished! Great game, thanks Jonathan!" -- Mo
Mo Thompson bt Alex Thorp (Feb 9) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentAlex Thorp bt Manjit Kaliraman (Feb 7) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Another great match, Manjit! You really battled in both sets and were unlucky not to go ahead in the second set. Best of luck with your remaining matches." -- Alex
Reveal CommentEd Walker bt Gared Fisher (Feb 6) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game, Gared, good luck in your remaining matches." -- Ed
Mo Thompson bt Manjit Kaliraman (Feb 5) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentManjit Kaliraman bt Gared Fisher (Feb 5) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the good game Gared. Finally we finished it over 2 days! It was a good day for tennis today! Best of luck for your remaining matches!" -- Manjit
Reveal CommentKristian Kouumdjieff bt Manjit Kaliraman (Feb 3) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "This was an epic 2+ hour match that felt much closer than the score implies. We had numerous very long rallies thanks to Manjit's ability to return almost any ball and we also had several super long deuce games. Even though there was plenty going on in the game itself, we also had to deal with a bit of wind, a bit of drizzle, a couple of slight slips but no falls, and a couple of interruptions to do with court bookings but fortunately we were able to keep the same court. Finally, we also had the privilege of having our very own ball boy and umpire towards the end when Manjit's son dropped in and excellently fulfilled these duties, completely free of charge. Best of luck in your future matches, Manjit!" -- Kristian
Reveal CommentAlex Thorp bt Ed Walker (Feb 3) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Well played, Ed! We had some really good rallies, particularly in the first set and I thought you might run away with it at 2-2. The second set was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests and the fact I hit four shots which bobbled over the net showed luck was on my side! All the best with your remaining matches." -- Alex
Reveal CommentJonathan Sekowski bt Kristian Kouumdjieff (Jan 31) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Neither of us will be serving up a Serving Clinic any time soon (12 double faults from me) but it was a fun match. From 3-2 up in the 2nd we both played MUCH improved Tennis from the rest of the match. Good luck to Kris with the rest of his matches and thanks for booking." -- Jonathan
Mo Thompson bt Gared Fisher (Jan 29) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentKristian Kouumdjieff bt Katie McLean (Jan 28) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Thanks, Katie, for a good game today. We had a few deuce games that could have gone either way not reflected in the score. Keep it up and best of luck in the rest of your matches!" -- Kristian
Reveal CommentAlex Thorp bt Katie McLean (Jan 26) 6-0, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for a great game, Katie! You really came into the match in the second set, going 4-0 up! We had some really good rallies. Best of luck with the rest of your games!" -- Alex
Reveal CommentJonathan Sekowski bt Alex Thorp (Jan 24) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "He out aced me today. Was a dog fight. We both really struggled with our service games. Thankfully both our backs held up well during the match. Thanks Alex so much for booking and for the match and I wish you well with your remaining matches." -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentKristian Kouumdjieff bt Gared Fisher (Jan 22) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Gared is a good player and a good sport. It was a close match with a bit of everything - longer rallies, volleys, strokes of luck and frustrating errors from both sides. In the end I was able to find the lines a little more consistently on this occasion and edge ahead but it was a hard battle. I think we both enjoyed the match overall. Best of luck to Gared going forward!" -- Kristian
Reveal CommentEd Walker bt Mo Thompson (Jan 22) 7-6, 2-6, [10-8]
Player Comments:
- "Absolutely epic match with Mo today that obviously could have gone either way. Mo gets back an amazing amount of balls that you think might be winners so we played many long rallies. Best of luck in your remaining matches, I'm sure you'll do well." -- Ed
Mo Thompson bt Kristian Kouumdjieff (Jan 21) 6-1, 6-4
Player Comments: