4/22/18:
"Scott-Erik + 3 in Nutley, 12 (1 return) at Albion, Jorge-Kyle + 18 at C.G.!":
There were three sessions of GTA Sunday Tennis: the usual early morning one at The Albion Park Courts in Clifton hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara, an early afternoon session (somewhat concurrent with the one at Albion) at The Park Ave. Courts in Nutley featuring the GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 32 Match between "Ice Berg" Scott Bergenfeld and "The Great Dane" Erik Jensen along with three other players also in action there (all reported by Scott) and then yet another extended session at The Cedar Grove Courts which began with the GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 16 Match featuring "Big George" Jorge Solano going up against "Kerosene" Kyle Eng (with Kyle reporting) and then both "The Riz" John Rizzo and "The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan reporting the rest of the results from there. It was a nice, sunny day with a peak temperature of 65 degrees, but it was often quite breezy (windy, in fact).
Let's first detail the coming and goings plus scores from Albion before getting the Nutley results from Scott, then the Cedar Grove scores from John and Doinks.
Samara pulled up to the curb at 10:50...just a little later than he had told the league he would. He did this just as Tito "The Titan" Castolo was doing the same. Already out on the North Court, it was "The Scorpion Dragon" Dino Celis involved in a full Singles Match against an unknown entity as this was for Bergen Tennis. It was Dino's first full Singles Match since he had sustained the knee injury in early March of 2017.
The South Court was occupied by two other gents (likely in their 30's and they looked to be solid players). Dino later said that he had started his match at 10am and those two guys were already there at that time.
So that left the GTA players with only the Center Court which was already hosting a hitting session featuring "Sneaky" Suzanne Bujara and "Diver Down" Muhammad Haque on one side of the court and then on the other side it was Stan "The Man" Carroll and Sachiko "Sachi" Tokuda. We thought that would be the first One-Setter of the day, but Muhammad opted out of the action. So Tito took his place and they got the official action underway at 11:05.
Just as they started, "King Crush" Chris Chiaro made his way onto the courts. And then five minutes later, we had the surprise arrival (and it would soon be the official GTA Return) of "Lucky" Leo Victor who has not played with us in over a year.
At 11:15, "Hurricane" Jose Gonzales also arrived and we were starting to have a logjam situation. Luckily, Dino and the mystery man finished by that time. So Samara sent the other four (Chris, Jose, Muhammad and Leo) over to the North Court for some Doubles action.
At 11:20, Natalia "Nitro" Sout also made her way down the hill toward the courts. The good news was that the two guys left the South Court soon after and this enabled Frank and Natalia to have a hitting session with one another. Dino soon made his way over to the bench to watch them hit before he left at 12:10 to head to the gym where he would meet with one Mr. Dan Martinelli (aka The Spin Doctor).
At 12:40, a family took over the South Court. Twenty minutes later, "RK Fire" Rafaelo Kazakov arrived as he first sat on the bench next to Natalia watching the fierce Doubles action on the North Court before getting the chance to hit with Sachiko on Center Court ten minutes later.
The last official arrival of the day was "Stealth" Omar Santos at 1:30. Mere minutes after he arrived, Sout, Tokuda, Castolo and Samara all left the park. Around this same time, a lone interloper took over Center Court.
Around 2pm, both "The Riz" John Rizzo and "NC-17" Nick Caputo arrived...but upon seeing such a full house, they opted to head to Cedar Grove instead. And we will get all those results later in this report. First, let's get to the action at Albion!
The Albion Park Results:
Tito Castolo/Suzanne Bujara over Stan Carroll/Sachiko Tokuda, 6-1! No Aces. Center Court hosted this Mixed Doubles action from 11:05 to 11:29.
Chris Chiaro/Muhammad Haque over Jose Gonzales/Leo Victor, 6-2! It was the official GTA Return of Leo Victor. No Aces. They played this on the North Court from 11:26 to 11:50.
Tito Castolo/Suzanne Bujara over Stan Carroll/Sachiko Tokuda, 6-0! No Aces. This Rematch One-Setter also took place on Center Court and it lasted from 11:33 to 11:50 (just seventeen minutes)! After this one, Stan decided to call it a day and head home.
