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Collapse AllSouthampton Singles - Round 45 | Thursday 30 March 2023 to Wednesday 24 May 2023 (Midpoint: Wednesday 26 April 2023)

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Gavin Steer 6 3 3 2 10 LLWL
2 Pablo Eransus 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
3 Pete Lawrence 5 3 2 0 7 WLLW
4 Ben Phillips 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
5 Carlos Alvarez Prieto 3 2 1 2 6 WWL
6 Alex Taylor 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL
7 Alvaro Rausell Guiard 3 0 3 2 2 LLL
8 Tom Chalkley 1 0 1 0 0 L

Match Results:

Reveal CommentPete Lawrence bt Alex Taylor (May 22) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks, Alex. Well played. That pass of yours was possibly shot of the season! Good luck in the next round. All the best, Pete"  -- Pete
Reveal CommentBen Phillips bt Pete Lawrence (May 18) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Cheers Pete very enjoyable match and some great hitting!"  -- Ben
Reveal CommentBen Phillips bt Gavin Steer (May 11) 3-6, 6-1, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Cheers Gavin for a tough match as usual. Shame about the conditions but look forward to the next one."  -- Ben
Reveal CommentPablo Eransus bt Gavin Steer (May 10) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Many thanks Gavin for the match. A good number of long and well fought points. as usual. Very close second set that fortunately I managed to win, otherwise I do not know what would have happened in the third set. See you in the court next round."  -- Pablo
Reveal CommentPablo Eransus bt Alex Taylor (May 3) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Alex and for inviting me to your courts. All the best in the remaining matches. "  -- Pablo
Reveal CommentPablo Eransus bt Pete Lawrence (May 2) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "We'll played Pete. Sad we could not finish the match. Wiilling to play the third set. See you soon on the court again."  -- Pablo
  • "Good third set Pete. It was very close. The win could have gone either way. Thanks for inviting me to your club. See you next league"  -- Pablo
Reveal CommentBen Phillips bt Alex Taylor (Apr 25) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to meet you Alex and cheers for the match, best of luck with the rest."  -- Ben
Reveal CommentGavin Steer bt Alex Taylor (Apr 20) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match, Alex - Good candour and a quality rally to finish the match. "  -- Gavin
Reveal CommentCarlos Alvarez Prieto bt Alvaro Rausell Guiard (Apr 20) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Many Thanks for the match Alvaro and welcome to the League! Best of luck in the rest of your matches."  -- Carlos
Reveal CommentPete Lawrence bt Tom Chalkley (Apr 20) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks, Tom. Horrible conditions. Next time, hope we can play something closer to ‘tennis’. All the best, Pete"  -- Pete
Reveal CommentPete Lawrence bt Gavin Steer (Apr 19) 3-6, 6-0, [10-7]

Player Comments:

  • "Very tough conditions, Gavin. Look forward to playing again in future (without the wind mucking up the tennis). All the best, Pete"  -- Pete
Reveal CommentCarlos Alvarez Prieto bt Alex Taylor (Apr 17) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Many Thanks for the match Alex, we had some good rallies in there. Best of luck in your other matches."  -- Carlos
Reveal CommentGavin Steer bt Alvaro Rausell Guiard (Apr 6) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to meet with you, Alvaro. "  -- Gavin
Reveal CommentGavin Steer bt Carlos Alvarez Prieto (Apr 6) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good to see you again, Carlos. "  -- Gavin
Reveal CommentPablo Eransus bt Alvaro Rausell Guiard (Apr 3) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match, Alvaro. All the best in the rest of the league "  -- Pablo

