"Shiao-Mehta in Montclair, Dawn hosts 5 at C.G.!":
GTA Monday Tennis took place in two locations: an early afternoon session at The Mountainside Park Courts in Montclair as Tony "Sure Shot" Shiao and "Steppin' to the AM" Anish Mehta got together for a full 2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match (as reported by both), and then the usual evening session up at The Cedar Grove Courts which was not hosted by "The K-Man" Kris Srinivasan. Instead, it was "Dominant" Dawn Peterson who acted as host and sent in the scores.
Let's first go to the dual recap from Anish and Tony.
The Mountainside Park Result:
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Anish Mehta over Tony Shiao, 6-3, 6-2, to become the New # 5 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division! Anish: 1 Ace in the 2nd Set.
The AM News: I've been spending a few months working on transitioning from a two-handed forehand to a traditional one-handed forehand - this is the first match where I've felt comfortable with the new shot.
The match was tougher than the score indicates. Tony was running down every ball again and again, always making me hit one extra ball in each rally. In each set we traded breaks early, but I was able to hold more consistently at the end.
The Sure Shot from Shiao: Anish and I decided to meet at Mountainside Park to play an official rank defense match at noon. It was a fun match and I tried my best. Anish was on point and had a great mix of shots…deep baseline shots, angled topspin forehands, drop shots, and overhead smashes! I got to the balls, but he was better at putting away the shots and kept me off-balance.
Dino Celis showed up for the 2nd Set when it was 1-1. But unlike the last cameo that he made during my match with Chazz Weldon, he did not bring me any luck this time. Good win, Anish! I want a rematch!
Samara's Notes: I thank both Anish and Tony for his very timely reporting of this result and also congratulate Anish on an impressive victory.
We now turn this report over to Dawn.
The Cedar Grove Results:
Richard Reicht/Dawn Peterson over Kevin Doyle/Natalia Sout, 7-5! No Aces (apparently).
Richard Reicht/Natalia Peterson over Joe Rodrigues/Dawn Peterson, 7-6 (7-3)! No Aces (apparently).
Samara's Notes: I thank Dawn for becoming the impromptu host of this session and sending in the scores.
Kevin also reported that someone left behind a racquet which he will bring back with him to the Wednesday night session. It is a Wilson MACH 3 with a black dampener.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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