Since the above two One-Setters ended at the same time (and with Stan now making his exit), it allowed Tito to shift over to the North Court for some Men's Doubles action while Leo shifted over to Center Court for a "Leo and the ladies" situation. It was a better environment for him as he had over a year's worth of rust to shake off before being able to be fully competitive.
Chris Chiaro/Jose Gonzales over Muhammad Haque/Tito Castolo, 7-6 (7-4)! No Aces. They played this on the North Court from 11:52 to 12:33.
Natalia Sout/Sachiko Tokuda over Leo Victor/Suzanne Bujara, 6-4! Leo: 1 Ace on Sachiko (a short and slow one that was likely aided by the wind)! The basic breakdown: Nat and Sachi jumped out to a 3-0 lead. From there it went to 3-1 and 4-1. Leo was now on serve and on Double Game Point, he hit that short and slow Ace against Sachiko for the hold to pull to 2-4. Natalia was then broken and Suzanne then held to level things at 4-4! But from there, Sout/Tokuda rebounded to take the match. This was played on Center Court from 12:06 to 12:46.
Chris Chiaro/Jose Gonzales over Frank Samara/Tito Castolo, 7-6 (9-7)! No Aces. It went like this: Frank held at Love, Chris was broken (15-Love then point for point to Game Point, Deuce, Break Point and the break), Tito held (Love-15 went straight to Double Game Point and the hold) and Jose was broken as it went from 15-Love to 15-30, then it went to 30-All, Break Point and the break to fall to 0-4! But then Samara was broken (in the exact same manner, point for point, that Jose was) and then Chiaro held serve (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold) to pull to 2-4. Castolo was broken (15-Love then point for point until 30-All, but then there was a mini-shift to Break Point, Deuce, Break Point again and then the break) and Gonzales held (30-Love shifted to 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Game Point again and then the hold) to knot the score at 4-4! Hollywood rebounded with a hold (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold), but then King Crush had a Love hold to keep things alive at 5-5! The Titan held (Love-15 shifted to 30-15, then 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Game Point, 2nd Deuce, Break Point, 3rd Deuce, Game Point and the hold), but so did Hurricane Jose and it was at Love to force the Tiebreak! In the Breaker: Frank held his lone serve and then Chris was broken on the first of his two serves for a 0-2 start in the TB, but then held his second for 1-2. Tito was broken on the first of his two serves as Frank blew what should have been a surefire Overhead Smash winner (as it was right in his wheelhouse) as he jumped just a bit too soon, but still made contact only to have a wicked backspin type shot descend upon the net! It never reached the tape as it may have spun its way over it. Instead, it just trickled down on his side of the net. Castolo was also broken on his second serve for 2-3. Jose was broken on the first of his two serves for 3-3 at the changeover. It was on this point where Chris hit an excellent short-angled shot (cannot remember if it was off his forehand or backhand) only to have Frank make a great get and send back a wicked and well-placed, fast-paced backhand slice that sailed to the sideline and almost out of the reach of Chiaro (I believe he was able to shank it wide with the edge of his racquet). Having hit a redemptive winner (one of his best in recent memory), Samara no longer felt so bad about the blown overhead just a short while earlier. This now meant Gonzales was broken on both hi serves and now The Wood was about to serve with a 4-3 lead. He held the first of his two serves to go up 5-3, but we now would head into a situation of distraction as twice there were errant balls invading our court (coming from the hitting session on Center Court between Rafaelo and Sachiko). So the point was essentially played three times as a frustrated Frank lost focus and made a silly error to now have the score go to 5-4 after his second service point. King Crush then held both of his service points to put his team up 6-5 with Match Point (the very first one of the contest) in his team's favor. Tito Touch was now on service and the rally led to Jose blasting a forehand that he thought had clipped the edge of the sideline for the win, but Castolo called it out wide! Samara honestly did not see it as Tito's body was in the way of where the ball landed and Chiaro did not protest as he said it was Castolo's call to make. That now made it 6-6 at the second changeover. The Titan also held his second serve after hitting a beautiful winner to put his team up 7-6 with their first Match Point opportunity (the 2nd M.P. overall) with service now returning to Hurricane Jose. He held both of his serves to put his team up 8-7 for their second Match Point chance (the third overall) and now Samara was to go on serve. That point led to a solid but short rally as Chiaro blasted the best winner of the match...a scorching forehand that seared its way past Castolo as he neared the net as it blazed a path through the Doubles Alley for the very hard-fought victory! Rafaelo and Natalia both said they were very entertained by this action as they sat on the nearby bench. This battle on the North Court lasted from 12:48 to 1:30. It seems like an almost definite Nominee for One-Set Doubles Match of The Year at season's end.
