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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
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:

Lorenzo Uberti bt Ali Qassim (Apr 12) 6-3, 6-4
Ali Qassim bt Charles Swindon (Apr 11) 6-2, 7-5
Lorenzo Uberti bt Charles Swindon (Apr 8) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentAndreas Christophorou bt Paul-Louis Laferrere (Apr 7) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Very close match played in good spirits. Lots of tactical play, could have gone either way. "  -- Andreas
Reveal CommentDibyendu Rakshit bt Tanmay Chetan (Apr 7) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Close match despite Tanmay with a troubling ankle. Another nice spring day!"  -- Dibyendu
Reveal CommentLorenzo Uberti bt Tanmay Chetan (Apr 6) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-9) Tanmay Chetan Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Marathon game...tbc"  -- Tanmay
Reveal CommentDibyendu Rakshit bt Charles Swindon (Apr 6) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Close match in great weather "  -- Dibyendu
Vivek Bisht bt Ali Qassim (Apr 5) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentLorenzo Uberti bt Vivek Bisht (Apr 3) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3

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, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A true battle with hard-fought points throughout "  -- Paul-Louis
Reveal CommentAndreas Christophorou bt Vivek Bisht (Apr 1) 6-2, 6-2

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
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Paul-Louis Laferrere (Mar 31) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Very tight match with lots of long rallies. To be continued.."  -- Paul-Louis
Reveal CommentAndreas Christophorou bt Dibyendu Rakshit (Mar 24) 6-4, 4-1 Dibyendu Rakshit Retired

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
Reveal CommentTanmay Chetan bt Ali Qassim (Mar 22) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

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
Reveal CommentPaul-Louis Laferrere bt Tanmay Chetan (Mar 14) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Tough serving conditions due to the wind but nice rhythmic game nonetheless "  -- Paul-Louis
Lorenzo Uberti bt Dibyendu Rakshit (Mar 10) 7-5, 4-1 Dibyendu Rakshit Retired
Reveal CommentPaul-Louis Laferrere bt Ali Qassim (Mar 7) 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Tense match on a damp court"  -- Paul-Louis
Vivek Bisht bt Dibyendu Rakshit (Mar 7) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Reveal CommentAndreas Christophorou bt Charles Swindon (Mar 6) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good rallies and some long games not reflected in the score. "  -- Andreas
Reveal CommentAndreas Christophorou bt Ali Qassim (Mar 4) 6-0, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Ali was recovering from illness but really fought back in the second set. Could have gone either way. "  -- Andreas
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Tanmay Chetan (Feb 25) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thoroughly enjoyed despite losing comprehensively. The game was fast paced with some solid counterpunching from Vivek."  -- Tanmay
Reveal CommentPaul-Louis Laferrere bt Charles Swindon (Feb 24) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good match in sunny conditions "  -- Paul-Louis
Reveal CommentDibyendu Rakshit bt Ali Qassim (Feb 24) 6-4, 6-4

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
Reveal CommentVivek Bisht bt Charles Swindon (Feb 23) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Horrid conditions , icy & damp Not ideal for tennis "  -- Vivek
Reveal CommentAndreas Christophorou bt Lorenzo Uberti (Feb 21) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Close games all the way in freezing conditions. "  -- Andreas
Andreas Christophorou bt Tanmay Chetan (Feb 15) 6-1, 6-3
Reveal CommentPaul-Louis Laferrere bt Lorenzo Uberti (Feb 11) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Lots of great rallies, much closer than the score suggests"  -- Paul-Louis
Reveal CommentTanmay Chetan bt Charles Swindon (Feb 10) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

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
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:

Reveal CommentJose Roig Fernandez bt Chris Kalavrytinos (Apr 11) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)

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
Laurent Frisch bt John Kelly (Apr 7) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Laurent Frisch bt Chris Kalavrytinos (Apr 5) 6-1, 6-4
Aaron Yin bt Chris Kalavrytinos (Mar 27) 6-4, 6-1
Jose Roig Fernandez bt John Kelly (Mar 13) 6-4, 7-5
Reveal CommentChris Kalavrytinos bt Paul Steers (Feb 25) 6-1, 6-2

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, 6-4

Player 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
Laurie Jamieson bt Chris Kalavrytinos (Feb 11) 7-6, 6-0

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
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:

Bora Molla bt Michael Bancroft (Mar 24) 6-2, 6-2
Bora Molla bt Alison Crawshaw (Mar 16) 6-1, 6-0

Match of the Group:

Ihor Kostyuk bt Michael Bancroft (Feb 25) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentIhor Kostyuk bt Bora Molla (Feb 17) 6-4, 6-3

Player 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
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:

Niki Campbell bt Paul O'mahony (Apr 7) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentLance Entwistle bt Paul O'mahony (Mar 26) 6-2, 6-0

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
Paul O'mahony v Diana Medina (Mar 25) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 TBC

Match of the Group:

Paul O'mahony bt Vasileios Kollias (Mar 22) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Reveal CommentFrancesco Coghetto bt Diana Medina (Mar 14) 6-2, 6-2

Player 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
Reveal CommentDiana Medina bt Vasileios Kollias (Mar 11) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very friendly match with lots of 40x40 that do not reflect the final score. "  -- Diana
Francesco Coghetto bt Paul O'mahony (Mar 7) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentLance Entwistle bt Diana Medina (Feb 25) 6-0, 6-4

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
Niki Campbell bt Vasileios Kollias (Feb 24) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentNiki Campbell bt Diana Medina (Feb 17) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Diana hits well, enjoyable game and plan to have another hit together soon."  -- Niki
Reveal CommentLance Entwistle bt Niki Campbell (Feb 12) 7-5, 6-4

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
Lance Entwistle bt Vasileios Kollias (Feb 11) 6-1, 6-2