With The Srinivasans away on vacation, the GTA scene at Cedar Grove continues to call out for impromptu hosts (especially with “Hollywood” Frank Samara still sidelined with his car situation).
Wednesday night it was GTA Champion: “King Crush” Chris Chiaro stepping up to act as host. Thursday night, it was “Nate the Great” Nathan Fernandes.
On Friday night, it was “The S Bomber” Genalin Capan.
We go to Gen’s report now.
The day was sunny, hot and humid. The evening turned out to be very pleasant as it felt cooler with much less humidity. It was the ideal set of conditions for playing tennis under the lights of The Cedar Grove Courts.
It started with Joe Rodrigues and Jose Gonzales sending out an e-mail to the GTA stating that they would be playing at Cedar Grove around 6pm. Moka Pathan and I were the next two to arrive by 6:30.
The two of us hit against Joe/Jose for 15 minutes then got the first Doubles One-Setter started.
Nathan Fernandes and Marie Salamon were the next arrivals. The two started hitting and then they awaited the conclusion of our set. Mr. Herb Reiner was already hitting with someone on the adjacent court prior to us playing the first Doubles One-Setter.
The Cedar Grove Results:
Jose Gonzales/Joe Rodrigues over Moka Pathan/Genalin Capan, 6-3! No Aces. Joe was on fire as he hit some nice winners.
For the next Doubles One-Setter, Joe and I decided to hit and eventually play a Singles One-Setter while the following Doubles One-Setter transpired.
Moka Pathan/Jose Gonzales over Nathan Fernandes/Marie Salamon, 6-3! No Aces (apparently).
Joe Rodrigues over Genalin Capan, 6-2! Gen: 1 Ace! It started with back-to-back breaks. I was broken again and Joe held to go up 3-1. Then I held after a battle for 2-3, but then Joe took the next 3 games for the win. This one ended by 7:55.
Both Moka and Joe had to leave by 8pm. I was needed for the next One-Setter.
Nathan Fernandes/Marie Salamon over Jose Gonzales/Genalin Capan, 6-0! No Aces. This lasted from 8pm to 8:20.
Jose Gonzales/Nathan Fernandes over Norman Taclob/Marie Salamon, 6-4! No Aces (apparently).
Spin (aka Dan Martinelli) arrived around 8:30 to check on us. I was getting ready to leave, but stayed to catch up with Spin. We left by 9:15.
I don't know the other results. Hopefully, someone else will send to you.
Samara’s Notes: I thank Gen for sending in those scores in a very timely manner. And nobody sent in anything additional from that session…so whatever transpired will have to remain as unofficial.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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