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Collapse AllHigh Wycombe and Hazlemere Singles - Round 36 | Thursday 6 August 2020 to Wednesday 30 September 2020 (Midpoint: Wednesday 2 September 2020)

It was great to see friendly, competitive tennis return to High Wycombe post-lockdown and to be able to run 3 groups this time, thanks in part to welcoming 4 new players to the league! There were a few walkovers and withdrawals but over two thirds of matches were played which is a great effort, and judging from the scorelines a lot of you hit the ground running. Here's to the next round already!

Group Summary:

Every match had a result this group but sadly a few were walkovers... but this didn't stop Ian from finishing as group champ by the narrowest of margins ahead of runner up Nick. Although both earned 10 points, Ian "played a solid match" in their head to head to take the win and was the only player to go undefeated, while Nick was leading in the third set against Paul when he unfortunately retired. Surprisingly this was the group's only 3 setter.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Ian Kelly 5 5 0 0 10 WWWW
2 Nick Massey 5 4 1 2 10 LWWW
3 Lee Widra 5 3 2 2 8 LLWW
4 Paul Adams 5 2 3 2 7 LLWW
5 Anna Fuller 5 1 4 2 4 LLWL
6 Sotiria Spantidea 5 0 5 2 2 LLLL

Match Results:

Ian Kelly bt Sotiria Spantidea (Sep 21) 6-1, 6-0
Ian Kelly bt Lee Widra (Sep 16) 6-3, 6-0
Ian Kelly bt Anna Fuller (Sep 15) 6-0, 6-4
Ian Kelly bt Paul Adams (Sep 7) Walkover

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentIan Kelly bt Nick Massey (Sep 7) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Ian played a solid match - well done. First set was tight and could have gone either way, but Ian was too strong in the second. Good luck in your remaining matches! "  -- Nick
Reveal CommentNick Massey bt Lee Widra (Sep 1) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "We were both pretty tight at the start of the match, and the tennis wasn’t pretty. On a hot afternoon with a loud lawnmower next to the court, there were lots of unforced errors. Lee didn’t bring his ‘A’ game in the end, but it was still an enjoyable match with some very competitive rallies. "  -- Nick
Reveal CommentLee Widra bt Anna Fuller (Aug 31) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Have played Anna previously, so was always going to be a great game of tennis.. Well played Anna - good luck in your remaining matches"  -- Lee
Reveal CommentNick Massey bt Sotiria Spantidea (Aug 30) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A very enjoyable match with some long rallies and competitive points. "  -- Nick
Anna Fuller bt Sotiria Spantidea (Aug 29) 6-0, 6-2
Reveal CommentLee Widra bt Sotiria Spantidea (Aug 28) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyed the match, was played in great spirit - best of luck in your remaining matches"  -- Lee
Lee Widra bt Paul Adams (Aug 27) Walkover
Reveal CommentNick Massey bt Paul Adams (Aug 27) 2-6, 7-5, 4-1 Paul Adams Retired

Player Comments:

  • "This was a very competitive match. Paul played brilliantly to win the first set, before Nick won a tight second. Sadly, with Nick leading 4-1 in the third set, Paul decided he no longer wanted to continue the match. "  -- Nick
Nick Massey bt Anna Fuller (Aug 24) 6-0, 6-1
Paul Adams bt Sotiria Spantidea (Aug 24) 6-1, 6-0
Paul Adams bt Anna Fuller (Aug 10) 6-0, 6-2

Group Summary:

It developed into a 2 horse race in Group 2 with Randeep and Piers winning 4 and 3 matches respectively to finish as winner and runner up. Randeep won their head to head once he started getting his 1st serves in but Piers notched up 3 solid wins including a 3 set "good Sunday evening run around" against Craig. Meanwhile Kabir impressed as he came through a "really long two hour battle" with Craig.