Muhammad Haque/Sachiko Tokuda over Leo Victor/Suzanne Bujara, 6-1! No Aces. Center Court hosted this Mixed Doubles action from 12:48 to 1:08.
And now for the One-Setter that took place after Samara's departure (thanks to Omar for sending it in)...
Muhammad Haque/Rafaelo Kazakov over Jose Gonzales/Omar Santos, 7-6 (7-3)! Muhammad: 1 Ace on Omar; and Jose: 1 Ace on Muhammad! We played this on the North Court roughly from 1:35 to 2:35.
The Stealth Report: It was a fun set overall. Our opponents were just too consistent and they deserved the win. Afterward, everyone left except for me. Louise Bysiek arrived with a lefty friend of hers (likely to be Jeff Rozner), so I stayed around to hit with them. I told them they should go to Cedar Grove for some more action, but they said they had to go play with another group up in Oakland.
Samara's Notes: Again, thanks to Omar for sending in the additional result and the color commentary.
All in all, it was a very fun session! We now go to Nutley to get the report from Scott.
The Park Ave. Courts Results:
Before the tournament match, Umang "Ash" Jain was there, so we challenged Rich Liu and Sam Wong to a full Doubles Match.
2 out of 3 Sets Doubles Match:
Umang Jain/Scott Bergenfeld over Sam Wong/Rich Liu, 6-1, 6-1, to become the New # 121 Ranked Team in the Doubles Division! Umang: 2 Aces!
GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 32 Match:
Scott Bergenfeld over Erik Jensen, 6-0, 6-1, to successfully defend his # 40 Rank in the Intermediate Division while also advancing to the Round of 16 of the GTA Intermediate Invitational Tournament! In the process, Jensen entered the Intermediate Division as the New # 51 Ranked Player. Scott: 3 Aces in the 1st Set (all in the first game)!
The Great Scott Report: The winds at The Park Ave. Courts were a huge issue for both of us. Erik played strong, but his serve was too erratic. He had too many Double Faults (perhaps as many as 15 total) and it cost him multiple games. I couldn't serve well either. I was just trying to lob the ball in most of the time. The match would have been a lot closer if it wasn't for all his Double Faults. It was a hard-fought match, but as I just stated...it would have been much more enjoyable in more ideal conditions. Kudos to Erik on a match well-played!
Samara's Notes: Congratulations to Scott for a very impressive victory (also thanks to him for his timely reporting which will continue in just a bit)! Bergenfeld adds himself to that short list of favorites to go far in this tournament and then make a further impact on the Advanced Division once this event is over. We now go back to Scott.
Sam Wong/Rich Liu over Scott Bergenfeld/Erik Jensen, 7-6 (7-5)! Rich: 2 Aces on Erik!
Samara's Notes: I thank Scott for acting as the impromptu host of this session and reporting all the above.
We now head up to Cedar Grove to get the results from there, starting with Kyle's report, then going to John (who was there from 2:30 to 6:30) and finishing with Doinks who stayed on even later.
The Cedar Grove Results:
GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 16 Match:
Kyle Eng over Jorge Solano, 6-3, 6-2, to become the New # 14 Ranked Player in the Intermediate Division while advancing to the Quarterfinals of the GTA Intermediate Invitational Tournament! Kyle: 1 Ace.
The Kyle File: I'm still shaking off the nerves (of once again playing full competitive Singles Matches), but its getting better. Jorge is great at the net, but he tended to have a little trouble with my kick serves and drop shots.
Samara's Notes: I thank Kyle for his very timely reporting and also congratulate him on an impressive victory. He is now the first player to make it to the Quarters of the GTA Intermediate Invitational.
We now turn this report over to John.
