7/13

"4 play at HP, Kris hosts 13 at C.G.!":

               

GTA Wednesday Night Tennis ended up as sessions in two different locations: Holster Park in Clifton (featuring two One-Setters, first one between "Stormin" Norman Taclob and "Holy Moly" Mike Mole and then another between "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes and "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan, scores were sent in by Mike and Gen) and at The Cedar Grove Courts (hosted by "Papa K" Kris Srinivasan). 

 

Let's first go to the result sent in by Mike, then we'll go to the one from Gen and then Kris will finish the balance of this report.

 

This just in – "Bravo" Brenda Jordan reported the missing results (she thought that "Kevlar" Kevin Doyle had already submitted them).

 

The HP Results:

 

Norman Taclob over Mike Mole, 6-2!  Norm: 1 Ace.

 

The Mole Memo: We played from 4pm to 4:45.

 

Samara's Notes: I thank Mike for that result and also for sending it in a very timely fashion.  And now we go to Gen.

 

Nathan Fernandes over Genalin Capan, 7-6 (9-7)!  No Aces.

 

Gen's Notes: We played from 7:30 to 8:20.  Nate was up 5-3 prior to the Tiebreak.  I got it to 5-5 and then we went on to 6-6 and the TB.  I went up 4-1 in the Breaker, but then he came back!

 

Samara's Notes: This has to be the lead contender for One-Set Specialty Match of The Year.  And I neglected to state in yesterday's results report that the One-Setter between "The Legendary" Chazz Weldon and "The General" MaryFrances Patton is another likely Nominee for the same award at season's end.  I thank Gen for always reporting in a very timely manner.

 

And now we head up to Cedar Grove to let Papa K take it away!

 

It was a night where we were restricted to two courts for pretty much all the night, but that proved to be adequate.  Some of our players had started earlier and it enabled the players who came late to have a go.

 

The Cedar Grove Results:

 

Dean Delgado over Jorge Solano, 6-0!  No Aces (apparently).

 

Dean Delgado/Jorge Solano over Kris Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-1!  No Aces.

 

After a good start that could have seen us grab the first three games, we fell apart with misses and poor shots.  It was good to see Dean in action here after quite sometime.  With Solano, his team played well with fewer errors. Jorge did well at the net to put away some points.

 

Chris Chiaro/Kris Srinivasan over Dean Delgado/Jorge Solano, 6-2!  No Aces.

 

Chris stamped his authority and it didn't matter how I played...:-)

 

Chris Chiaro/Brenda Jordan over Jose Gonzales/Kathy Sheldon, 6-2!  No Aces (apparently).

 

Jose felt it would be good for him and Kathy to take on strong opponents.  Indeed, Chris proved to be a bit too strong with his aggressive plays.

 

The next two results come in from Brenda and they were likely prior to the two above.

 

Don Moya/Brenda Jordan over Dean Delgado/Kevin Doyle, 6-2!  No Aces (apparently).

 

Jose Gonzales/Kathy Sheldon over Kevin Doyle/Brenda Jordan, 6-1!  No Aces (apparently).

 

Tito Castolo/Kevin Doyle over Sairaj Srinivasan/Raj Tailor, 6-3!  No Aces (apparently).

 

Kevin Doyle/Brenda Jordan over Sairaj Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-2!  No Aces (apparently).

 

Chris Chiaro/Kris Srinivasan over Raj Tailor/Tito Castolo, 7-6 (7-1)!  No Aces.

 

It was a very good and close match that had incredible shots from all and that it went the distance.  With a bit more steady play from me in the initial stages, it could have made it easier on Chris.  But we got to see Raj serving and cracking some vicious topspin forehand shots along with deadly backhand slices, but Chris was up to it.  Tito played his usual crafty game, but it was Chris who moved so well that all those drop shots were not going to cut it.  Overall, it was a good match to cap the night.

 

Thursday should be a good day to be in Cedar Grove (tonight) with the possibility of all the courts available to us.  Given that our players who get to play first then make room for those in waiting which helps everyone to play.  Hope we get to see an exciting night of tennis.  Cheers!

 

Samara's Notes: It seems they had quite the session with only half the available capacity.  Impressive!  As always, thanks to Kris for being the host with the most up at Cedar Grove.

 

Sincerely,

Frank Samara