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Haringey: Singles Round 9

The Haringey Tennis League: Singles Round 9
The round runs from Monday 27th June to Sunday 21st August 2011

It has been a great round, with some very close matches - countless tie-breaks and three-setters 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.

GROUP ONE
Winner: Edgar Austrie
Despite being a fairly quiet round in group one, some of the matches that were played served up some great excitement. 3 of the 8 matches went to a deciding set and only 2 points separated 3 players at the top of the table. In the end, defending champion Edgar makes it 2 in a row, after winning all of his matches without dropping a set. He was followed closely by Georgios and Xenofon, who had an excellent three-setter against each other. In fact, Xenofon was involved in all of the group's three-set matches, beating Spyridoula and losing to Stevan, who wrote to us about that match:
"I managed to shake off Xenofon over a 2 day match (6-1, 6-7, 6-3) - it was a great match and I simply can't believe Xenofon has been playing tennis for only one year!"
A very impressive round when put into that context. Elsewhere, Tieme won his only match of the round, but for now congratulations must go to Edgar on a flawless round, can he make it 3 titles in a row next time?

GROUP TWO
Winner: Uche Ehiobu
Group two was such a strong group throughout, with every player really contributing to the round. In the end, Uche's record of 5 wins from 5 was enough to give him the win, just ahead of Ovid who won 5 out of 6. They had a cracking match against each other, while Uche needed a third set tie-break to beat Philip. Philip, along with Michael and Will was involved in a really good scrap for third place, which provided some excellent matches:
"Michael beat Will 6-2, 1-6, 9-7. It was an epic battle against Will, it went on for hours. Not to rub salt into Will's wounds, but he even had match point against me, that's how close it was. Once again I have had a blast playing in the league."
Good to hear, and a great finale for Michael, as sadly this is his last appearance in the Haringey Tennis League. He is moving to Plymouth where we wish him all the very best there and continued success in his flourishing tennis career. We do hope everyone else in the group had as good a time.  With so many close matches, and the table being so tight at the end, we really hope to see you all back for next time.

GROUP THREE
Winner: Kaleem Khand
Kaleem takes group three by a commanding 5 points, after he won 4 of his 5 matches. This included a great battle against Chris, in which Kaleem had to come from a set behind to take the match. Alex took second place after hard-fought wins over Chris, Charlie and Robert:
"Played Robert in balmy conditions last night and won 6-4, 6-1. First set was very close with an early break for Robert to go 2-0 up but a break back for me and then a late break in the set to clinch it. Second set was closer than it looks and a good match all round."
Chris and Andrew had good rounds, while intriguingly Robert was the only player to beat the winner Kaleem. However, he was unable to complete more than 2 matches, so who knows what would have happened had he played more. Well done to Kaleem on a really good round. 

GROUP FOUR
Winner: Jo Bronte
Jo wins group four after winning all 4 of her completed matches without dropping a set. Her fifth match, against Jeremy, looked to be a thriller but was left uncompleted, mid way through the third set. Jeremy finished in second after picking up some good victories, while David and Diego also recorded wins. Jo is a deserving winner though, and can look forward to the challenges of a higher group next time!

GROUP FIVE
Winner: David Jeffrey
David had a flawless round, winning all 5 of his matches without losing a set, and he takes the group with a dominant display. Rob was not far behind, winning 4 matches of his own. Alex and Michael picked up some good wins, and had a great match against each other - Alex winning the deciding set 7-5, while Ruesham edged past Monique in a great three-setter. David was the star of the show though, and takes a deserved win.


Midway for bonus points and a FREE tube of tennis balls, Sunday 24th July 2011

Please report your results to: harringeytennisleague@gmail.com
To make input easier our end, please use the format: John McEnroe bt Bjorn Borg (Feb 21) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. 
Please do send match commentaries too - we may quote from them in our emailed round updates.
Some thoughts on setting up matches...
Player, (LTA rating), [win/loss/UnFinished] points won

GROUP ONE
Edgar Austrie [W3] 8 includes two bonus points
Georgios Mikellides 9.2 [W2, L1] 6 includes two bonus points
Xenofon Potopoulos 9.2 [W1, L3] 6 includes two bonus points
Spyridoula Pappa 9.2 [L3] 3 includes two bonus points
Tieme Wesselink [W1] 2
Stevan Jovic [W1, L1] 2
Sebastian Deaconu 9.2
  		Stevan Jovic bt Xenofon Potopoulos (Aug 15/16) 6-1, 6-7, 6-3
Xenofon Potopoulos bt Spyridoula Pappa (July 24) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Georgios Mikellides bt Spyridoula Pappa (July 22) 6-1, 6-2
Georgios Mikellides bt Xenofon Potopoulos (July 19) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 
Edgar Austrie bt Spyridoula Pappa (July 16) 6-0, 6-0 
Edgar Austrie bt Xenofon Potopoulos (July 14) 6-0, 6-0 
Edgar Austrie bt Steven Jovic (July 7) 6-1, 6-0
Tieme Wesselink bt Georgios Mikellides (July 5) 6-3, 6-3 
GROUP TWO
Uche Ehiobu [W5] 12  includes two bonus points
Ovid Hinds [W5, L1] 10
Philip Arnold [W3, L2] 9 includes two bonus points
Michael Prior 9.2 [W3, L4] 8 includes two bonus points
Will Driver [W2, L3] 7 includes two bonus points
Jonathan Jones [W1, L4] 5 includes two bonus points
Mariano Kalfors 9.2 [L6] 4 includes two bonus points
David Kong [W1] 2
  		Michael Prior bt Will Driver (Aug 21) 6-2, 1-6, 9-7
Ovid Hinds bt Philip Arnold (Aug 21) 6-3, 6-3
Ovid Hinds bt Jonathan Jones (Aug 20) 6-0, 6-0
Uche Ehiobu bt Jonathan Jones (Aug 6) 6-1, 6-0
Ovid Hinds bt William Driver (Aug 13) 6-2, 6-2
Ovid Hinds bt Michel Prior (Aug 11) 6-0,6-0
Ovid Hinds bt Mariano Kalfors (Aug 4) 6-0, 6-0
Uche Ehiobu bt Ovid Hinds (July 29) 7-6, 6-4
Phillip Arnold bt Will Driver (July 24) 6-1, 6-4 
Uche Ehiobu bt Philip Arnold (July 21) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 
Phillip Arnold bt Michael Prior (July 20) 6-3, 6-4
Uche Ehiobu bt Michael Prior (July 18) 6-3, 6-1
Michael Prior bt Jonathon Jones (July 17) 6-4, 6-3
Michael Prior bt Mariano Kalfors (July 14) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Phillip Arnold bt Mariano Kalfors (July 13) 6-0, 6-1
Uche Ehiobu bt Mariano Kalfors (July 12) 6-1, 6-0
David Kong bt Michael Prior (July 3) 6-1, 6-0
Will Driver beat Mariano Kalfors (July 7) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5
Jonathan Jones bt Mariano Kalfors (July 2) 7-5, 6-1
Will Driver bt Jonathan Jones (July 3) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 
 
