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Collapse AllQueen's Park Singles - Round 14 | Thursday 20 June 2019 to Wednesday 14 August 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 17 July 2019)

Nearly a hundred excellent matches played in this summer round in Queen's Park. Well done! All eyes may be on Wimbledon at this time of year, but your commitment to the grass-roots of tennis are not unnoticed. Here's to the new round... hope you can play!

Group Summary:

A bit of a two horse race for the top position in group one this time with Luca almost but not quite retaining his crown from last round. In fact neither Martin nor Luca could keep a totally unblemished sheet this time. While Martin lost to Luca in their head-to-head, by playing and winning one more match overall he was able to win the group. Well done Martin and to all of the chasing pack.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Martin Halliday 6 5 1 2 12 WLWW
2 Luca Calderone 5 4 1 2 10 WLWW
3 Thomas Mussweiler 3 1 2 2 7 LWL
4 Stephen Leeke 6 1 5 2 6 LWLL
5 Thibault Racovski 4 1 3 2 6 WLLL
6 Paulo Weiler 2 2 0 0 4 WW
7 Phil Smith 3 2 1 0 4 WLW
8 Tanmay Chetan 5 1 4 2 4 LWLL

Match Results:

Martin Halliday bt Stephen Leeke (Aug 10) 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)
Reveal CommentThibault Racovski bt Tanmay Chetan (Aug 3) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable battle despite the many unforced errors on both sides."  -- Thibault
Luca Calderone bt Martin Halliday (Aug 2) 6-4, 6-3
Phil Smith bt Luca Calderone (Jul 28) 6-0, 6-0
Stephen Leeke v Thomas Mussweiler (Jul 21) 3-6, 6-4 TBC
Reveal CommentMartin Halliday bt Phil Smith (Jul 20) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match, cheers Phil"  -- Martin
Stephen Leeke bt Thibault Racovski (Jul 16) 6-2, 7-5
Reveal CommentPaulo Weiler bt Stephen Leeke (Jul 15) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Brilliant weather, enjoyable match with a very competitive second set. "  -- Paulo

Match of the Group:

Luca Calderone bt Thibault Racovski (Jul 15) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Thibault Racovski v Thomas Mussweiler (Jul 14) 1-6, 7-5 TBC
Reveal CommentTanmay Chetan bt Stephen Leeke (Jul 13) 4-6, 6-3, [10-3]

Player Comments:

  • "Always a tight game with Steve...good fun in good weather!"  -- Tanmay
Paulo Weiler bt Thomas Mussweiler (Jul 11) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Luca Calderone bt Stephen Leeke (Jul 7) 6-3, 7-5
Martin Halliday bt Tanmay Chetan (Jul 6) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentLuca Calderone bt Tanmay Chetan (Jul 4) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Couldn’t find a way past Luca once again! The usual match of some ups and downs..."  -- Tanmay
Thomas Mussweiler bt Tanmay Chetan (Jun 29) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentMartin Halliday bt Thomas Mussweiler (Jun 27) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Always an enjoyable match, cheers Thomas"  -- Martin
Phil Smith bt Stephen Leeke (Jun 23) 6-3, 7-5
Reveal CommentMartin Halliday bt Thibault Racovski (Jun 22) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Very competitive and enjoyable match in glorious sunshine.... cheers Thibault!"  -- Martin

Group Summary:

A shame that two non-matches - walkovers - effectively sealed the fate of this group. Let's take nothing away from the good tennis that Alejandro did play, and his commitment to scheduling his matches that still won him bonus points despite the walkovers (which don't count) is unquestionable. Nevertheless, Mitch will be disappointed that his five wins, including a win over Alejandro didn't add up to the group win! Still, we're sure Mitch's time will come again and meanwhile, well done Alejandro.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Alejandro Gil 5 4 1 2 11 WWWL
2 Mitch Cook 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
3 Matt Michaud 4 3 1 0 7 WWLW
4 Alex Zinovieff 3 3 0 0 7 WWW
5 Matt Fisher 6 1 5 2 7 LLLW
6 Tom Leonard 6 1 5 2 4 LLLL
7 Chris Rouffaert 3 1 2 0 3 LLW
8 Christopher Harding 4 0 4 2 3 LLLL

Match Results:

Mitch Cook bt Chris Rouffaert (Aug 12) 6-4, 6-4
Alejandro Gil bt Matt Fisher (Aug 12) Walkover
Mitch Cook bt Matt Fisher (Aug 9) 6-2, 7-5
Reveal CommentMatt Michaud bt Chris Rouffaert (Aug 9) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Wild windy conditions made for some shocking shots and a real war of attrition! Some fantastic rallies and tons of deuce games. Thanks for the hit Chris really enjoyed it and look forward to playing you again on the Queens Park Tour :-)"  -- Matt
Mitch Cook bt Tom Leonard (Jul 29) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentAlex Zinovieff bt Christopher Harding (Jul 18) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "As the game went on it because closer and closer, to the point where at the end it felt very tight. "  -- Alex
Reveal CommentAlex Zinovieff bt Tom Leonard (Jul 15) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "I always really enjoy playing Tom. Lots of running on a very hot day. Totally exhausted! "  -- Alex
Reveal CommentMitch Cook bt Christopher Harding (Jul 13) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "fun game and really tight second set"  -- Mitch
Reveal CommentAlex Zinovieff bt Matt Fisher (Jul 12) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "In the fading gloom of an unsettled early summer's day, accompanied by the wail of police sirens, a very competitive couple of sets of tennis...with a shootout set to find a winner!"  -- Matt
  • "Some big swings in momentum, with at the match finished on a sweaty morning in Queens Park," -- Alex
Reveal CommentMatt Michaud bt Tom Leonard (Jul 11) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for a very enjoyable match Tom. The score does not remotely reflect the length of the rallies and the high number of deuce games. I'd also say that the shot of the match has to go to you for your down the line passing shot to finish a 20 stroke rally! Best of luck in the rest of the round and look forward to playing you again!"  -- Matt
Alejandro Gil v Alex Zinovieff (Jul 10) 7-5, 3-6 TBC
Reveal CommentMatt Michaud v Christopher Harding (Jul 9) 6-2, 4-1 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Another enjoyable match against Kit with the many customary deuce games. Happy to be in the driving seat, but it's not over until the fat lady sings :-o"  -- Matt
Alejandro Gil bt Matt Michaud (Jul 8) Walkover
Alejandro Gil bt Tom Leonard (Jul 6) 6-1, 7-5
Matt Fisher bt Tom Leonard (Jul 3) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Mitch Cook bt Alejandro Gil (Jul 2) 6-1, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Alejandro Gil bt Christopher Harding (Jun 30) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentMatt Michaud bt Matt Fisher (Jun 29) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Momentum is the name of the game."  -- Matt
  • "What a match Matt! Some great rallies and tough points played. A true north west London war of attrition. Delighted to have come out on top :-) but could easily have gone the other way. Really looking forward to playing again," -- Matt
Reveal CommentChris Rouffaert bt Matt Fisher (Jun 22) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "A long, intense game with some strong rallies."  -- Chris
Reveal CommentTom Leonard bt Christopher Harding (Jun 21) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Closer than score suggests. Luckily for me Kit was a bit rusty."  -- Tom

Group Summary:

This group wasn't settled till the very last match - a match that ironically was left unfinished! Nick managed to grab a point from his encounter with Eric and that was enough to take him a point clear of second-placed Geoffrey. As Nick had beaten Geoffrey on a "soggy morning" in early July, justice was probably done! Well done to them both and to Jose on an excellent third place and for making it as tough as he could for our champ in their own see-saw match.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Nick Stevens 4 4 0 2 11 WWWW
2 Geoffrey Legrand 5 4 1 2 10 WWWL
3 Jose Luis Garcia Romero 4 3 1 2 9 WWWL
4 Eric Sermage 2 2 0 0 5 WW
5 Jon Edwards 6 1 5 2 5 WLLL
6 Alberto Serra 3 1 2 2 4 LLW
7 Ivan Krastev 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
8 Adam Strang 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentEric Sermage v Nick Stevens (Aug 11) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Such a close game - to be continued"  -- Eric
Jon Edwards bt Ivan Krastev (Jul 28) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentNick Stevens bt Ivan Krastev (Jul 28) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "For Ivan it was the Curse of the Unforced Error. For Nick, I just had to stay consistent. But we had fun!"  -- Nick
Reveal CommentGeoffrey Legrand bt Jon Edwards (Jul 20) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Excellent game "  -- Geoffrey
Reveal CommentGeoffrey Legrand bt Alberto Serra (Jul 13) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Sorry you’ve broken your racket frame, luckily I had a spare. Nice to get that one done!"  -- Geoffrey
Jose Luis Garcia Romero bt Alberto Serra (Jul 13) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentGeoffrey Legrand bt Ivan Krastev (Jul 13) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice rallies in the sun"  -- Geoffrey
Jose Luis Garcia Romero bt Jon Edwards (Jul 12) 6-0, 6-4
Reveal CommentNick Stevens bt Geoffrey Legrand (Jul 7) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A soggy Sunday morning but the carpet courts weren't too slippery. The match was much closer than the scoreline would suggest. Great smashing and volleying at the net from Geoffrey. Good consistency from Nick. Merci, Geoffrey!"  -- Nick
Jose Luis Garcia Romero bt Ivan Krastev (Jul 6) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentGeoffrey Legrand bt Adam Strang (Jul 6) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Some nice volleys in the heat. "  -- Geoffrey
Reveal CommentNick Stevens bt Jose Luis Garcia Romero (Jul 5) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A see-saw game . Perfect conditions. Plenty of closely fought rallies. Lots of fun. Hope to play you again sometime, Jose. All the best, Nick"  -- Nick
Reveal CommentEric Sermage bt Jon Edwards (Jun 30) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Very close game with Jon! thanks for the game"  -- Eric
Reveal CommentAlberto Serra bt Jon Edwards (Jun 28) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "A long marathon in windy conditions. Super close and good fun."  -- Alberto
Reveal CommentEric Sermage bt Ivan Krastev (Jun 23) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Very good rallies - thanks Ivan"  -- Eric
Reveal CommentNick Stevens bt Jon Edwards (Jun 22) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nick was (mostly) serving well. Jon was rusty/out of practice. The weather was beautiful. Hot and sunny. Thanks for a very enjoyable morning's tennis, Jon. Hope to see you again sometime..."  -- Nick