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Paul Woodfield 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Delroy Stanton 5 4 1 2 11 WWLW
3 Guillermo Maya Hidalgo 5 3 2 0 8 LWWL
4 Vinod Dhawale 5 2 3 2 7 LLWW
5 Ming Xiong 6 1 5 2 6 WLLL
6 Patricia Burns 2 2 0 0 4 WW
7 Ilham Ayubi 6 0 6 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMing Xiong bt Ilham Ayubi (May 22) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Ilham, it was very interesting playing with you today. Keeping playing, I believe we can meet again - Ming "  -- Ming
Delroy Stanton bt Guillermo Maya Hidalgo (May 21) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
Reveal CommentGuillermo Maya Hidalgo bt Vinod Dhawale (May 20) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the match Vinod. I enjoyed !"  -- Guillermo
Reveal CommentGuillermo Maya Hidalgo bt Ilham Ayubi (May 19) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the match Ilham!"  -- Guillermo
Reveal CommentDelroy Stanton bt Vinod Dhawale (May 13) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely meeting you mate!"  -- Delroy
Paul Woodfield bt Guillermo Maya Hidalgo (Apr 29) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
Paul Woodfield bt Delroy Stanton (Apr 23) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
Reveal CommentGuillermo Maya Hidalgo bt Ming Xiong (Apr 22) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3)

Player Comments:

  • "Welcome to the league Ming. Good luck with your remaining matches!"  -- Guillermo
Reveal CommentDelroy Stanton bt Ilham Ayubi (Apr 22) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "It was really nice meeting Delroy. Thanks for giving me some lessons after the match. I much appreciated."  -- Ilham
Vinod Dhawale bt Ilham Ayubi (Apr 18) 6-0, 6-0
Vinod Dhawale bt Ming Xiong (Apr 15) 6-4, 7-5
Paul Woodfield bt Vinod Dhawale (Apr 13) 6-3, 7-5
Paul Woodfield bt Ilham Ayubi (Apr 10) 6-0, 6-0
Paul Woodfield bt Ming Xiong (Apr 9) 6-2, 6-3
Reveal CommentPatricia Burns bt Ilham Ayubi (Apr 8) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to meet you Ilham. Great day for tennis and great location."  -- Patricia
Reveal CommentPatricia Burns bt Ming Xiong (Apr 7) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyed our game Ming. Good luck with the rest of yours. Thanks, Trish"  -- Patricia
Reveal CommentDelroy Stanton bt Ming Xiong (Apr 2) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Ming it was nice meeting you. Good luck with your remaining match "  -- Delroy

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Louis Farah 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Rolin Mzwimbi 5 3 2 2 9 WLWW
3 Marco Franchini 4 2 2 2 6 LLWW
4 Adrian Keen 4 2 2 2 6 LLW
5 Christopher Wortley 4 0 4 2 3 LLLL
6 George Bolton 2 0 2 0 0 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentLouis Farah bt George Bolton (May 23) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Nice to meet you George, thanks for the game!"  -- Louis
Reveal CommentLouis Farah bt Adrian Keen (May 20) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really lovely to meet you Adrian, thanks for a great match! :)"  -- Louis
Reveal CommentLouis Farah bt Marco Franchini (May 5) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Marco! Nice to meet you"  -- Louis
Reveal CommentRolin Mzwimbi bt Christopher Wortley (May 3) 5-7, 7-5, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "Chris my guy!! Another really close game!! Really good game back and forth with some challenging plays. Looking forward to the next time we play"  -- Rolin
Reveal CommentLouis Farah bt Rolin Mzwimbi (Apr 25) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Lovely to meet you Rolin, thanks for the game!"  -- Louis
Rolin Mzwimbi bt Marco Franchini (Apr 21) 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentLouis Farah bt Christopher Wortley (Apr 20) 6-0, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great meeting you Chris! Thanks for a great game :)"  -- Louis
Reveal CommentMarco Franchini bt Christopher Wortley (Apr 15) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Nice playing with you again Christopher "  -- Marco
Reveal CommentRolin Mzwimbi bt George Bolton (Apr 13) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game. Hopefully play again! "  -- George
Reveal CommentAdrian Keen bt Rolin Mzwimbi (Apr 5) 6-1, 1-6 Rolin Mzwimbi Retired

Player Comments:

  • "Strange match!! started with bit of sunlight, then it got dark and then the heavens poured! We will finish off our final set soon my friend "  -- Rolin
Reveal CommentMarco Franchini bt Adrian Keen (Apr 3) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Shame we mist the beer "  -- Marco
Adrian Keen bt Christopher Wortley (Apr 2) 6-3, 6-4

