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Collapse AllWaltham Forest Singles - Round 33 | Thursday 26 October 2023 to Wednesday 20 December 2023 (Midpoint: Wednesday 22 November 2023)
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ILYA TKACHIOV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | WWW | ||||||
| 2 | Benjamin Schumann | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | LLLW | ||||||
| 3 | Andrew Gaydon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | LLWW | ||||||
| 4 | James Clarke | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | WLW | ||||||
| 5 | Henry Garrett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | WWL | ||||||
| 6 | Luke Roberts | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | LLL | ||||||
| 7 | Darren Lawrence | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LW | ||||||
| 8 | Nathan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | L |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentHenry Garrett bt Darren Lawrence (Nov 22) 7-5, 6-2
Reveal CommentHenry Garrett bt Benjamin Schumann (Nov 21) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game Ben. Best of luck with your remaining games." -- Henry
Reveal CommentILYA TKACHIOV bt Andrew Gaydon (Nov 20) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Andrew's game brought a new set of challenges which took a lot of effort to deal with. I had to fight for every point! Thank you for the game and hope we can have a hit sometime outside of the league." -- ILYA
Reveal CommentJames Clarke bt Henry Garrett (Nov 19) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Player Comments:
- "Good to meet you Henry. Tough conditions but we got through it! Thanks for the game." -- James
Reveal CommentDarren Lawrence bt Andrew Gaydon (Nov 17) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "Great first set - look forward to competing on a less slippy court! " -- Andrew
- "Played over two sessions this proved to be an enjoyable encounter. Blustery conditions during the second set were challenging to say the least! Probably should have gone to a third a final set. Good luck with the rest Andrew. " -- Darren
Reveal CommentAndrew Gaydon bt Benjamin Schumann (Nov 11) 7-5, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game! Awful low sun conditions, but Ben always gives a good match" -- Andrew
Reveal CommentILYA TKACHIOV bt James Clarke (Nov 11) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Was happy to meet on court a fellow league veteran once more :) Thank you for an enjoyable game, James, and wish you to get back to competing at your best level soon " -- ILYA
Reveal CommentAndrew Gaydon bt Luke Roberts (Nov 10) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game!" -- Andrew
Reveal CommentJames Clarke bt Luke Roberts (Nov 5) 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Enjoyable game thanks Luke!" -- James
Reveal CommentILYA TKACHIOV bt Benjamin Schumann (Nov 5) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "The game was quite close, and it was especially hard getting those breaks, but luck seemed to favour me this time. Thanks for a fun game, Ben!" -- ILYA
Reveal CommentBenjamin Schumann bt Nathan Robinson (Nov 3) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Nice to meet you Nathan, thanks for the match!" -- Benjamin
Reveal CommentBenjamin Schumann bt Luke Roberts (Oct 29) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the match, Luke!" -- Benjamin
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Huang | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | WWW | ||||||
| 2 | Christian Osborne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | W | ||||||
| 3 | Mervin Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | W | ||||||
| 4 | Dylan Glasgow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | L | ||||||
| 5 | George Woods | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | LL | ||||||
| 6 | Jenna Broughton Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | ||||||
| 7 | Patrick Power | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentEric Huang bt Jenna Broughton Lloyd (Nov 29) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game! Need to warm up now" -- Eric
Reveal CommentEric Huang bt Patrick Power (Nov 26) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for a great game Pat. Was very very chilly and you hit a lot of consistent shots always into space. Good luck the rest of the round" -- Eric
Christian Osborne v Dylan Glasgow (Nov 14) 6-3, 3-1 TBC
Christian Osborne v Mervin Taylor (Nov 14) 6-3, 4-0 TBC
Reveal CommentMervin Taylor bt George Woods (Nov 10) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Good innings, thank you for the game" -- George
Eric Huang bt Dylan Glasgow (Nov 5) 6-0, 6-1
Christian Osborne bt George Woods (Oct 31) 6-2, 6-2
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Kenny | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | LWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Callum Taylor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | WLW | ||||||
| 3 | Thomas Baker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | WLW | ||||||
| 4 | Zian Chowdhury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | WW | ||||||
| 5 | Seeap Karakoyun | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | LLLL | ||||||
| 6 | Andy Solley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | WL | ||||||
| 7 | Ina Bobeica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LL | ||||||
| 8 | Nikhil Narasimhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentAndy Solley bt Michael Kenny (Nov 28) 6-3, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great game. Lots to deuce. Thanks Michael. Best of luck for the rest of the league! " -- Andy
Reveal CommentCallum Taylor bt Seeap Karakoyun (Nov 25) 6-1, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Fun game Seeap, all the best " -- Callum
Reveal CommentMichael Kenny bt Seeap Karakoyun (Nov 11) 7-5, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Close game could have gone either way" -- Michael
Reveal CommentZian Chowdhury bt Callum Taylor (Nov 11) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Tough match Callum, good fun." -- Zian
Michael Kenny bt Ina Bobeica (Nov 8) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentThomas Baker bt Seeap Karakoyun (Oct 31) 6-4, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Really fun match and so lovely to play with you again Serap! Good luck with the rest of the round and looking forward to next time!" -- Thomas
Reveal CommentCallum Taylor bt Ina Bobeica (Oct 31) 6-0, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game Ina" -- Callum
