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Collapse AllWelwyn and Hatfield Singles - Round 3 | Thursday 18 July 2019 to Wednesday 11 September 2019 (Midpoint: Wednesday 14 August 2019)

Eighty percent of matches played which is excellent for our still new Welwyn and Hatfield league! Thanks for playing all those matches and for all the sporting commentaries. We hope they will act as beacons to other local players and we can continue to grow the league.

Group Summary:

Che stamped his authority on the round as the strongest player in town, but well done to him for sticking to his task and getting all his matches set up and played. With the chasing pack all hoovering up bonus points, you can never be too careful! As it is, Valerio, with a couple of nice wins of his own, earns the silver this time!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Che Meakins 4 4 0 2 10 WWWW
2 Valerio Calvanese 3 2 1 2 6 LWW
3 Jonathan Sandars 4 1 3 2 4 WLLL
4 Andrew Lynch 3 0 3 2 3 LLL
5 James Duncan 2 1 1 0 2 LW

Match Results:

Reveal CommentChe Meakins bt James Duncan (Aug 13) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "The final score does not reflect what was a good quality and very enjoyable match. "  -- Che
Che Meakins bt Valerio Calvanese (Aug 11) 6-3, 6-0
Reveal CommentJonathan Sandars bt Andrew Lynch (Aug 11) 7-5, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "A really good, close match in difficult weather (V windy). The first set was about as close as could be without a tie break and with most games going to deuce. The second set was a bit quicker as we both tired a bit, but a really good match overall. Thanks for the game Andy. "  -- Jonathan
Reveal CommentJames Duncan bt Jonathan Sandars (Aug 6) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "We both started off scrappy going against the serve in the first few games, followed by some close games on the clay. An enjoyable match!"  -- James
Che Meakins bt Andrew Lynch (Aug 4) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentChe Meakins bt Jonathan Sandars (Jul 27) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "We battled through the drizzle for a nice match"  -- Che
Reveal CommentValerio Calvanese bt Jonathan Sandars (Jul 24) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "2nd match of the League, warm and dry evening, perfect for a tennis match. Valerio started very enthusiastic on his match, being confident on both forehand and backhand, but felt rusty on the serve. Jonathan, instead express a very elegant serve and volley with recurrent attacks at the net, tricky slide forehand and drop shots. Fist set was fast, but rich of great shots by both players, ending 6-1 in Valerio’s favour. The 2nd set was much more intense with both players keeping their serving games until the 7th game of the match on 3-3 where there’s the break of Valerio on Jonathan’s serve, leading on 4-3. From here on both player still kept their serving games, with the final score of 6-4. Well fought battle, definitively worth a rematch!"  -- Valerio

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentValerio Calvanese bt Andrew Lynch (Jul 21) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "First match of the season, both player showed off a well-fought tennis match, reaching the 3rd set after the 1st set in advantage of Valerio and the 2nd one seeing the balance completely overturned in Andy’s favour. Both player showed of a brilliant serving technique and a spectacular two-hand backhand from Andy’s side. The 3rd set represented the pinnacle of the match, carried over to 5 games for each player, with the concrete possibility to go to the final tie-break. Valerio managed to keep his serving on its 6th game, leaving to Andy the stress of serving to stay in the match. After almost 1.30h match both player were pretty tired on their legs and Andy didn’t managed to keep the serving giving to Valerio his 1st victory of the league."  -- Valerio

Group Summary:

Now had Henry been able to play a couple more matches we might have had a different group winner. He did, after all, defeat the group front-runner, Angela. But Angela backed up her three wins with bonus points which made her very hard to catch! So it is very well done Angela, and commiserations to Henry (who nevertheless earns the silver over Joe by the slender margin of a slightly better sets and games conceded record).

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Angela Anastasiou 4 3 1 2 8 WWWL
2 Henry Blain 2 2 0 0 4 WW
3 Rene Radhay 3 2 1 0 4 WWL
4 Joe Bonfante 3 1 2 0 2 LLW
5 Anna Medvedeva 4 0 4 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentAngela Anastasiou bt Joe Bonfante (Aug 23) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable game, Joe reads the game very well and was able to place the ball accurately getting me running from one side of the court to the other in many long rallies. Well done Joe"  -- Angela
Reveal CommentRene Radhay bt Anna Medvedeva (Aug 18) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A great game, some close sets and good rallies. "  -- Rene
Reveal CommentRene Radhay bt Joe Bonfante (Aug 17) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, many close sets!"  -- Rene
Reveal CommentJoe Bonfante bt Anna Medvedeva (Aug 13) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Played at Broxbourne Tennis Club as this is our local club and we are both members here"  -- Joe
Reveal CommentAngela Anastasiou bt Anna Medvedeva (Aug 12) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "An enjoyable game Anna had some really good shots. Good luck with the rest of your games Anna"  -- Angela
Reveal CommentAngela Anastasiou bt Rene Radhay (Aug 11) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "A good match and much closer than the score reflects. I know Rene hasn't play for a few months and I was glad to have played him when I did as i'm not sure we'd have had the same score had he been back playing more. Good luck in all your other matches Rene you should do well "  -- Angela

Match of the Group:

Henry Blain bt Angela Anastasiou (Aug 4) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentHenry Blain bt Anna Medvedeva (Jul 28) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great effort for your first ever match, good luck with the rest."  -- Henry