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Collapse AllParliament Hill Singles - Round 14 | Thursday 24 June 2021 to Wednesday 18 August 2021 (Midpoint: Wednesday 21 July 2021)

Current Rankings:

  1. Leah Schabas [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Alex Hicks 7.2 [W1, L3] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Jonathan Tarcy [W1, L1] 3
  4. Rhys Madigan [W1] 2
  5. John Lowe [W1, L1] 2
  6. Alex Stuart-Grumbar
  7. Ben Cooper 8.2

Match Results:

Rhys Madigan bt Alex Hicks (Jul 28) 6-4, 6-0
Reveal CommentLeah Schabas bt Jonathan Tarcy (Jul 21) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for a very enjoyable (and very sunny) match. Looking forward to the next one!"  -- Leah
Reveal CommentLeah Schabas bt John Lowe (Jul 20) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Score not reflective of the many closely fought deuces throughout - thanks for a fun match!"  -- Leah
Jonathan Tarcy bt Alex Hicks (Jul 1) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentAlex Hicks bt Leah Schabas (Jul 1) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A tough battle, whatever I tried Leah got just one more ball back, with pace until I made a mistake. 3:4 down in the second set I switched to hack and slice, and that did the trick, allowing me to take the lead. Not the most beautiful tennis but it got the job done. Thank you for a good match."  -- Alex
Reveal CommentJohn Lowe bt Alex Hicks (Jun 29) 4-6, 7-5, [13-11]

Player Comments:

  • "A close and hard boiled epic - the full 20minutes"  -- John

Current Rankings:

  1. Yading Song 9.1 [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Nick Clarke [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Loic Genest [W2, L2] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Jon Satow 8.2 [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points
  5. AARON YURKEWICH [L1]
  6. Andy Macleod 10.2 [L1]
  7. Cal Cal [L1]
  8. Mike Park

Match Results:

Yading Song bt Loic Genest (Jul 29) 6-1, 6-3
Nick Clarke bt Jon Satow (Jul 19) 6-3, 6-3
Yading Song bt Nick Clarke (Jul 17) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentYading Song bt Cal Cal (Jul 15) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "It was unfortunate that early in the match Cal got injured. However, Cal continued to fight! Looking forward to another rematch, when Cal is fully recovered. "  -- Yading
Yading Song bt Jon Satow (Jul 13) 6-1, 6-3
Loic Genest bt Jon Satow (Jul 11) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentNick Clarke bt Loic Genest (Jul 10) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Epic"  -- Nick
Nick Clarke bt Andy Macleod (Jul 7) 6-2, 6-3
Loic Genest bt AARON YURKEWICH (Jun 26) 6-1, 6-3

Current Rankings:

  1. Peter O'neill 9.2 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Alexander Grach [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Dimitriy Mustivy [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Michael Herron [W2] 4
  5. Angus Livingstone [L2] 2
  6. Andrew Orr [L1] 1
  7. Dominik Krilleke
  8. Ryan Bown withdrawn

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMichael Herron bt Alexander Grach (Jul 18) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (9-7)

Player Comments:

  • "Great game under the sun! To be continued."  -- Alexander
Reveal CommentPeter O'neill bt Alexander Grach (Jul 15) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, look forward to playing again. "  -- Peter
Dimitriy Mustivy bt Angus Livingstone (Jul 14) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Reveal CommentMichael Herron bt Dimitriy Mustivy (Jul 9) 6-4, 0-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, evenly matched over nearly 3 hrs."  -- Michael
Reveal CommentPeter O'neill bt Angus Livingstone (Jul 5) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game!"  -- Peter
Reveal CommentPeter O'neill bt Andrew Orr (Jul 4) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Great game in windy conditions. "  -- Peter
Reveal CommentAlexander Grach bt Dimitriy Mustivy (Jun 26) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great match under the sun, thanks Dima!"  -- Alexander

Current Rankings:

  1. Rahael Maladwala [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Alan Shaw 10.1 [W1, L3] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Wilfried Bellaiche [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Matt Johnson 9.1 [W1] 2
  5. George Webster [W1, L1] 2
  6. Cagdas Okay [L1]
  7. Marcus Boyland 9.1

Match Results:

Reveal CommentGeorge Webster bt Alan Shaw (Jul 22) 3-6, 6-4, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Epic game in the heat! I enjoyed playing with Alan" -- George
Reveal CommentAlan Shaw bt Wilfried Bellaiche (Jul 15) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A lot of close games. Very tired now"  -- Alan
Reveal CommentWilfried Bellaiche bt George Webster (Jul 10) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "I enjoyed playing with George. Great game. Thanks"  -- Wilfried
Rahael Maladwala bt Alan Shaw (Jul 9) 7-5, 6-3
Rahael Maladwala bt Wilfried Bellaiche (Jul 4) 6-1, 6-0
Matt Johnson bt Alan Shaw (Jul 3) 5-3, 5-3
Rahael Maladwala bt Cagdas Okay (Jun 26) 6-1, 6-0

Current Rankings:

  1. Stephen Pereira [W3, L1] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Iain Tulloch [W3] 6
  3. Freddie Downes [W2, L1] 4
  4. Andy Koester [L3] 1
  5. Matthew Gibson [L3]
  6. Audrey Mahieu
  7. Emiliano Rei

Match Results:

Reveal CommentIain Tulloch bt Matthew Gibson (Jul 29) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Matt, very close games that knackered us both out by the end."  -- Iain
Reveal CommentIain Tulloch bt Andy Koester (Jul 26) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great game Andy"  -- Iain
Reveal CommentIain Tulloch bt Stephen Pereira (Jul 25) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Steve"  -- Iain
Reveal CommentFreddie Downes bt Matthew Gibson (Jul 22) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Cracking match, really enjoyed it. Thank you for a great game!"  -- Freddie
Reveal CommentStephen Pereira bt Matthew Gibson (Jul 19) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "Tough, long and really close game in 30'C heat. Matt has a strong serve and forehand when it was firing but neither of us played at our best in the heat and it could have gone either way. Thanks for the game Matt."  -- Stephen
Reveal CommentStephen Pereira bt Freddie Downes (Jul 17) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A really close enjoyable game in 26'C sunshine, thanks for a great match Freddie!"  -- Stephen
Reveal CommentStephen Pereira bt Andy Koester (Jul 10) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Very close match between two left-handers played over 3 hours on two super-hot days!" -- Stephen
Reveal CommentFreddie Downes bt Andy Koester (Jul 2) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Very competitive and enjoyable game of tennis on a fantastic evening"  -- Freddie

Current Rankings:

  1. Jamie Riggs-long 9.1 [W4] 10 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Steve Bruce [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Joe Kelly [W1, L2] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Jeremy Dahan [W1] 2
  5. Eric Liknaitzky [UF1] 1
  6. Emiliano Russo [L2, UF1]
  7. David Guardiola 10.2 [L1]
  8. Ron Scalpello [L2]

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJeremy Dahan bt Steve Bruce (Jul 21) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "An amazing game! Steve had the upper hand in many points and managed beautiful smashes. We had to contend with the sun and the heat as well, but we kept going against all odds..."  -- Jeremy
Reveal CommentJamie Riggs-long bt David Guardiola (Jul 20) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Super close match as always!" -- Jamie
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Reveal CommentJamie Riggs-long bt Emiliano Russo (Jul 17) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Well played! Wish you a quick recovery from the injury you picked up in the final game! "  -- Jamie
Reveal CommentSteve Bruce bt Emiliano Russo (Jul 16) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A beautiful day for it. A lot of duece games and fun points. Emiliano has a strong serve and forehand. He hit a number of crunching winners. He also made a lot of volleys at the net. In the end I probably made less unforced errors though and that was the difference this time. Thanks Emiliano!"  -- Steve
Eric Liknaitzky v Emiliano Russo (Jul 15) 6-0, 2-3 TBC
Reveal CommentJamie Riggs-long bt Joe Kelly (Jul 9) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good game. See you at the next one! "  -- Jamie
Reveal CommentSteve Bruce bt Joe Kelly (Jul 7) 6-2, 4-6, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Cracking game of tennis between two evenly matched players. In the end I was lucky to win it in the tie break as Joe had wrestled the momentum. Cheers Joe!"  -- Steve
Reveal CommentJoe Kelly bt Ron Scalpello (Jul 3) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Really great game. Although we were both double faulting more than we would have liked, we had some decent rallies and played a well fought game. Cheers Ron! "  -- Joe
Reveal CommentJamie Riggs-long bt Ron Scalpello (Jul 3) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good game against Ron who hit some great serves and shots. Quite a few deuces to contend with midway through! "  -- Jamie

