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HOW IT WORKS:

  • Players are organised into groups of 6 to 8 players of a similar standard
  • It is a mixed sex, singles league
  • Groups are put together by standard and there can be any combination of men and women in a group
  • Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page the day before the Round begins
  • Players arrange their own matches, book courts and share costs 
  • You can play on any court that suits both players

THE LEAGUE IS:

  • For anyone over the age of 18
  • For beginners as well as advanced players

KEY POINTS:

  • There are various scoring formats you can use for your match
  • Contact details are emailed and posted to each player's account page the day before the Round begins
  • Players are placed in groups according to their ITF World Tennis Number
  • Each player attempts to play each of the other players in their group once during the Round
  • A point is awarded for each set won
  • If you play 3 matches before the mid-point of a Round you receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize
  • The winner of the group is the player with the most points at the end of the Round
  • The winner of the group wins a voucher for £20 to be spent in the Local Tennis League online shop

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Primary Venues

New River Sport and Fitness

White Hart Lane, London, N22 5QW Tel: 0208 881 2323 full venue details »

Finsbury Park

Endymion Road, London, N4 4LX Tel: full venue details »

Down Lane Recreation Ground

Park View Road, London, N17 Tel: full venue details »

Downhills Park

Downhills Park Road, London, N15 3RA Tel: full venue details »

Priory Park

Middle Lane, Hornsey, London, N8 8LP Tel: full venue details »

Clissold Park

Green Lanes, London, N16 0HY Tel: full venue details »

Tufnell Park Playing Fields

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Bruce Castle Park

Lordship Lane, London, N17 Tel: full venue details »

Markfield Park

Crowland Road, London, N15 6EB Tel: full venue details »

Other Venues

Chestnuts Park

St Ann's Road, London, N15 Tel: full venue details »

Islington Tennis Centre

Market Road, London, N7 9PL Tel: 020 7700 1370 full venue details »

Pavilion

Albert Road Recreation Ground, Albert Road, London, N22 7XL Tel: full venue details »

Stationers Park

Mayfield Road, London, N8 Tel: full venue details »

Chapmans Green

Perth Road, London, N22 5RB Tel: full venue details »

Collapse AllFinsbury Park Singles - Round 67 | Thursday 18 January 2024 to Wednesday 13 March 2024 (Midpoint: Wednesday 14 February 2024)

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Richard Sarfo 4 4 0 2 14 WWWW
2 Joe Abel 2 2 0 0 6 WW
3 Kit Swift 2 1 1 0 4 WL
4 Alexis Michaelides 3 0 3 0 4 LLL
5 Reza Doobary 1 0 1 0 1 L
6 Waqar Hussain 1 0 1 0 1 L
7 George Eaton 1 0 1 0 1 L
8 Chin yu Wang 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentJoe Abel bt Alexis Michaelides (Feb 23) 4-6, 6-1, [10-5]

Player Comments:

  • "Great match with lots of good points. "  -- Joe
Reveal CommentKit Swift bt Alexis Michaelides (Feb 16) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "A fun match. I started quickly with an early break before Alexis came into the match on serve but I held my nerve to take the first set 6-3. The second set had some close games and long rallies but I edged most of them, taking it 6-1 on my third match point. Many thanks Alexis."  -- Kit
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt Kit Swift (Feb 15) 6-2, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard Sarfo, bt, Kit Swift, (6-2), (6-2). A great match, with some lengthy Deuces and advantages, and short rallies, and long rallies. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt George Eaton (Feb 1) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo v George Eaton, to be continued, First set tie break. (7-6), (8-6). Second set. (5-1). To be continued. What a .match. not too many errors, came about the first set, I had a mini lead, (2-1). After that it ended up 6 all a tie break. Which is a lottery. I came out pn top, some long rallies, not too many short rallies. Some very close points. Second set i made, not too many errors. A great match and very enjoyable. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo v George Eaton. To e continued. I take the first set, after a tie break.(7-5), (7-6). Second set to be continued. I'm leading.(5-1). Just to report the correct score. Sorry. A great match, excerlating. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo bt George Eaton, (7-6), (7-5), (6-2). Played to a finish today. A great match, with some long allies. I kept my nerve. To take the match by 2 sets yo nil. A close contest. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt Reza Doobary (Jan 29) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo bt Reza Doobary, (6-1), (6-0). A great match, good serving, kept me in the match. Reza had a big serve, but I returned well. And made less errors. To win the match by 2 sets to nil. Some short rallies, and some long rallies . Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentRichard Sarfo bt Alexis Michaelides (Jan 26) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Hi, is, Richard, Richard Sarfo bt Alexis Michaelides, (6-0), (6-0). A great match, in which I made less errors, then Alexis. Some long, and short rallies. I stayed a bit more patient. And mix it up. Many Thanks. Richard Sarfo "  -- Richard
Reveal CommentJoe Abel bt Waqar Hussain (Jan 20) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Always a pleasure to play Waqar. Great tennis and chats"  -- Joe