Group Summary:

A storming debut from Armand sees him take the group with a full house of straight-sets wins. This was an impressive performance and we will watch with interest as Armand climbs the groups - well done! The battle for second place was rather tighter but in the end goes to Christoph who was only beaten by Armand. A few more matches played and Christoph really could have been knocking on the door!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Armand Chollet 7 7 0 2 16 WWWW
2 Christoph Birschkus 4 3 1 2 8 WWWL
3 Marcus Dean 4 2 2 2 7 LWWL
4 Alastair Noble 3 2 1 2 6 LWW
5 Deborah Unger 4 2 2 2 6 LWWL
6 Christina Zoubir 4 0 4 2 4 LLLL
7 Victoria Stewart 4 0 4 2 2 LLLL
8 Jason Boscacci 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Armand Chollet bt Jason Boscacci (Jul 28) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentArmand Chollet bt Marcus Dean (Jul 21) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Marcus had a very good serve !! Nice play !!"  -- Armand
Christoph Birschkus bt Jason Boscacci (Jul 21) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentChristoph Birschkus bt Deborah Unger (Jul 16) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice match. Much closer than the result suggests!"  -- Christoph
Deborah Unger bt Victoria Stewart (Jul 15) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentMarcus Dean bt Victoria Stewart (Jul 14) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Difficult conditions as ground was a bit damp and the ball died a few times, but fun rallies. "  -- Marcus
Marcus Dean bt Christina Zoubir (Jul 13) 6-2, 6-0
Armand Chollet bt Victoria Stewart (Jul 10) 6-1, 6-0
Armand Chollet bt Alastair Noble (Jul 8) 6-1, 6-2
Alastair Noble bt Christina Zoubir (Jul 6) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentVictoria Stewart v Christina Zoubir (Jul 4) 4-6, 1-4 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Very fun game! Hope we get a chance to complete it."  -- Victoria
Alastair Noble bt Victoria Stewart (Jul 3) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentArmand Chollet bt Christina Zoubir (Jun 30) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good match with Christina with very nice weather ! :)"  -- Armand

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentChristoph Birschkus bt Marcus Dean (Jun 29) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match!"  -- Christoph
Reveal CommentDeborah Unger bt Christina Zoubir (Jun 28) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Evenly matched, a good competitive game"  -- Deborah
Reveal CommentArmand Chollet bt Deborah Unger (Jun 23) 7-5, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "All good with the match :)"  -- Armand
Reveal CommentArmand Chollet bt Christoph Birschkus (Jun 22) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "All good :)"  -- Armand

Group Summary:

A great group to anchor the round and probably the best set of commentaries of all the groups! The big battle was for second place, and taking group-winner Michael to a third set was a real achievement for Sarah. But Alex was having an excellent round too and by adding bonus points was able to move ahead of Sarah in the table to earn the silver. Well done to them and to Michael our undefeated champ this time!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Michael Loutsios 6 6 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Alex Routledge 5 4 1 2 10 WWWW
3 Sarah Taylor 6 4 2 0 9 WWWW
4 Laura Fry 5 3 2 0 6 WLLW
5 John Morgan 6 1 5 2 4 LLLL
6 Geraldine Sermage 6 1 5 2 4 LWLL
7 Kitty Phillips 6 1 5 0 2 LLWL
8 Hilary Atherton 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Laura Fry bt Geraldine Sermage (Aug 13) 6-2, 6-0
Sarah Taylor bt Laura Fry (Aug 12) Walkover
Reveal CommentMichael Loutsios bt Laura Fry (Aug 7) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Laura was so much fun and we had a great game of tennis. Luckily the weather held out too. Laura has some great shots and one particular game in the second set lasted so long as it kept going to deuce, it looked like it would never end! Good luck for the remainder of matches. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentGeraldine Sermage bt Kitty Phillips (Aug 6) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, I really enjoyed playing with Kitty, so much fun and so many good rallies!"  -- Geraldine
Reveal CommentAlex Routledge bt John Morgan (Aug 4) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Queens Park courts were strangely deserted on a beautiful Sunday morning for tennis. John and I played a good, competitive first set with some good shots played on both sides. In the second set, my serving was a bit more consistent, which made the difference. "  -- Alex
Reveal CommentAlex Routledge bt Kitty Phillips (Aug 3) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A fun and good natured game on a warm Saturday afternoon. The scoreline hides the fact that there were a few tight games that could have gone either way. We were both guilty of lots of double faults and unforced errors in the second set, but I managed to get enough balls in on the critical points."  -- Alex
Reveal CommentSarah Taylor bt Geraldine Sermage (Jul 31) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A lovely evening for a game of tennis with Geraldine, we also played a further ‘unofficial’ set. Thanks for a great game!"  -- Sarah
Reveal CommentSarah Taylor bt John Morgan (Jul 30) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "somehow we managed to escape the rain; sandwiched between storms i enjoyed the game John thank you!"  -- Sarah
Reveal CommentKitty Phillips bt John Morgan (Jul 29) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, with some cracking shots on both sides. John definitely had me running for every point! "  -- Kitty
Reveal CommentSarah Taylor bt Kitty Phillips (Jul 28) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Kitty - a lovely Sunday morning & some good Ralleys "  -- Sarah

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMichael Loutsios bt Sarah Taylor (Jul 26) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "This was an epic match with Sarah. There were some really long and skilful rallies and great winners. We broke each other’s serve a few times but also at times held on too. Luckily the rain wasn’t heavy enough to postpone our match and we managed to complete it on time, as it also started to get dark! Good luck for the remainder of matches. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentLaura Fry bt John Morgan (Jul 17) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Well played Laura," -- John
Laura Fry bt Kitty Phillips (Jul 15) 6-1, 6-4
Reveal CommentMichael Loutsios bt Kitty Phillips (Jul 14) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "We played straight after the epic Wimbledon final!! Kitty has improved since our last match and at times was very close with good shots by both of us. Good luck in the remainder of matches. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentAlex Routledge bt Geraldine Sermage (Jul 13) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable game on a perfect afternoon for tennis. Good luck for the rest of the round Geraldine!"  -- Alex
Reveal CommentAlex Routledge bt Sarah Taylor (Jul 12) 6-4, 7-6

Player Comments:

  • "A competitive and fun match, played over a couple of warm evenings. Sarah played some good, solid tennis and made me work for every point. Looking forward to playing again soon!"  -- Alex
Reveal CommentMichael Loutsios bt Geraldine Sermage (Jul 12) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Geraldine was a bit rusty but played well. Good luck for the remainder of matches. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentMichael Loutsios bt Alex Routledge (Jul 5) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "On a warm evening we played a great match with Alex. We were breaking each other’s serve early on. The score doesn’t reflect what a tough match it was with lots of rallies and running around. Many games went to deuce and could have gone either way. Alex also has a good range of shots and made it difficult for me. Good luck for the remainder of matches. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentMichael Loutsios bt John Morgan (Jun 29) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "It was a pleasure playing John in today’s match. Although it was the hottest day of the year and at 33 degrees we both managed to get through it. John has a good backhand and also managed to hit a few good forehand winners. Hope to meet again and good luck for the remainder of matches. "  -- Michael
Reveal CommentJohn Morgan bt Geraldine Sermage (Jun 27) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "It was a really good game really enjoyed playing Geraldine it was our first time playing in ages Good Game well done to us both."  -- John