Current Rankings:

  1. Abdullah Allabwani [W3, L2] 9 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Daniel Powner [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Sean Mahaffey [W2, L1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Naomi Rayner [W1, L3, UF1] 6 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Philip Meadowcroft [W1, L5, UF1] 5 includes 2 bonus points
  6. Yifeng Liu [W2] 4
  7. Laurence West [W2] 4
  8. Genoveffa Pagano [L3] 2 includes 2 bonus points

Match Results:

Daniel Powner bt Philip Meadowcroft (Jul 21) 6-1, 6-0
Abdullah Allabwani bt Naomi Rayner (Jul 19) 6-1, 6-2
Reveal CommentNaomi Rayner v Philip Meadowcroft (Jul 18) 6-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "To be completed when not so hot!"  -- Naomi
Daniel Powner bt Abdullah Allabwani (Jul 16) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentNaomi Rayner bt Genoveffa Pagano (Jul 16) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun playing with your Gen! :)"  -- Naomi
Reveal CommentYifeng Liu bt Philip Meadowcroft (Jul 14) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very good match! There were some really good rallies."  -- Yifeng
Reveal CommentSean Mahaffey bt Genoveffa Pagano (Jul 13) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Gen's enthusiasm for the game was infectious "  -- Sean
Reveal CommentSean Mahaffey bt Philip Meadowcroft (Jul 12) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game as always with Philip despite both of us suffering after yesterday's England defeat. Much closer than the scoreline suggests with many rallies and deuce games. "  -- Sean
Abdullah Allabwani bt Sean Mahaffey (Jul 11) 6-4, 6-2
Abdullah Allabwani bt Philip Meadowcroft (Jul 7) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2
Laurence West bt Naomi Rayner (Jul 4) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Philip Meadowcroft bt Genoveffa Pagano (Jun 30) 6-2, 6-2
Daniel Powner bt Naomi Rayner (Jun 30) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentYifeng Liu bt Abdullah Allabwani (Jun 29) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match. There were some really good points and rallies played. "  -- Yifeng
Laurence West bt Philip Meadowcroft (Jun 29) 6-1, 6-0

Current Rankings:

  1. Alexandra Wall [W4, L1] 10 includes 2 bonus points
  2. Jess Richards [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points
  3. Tom Sheahan [W2, L2] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Tony Foot 10.2 [W1, L1] 2
  5. Shazia Shafiq [W1, L1] 2
  6. Judith Schulman [W1, L2] 2
  7. Catherine Minns [L5] 2 includes 2 bonus points
  8. Em Argiro
  9. Mirsad Mustovic

Match Results:

Tom Sheahan bt Judith Schulman (Jul 29) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Judith Schulman bt Shazia Shafiq (Jul 28) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentAlexandra Wall bt Catherine Minns (Jul 23) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a fun game Catherine!"  -- Alexandra
Reveal CommentShazia Shafiq bt Catherine Minns (Jul 19) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Brilliant match!!! Lots of deuces! Thank you Catherine! 😊"  -- Shazia
Reveal CommentJess Richards bt Alexandra Wall (Jul 17) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A really enjoyable and very close(!!) match. "  -- Jess
Tony Foot bt Catherine Minns (Jul 16) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentJess Richards bt Tom Sheahan (Jul 13) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A really fun game with many lobs and drop shots! Thanks for the great rallies. "  -- Jess
Jess Richards bt Catherine Minns (Jul 9) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentAlexandra Wall bt Tom Sheahan (Jul 7) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Very close game! Could’ve gone either way!! Good fun, thanks Tom. "  -- Alexandra
Reveal CommentTom Sheahan bt Catherine Minns (Jul 6) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Lots of close games within a very enjoyable match despite the rain!"  -- Tom
Reveal CommentAlexandra Wall bt Tony Foot (Jul 4) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A fun game despite incredibly windy conditions! Some great rallies and drop shots. Thanks Tony. "  -- Alexandra
Reveal CommentAlexandra Wall bt Judith Schulman (Jul 2) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good fun, as always and a great game. Judith was delivering some excellent returns and making me run around a fair bit! Thanks x"  -- Alexandra

Results

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Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the Round receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize. Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link emailed to the player.

Understanding the current rankings display: 
Player name, [LTA rating - if known], W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added).

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