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Chris Jones 6 5 1 2 20 WWLW
2 Marcus Sherlock 3 3 0 2 14 WWW
3 Lucas Maystre 5 2 3 2 12 WLWL
4 LEO BARRAN 3 1 2 2 11 LLW
5 Tom Bryant 3 2 1 0 8 WWL
6 Charles Watson 3 1 2 0 6 LWL
7 Gilbert Johnson 3 0 3 2 6 LLL
8 Colette D'Alessandro 2 0 2 0 3 LL
9 Oliver Bennathan 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentTom Bryant bt LEO BARRAN (Feb 25) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Very good tennis considering the conditions. TBC - Leo to serve (uphill!)"  -- LEO
  • "Thanks for the great game. Well played, Tom."  -- LEO
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Charles Watson (Feb 22) 6-3, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the enjoyable game and hit Charles! "  -- Chris
Reveal CommentLucas Maystre bt Colette D'Alessandro (Feb 20) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Enjoyable match (in tricky conditions—gusts of wind) & great chat between games :-) Thanks Colette!"  -- Lucas
Reveal CommentCharles Watson bt Colette D'Alessandro (Feb 19) 6-3, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable game and great chat (on a less than ideal court) - muchas gracias!"  -- Charles
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt LEO BARRAN (Feb 18) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Leo, enjoyable match! "  -- Chris
Reveal CommentTom Bryant bt Charles Watson (Feb 16) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Great match under the floodlights "  -- Tom
Reveal CommentMarcus Sherlock v LEO BARRAN (Feb 11) 2-6, 6-1 TBC

Player Comments:

  • "Some great tennis and chat. Will meet up again to complete the final set!"  -- Marcus
  • "Definitely. I was hanging in there in the third - 4-2 to Marcus in the decider -Leo to serve (uphill!). "  -- LEO
Reveal CommentMarcus Sherlock bt Gilbert Johnson (Feb 5) 6-4, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Some crazy wind but a really good game!"  -- Marcus
Reveal CommentLEO BARRAN bt Lucas Maystre (Feb 2) 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Leo to serve (downhill!)"  -- LEO
  • "A fun match. Thanks Lucas"  -- LEO
Reveal CommentMarcus Sherlock bt Chris Jones (Jan 31) 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game with Chris. Tight throughout!"  -- Marcus
Reveal CommentLucas Maystre bt Gilbert Johnson (Jan 30) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)

Player Comments:

  • "Very, very close game, could have gone either way. (Bit of an anti-climactic ending, as we were being chased off the court....) I really enjoyed it on the whole, thanks Gilbert!"  -- Lucas
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Tom Bryant (Jan 29) 7-5, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "Tight games, thanks for the match Tom! "  -- Chris
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Lucas Maystre (Jan 26) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Second time lucky after a frozen court, good game - thanks Lucas!"  -- Chris
Reveal CommentChris Jones bt Gilbert Johnson (Jan 24) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Some big hitting - thanks for the match Gilbert!"  -- Chris
Reveal CommentMarcus Sherlock bt Lucas Maystre (Jan 22) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyable match and chat."  -- Marcus

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Raphaël Boura 6 6 0 2 20 WWWW
2 Nicholas Cheras 8 3 5 2 20 LLLL
3 Pavel Gabner 7 3 4 0 14 LLWL
4 Brandon Nguyen 4 3 1 0 10 WWWL
5 Varun Chandran 3 2 1 0 9 WLW
6 Mark Purcell 4 2 2 0 9 WWLL
7 Evangelos Angelis 6 1 5 0 8 WLLL
8 Adam Stewart 3 1 2 0 5 WLL
9 Huxley May 1 1 0 0 3 W
10 Frederick Pite 2 0 2 0 2 LL

Match Results:

Reveal CommentMark Purcell bt Pavel Gabner (Mar 11) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Great game, very close in skill level, could have gone either way. Thanks for the game, Pavel!"  -- Mark
Brandon Nguyen bt Pavel Gabner (Mar 9) 7-5, 6-3
Reveal CommentEvangelos Angelis bt Frederick Pite (Mar 8) 6-0, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Good fun! Down Lane Park tennis courts were in a horrible state though."  -- Evangelos
Varun Chandran v Nicholas Cheras (Mar 8) 7-5, 2-3 TBC
Reveal CommentAdam Stewart bt Nicholas Cheras (Mar 5) 4-6, 6-2, [10-5]

Player Comments:

  • "A thoroughly enjoyable game. Were it not for a dip in Nick's form in the second set, I suspect he would have won this one!"  -- Adam
Reveal CommentHuxley May bt Nicholas Cheras (Mar 5) 3-6, 6-3, [10-6]

Player Comments:

  • "Great fun match in very windy conditions!! "  -- Huxley
Reveal CommentMark Purcell bt Nicholas Cheras (Mar 1) 6-4, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game, Nick! Best of luck in your remaining games!"  -- Mark
Reveal CommentPavel Gabner bt Nicholas Cheras (Feb 26) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Amazing match with great long rallies. Very enjoyable match. Thank you! and good luck in the remaining matches."  -- Pavel
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Evangelos Angelis (Feb 26) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Very enjoyable match with Evangelos - fun rallies and long games! all the best for the rest of the league!"  -- Raphaël
Brandon Nguyen bt Mark Purcell (Feb 25) 4-6, 6-1, [10-7]
Raphaël Boura bt Pavel Gabner (Feb 25) 6-3, 6-1
Brandon Nguyen bt Evangelos Angelis (Feb 24) 6-0, 6-1
Reveal CommentPavel Gabner bt Evangelos Angelis (Feb 17) 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with some good rallies. Good luck in the remaining matches!"  -- Pavel
Varun Chandran bt Evangelos Angelis (Feb 16) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Nicholas Cheras (Feb 14) 6-1, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "The toughest match I've played this year! Every game was very tight and intense very good rallies! "  -- Raphaël
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Varun Chandran (Feb 12) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Great game! intense battle and fun rallies - good luck for the rest of the league"  -- Raphaël
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Adam Stewart (Feb 11) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Really enjoyed playing Adam! Tricky conditions but very enjoyable game! Looking forward to playing again"  -- Raphaël
Nicholas Cheras bt Brandon Nguyen (Feb 10) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentRaphaël Boura bt Mark Purcell (Feb 6) 6-1, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Fun match with good rallies!"  -- Raphaël
Reveal CommentNicholas Cheras bt Frederick Pite (Feb 2) 6-1, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Tough weather conditions with the wind breaking up the rhythm but thank you for the match Freddie, and good luck with the other matches!"  -- Nicholas
Varun Chandran bt Pavel Gabner (Jan 29) 7-5, 6-4
Reveal CommentNicholas Cheras bt Evangelos Angelis (Jan 27) 6-2, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "It was a fun match with some amazing points from both players. Good luck with the other matches Vaggeli!"  -- Nicholas
Reveal CommentPavel Gabner bt Adam Stewart (Jan 25) 6-4, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game Pavel - and good luck for the rest of the league!"  -- Adam

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Gonzalo Garcia-Montero 8 7 1 2 24 WWLW
2 Naomi Selene 5 3 2 2 14 WWWL
3 Kuhan Tharmananthar 6 3 3 2 14 LWWL
4 Joshua Fawcett 5 4 1 0 13 LWWW
5 Lydia Choyce 7 1 6 0 10 LLLL
6 Luis Soto 5 2 3 0 9 WLLW
7 Peter Szlauko 5 0 5 2 8 LLLL
8 Harry French 2 2 0 0 6 WW
9 Divya Johnson 3 1 2 0 5 LLW

Match Results:

Reveal CommentGonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Joshua Fawcett (Mar 12) 4-1, 4-3 (7-5)

Player Comments:

  • "great last game of the league, shame we only had one hour"  -- Gonzalo
Luis Soto bt Peter Szlauko (Mar 9) 6-3, 6-4
Naomi Selene bt Lydia Choyce (Mar 8) 6-2, 6-1
Reveal CommentGonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Kuhan Tharmananthar (Mar 6) 6-2, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Good to play really early, thanks for the good game"  -- Gonzalo
Naomi Selene bt Divya Johnson (Mar 5) 6-2, 6-4
Reveal CommentHarry French bt Gonzalo Garcia-Montero (Mar 4) 6-0, 6-2