Nick Caputo over John Rizzo, 6-1! No Aces. Due to Nick getting lightheaded, we took a break in the middle of the set so that Nick could get a protein shake at Quick Chek. As a result of his woozy state of mind, Nick inadvertently ended up shoplifting said shake that he put in his pocket without ever buying it!
Samara's Notes: Mr. NC-17 just earned an additional moniker - "Sticky Fingers!" LMAO! We now go back to John.
Nick Caputo/Syed Rashid over Senthil Kumar/John Rizzo, 6-2! No Aces.
The Riz Report: Syed also had a one hour hitting session with his friend, Mike Sindler.
John Rizzo/Nick Caputo over Ryan Pienciak/Senthil Kumar, 6-2! No Aces.
Nick Caputo/Genalin Capan over Senthil Kumar/John Rizzo, 7-6 (7-3)! Gen: 1 Ace on John!
2 out of 3 Sets Women's Doubles Match:
Kathy Sheldon/Brenda Jordan over Doinks Srinivasan/Fadia Nicolas, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, to successfully defend their # 19 Rank in the Women's Doubles Division! In the process, Srinivasan/Nicolas entered the division as the New # 30 Ranked Team. No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Doinks Srinivasan over Kris Srinivasan/Michel Encarnacion, 7-5! No Aces. Chris and Doinks had been down 1-5 before taking six straight games for quite the comeback victory!
Chris Chiaro/Kris Srinivasan over Scott Bergenfeld/Genalin Capan, 6-0! No Aces.
Kris Srinivasan/Scott Bergenfeld over Chris Chiaro/Genalin Capan, 6-2! No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Michele Panzitta over Nick Inciong/Rose Inciong, 6-4! No Aces.
Scott Bergenfeld/Doinks Srinivasan over Kris Srinivasan/Genalin Capan, 7-6 (7-4)! No Aces. Scott and Doinks had been down 1-4 before staging their comeback!
Samara's Notes: I thank John and Doinks for assuming the hosting duties and sending in those results in a very timely fashion.
All the best,
Frank Samara
gtasamara5@gmail.com
"Scott-Erik + 3 in Nutley, 12 (1 return) at Albion, Jorge-Kyle + 18 at C.G.!":
There were three sessions of GTA Sunday Tennis: the usual early morning one at The Albion Park Courts in Clifton hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara, an early afternoon session (somewhat concurrent with the one at Albion) at The Park Ave. Courts in Nutley featuring the GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 32 Match between "Ice Berg" Scott Bergenfeld and "The Great Dane" Erik Jensen along with three other players also in action there (all reported by Scott) and then yet another extended session at The Cedar Grove Courts which began with the GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 16 Match featuring "Big George" Jorge Solano going up against "Kerosene" Kyle Eng (with Kyle reporting) and then both "The Riz" John Rizzo and "The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan reporting the rest of the results from there. It was a nice, sunny day with a peak temperature of 65 degrees, but it was often quite breezy (windy, in fact).
Let's first detail the coming and goings plus scores from Albion before getting the Nutley results from Scott, then the Cedar Grove scores from John and Doinks.
Samara pulled up to the curb at 10:50...just a little later than he had told the league he would. He did this just as Tito "The Titan" Castolo was doing the same. Already out on the North Court, it was "The Scorpion Dragon" Dino Celis involved in a full Singles Match against an unknown entity as this was for Bergen Tennis. It was Dino's first full Singles Match since he had sustained the knee injury in early March of 2017.
The South Court was occupied by two other gents (likely in their 30's and they looked to be solid players). Dino later said that he had started his match at 10am and those two guys were already there at that time.
So that left the GTA players with only the Center Court which was already hosting a hitting session featuring "Sneaky" Suzanne Bujara and "Diver Down" Muhammad Haque on one side of the court and then on the other side it was Stan "The Man" Carroll and Sachiko "Sachi" Tokuda. We thought that would be the first One-Setter of the day, but Muhammad opted out of the action. So Tito took his place and they got the official action underway at 11:05.
Just as they started, "King Crush" Chris Chiaro made his way onto the courts. And then five minutes later, we had the surprise arrival (and it would soon be the official GTA Return) of "Lucky" Leo Victor who has not played with us in over a year.
