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This is how it works:

  • Players are organised into groups of between 5 to 9 people of a similar standard
  • It is a mixed sex, singles league, so men and women play each other
  • Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group (we do not guarantee a balance of men and women and you could be the only man in a group of women or vice versa!)
  • Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page
  • Players arrange their own matches
  • You can play on any court that suits both players

The league is:

  • For everyone over the age of 18
  • We welcome beginners as well as advanced players.
  • Don't worry that you won't be good enough - playing matches is the best way to improve, and we use an online questionnaire to assess people's ability so you play only people of a roughly similar level
  • Affiliated to the LTA for adults aged 18 years and above 

Key points

  • Matches are played to short-set format; if a set reaches 4 games all, the next game decides the set. If the match reaches a set all, a match tiebreak is played. (Long format matches may be played if both players agree.)
  • The evening before the round starts you will receive an email with all the contact details of the players in your group. Contact details are also posted to your Account Page
  • Players are placed in groups according to past performance in the league and, for new players, their Player Standard Questionnaire
  • Each player attempts to play each of the other player on their group once during the round
  • A point is awarded for each set won and an extra a point is awarded for completing a match
  • If you complete three matches before the midpoint of a round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize (either a pair of Local Tennis Leagues dampeners, or a tube of tennis balls)
  • The winner of the group is the player with the most points at the end of the round
  • The winner of the group wins a voucher for £20 to be spent in the Local Tennis League online shop. A winner's certificate is also posted to the winner's Account Page as a PDF file.
  • Where possible, winners of groups are promoted to the group above for the next round.

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Collapse AllRegents Park Singles - Round 43 | Thursday 23 May 2019 to Wednesday 17 July 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 19 June 2019)

61 matches were played, or just over half in this round, which is not at all bad, especially as three players didn't get underway! Most of the rest of you more than made up for it, however, notching up five or 6 matches each! Many thanks for all your efforts and do get in touch another time if you are struggling, or struggling to hear back from anyone!

Group Summary:

Another great round for Ryan who repeated his performance from round 40, and tops the group without losing a match! A great round for him in a very competitive group where a high percentage of matches were played. A shame Charlie didn't get underway this time (hope you are ok), and hope to find some tougher matches for Ryan! Who can step up!

Final Rankings:

  1. Ryan Drake [W5] 15 WINNER
  2. Rafael Vargas 7.2 [W3, L2] 13 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
  3. Samantha Spry 7.1 [W2, L3] 11 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Stephen Jones 6.2 [W3, L1] 10
  5. Niccolò Massa 10.1 [W1, L4] 9 includes 2 bonus points
  6. Sebastien Hung 9.2 [L4] 7 includes 2 bonus points
  7. Charlie Beardall
  8. Laurent Frisch 8.2 withdrawn

Match Results:

Ryan Drake bt Stephen Jones (Jul 1) 4-2, 4-2
Reveal CommentRyan Drake bt Sebastien Hung (Jun 30) 4-1, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Some great rally's and points! Quite a close score in the end thanks, Seb!"  -- Ryan
Samantha Spry bt Niccolò Massa (Jun 23) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentRafael Vargas bt Niccolò Massa (Jun 22) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Many thanks for the match Niccolo! We played some long/competitive rallies, it was good fun! Congrats for your composure throughout the match!"  -- Rafael
Reveal CommentRyan Drake bt Samantha Spry (Jun 22) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks Sam! Was a close encounter and I know the next one will be even closer Thanks"  -- Ryan
Stephen Jones bt Rafael Vargas (Jun 21) 4-1, 4-2
Stephen Jones bt Samantha Spry (Jun 19) 4-0, 4-0
Reveal CommentRyan Drake bt Rafael Vargas (Jun 16) 4-0, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyed the match with Rafa! Score does not reflect the close points and games! Thanks Rafa! Looking forward to the next one."  -- Ryan
Reveal CommentRafael Vargas bt Samantha Spry (Jun 16) 4-2, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the match Sam!! Very good points were played and you hit some amazing forehand winners! Top quality! If I could only had that forehand! Looking forward to our next match."  -- Rafael
Rafael Vargas bt Sebastien Hung (Jun 15) 6-1, 6-1
Stephen Jones bt Niccolò Massa (Jun 15) 4-1, 4-0
Ryan Drake bt Niccolò Massa (Jun 8) 4-0, 4-0
Samantha Spry bt Sebastien Hung (Jun 6) 6-2, 6-4

Match of the Group:

Niccolò Massa bt Sebastien Hung (Jun 5) 5-7, 6-4, [10-6]

Group Summary:

After the match between Advait and Joachim, "Advait said he had two holes in his shoes because 'I made him run so much' :)" says Joachim (who later found he had a blister on his foot himself). What's more, Advait had to play most of the match with his back up racket because his strings broke in the first set. Clearly it was two hours of thumping great tennis and very well played. It all helped take Joachim to the top of this group, but Advait finished just one point behind and third place James was one point behind him. Very well played all in what was a good and competitive group.