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the fun match :)"  -- Harry
Reveal CommentKuhan Tharmananthar bt Lydia Choyce (Mar 1) 6-2, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Lydia recommended we brave the weather and it was the right call. The score does not reflect the closeness of each game and the tiring side-to-side rallies. Great fun"  -- Kuhan
Joshua Fawcett bt Luis Soto (Feb 29) 6-2, 6-2
Gonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Luis Soto (Feb 27) 6-1, 6-0
Joshua Fawcett bt Lydia Choyce (Feb 25) 6-3, 6-2
Luis Soto bt Lydia Choyce (Feb 20) 6-2, 2-6, [10-8]
Lydia Choyce bt Peter Szlauko (Feb 17) 6-0, 5-7, [10-3]
Reveal CommentKuhan Tharmananthar bt Luis Soto (Feb 12) 6-0, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Good match."  -- Kuhan
Naomi Selene bt Kuhan Tharmananthar (Feb 7) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Reveal CommentKuhan Tharmananthar bt Peter Szlauko (Feb 4) 6-2, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Windy and wet conditions that made it a challenge. Score doesn't reflect the competitive nature of the match. Was good fun."  -- Kuhan
Reveal CommentGonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Naomi Selene (Feb 3) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, [10-8]

Player Comments:

  • "tough match, it was decided on 3 point tie break! well played"  -- Gonzalo
Joshua Fawcett bt Kuhan Tharmananthar (Jan 30) 6-0, 6-4
Gonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Lydia Choyce (Jan 30) 4-3 (7-5), 4-0
Gonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Peter Szlauko (Jan 28) 6-2, 6-0
Reveal CommentGonzalo Garcia-Montero bt Divya Johnson (Jan 27) 7-6, 6-4

Player Comments:

  • "fun game!"  -- Gonzalo
Reveal CommentHarry French bt Lydia Choyce (Jan 23) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for a fun match! :)"  -- Harry
Reveal CommentDivya Johnson bt Peter Szlauko (Jan 21) 6-3, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "Very windy which made it challenging. Good match!"  -- Divya
Joshua Fawcett bt Naomi Selene (Jan 19) 6-3, 6-2

Final Rankings:

Pos. Name Played P Won W Lost L Bonus BNS Total PTS Form
1 Steffan Blayney 5 3 2 2 17 WWLW
2 George Walker 4 4 0 2 15 WWWW
3 James Miller 2 2 0 2 12 WW
4 Jehan Shah 3 2 1 2 11 WLW
5 Charlie Worsley 6 1 5 2 11 WLLL
6 Daniel Silman 3 1 2 2 9 LWL
7 Imelda Minnock 3 0 3 0 4 LLL
8 Ultan O'Callaghan 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match Results:

Reveal CommentCharlie Worsley bt Imelda Minnock (Mar 6) 6-4, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game imelda! Tiebreaks played but can’t work out how to enter in the system"  -- Charlie
Reveal CommentJehan Shah bt Charlie Worsley (Feb 17) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the game!"  -- Jehan
George Walker bt Daniel Silman (Feb 13) 6-1, 6-1
Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Charlie Worsley (Feb 12) 6-1, 6-3

Player Comments:

  • "Really fun game with some entertaining rallies, thanks Charlie!"  -- Steffan
George Walker bt Jehan Shah (Feb 11) 6-3, 6-4
Steffan Blayney v James Miller (Feb 11) 6-2 TBC
Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Imelda Minnock (Feb 10) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Imelda!"  -- Steffan
Reveal CommentJames Miller bt Imelda Minnock (Feb 4) 6-0, 6-0

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Imelda "  -- James
George Walker bt Steffan Blayney (Feb 2) 6-4, 6-3
Reveal CommentDaniel Silman bt Charlie Worsley (Jan 30) 6-4, 7-5

Player Comments:

  • "fun game!"  -- Daniel
George Walker bt Charlie Worsley (Jan 28) 6-0, 6-3
Reveal CommentSteffan Blayney bt Daniel Silman (Jan 27) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Close match with some really great rallies, thanks Daniel "  -- Steffan
Reveal CommentJehan Shah bt Steffan Blayney (Jan 26) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Some great rallies and wonderful weather. "  -- Jehan
James Miller v Jehan Shah (Jan 25) 6-3, 3-4 TBC
Reveal CommentJames Miller bt Charlie Worsley (Jan 21) 6-1, 6-1

Player Comments:

  • "Thanks for the match Charlie."  -- James

Results

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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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