At 11:15, "Hurricane" Jose Gonzales also arrived and we were starting to have a logjam situation. Luckily, Dino and the mystery man finished by that time. So Samara sent the other four (Chris, Jose, Muhammad and Leo) over to the North Court for some Doubles action.
At 11:20, Natalia "Nitro" Sout also made her way down the hill toward the courts. The good news was that the two guys left the South Court soon after and this enabled Frank and Natalia to have a hitting session with one another. Dino soon made his way over to the bench to watch them hit before he left at 12:10 to head to the gym where he would meet with one Mr. Dan Martinelli (aka The Spin Doctor).
At 12:40, a family took over the South Court. Twenty minutes later, "RK Fire" Rafaelo Kazakov arrived as he first sat on the bench next to Natalia watching the fierce Doubles action on the North Court before getting the chance to hit with Sachiko on Center Court ten minutes later.
The last official arrival of the day was "Stealth" Omar Santos at 1:30. Mere minutes after he arrived, Sout, Tokuda, Castolo and Samara all left the park. Around this same time, a lone interloper took over Center Court.
Around 2pm, both "The Riz" John Rizzo and "NC-17" Nick Caputo arrived...but upon seeing such a full house, they opted to head to Cedar Grove instead. And we will get all those results later in this report. First, let's get to the action at Albion!
The Albion Park Results:
Tito Castolo/Suzanne Bujara over Stan Carroll/Sachiko Tokuda, 6-1! No Aces. Center Court hosted this Mixed Doubles action from 11:05 to 11:29.
Chris Chiaro/Muhammad Haque over Jose Gonzales/Leo Victor, 6-2! It was the official GTA Return of Leo Victor. No Aces. They played this on the North Court from 11:26 to 11:50.
Tito Castolo/Suzanne Bujara over Stan Carroll/Sachiko Tokuda, 6-0! No Aces. This Rematch One-Setter also took place on Center Court and it lasted from 11:33 to 11:50 (just seventeen minutes)! After this one, Stan decided to call it a day and head home.
Since the above two One-Setters ended at the same time (and with Stan now making his exit), it allowed Tito to shift over to the North Court for some Men's Doubles action while Leo shifted over to Center Court for a "Leo and the ladies" situation. It was a better environment for him as he had over a year's worth of rust to shake off before being able to be fully competitive.
Chris Chiaro/Jose Gonzales over Muhammad Haque/Tito Castolo, 7-6 (7-4)! No Aces. They played this on the North Court from 11:52 to 12:33.
Natalia Sout/Sachiko Tokuda over Leo Victor/Suzanne Bujara, 6-4! Leo: 1 Ace on Sachiko (a short and slow one that was likely aided by the wind)! The basic breakdown: Nat and Sachi jumped out to a 3-0 lead. From there it went to 3-1 and 4-1. Leo was now on serve and on Double Game Point, he hit that short and slow Ace against Sachiko for the hold to pull to 2-4. Natalia was then broken and Suzanne then held to level things at 4-4! But from there, Sout/Tokuda rebounded to take the match. This was played on Center Court from 12:06 to 12:46.
