Collapse AllSouthampton Doubles - Round 5 | Thursday 21 September 2017 to Wednesday 29 November 2017 (Midpoint: Wednesday 25 October 2017)
Southampton Doubles is a relatively new league, but it has already established a friendly, supportive environment and produced some really exciting tennis! The scorelines this round show how closely matched some of the teams were, making for a gripping battle for the top spots. It’s great to see that new friendships were formed on the courts, and that players supported and learned from one another while improving their own techniques. Well played everyone!
Group Summary:
Vitor & Andre played a dramatic three-setter with a tiebreak against Nigel & Gary, Sergio & Preslav had some great rallies with Antonio & Luis, Lester & Vaughn played three tight sets with Sergio & Preslav, Aaron & Ranj showcased their impressive movement on the court, and Lester & Vaughn demonstrated their strong serves! Congratulations to Nigel & Gary who came top of the group, and well done to runners-up Lester & Vaughn for being the only team to score bonus points!
Final Rankings:
Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Nigel Jordan & Gary Kemp | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | WWWL | ||||||
2 | Lester Wade & Vaughn Stoman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | WLWL | ||||||
3 | Aaron Cribb & Ranj Parmar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | WLW | ||||||
4 | Vitor Barbosa & Andre Barbosa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | WW | ||||||
5 | Sergio Lopez de Bustos & Preslav Atanaschev | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WLLL | ||||||
6 | Antonio Lopez & Luis Rosas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Player Comments:
- "What a really entertaining match! Luis and Antonio were getting better and better as the match went on...with some great rallies particularly in the 2nd set. Its always nice to play with an element of fun, and that's exactly what we had. Thank you Luis and Antonio!" -- Ranj
Player Comments:
- "Nice game fellas, thanks very much, and good luck in the rest of your matches" -- Nigel
Player Comments:
- "Really good rallies. We enjoyed it a lot" -- Sergio
Player Comments:
- "Great game guys, closer and more tense than the score indicates. You guys chase everything down making you a tough team to beat. Very well played and good luck in the rest of your matches " -- Nigel
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game guys. Its great you've taken up this fantastic sport, keep practicing and playing matches and the sky's the limit!" -- Nigel
Match of the Group:
Reveal CommentVitor Barbosa & Andre Barbosa bt Nigel Jordan & Gary Kemp (Oct 26) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3Player Comments:
- "A pleasure to play against these Gents what a battle it was with ups and downs from both sides but by far the best match I played at Southampton tennis league All the best for them and hope to meet them again soon " -- Vitor
Player Comments:
- "Very well played guys Nice to meet you " -- Vitor
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for a great match guys. Good luck with your remaining matches" -- Nigel
Player Comments:
- "A really involved match. A tie breaker on the first set says it all. Well played, we really enjoyed it. " -- Lester
Player Comments:
- "Great match! Some v tricky serves that caused real issues and some great rallies! Thoroughly enjoyable!" -- Ranj
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