Final Rankings:

  1. Joachim Ollram [W6] 20 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
  2. Advait Kapadia 8.2 [W5, L2] 19 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
  3. James Thornton 9.1 [W4, L3] 18 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Ahsan Hameed [W2, L2] 11 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Stefan Vogel [W2, L2] 9
  6. David Guardiola [W1, L3] 6
  7. Michael Hing 8.2 [L5] 6
  8. Tatiana Penfold [L3] 3

Match Results:

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentStefan Vogel bt James Thornton (Jul 17) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4), [12-10]

Player Comments:

  • "Very little between us, could have gone the other way if a butterfly had flapped its wings."  -- Stefan
Reveal CommentAhsan Hameed bt Michael Hing (Jul 15) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Much closer than what the scoreline suggests! Thanks for the game Michael! "  -- Ahsan
Reveal CommentStefan Vogel bt Michael Hing (Jul 15) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Close game! Winning the tie break gave me the mental edge, otherwise would have been a different story, great game, thanks Michael!"  -- Stefan
Reveal CommentJoachim Ollram bt Stefan Vogel (Jul 13) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable match!"  -- Joachim
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt Michael Hing (Jul 9) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with a load of kick serves near my head! "  -- Advait
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt David Guardiola (Jul 2) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game and big shots !!"  -- Advait
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt Stefan Vogel (Jul 2) 5-3, 3-5, 5-4

Player Comments:

  • "Topsy turvy match! Could have gone either way and the short format definitely played a part. Great game."  -- Advait
David Guardiola bt Tatiana Penfold (Jun 27) 4-1, 4-2
Reveal CommentJoachim Ollram bt Advait Kapadia (Jun 24) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "The score says it all, this was a very competitive match which lasted more than two hours. Adi played the majority of the match with his back-up racket after his strings broke during the first set. After the match, he had two holes in his shoes because “I made him run so much”. :-) At home I realized that I had a blister on my right foot. The match also included a bit of drama from my side as I had a 6:5, 40-0 lead on my serve in the second set and Adi broke me to 6:6. Luckily, I could win the tie-break. Well played and I am looking forward to the next one! "  -- Joachim
Joachim Ollram bt Michael Hing (Jun 18) 4-0, 4-1
Reveal CommentAhsan Hameed bt Advait Kapadia (Jun 17) 5-4, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very competitive match with Adi, result could have gone either way!"  -- Ahsan
Reveal CommentJoachim Ollram bt David Guardiola (Jun 17) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "I enjoyed the game!"  -- Joachim
Reveal CommentJoachim Ollram bt Ahsan Hameed (Jun 15) 5-4, 4-5, [10-2]

Player Comments:

  • "This was quite an exhausting match. Well played!"  -- Joachim
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt James Thornton (Jun 14) 5-3, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, thanks James."  -- Advait
Joachim Ollram bt James Thornton (Jun 11) 4-1, 4-2
Reveal CommentJames Thornton bt Ahsan Hameed (Jun 9) 5-3, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "A VERY flattering scoreline for James and sure enough Ahsan won the next set 6-0, ha ha."  -- James
James Thornton bt David Guardiola (Jun 2) 4-0, 4-2
James Thornton bt Michael Hing (Jun 1) 1-4, 4-2, 4-2
Reveal CommentAdvait Kapadia bt Tatiana Penfold (May 31) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a good match!"  -- Advait
James Thornton bt Tatiana Penfold (May 23) 4-0, 4-1

Group Summary:

A brilliant round for Alessio who made his debut this round and wins the group at his first attempt. Like Edmund and Dylan, who played 6 matches but then all, dropping just one set (to Vasco). Many congratulations to him. Vincenzo who also attempted 6 matches, came a close second and four players got their bonus points. Well played all!

