The Glasgow Tennis League: Singles Round 6

The Glasgow Tennis League: Singles Round 6
Monday 24th October to Sunday 18th December 2011

The winners' report appears below

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It has been a great round despite the oncoming cold, with 79% of matches played and some very competitive groups 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.

The next round starts on Monday January 23 and runs until March 18.

Many thanks to all those who have already joined, and if you haven’t, but would like to, the deadline is Friday January 20. 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). If you can help spread the word we would be enormously grateful...

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And now, on to the groups and the winners!

GROUP ONE

Winner: Martin Long

Martin is now a four-time champion in Glasgow, regaining the crown he lost last time with a superb round. He won all 5 of his matches, with his toughest test coming in the opening match - having lost the first set against Roman, he fought back to take the contest in three. Roman pushed him hard in the round overall too, as did Dragan, with both players finishing just a couple of points behind. Dragan won his first four matches, but was unable to get the better of Martin in the decider. Even so, he had some excellent matches, including a three-set win over Rod:

"Rod is a very good player, Martin is absolutely right about that... game was interesting, maybe not so nice to watch due to unforced errors on both sides, but enjoyable."

Roman recorded three wins, and his only defeats came in deciding set matches against the top two, which suggests he will be a real contender in the next round. It should be an exciting one, and it will be interesting to see if anyone can stop Martin winning his fifth title in six attempts!

GROUP TWO
Winner: Keith Vernal
Keith will be joining group one next time, if he plays again, after a wonderful round in which he won all 6 of his matches. He didn't drop a set throughout, and rounded it off with a close win over second-placed Vance:
"2 hours of good and not so good tennis! Congrats to Vance for playing a good game, looking forward to the next round."
Vance finished only 3 points behind, and both he and David Robertson won 4 of their 6 matches. They had a marathon battle against each other too, with David needing to win two tie-breaks in three sets to get the win. Iain and David Bryers had solid records of 3 wins from 6, while Thomas beat Ruairidh to end the round in style. Ruairidh wrote in:
"A very close match which was won by Thomas. I ran away with the first set and the second was a close affair with Thomas prevailing after some long rallies. Thomas then ran away with the decider by playing some brilliant tennis. A good match played in good spirits, as both of us enjoyed each other's game and the attacking style."
An excellent round, with every player getting points on the board, and well done again to Keith on a flawless performance.
The winners will be receiving their £20 prizes and certificates and we do hope to welcome you all back next time.

Mid way point: Sunday 20th November 2011
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Player, (LTA rating), [win/loss/UnFinished] points won
Please report your results to: glasgowtennisleague@googlemail.com
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W=won, L=lost, UF=unfinished

GROUP ONE
Martin Long [W5] 12 includes two bonus points
Dragan Milanovic 9.2 [W4, L1] 10 includes two bonus points
Roman Kwitek 9.2 [W3, L2] 10 includes two bonus points

Rod Jaget [L3] 3 includes two bonus points
Bora Sener 9.2 [L3] 2 includes two bonus points
Alastair Jackson 9.2 [L3]

Allan Whitelock

Martin Long bt Dragan Milanovic (Dec 18) 6-1, 6-1
Roman Kwitek bt Alastair Jackson (Dec 10) 7-5, 6-2
Dragan Milanovic bt Alastair Jackson (Nov 16) 7-5, 6-4
Dragan Milanovic bt Rodolph Jaget (Nov 13) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 "Rod is a very good player, Martin was absolutely right about that... Game was interesting, maybe not so nice to watch due many unforced errors on both sides, but enjoyable...", Dragan.

"Rod is a very good player, Martin was absolutely right about that... Game was interesting, maybe not so nice to watch due many unforced errors on both sides, but enjoyable...", Dragan.

Roman Kwitek bt Rod Jaget (Nov 11) 6-1, 6-2
Martin Long bt Rod Jaget (Nov 6) 6-1, 6-2

"Rod and I are members of the same club and have played each other on numerous occassions, our games are always enjoyable, usually closer than the above result suggests and normally end with two very tired players. It was obvious at the start of our match tonight that Rod wasn`t his usual self, (he had to admit to being unwell for most of the day but typically wanted to soldier on. It maybe to my good fortune that I played Rod on what was an off day for him, but to the rest of the group, watch out, as when fit games against Monsieur Jaget will not be easy," Martin

Martin Long bt Alistair Jackson (Nov 5) 6-0, 6-2
Dragan Milanovic bt Bora Sener (Nov 4) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
Dragan Milanovic bt Roman Kwitek (Nov 2) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 "Epic match, constant battle for more than 3 hours..." Dragan