Reveal CommentMichael Kenny bt Thomas Baker (Oct 29) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "Always lots of fun and incredibly trick to play you Michael! At very rainy Ridgeway Park, Michael played incredibly aggressively and kept that slice wickedly low! Look forward to playing you again next time!" -- Thomas
Reveal CommentZian Chowdhury bt Seeap Karakoyun (Oct 28) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It was great and friendly match with Zian." -- Seeap
Reveal CommentThomas Baker bt Andy Solley (Oct 26) 3-6, 6-2, [10-6]
Player Comments:
- "Really fun and tightly contested match between 2 left handers (this is rare) at a very slippery Abbots Park! Pleasure meeting and playing with you Andy - who was very sporting in calling to replay a point when he looked up and realised I'd fallen flat on my behind in the mossy conditions (although I was very up for trying to pull off a Coco Gauff by getting the ball back whilst on the floor!). Andy did really well in scaring me coming back from 7-0 down in the tie break. Really close match and could have gone either way. Good luck with the rest of the round!" -- Thomas
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Skipwith | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Mo Ismail | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | LWWL | ||||||
| 3 | Nuria Benito | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | WWL | ||||||
| 4 | Chris Cox | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | LLL | ||||||
| 5 | Ismail Sik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | ||||||
| 6 | Tom O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | ||||||
| 7 | Damien Ladwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Erik Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Paul Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Nuria Benito bt Chris Cox (Nov 26) 6-2, 6-4
Robert Skipwith bt Chris Cox (Nov 19) 6-1, 6-1
Nuria Benito bt Mo Ismail (Nov 19) 6-4, 6-4
Robert Skipwith bt Ismail Sik (Nov 13) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentMo Ismail bt Tom O'Connor (Nov 12) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Tom and I played for the first time today and it was as pleasant a match as I’ve ever played! lt had plenty of thrills! The rain teased but seemed to hold off, perhaps it enjoyed watching us slog it out! Darkness befell us pretty soon so we had to rely on the floodlights. It seemed to inspire us like the Northern Lights as we shimmered our way around the courts! I managed to edge it in the end but Tom played really well! Good luck with the rest of your games Tom!" -- Mo
Robert Skipwith bt Nuria Benito (Nov 9) 6-3, 6-1
Reveal CommentMo Ismail bt Chris Cox (Nov 5) 7-5, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It as a hard fought game. After the recent days of rain, we were surprised with sunny skies! So the low sun added a layer of complexity. Chris chose his sunglasses and Mo had his trusted scrappy sun cap as choice of defensive shields. But in these ritual tennis duels the choice of spear is always the trusted racquet! The quiet Sunday morning at Ridgeway shaken by the clatter of racquet to ball, screams of enthusiastic line calls and gasps at some outrageous shots! Well done Chris on a great match and looking forward to our next exciting duel!" -- Mo
Robert Skipwith bt Mo Ismail (Oct 29) 6-1, 6-0
Current Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Lenotti | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Anton Short | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | WWL | ||||||
| 3 | Antonino Molinari | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | WLWL | ||||||
| 4 | Julie Corish | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | WWW | ||||||
| 5 | Leath Al Obaidi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | WLLL | ||||||
| 6 | Valeria Ilies | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | LLLL | ||||||
| 7 | Bobbie Makoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | ||||||
| 8 | Omar Khan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentPaolo Lenotti bt Omar Khan (Nov 25) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great match Omar, much much closer that the score says! Good luck with the rest of the league and let's play again soon!" -- Paolo
Reveal CommentJulie Corish bt Valeria Ilies (Nov 25) 6-3, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet you, Valeria - good luck with the rest of your matches " -- Julie
Reveal CommentLeath Al Obaidi bt Valeria Ilies (Nov 24) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
Player Comments:
- "It was great playing with Valeria, we had a good laugh. We played 8-6 but the system doesn’t let me do that, so I made up the tie break. Leath " -- Leath
Reveal CommentAntonino Molinari bt Leath Al Obaidi (Nov 22) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Nice to meet you Laeth, thanks for the match! Good luck with the rest of your league!" -- Antonino
Anton Short bt Leath Al Obaidi (Nov 19) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentPaolo Lenotti bt Valeria Ilies (Nov 17) 6-0, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Nice meeting you and playing with you Valeria! Good luck with the rest of the league!" -- Paolo
Anton Short bt Antonino Molinari (Nov 12) 6-4, 6-4
Reveal CommentPaolo Lenotti bt Leath Al Obaidi (Nov 11) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It was great playing with you Leath. Let's keep in touch and practise even outside the league! -- Paolo" -- Paolo
Reveal CommentAntonino Molinari bt Valeria Ilies (Nov 9) 6-1, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the great match! Good luck with the rest of your league!" -- Antonino
Reveal CommentPaolo Lenotti bt Bobbie Makoni (Nov 5) 6-4, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "It was great playing with Bobbie today. Thank you for coming to Higham Hill Park!" -- Paolo
Reveal CommentJulie Corish bt Anton Short (Nov 5) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Always a pleasure playing with you, Anton - even when the wind and rain are trying to join in :) " -- Julie
Reveal CommentPaolo Lenotti bt Antonino Molinari (Oct 29) 6-2, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "It was great meeting Nino and kicking off the league together!" -- Paolo
Reveal CommentJulie Corish bt Leath Al Obaidi (Oct 28) 7-5, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great to meet you, Leath - had lots of fun playing this match! " -- Julie
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous Rounds matches for Waltham Forest.
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).
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