Chris Chiaro/Jose Gonzales over Frank Samara/Tito Castolo, 7-6 (9-7)! No Aces. It went like this: Frank held at Love, Chris was broken (15-Love then point for point to Game Point, Deuce, Break Point and the break), Tito held (Love-15 went straight to Double Game Point and the hold) and Jose was broken as it went from 15-Love to 15-30, then it went to 30-All, Break Point and the break to fall to 0-4! But then Samara was broken (in the exact same manner, point for point, that Jose was) and then Chiaro held serve (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold) to pull to 2-4. Castolo was broken (15-Love then point for point until 30-All, but then there was a mini-shift to Break Point, Deuce, Break Point again and then the break) and Gonzales held (30-Love shifted to 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Game Point again and then the hold) to knot the score at 4-4! Hollywood rebounded with a hold (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold), but then King Crush had a Love hold to keep things alive at 5-5! The Titan held (Love-15 shifted to 30-15, then 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Game Point, 2nd Deuce, Break Point, 3rd Deuce, Game Point and the hold), but so did Hurricane Jose and it was at Love to force the Tiebreak! In the Breaker: Frank held his lone serve and then Chris was broken on the first of his two serves for a 0-2 start in the TB, but then held his second for 1-2. Tito was broken on the first of his two serves as Frank blew what should have been a surefire Overhead Smash winner (as it was right in his wheelhouse) as he jumped just a bit too soon, but still made contact only to have a wicked backspin type shot descend upon the net! It never reached the tape as it may have spun its way over it. Instead, it just trickled down on his side of the net. Castolo was also broken on his second serve for 2-3. Jose was broken on the first of his two serves for 3-3 at the changeover. It was on this point where Chris hit an excellent short-angled shot (cannot remember if it was off his forehand or backhand) only to have Frank make a great get and send back a wicked and well-placed, fast-paced backhand slice that sailed to the sideline and almost out of the reach of Chiaro (I believe he was able to shank it wide with the edge of his racquet). Having hit a redemptive winner (one of his best in recent memory), Samara no longer felt so bad about the blown overhead just a short while earlier. This now meant Gonzales was broken on both hi serves and now The Wood was about to serve with a 4-3 lead. He held the first of his two serves to go up 5-3, but we now would head into a situation of distraction as twice there were errant balls invading our court (coming from the hitting session on Center Court between Rafaelo and Sachiko). So the point was essentially played three times as a frustrated Frank lost focus and made a silly error to now have the score go to 5-4 after his second service point. King Crush then held both of his service points to put his team up 6-5 with Match Point (the very first one of the contest) in his team's favor. Tito Touch was now on service and the rally led to Jose blasting a forehand that he thought had clipped the edge of the sideline for the win, but Castolo called it out wide! Samara honestly did not see it as Tito's body was in the way of where the ball landed and Chiaro did not protest as he said it was Castolo's call to make. That now made it 6-6 at the second changeover. The Titan also held his second serve after hitting a beautiful winner to put his team up 7-6 with their first Match Point opportunity (the 2nd M.P. overall) with service now returning to Hurricane Jose. He held both of his serves to put his team up 8-7 for their second Match Point chance (the third overall) and now Samara was to go on serve. That point led to a solid but short rally as Chiaro blasted the best winner of the match...a scorching forehand that seared its way past Castolo as he neared the net as it blazed a path through the Doubles Alley for the very hard-fought victory! Rafaelo and Natalia both said they were very entertained by this action as they sat on the nearby bench. This battle on the North Court lasted from 12:48 to 1:30. It seems like an almost definite Nominee for One-Set Doubles Match of The Year at season's end.
Muhammad Haque/Sachiko Tokuda over Leo Victor/Suzanne Bujara, 6-1! No Aces. Center Court hosted this Mixed Doubles action from 12:48 to 1:08.
And now for the One-Setter that took place after Samara's departure (thanks to Omar for sending it in)...
Muhammad Haque/Rafaelo Kazakov over Jose Gonzales/Omar Santos, 7-6 (7-3)! Muhammad: 1 Ace on Omar; and Jose: 1 Ace on Muhammad! We played this on the North Court roughly from 1:35 to 2:35.
The Stealth Report: It was a fun set overall. Our opponents were just too consistent and they deserved the win. Afterward, everyone left except for me. Louise Bysiek arrived with a lefty friend of hers (likely to be Jeff Rozner), so I stayed around to hit with them. I told them they should go to Cedar Grove for some more action, but they said they had to go play with another group up in Oakland.
Samara's Notes: Again, thanks to Omar for sending in the additional result and the color commentary.
All in all, it was a very fun session! We now go to Nutley to get the report from Scott.
The Park Ave. Courts Results:
Before the tournament match, Umang "Ash" Jain was there, so we challenged Rich Liu and Sam Wong to a full Doubles Match.
2 out of 3 Sets Doubles Match:
Umang Jain/Scott Bergenfeld over Sam Wong/Rich Liu, 6-1, 6-1, to become the New # 121 Ranked Team in the Doubles Division! Umang: 2 Aces!
GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 32 Match:
Scott Bergenfeld over Erik Jensen, 6-0, 6-1, to successfully defend his # 40 Rank in the Intermediate Division while also advancing to the Round of 16 of the GTA Intermediate Invitational Tournament! In the process, Jensen entered the Intermediate Division as the New # 51 Ranked Player. Scott: 3 Aces in the 1st Set (all in the first game)!
The Great Scott Report: The winds at The Park Ave. Courts were a huge issue for both of us. Erik played strong, but his serve was too erratic. He had too many Double Faults (perhaps as many as 15 total) and it cost him multiple games. I couldn't serve well either. I was just trying to lob the ball in most of the time. The match would have been a lot closer if it wasn't for all his Double Faults. It was a hard-fought match, but as I just stated...it would have been much more enjoyable in more ideal conditions. Kudos to Erik on a match well-played!
Samara's Notes: Congratulations to Scott for a very impressive victory (also thanks to him for his timely reporting which will continue in just a bit)! Bergenfeld adds himself to that short list of favorites to go far in this tournament and then make a further impact on the Advanced Division once this event is over. We now go back to Scott.
Sam Wong/Rich Liu over Scott Bergenfeld/Erik Jensen, 7-6 (7-5)! Rich: 2 Aces on Erik!
Samara's Notes: I thank Scott for acting as the impromptu host of this session and reporting all the above.
We now head up to Cedar Grove to get the results from there, starting with Kyle's report, then going to John (who was there from 2:30 to 6:30) and finishing with Doinks who stayed on even later.
The Cedar Grove Results:
GTA Intermediate Invitational Round of 16 Match:
Kyle Eng over Jorge Solano, 6-3, 6-2, to become the New # 14 Ranked Player in the Intermediate Division while advancing to the Quarterfinals of the GTA Intermediate Invitational Tournament! Kyle: 1 Ace.
The Kyle File: I'm still shaking off the nerves (of once again playing full competitive Singles Matches), but its getting better. Jorge is great at the net, but he tended to have a little trouble with my kick serves and drop shots.
Samara's Notes: I thank Kyle for his very timely reporting and also congratulate him on an impressive victory. He is now the first player to make it to the Quarters of the GTA Intermediate Invitational.
We now turn this report over to John.
Nick Caputo over John Rizzo, 6-1! No Aces. Due to Nick getting lightheaded, we took a break in the middle of the set so that Nick could get a protein shake at Quick Chek. As a result of his woozy state of mind, Nick inadvertently ended up shoplifting said shake that he put in his pocket without ever buying it!
Samara's Notes: Mr. NC-17 just earned an additional moniker - "Sticky Fingers!" LMAO! We now go back to John.
Nick Caputo/Syed Rashid over Senthil Kumar/John Rizzo, 6-2! No Aces.
The Riz Report: Syed also had a one hour hitting session with his friend, Mike Sindler.
John Rizzo/Nick Caputo over Ryan Pienciak/Senthil Kumar, 6-2! No Aces.
Nick Caputo/Genalin Capan over Senthil Kumar/John Rizzo, 7-6 (7-3)! Gen: 1 Ace on John!
2 out of 3 Sets Women's Doubles Match:
Kathy Sheldon/Brenda Jordan over Doinks Srinivasan/Fadia Nicolas, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, to successfully defend their # 19 Rank in the Women's Doubles Division! In the process, Srinivasan/Nicolas entered the division as the New # 30 Ranked Team. No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Doinks Srinivasan over Kris Srinivasan/Michel Encarnacion, 7-5! No Aces. Chris and Doinks had been down 1-5 before taking six straight games for quite the comeback victory!
Chris Chiaro/Kris Srinivasan over Scott Bergenfeld/Genalin Capan, 6-0! No Aces.
Kris Srinivasan/Scott Bergenfeld over Chris Chiaro/Genalin Capan, 6-2! No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Michele Panzitta over Nick Inciong/Rose Inciong, 6-4! No Aces.
Scott Bergenfeld/Doinks Srinivasan over Kris Srinivasan/Genalin Capan, 7-6 (7-4)! No Aces. Scott and Doinks had been down 1-4 before staging their comeback!
Samara's Notes: I thank John and Doinks for assuming the hosting duties and sending in those results in a very timely fashion.
All the best,
Frank Samara
gtasamara5@gmail.com
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