"Epic match, constant battle for more than 3 hours..." Dragan

Martin Long bt Bora Sener (Oct 30) 6-2, 6-4
Roman Kwitek bt Bora Sener (Oct 26) 6-2, 6-4
Martin long bt Roman Kwitec (Oct 24) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

GROUP TWO
Keith Vernal 9.2 [W6] 14 includes two bonus points
Vance Docherty 9.2 [W4, L2] 11 includes two bonus points
David Robertson [W4, L2] 10 includes two bonus points
Iain McQuade [W3, L3] 9 includes two bonus points

David Bryers [W3, L3] 9 includes two bonus points
Ruairidh MacLean 9.2 [L6] 3 includes two bonus points

Thomas Hobbins 9.2 [W1, L5] 2

Thomas Hobbins bt Ruairidh Maclean (Dec 14) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 "A very close match which was won by Thomas. I ran away with the first set comfartably and the second was a tight affair with Thomas prevailing after some long rallies. Thomas then ran away with the decider by playing some brilliant tennis. A good match played in good spirits, as both of us enjoyed each others game and enjoyed the attacking style," Ruairidh

"A very close match which was won by Thomas. I ran away with the first set comfartably and the second was a tight affair with Thomas prevailing after some long rallies. Thomas then ran away with the decider by playing some brilliant tennis. A good match played in good spirits, as both of us enjoyed each others game and enjoyed the attacking style," Ruairidh

David Robertson bt Thomas Hobbins (Dec 15) 6-3, 6-3
David Robertson bt Ruairidh MacLean (Dec 14), 6-4, 6-4
Keith Vernal bt Vance Docherty (Dec 18) 6-3, 6-2 "Two hours of good and not so good tennis! Congrats to Vance for playing a good game! Looking forward to the next round!" Keith

"Two hours of good and not so good tennis! Congrats to Vance for playing a good game! Looking forward to the next round!" Keith

Vance Docherty bt Thomas Hobbins (Dec 11) 6-2, 6-0
David Bryers bt David Robertson (Dec 11) 6-4, 6-2 "As usual, it was a tight match between the two Davids. The first set in particular could have gone to either player," David

"As usual, it was a tight match between the two Davids. The first set in particular could have gone to either player," David

Vance Docherty bt David Bryers (Dec 4) 6-2 6-1
Keith Vernal bt Iain McQuade (Dec 4) 6-1, 6-0
David Bryers bt Tom Hobbins (Dec 3) 6-0, 6-2 "The score flatters me as Tom had a number of opportunities to win games but didn’t take them. He aced me about 5 times, but inconsistency allowed me to attack his second serve. For once, I made very few mistakes. Tom has several good shots in his armoury and I think the score will be a lot closer next time we play," Dave

"The score flatters me as Tom had a number of opportunities to win games but didn’t take them. He aced me about 5 times, but inconsistency allowed me to attack his second serve. For once, I made very few mistakes. Tom has several good shots in his armoury and I think the score will be a lot closer next time we play," Dave

Keith Vernal bt Thomas Hobbins (Dec 1) 6-2, 6-0 .
David Robertson bt Iain McQuade (Nov 20) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
David Robertson bt Vance Docherty (Nov 19) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) "One hell of a match; I liked the first set, then it turned into a war of wills and long rallies.David played tremendously and was like playing against a wall in the final two sets. A deserved victory in the end. I look forward to future revenge!" Vance

"One hell of a match; I liked the first set, then it turned into a war of wills and long rallies.David played tremendously and was like playing against a wall in the final two sets. A deserved victory in the end. I look forward to future revenge!" Vance

Keith Vernal bt David Bryers (Nov 20) 6-0, 7-5 "After a slow start David played a great 2nd set which could have gone either way." Keith

Iain McQuade bt David Bryers (Nov 13) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 "It was a really close game - david usually plays much better against me but I just edged a tight 3rd set," Iain

"It was a really close game - david usually plays much better against me but I just edged a tight 3rd set," Iain

Keith Vernal bt Ruairidh Maclean (Nov 9) 6-0, 6-1
Vance Docherty bt Ruairidh Maclean (Nov 8) 6-0, 6-3
Iain Mcquade bt Ruairidh Maclean (Nov 7) 6-0, 6-3
Keith Vernal bt David Robertson (Nov 6) 6-1, 6-3
David Bryers bt Ruairidh MacLean (Nov 5) 6-1, 6-3
Vance Docherty bt Iain McQuade (Nov 3) 6-4, 6-4 "A great game! A two set match that lasted 2 1/2 hours. Both players not at their best, but every point a battle. The match could have gone either way," Vance

"A great game! A two set match that lasted 2 1/2 hours. Both players not at their best, but every point a battle. The match could have gone either way," Vance

Iain McQuade bt Thomas Hobbins (Oct 31) 7-5, 6-0

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