Final Rankings:

  1. Alessio Xien Zhou 8.2 [W6] 20 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
  2. Vincenzo Palomba [W4, L1, UF1] 16 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
  3. Edmund Carter [W3, L3] 14 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Dylan Dryden 10.2 [W1, L5] 11 includes 2 bonus points
  5. Vasco Silva [W2, L1, UF1] 9
  6. Ethan Saggu [L5] 7
  7. Adrian Hogan [W1, L2] 5
  8. Peter Newman 9.1 [W1, L1] 4

Match Results:

Alessio Xien Zhou bt Ethan Saggu (Jul 17) 4-1, 5-4
Reveal CommentEdmund Carter bt Adrian Hogan (Jul 15) 4-2, 4-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, thanks Adrian. Look forward to playing again. "  -- Edmund
Dylan Dryden bt Ethan Saggu (Jul 13) 6-4, 6-3
Vincenzo Palomba v Vasco Silva (Jul 9) 6-7, 6-3 TBC
Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Peter Newman (Jul 2) 4-2, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Peter, I really enjoyed it. So many very good rallies. Let's play again soon!"  -- Vincenzo
Peter Newman bt Ethan Saggu (Jul 1) 4-2, 1-4, [10-3]
Alessio Xien Zhou bt Edmund Carter (Jun 30) 5-3, 4-1
Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Dylan Dryden (Jun 29) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Dylan, I had a lot of fun! "  -- Vincenzo
Alessio Xien Zhou bt Adrian Hogan (Jun 25) 4-0, 4-2
Vasco Silva bt Edmund Carter (Jun 20) 4-1, 4-1
Vincenzo Palomba bt Ethan Saggu (Jun 18) 4-0, 4-2
Alessio Xien Zhou bt Vasco Silva (Jun 17) 4-2, 2-4, [12-10]
Vasco Silva bt Dylan Dryden (Jun 16) 6-2, 6-2

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentEdmund Carter bt Dylan Dryden (Jun 14) 2-4, 4-1, [11-9]

Player Comments:

  • "Close game."  -- Edmund
Alessio Xien Zhou bt Vincenzo Palomba (Jun 9) 4-2, 4-2
Adrian Hogan bt Dylan Dryden (Jun 8) 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentEdmund Carter bt Ethan Saggu (Jun 6) 3-5, 4-1, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Close game!"  -- Edmund
Reveal CommentVincenzo Palomba bt Edmund Carter (May 31) 4-1, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great match Eddie! You were improving a lot during the course of the match. I am sure you can get better pretty quickly after a few matches! "  -- Vincenzo
Alessio Xien Zhou bt Dylan Dryden (May 26) 4-1, 4-1

Group Summary:

The more you play, the better it gets! Martin played more matches than anyone else in this group and is rewarded not only with bonus points but he also tops the group! What's more he didn't drop a set. Promotion definitely beckons next time and many congratulations. Well done too to runner up Anna. A shame not to see anything from Antony. Hope you are ok and do reach out another time if you are struggling to get matches played. We are here to help!

Final Rankings:

  1. Martin Smith [W5] 17 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
  2. Anna Yegupova [W2, L1] 9 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
  3. Rahul Patel [W1, L1] 4
  4. Robert Kender 9.2 [L2] 2
  5. Sanjay Tanwani [L2] 2
  6. Dominic Barnard [L2] 2
  7. Antony Antoniou

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMartin Smith bt Rahul Patel (Jul 14) 4-1, 5-4

Player Comments:

  • "Very close second set when Rahul switched tactics to serve and volley. Lucky for me I served first in the set so was serving in the deciding game (in dwindling light)."  -- Martin
Rahul Patel bt Sanjay Tanwani (Jul 10) 4-0, 4-1
Reveal CommentMartin Smith bt Robert Kender (Jul 5) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the good game. An enjoyable hour on a sunny afternoon!"  -- Martin

Match of the Group:

Anna Yegupova bt Dominic Barnard (Jun 16) 4-1, 5-3
Reveal CommentMartin Smith bt Dominic Barnard (Jun 15) 4-1, 4-0

Player Comments:

  • "Rain threatened to spoil things but held off in the end. An enjoyable match with lots of close games."  -- Martin
Martin Smith bt Sanjay Tanwani (May 26) 4-1, 4-0
Anna Yegupova bt Robert Kender (May 26) 4-0, 4-0
Reveal CommentMartin Smith bt Anna Yegupova (May 25) 4-1, 4-1

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable match"  -- Martin

Results

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The results listed here include the current and previous round of Singles matches for Regents Park.

Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win and a point for completing a match. Players who complete three or more matches by the mid-point of the round receive 2 bonus points, and a bonus prize (typically a free can of HEAD tennis balls). Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link posted to the player's Account page. The link is also emailed to players.

In this short-format approved league, matches tied at one set all may be completed with a matchtiebreak, and do count toward bonus points.

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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