Collapse AllPaddington Rec Singles - Round 36 | Thursday 8 February 2018 to Wednesday 11 April 2018 (Midpoint: Sunday 11 March 2018)
Group 1 of Paddington Rec led the way, playing every possible match - fantastic scheduling! But some of the other groups struggled to get matches in the diary and played. Do let us know if you'd like some help in organising matches, but inevitably the atrocious weather has taken its toll this round. Thank goodness spring is here!
Group Summary:
Congratulations to Andreas who won 7 out of 7 matches played which meant that he won back to back titles! The race for the runner up spot was a closer affair... both Vivek and Paul won 5 and lost 2 matches but Vivek won their head to head and clocked up one extra point, which meant that he came in second after returning to the league after a short break; well done! Everyone in this group earned their bonus points and everyone played everyone else so a huge well done on such a fantastic effort put in by all!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Andreas Christophorou | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Vivek Bisht | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | WLLW | ||||||
3 | Paul-Louis Laferrere | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | LWLW | ||||||
4 | Lorenzo Uberti | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | WWWL | ||||||
5 | Dibyendu Rakshit | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | WWLL | ||||||
6 | Tanmay Chetan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | LWLL | ||||||
7 | Ali Qassim | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | LWLL | ||||||
8 | Charles Swindon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Close match despite Tanmay with a troubling ankle. Another nice spring day!" -- Dibyendu
Player Comments:
- "Marathon game...tbc" -- Tanmay
Player Comments:
- "Close match in great weather " -- Dibyendu
Player Comments:
- "Great game, with so much intensity! Vivek didn't give up one single point, we had some endless rallies! Really good game, very uncertain till the end." -- Lorenzo
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentPaul-Louis Laferrere bt Dibyendu Rakshit (Apr 1) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2Player Comments:
- "A true battle with hard-fought points throughout " -- Paul-Louis
Player Comments:
- "Score line does not reflect a brutal match with long games. Took 2h 15mins just to play 16 games. Almost every game went to deuce. " -- Andreas
Player Comments:
- "Very tight match with lots of long rallies. To be continued.." -- Paul-Louis
Player Comments:
- "Dib played through the pain with an ongoing foot injury. Despite this he was inches from winning the first set and fought until he couldn't run at all. " -- Andreas
Player Comments:
- "Very close game with at least 80% of the games going to deuce. I somehow prevailed but there was little to choose between the two!" -- Tanmay
Player Comments:
- "Tough serving conditions due to the wind but nice rhythmic game nonetheless " -- Paul-Louis
Player Comments:
- "Tense match on a damp court" -- Paul-Louis
Player Comments:
- "Good rallies and some long games not reflected in the score. " -- Andreas
Player Comments:
- "Ali was recovering from illness but really fought back in the second set. Could have gone either way. " -- Andreas
Player Comments:
- "Thoroughly enjoyed despite losing comprehensively. The game was fast paced with some solid counterpunching from Vivek." -- Tanmay
Player Comments:
- "Good match in sunny conditions " -- Paul-Louis
Player Comments:
- "Forgettable match for both ... was a challenge controlling the swerving/floating ball in the wind and tracking the silhouette of the ball in the bright sun. Next match will be better for both of us!" -- Dibyendu
Player Comments:
- "Horrid conditions , icy & damp Not ideal for tennis " -- Vivek
Player Comments:
- "Close games all the way in freezing conditions. " -- Andreas
Player Comments:
- "Lots of great rallies, much closer than the score suggests" -- Paul-Louis
Player Comments:
- "Entertaining game of ups and downs in rainy conditions!" -- Tanmay
Group Summary:
Chris was rewarded for the excellent effort of playing 6 matches by ultimately winning the group on his return to the league after a short break. Not that it was all easy - he had some very close matches against Jose and John in particular! There were two undefeated players in the group, Laurent and Jose so congratulations on your winning streaks! Laurent squeaks home as runner up thanks to conceding few games. A warm welcome to Aaron and Laurie, it was quite the first round with you both winning a match, looking forward to the next round!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Chris Kalavrytinos | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | LLLW | ||||||
2 | Laurent Frisch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | WW | ||||||
3 | Jose Roig Fernandez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | WW | ||||||
4 | Aaron Yin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | ||||||
5 | Laurie Jamieson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | ||||||
6 | John Kelly | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LLL | ||||||
7 | Paul Steers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | ||||||
8 | Joao Monteiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable game with quality tennis and long rallies. Two sets in two hours with very close games and attacking tennis. Jose to start serving in the third set" -- Chris
Player Comments:
- "Enjoyable game in cold but sunny conditions. Much closer match than the score suggests, with many games going to deuce." -- Chris
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentChris Kalavrytinos bt John Kelly (Feb 17) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4Player Comments:
- "Great match over 2.5 hours on a sunny day. Many long games and enjoyable rallies, with few points making the difference in each set." -- Chris
Group Summary:
Congratulations to Ihor who was unbeaten in the two matches that he played. And congratulations to Bora who tied with Ihor on points loses out on the top spot because Ihor won their head to head. The group struggled for games on the whole so please do get in touch if you'd like help in arranging matches for the next round. Welcome back to Michael who managed to play two matches and to Robert, let's see if we can get some matches in next round! A warm welcome to Alison who had a debut match this round. Let's see what the next round has in store!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Ihor Kostyuk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | WW | ||||||
2 | Bora Molla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | WWL | ||||||
3 | Michael Bancroft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | LL | ||||||
4 | Alison Crawshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | ||||||
5 | Benjamin Hansz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
6 | Rafa Alonso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
7 | Robert Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
8 | Stavros Apostolou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Match of the Group:
Ihor Kostyuk bt Michael Bancroft (Feb 25) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4Player Comments:
- "Really nice and a very tight match. Enjoyed playing with Bora." -- Ihor
Group Summary:
After winning four out of four matches and also earning his bonus points, Lance eased past Niki to win first place after a break from the league! Niki came in a close a second place with only one loss to Lance which was a 'long and very competitive match' where Niki 'held off four set points in the first set!'. There were lots of new starters during this round, so a big welcome and well done to Niki, Vasileios and Francesco and welcome back to Joseph. We hope you all enjoyed the round!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Lance Entwistle | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | WWWW | ||||||
2 | Niki Campbell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | WWWL | ||||||
3 | Paul O'mahony | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | LLWL | ||||||
4 | Diana Medina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | LWLL | ||||||
5 | Francesco Coghetto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | WW | ||||||
6 | Vasileios Kollias | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | LLLL | ||||||
7 | Andrei Sandu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
8 | Joseph Wapshott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "Both players made a nervous start and neither held serve until Lance went up 4-2 in the first. Both players hit some cracking returns. " -- Lance
Match of the Group:
Paul O'mahony bt Vasileios Kollias (Mar 22) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3Player Comments:
- "Quite cold and windy match, but nice otherwise. Francesco hits very well and is very consistent. Even with 4 aces to me, Francesco's smashing forehands didn't leave a chance. " -- Diana
Player Comments:
- "Very friendly match with lots of 40x40 that do not reflect the final score. " -- Diana
Player Comments:
- "Conditions were trying: very cold, with wind, and low sun. Lance had a comfortable first set but Diana came roaring back to a 4-2 lead in the second with a combination of big first serves and cracking cross-court forehands. Lance was able to steady the ship and eventually took the second 6-4. " -- Lance
Player Comments:
- "Diana hits well, enjoyable game and plan to have another hit together soon." -- Niki
Player Comments:
- "A long and very competitive match with some individual games lasting 10-15 minutes with lots of deuces; Niki held off four set points on the first set!" -- Lance
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