GROUP THREE
Kaleem Khand [W4, L1] 11 includes two bonus points
Alex Gibson 9.2 [W3, L1] 6
Chris Roach 9.2 [W1, L3] 6 includes two bonus points
Andrew Lockett [W2, L1] 4
Robert Turner 9.2 [W1, L1] 2
Charlie Clinton 9.2 [L4] 2 includes two bonus points
Paul Kingston
 		Kaleem Khand bt Alex Gibson (Aug 15) 6-2, 6-0
Kaleem Khand bt Andrew Lockett (Aug 11) 6-4, 6-1
Alex Gibson bt Robert Turner (Aug 2) 6-4, 6-1
Andrew Lockett bt Charlie Clinton (Aug 2) 6-1, 6-1
Andrew Lockett bt Chris Roach (Aug1) 6-2, 4-0 (Christopher retired)
Kaleem Khand bt Charlie Clinton (Jul 19) 6-1, 6-3
Kaleem Khand bt Chris Roach (July 16) 4-6, 6-4,  6-3
Robert Turner bt Kaleem Khand (Jul 6) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
Alex Gibson bt Charlie Clinton (July 3) 6-0, 7-6
Alex Gibson bt Chris Roach (June 30) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Chris Roach bt Charlie Clinton (July 2) 6-4, 7-6
 
GROUP FOUR
Jo Bronte [W4, UF1] 11 includes two bonus points 
Jeremy Croxall [W3, L1, UF1] 9 includes two bonus points
David Coombs 9.2 [W1, L2, UF1] 3
Diego Tavares [W1, L2] 2
Adam Brown 9.2 [L2, UF1]
James Newey [L2]
 		Jo Bronte v Jeremy Croxall  (July 27) 6-4, 3-6, 2-3 to be completed
Jo Bronte bt Adam Brown (Aug 19) 6-1, 6-1
David Coombs v Adam Brown (Aug 17) 6-1, 4-2 to be completed
Jeremy Croxall bt Adam Brown (Aug 1) 6-2, 6-2
Diego Tavares bt David Coombs (July 27) 6-3, 6-1 
Jeremy Croxall bt Diego Tavares (July 24) 6-1, 6-4 
David Coombs bt Jeremy Croxall (July 17) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
Jo Bronte bt James Newey (July 11) 6-3, 6-2
Jeremy Croxall bt James Newey (July 8) 7-6, 6-1
Jo Bronte bt Diego Tavares (July 6) 6-0, 7-5 
Jo Bronte bt David Coombs (June 29) 6-4, 7-6
 
GROUP FIVE
David Jeffrey 9.2 [W5] 10
Rob Parker [W4, L1] 8
Alex Mula 9.2 [W3, L2] 8 includes two bonus points
Michael Ross 9.2 [W2, L3] 7 includes two bonus points
Ruesham Bryan [W1, L4] 4 includes two bonus point
Monique Davis 9.2 [L5] 3 includes two bonus points
 		David Jeffrey bt Ruesham Bryan (Aug 21) 6-0, 6-0
Rob Parker bt Alex Mula (Aug 16) 6-0, 6-0
Rob Parker bt Monique Davis (Aug 14) 6-0, 6-0
David Jeffrey bt Rob Parker (Aug 14) 6-2, 6-1
David Jeffrey bt Alex Mula (Aug 9) 6-0, 6-0
David Jeffrey bt Monique Davis (Aug 8) 6-1 6-0
Rob Parker bt Ruesham Bryan (Aug 6) 6-0, 6-0
Rob Parker bt Michael Ross (Aug 7) 6-1, 6-0
David Jeffrey bt Michael Ross (Aug 7) 6-1, 6-2
Ruesharn Bryan bt Monique Davis (July 14) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Michael Ross bt Monique Davis (July 7) 6-1, 6-1
Alex Mula bt Monique Davis (July 4) 6-2, 6-0
Alex Mula bt Ruesham Bryan (July 2) 6-1, 6-4
Michael Ross bt Ruesham Bryan (June 30) 6-3, 6-4 
Alex Mula bt Michael Ross (June 29) 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 7-5