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Randeep Bahia 4 4 0 0 8 WWWW
2 Piers Sherwood-Roberts 4 3 1 0 6 WLWW
3 Craig Prothero 4 1 3 2 5 LLLW
4 Harry Shearer 4 1 3 2 4 LWLL
5 Kabir Inaganti 4 1 3 2 4 LWLL
6 Jamie Carter 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentPiers Sherwood-Roberts bt Craig Prothero (Sep 20) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Great to get our game in. We both struggled early on with the games ebbing and flowing in the first set. I just managed to get some momentum in the second and my first serve started to land. Good Sunday evening run around"  -- Piers
Reveal CommentRandeep Bahia bt Piers Sherwood-Roberts (Sep 13) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Good to meet Piers.Unexpected scoreline given Piers previous matches. First set we both initially struggled to get going with our serves. I started to get some 1st serves in and it helped. Second set, closer than the score suggests. Good to play and good luck in your last match. "  -- Randeep
Reveal CommentRandeep Bahia bt Harry Shearer (Sep 8) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A very competitive match and very close as the score line reflects. 2nd time playing Harry and we both played much better than our first match. Had some great rallies and some good finishing shots from both. Good to play, and look forward to our next match."  -- Randeep
Reveal CommentRandeep Bahia bt Kabir Inaganti (Sep 2) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "What an odd match. Due to the expected rain we played indoors. Me and Kabir have played in LTL before and had very close matches in subsequent friendlies. Never even came close to this type of result. A freak result! Good to play nonetheless. "  -- Randeep

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentKabir Inaganti bt Craig Prothero (Sep 1) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great game against a tough opponent. Nothing in it. Really long two hour battle with great rallies. Great meeting Craig and I look forward to playing him again soon!"  -- Kabir
Reveal CommentPiers Sherwood-Roberts bt Kabir Inaganti (Aug 30) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Much closer than the score suggests"  -- Piers
Reveal CommentRandeep Bahia bt Craig Prothero (Aug 23) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "really good to play craig. I made a quick start which helped! Much closer than the score suggests with some key serve holds going my way. We had some great rallies with good hitting from both of us. Good luck in the rest of your games."  -- Randeep
Reveal CommentHarry Shearer bt Kabir Inaganti (Aug 23) 6-1, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Great game lots of long rallies much enjoyed it"  -- Harry
Reveal CommentPiers Sherwood-Roberts bt Harry Shearer (Aug 20) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game, bit windy."  -- Piers
Reveal CommentCraig Prothero bt Harry Shearer (Aug 16) 6-3, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Good game, both struggled to start and I had the advantage of home turf, which took some adjustment for Harry. Closer than the score suggests. "  -- Craig

Group Summary:

Congratulations to Marina whose 3 wins saw her finish top of the table although sadly she withdrew before the round completed, as did 2 other players meaning this was a low scoring group. Prev took runner up spot with 2 wins out of 4 and proved himself to be "a very tricky opponent" as his drop shots troubled Marina in a close 2 setter. So too did Marc as he aced Prev "over 15 times"... exciting tennis!

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Marina Lyons 3 3 0 0 6 WWW
2 Prev Phillips 4 2 2 0 5 LLWW
3 Marc Nielsen 3 1 2 0 2 WLL
4 Jane Smith 3 1 2 0 2 LWL
5 Marie Gill 1 0 1 0 0 L
6 Amanjit Chohan 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMarc Nielsen bt Jane Smith (Sep 18) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • " No 3 set 2 hr + marathon match This time but always good fun to play. Jane never found her rhythm in this match but still produced some decent serves and cross court shots. Looking forward to next time. "  -- Marc

Match of the Group:

Reveal CommentMarina Lyons bt Prev Phillips (Sep 4) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you for the game Prev - a very tricky opponent with great drop shots! Well played "  -- Marina
Reveal CommentJane Smith bt Prev Phillips (Sep 3) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "A hard game. Prev is very hard to read and, as always, much better than he gives himself credit for. Very canny player..."  -- Jane
Reveal CommentMarina Lyons bt Jane Smith (Sep 1) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Jane - great match. "  -- Marina
Reveal CommentMarina Lyons bt Marc Nielsen (Sep 1) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thank you Marc - great match and loved your killer forehand! Thank you again for playing so early in the morning - what a better way to start the day? "  -- Marina
Reveal CommentPrev Phillips bt Marc Nielsen (Aug 31) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Marc rallied very well from the baseline and served exceptionally well as he ACED me over 15 times. He was very quick around the court. The sets were played in an extremely friendly manner and if it wasn't for the few net shot errors, the sets could have gone either way. Only one break of serve in each set. Thanks Marc "  -- Prev
Reveal CommentPrev Phillips bt Marie Gill (Aug 27) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Match was very balanced. Most games reached deuces with some long 15 - 20 stroke rallies.. Weather and CRT condition were excellent. Thanks Marie for a great match lasting nearly 2hrs."  -- Prev
  • "This was a very fun match with a lot of tight games! Lots of running around with some great long rally’s, deep shots to the base lines, overhead lobs and some great short cross court finishers from Prev. Thanks!" -- Marie