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Phil Lyon 5 5 0 2 12 WWWW
2 Keala Young 5 4 1 2 10 WWWW
3 Gary Wright 6 3 3 2 9 WLLW
4 Thomas Caullay 6 4 2 0 8 LWWL
5 Robert Nagy 6 2 4 2 7 WLWL
6 Ben McManus 5 1 4 2 7 WLLL
7 Luke Davison 5 0 5 0 1 LLLL

Match Results:

Robert Nagy bt Luke Davison (May 22) 7-5, 6-1
Ben McManus bt Luke Davison (May 21) 6-1, 6-2
Phil Lyon bt Thomas Caullay (May 21) 6-0, 6-1
Thomas Caullay bt Robert Nagy (May 14) Walkover
Reveal CommentThomas Caullay bt Luke Davison (May 14) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Excellent match Luke, really enjoyed this one second set got interesting !"  -- Thomas
Reveal CommentGary Wright bt Luke Davison (May 13) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Another close match good luck with the rest of your games Luke , look forward to playing again G"  -- Gary
Reveal CommentKeala Young bt Thomas Caullay (May 10) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a good game, best of luck with the rest of your matches."  -- Keala
Reveal CommentThomas Caullay bt Gary Wright (May 1) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Another close match. Looking forward to the next already."  -- Thomas
Reveal CommentThomas Caullay bt Ben McManus (Apr 30) 5-7, 7-5, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Ben a great match, managed to finish after my big fall. Had to fight hard at the end on 1.5 legs. Looking forward to the next one."  -- Thomas
Reveal CommentKeala Young bt Luke Davison (Apr 23) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a good match, Lots of close games. Good luck with the rest of your matches."  -- Keala
Robert Nagy bt Ben McManus (Apr 23) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Reveal CommentKeala Young bt Robert Nagy (Apr 18) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Another great game, could have gone either way towards the end. Good luck with the rest of your matches,"  -- Keala
Reveal CommentKeala Young bt Gary Wright (Apr 17) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, very close towards the end of the 2nd set. Good luck with the rest of your games. "  -- Keala
Reveal CommentGary Wright bt Robert Nagy (Apr 16) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Good game weather held off nicely with an epic final game lost count of how many deuces must have been at least 10 … good luck with the rest of your games Robert great to meet you and look forward to playing again…. Gary "  -- Gary
Phil Lyon bt Ben McManus (Apr 16) 6-0, 6-0
Phil Lyon bt Robert Nagy (Apr 13) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentGary Wright bt Ben McManus (Apr 10) 6-3, 0-6, [10-6]

Player Comments:

  • "great game Ben in tough conditions look forward to playing again good luck with your other matches G"  -- Gary
Phil Lyon bt Gary Wright (Apr 6) 6-0, 6-0
Phil Lyon bt Keala Young (Apr 3) 6-0, 6-0

Results

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The results listed here include the current and previous Rounds matches for Southampton.

Scoring Information:

You earn one point for every set you win. Players who play 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: 

Players' names, 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).

Comments:

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Collapse AllSouthampton Doubles - Round 7 | Thursday 25 April 2019 to Wednesday 3 July 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 29 May 2019)

Sorry this round didn't take off at all. What a shame.

Group Summary:

Oh dear, not a single match played. It is very unusual for a round not to get going at all and don't forget we are always here yto help get matches set up and played - just ask. Let's hope a future round is more successful.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
Andrea Munafo & Georgios Salavasidis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neil Adam Tibbetts & Pablo Eransus 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olga Fialova-Downey & Radoslaw Kempinski 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Lawrence & Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vitor Barbosa & Andre Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results

Looking for previous matches? Visit the Southampton archive.

The results listed here include the current and previous Rounds matches for Southampton.

Scoring Information:

You earn one point for every set you win. Players who play 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: 

Players' names, 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).

Comments:

Reporters of results are encouraged to leave a comment on the "Report Your Score" form.