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Collapse AllTrafford Singles - Round 3 | Friday 3 March 2017 to Thursday 27 April 2017 (Midpoint: Thursday 30 March 2017)

Apologies for the late running of this winners report for round three in Trafford (it slipped into a black hole in our system!). Thanks to everyone who got involved in this still young league, and congratulations to the new group champions. We'd love to see numbers grow particularly with summer upon us, so do please continue to help spread the word if you can!

Group Summary:

A shame not everyone got off the start line in what was already a small group. The couple of the matches that were played were good competitive affairs, with Simon and Bradley finishing with a win apiece. Crucially Simon beat Bradley in their close head to head and therefore takes home the gold.

Final Rankings:

  1. Simon Shaw [W1] 2 WINNER
  2. Bradley Horrocks 8.2 [W1, L1] 2 RUNNER UP
  3. Patrick Lambton 9.2 [L1]
  4. Javier De Sena

Match Results:

Reveal CommentBradley Horrocks bt Patrick Lambton (Apr 4) 6-3, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable game with Paddy, the sets were chalk and cheese, the first with many breaks and the second with very few!"  -- Bradley

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentSimon Shaw bt Bradley Horrocks (Mar 26) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Very close game in lovely weather. Both sets could've gone either way but the better man won!" -- Simon

Group Summary:

Richard and Liang both had two wins to their name going into their ultimately title deciding head to head, and this match certainly lived up to it's big billing. After over two hours of tennis , where game after game went to deuce Richard eventually prevailed 5-7, 7-6, 6-4, congratulations Richard and commiserations Liang. Credit also to Roudi for his good scheduling skills.

Final Rankings:

  1. Richard Brooks 10.1 [W3] 8 includes 2 bonus points WINNER
  2. Liang Sun 10.1 [W2, L1] 7 includes 2 bonus points RUNNER UP
  3. Roudi Ali 10.2 [W1, L2] 4 includes 2 bonus points
  4. Kathryn Ellis [L2]
  5. Laura De Cabo [L1]

Match Results:

Reveal CommentRoudi Ali bt Laura De Cabo (Mar 26) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "It was nice game, but in the second set, Laura decided to stop playing after four points as she got tired and could not complete the match, so she withdrew."  -- Roudi

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentRichard Brooks bt Liang Sun (Mar 25) 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "This was an epic match on a lovely sunny day - we were very evenly matched with many games going to deuce 4or5 times! We went over our 2 hour booked time on court and had to finish the game one of the older less desirable courts Wythenshawe - but we finished the game eventually- what a great game!"  -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Brooks bt Kathryn Ellis (Mar 18) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match - we had to battle the wind and a soggy court but rain held off! Some great returns from Kathryn who mounted a great comeback in the second set but I managed to clinch it!"  -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Brooks bt Roudi Ali (Mar 8) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match, plenty of close games, and the sun even came out!"  -- Richard
Reveal CommentLiang Sun bt Roudi Ali (Mar 7) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great match. Roudi had a lot of spin, love it. Good workout. ;-) "  -- Liang
Reveal CommentLiang Sun bt Kathryn Ellis (Mar 4) 6-2, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Nice day, nice match :-)"  -- Liang