Broomfield & Bush Hill Parks Singles Round Seven

Round 7 of the combined Bush Hill and Broomfield Parks Tennis League
Monday 19th September - Sunday 13th November 2011
The midway point for 2 bonus points and a FREE set of tennis balls: Sunday 16th October 2011

The winners' report appears below

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It has been a good round, with some very close groups and lots of competitive matches to keep things exciting!

Thank you all for supporting the league. We are, as ever, very grateful for the hard work you put in scheduling your matches and for your efforts on court. Slowly but surely, you are helping breathe new life into park tennis, and less we forget to say it, we are extremely lucky to have facilities like those in Bush Hill and Broomfield parks.

The next round starts soon on Monday November 28 and runs until February 5 2012.

Many thanks to all those who have already joined, and if you haven’t, but would like to, the deadline is Friday November 25. As usual, players who have done well will be promoted (usually the winner of a group, but often the runner up too when it has been close).

You can pay by paypal here.

And just before we go to our winners, a couple of messages - including a chance to save at Millet Sports.

And now, to the winners...

GROUP ONE
Winner: Leopoldo Dal Bianco
Leopoldo was mightily impressive for the duration of round 7, winning all 4 of his matches to take his first ever Broomfield title! None of his matches were straightforward though, and it took great effort to beat David in two hard-fought sets, and to come from a set behind to beat Avery 7-5 in the decider. A worthy winner then, but he hardly had a moment to relax as defending champion Amer pushed him all the way. He won 3 matches of his own, including a thrilling three-setter with David. In a group awash with three-set matches, the pick was David's win over Avery - after two tie-break sets, the third went all the way to 7-5! Great stuff from everyone, and Leopoldo deserves great credit for winning all his matches in such a tight group.

GROUP TWO
Winner: Bernard Mulligan
Bernard pipped Sam right at the death in group two, winning their match (on the last day of the round) to take the group! Both players had great rounds though, and finished on 10 points each. Sam looked to have it sewn up with just a couple of weeks to go, until Bernard won 4 matches in a matter of weeks to pinch top spot. Aside from this fascinating battle, Uche managed to beat Tim, who in turn squeezed past Marcin in a close match. An exciting finale was a fitting conclusion to the group, well done to Bernard on overhauling such a big lead.

GROUP THREE
Winner: Simon Buller
Simon never really let anyone else have a chance in this group, winning all 6 of his matches to take the group by a commanding 6 points. Alicja, in second place, had him on the ropes in their match, but Simon managed to recover after losing the opening set, and he also got past Hugo and Mickey in hard-fought games. Alicja was involved in a number of three-setters, as she too came back from a set down to win against Andrew, and she also picked up a set against Mickey. The rest of the group remained fairly quiet though, perhaps stunned by Simon's blistering form, and this made for a slightly lopsided looking leaderboard. Nevertheless, plenty of three-set matches and tight sets suggest this would have been a really competitive group, and Simon can be very satisfied with his achievements. He wrote to us during the round with some glowing words:

"Thanks for all your brilliant work. My tennis has improved a great deal!"

GROUP FOUR
Winner: Saul Bascope

A smaller group than the others, but this didn't deter the players of group four, who between them completed all but one of their matches. Saul emerges victorious, having won all 4 matches, and finishes a couple ahead of Vannessa. She provided probably Saul's toughest test, and he wrote in after the match:

"First set was close with Vannessa recovering from 0-3, making use of her powerful forehand to level the set at 4-4. But I managed to break in the 9th game and held serve to take it 6-4. Despite the result of 6-0 in the second set, it doesn't reflect the endurance imposed by Vannessa with lots of rallies and deuces that I had to overcome to win my first match."

Vannessa's three wins sealed second place, while the Anns didn't manage to play each other to decide third place, so Sindall takes it by virtue of bonus points! Congratulations to Saul, an excellent round and it will be interesting to see how he does in a higher group next time.

The winners will be receiving their £20 prizes and certificates and we do hope to welcome you all back next time.

Match winners, please report scores to Sally by email at broomfieldparktennisleague@gmail.com

Please do send match commentaries too - we may quote from them in our emailed round updates.
To make input easier our end, please use the format: John McEnroe bt Bjorn Borg (Feb 21) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. Thanks! W=won, L=lost, UF=unfinished

GROUP ONE Leopoldo Dal Bianco 9.2 [W4] 10 includes two bonus points Amer Jahangir 9.2 [W3, L1] 8 includes two bonus points Avery Jackson [W1, L3] 6 includes two bonus points David Normand 9.2 [W2, L2] 5 Luke Morley [L4] 3 includes two bonus points Ed Oladeji	Amer Jahangir bt David Normand (Nov 5) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 Leopaldo Dal Bianco bt David Normand (Oct 22) 7-5, 6-4 Amer Jahangir bt Luke Morley (Oct 16) 6-1, 6-2 David Normand bt Luke Morley (Oct 16) 6-4, 6-1 David Normand bt Avery Jackson (Oct 15) 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 Leopaldo Dal Bianco bt Amer Jahangir (Oct 9) 7-5, 6-2 Leopaldo Dal Bianco bt Avery Jackson (Oct 8) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Avery Jackson bt Luke Morley (Oct 7) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Amer Jahangir bt Avery Jackson (Oct 1) 6-1, 6-1 Leopaldo Dal Bianco bt Luke Morley (Oct 2) 6-2, 6-2
GROUP TWO Bernard Mulligan [W5] 10 Sam Oestreicher 9.2 [W4, L1] 10 includes two bonus points Uche Onyema [W1, L2] 4 includes two bonus points Tim Davis [W1, L3] 2 Marcin Pajek 9.2 [L3, UF1] 1 Ergian Musto [L2] Jason Green 9.2 [UF1]	Bernard Mulligan bt Sam Oestreicher (Nov 13) 6-2, 6-4 Bernard Mulligan bt Tim Davis (Nov 6) 6-3, 6-4 Bernard Mulligan bt Ergian Musto (Oct 2) 6-4, 6-3 Bernard Mulligan bt Marcin Pajek (Oct 23) 6-4, 6-3 Tim Davis bt Marcin Pajek (Nov 9) 6-4, 6-4 Sam Oestreicher bt Tim Davis (Oct 30) 6-0, 6-4 Sam Oestreicher bt Marcin Pajek (Oct 13) 6-1, 6-1 Sam Oestreicher bt Uche Onyema (Oct 9) 6-0, 6-2 Marcin Pajek v Jason Green (Oct 3) 6-3 to be completed Uche Onyema bt Tim Davis (Oct 2) 6-0, 6-1 Sam Oestreicher bt Ergian Musto (Sept 25) 6-0, 6-2 Bernard Mulligan bt Uche Onyema (Sept 24) 6-3, 6-4
GROUP THREE Simon Buller 9.2 [W6] 14 includes two bonus points Alicja Mulligan 9.2 [W2, L2] 8 includes two bonus points Mickey Minhas [W1, L1] 3 Andrew Rose 9.2 [L2] 1 Anthony Naughton 9.2 [L1] Hugo Joyce [L2] Simon Grant 9.2 [L1] William Beaumont 9.2	Mickey Minhas bt Alicja Mulligan (Oct 30) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Simon Buller bt Anthony Naughton (Oct 23) 6-4, 6-3 Simon Buller bt Mickey Minhas (Oct 22) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 Alicja Mulligan bt Andrew Rose (Oct 16) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Simon Buller bt Hugo Joyce (Oct 16) 6-4, 6-4 Simon Buller bt Alicja Mulligan (Oct 8) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 Simon Buller bt Andrew Rose (Oct 2) 6-4 6-4 Simon Buller bt Simon Grant (Oct 1) 6-0, 6-1 Alicja Mulligan bt Hugo Joyce (Sep 23) 7-5, 6-4
GROUP FOUR Saul Bascope 9.2 [W4] 10 includes two bonus points Vannessa Garcia 9.2 [W3, L1] 8 includes two bonus points Ann Sindall 9.2 [W1, L2] 4 includes two bonus points Ann Birch 9.2 [W1, L2] 2 Sean Ferguson 9.2 [L4] 2 includes two bonus points	Ann Birch bt Sean Ferguson (Nov 6) 6-0, 6-0 Vannessa Garcia bt Sean Ferguson (Oct 15) 6-0, 6-1 Vannessa Garcia bt Ann Birch (Oct 16) 6-4, 6-1 Saul Bascopé bt Ann Sindall (Oct 16) 6-1, 6-2 Ann Sindall bt Sean Ferguson (Oct 13) 6-0, 6-4 Saul Bascope bt Sean Ferguson (Oct 9) 6-0, 6-0 Vannessa Garcia bt Ann Sindall (Oct 8) 6-1, 6-4 Saul Bascope bt Ann Birch (Oct 2) 6-1, 6-2 Saul Bascopé bt Vannessa Garcia (Sept 25) 6-4, 6-0

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