"Moka-Kaz part of 6 at C.G. as Kris hosts!":
GTA Tuesday Night Tennis only took place at The Cedar Grove Courts (hosted by "Papa K" Kris Srinivasan and it featured the Grove Cup Round of 16 Match between "Instant" Moka Pathan and "Big Kaz" Mike Kazlauskas, with Moka sending in additional commentary as well). The session was cut short due to the severe rains and thunder that rolled through the area. Thankfull, Pathan-Kazlauskas concluded just before those storms hit.
So we now head up to C.G. for all the details from there via Kris and Moka.
The Cedar Grove Results:
Grove Cup Round of 16 Match:
Moka Pathan over Mike Kazlauskas, 6-2, 6-4, to successfully defend his # 4 Rank in the Advanced Division while advancing to The Quarterfinals of The Grove Cup Tournament! No Aces.
A Drop of Moka: We met up at 6pm, warmed up for about 10 minutes and then promptly started the match. Mike was still finding his game in the 1st Set, but towards the end of the 2nd Set (after getting down 2-5), he really started to get a better feel for the court. He cut my lead to 5-4 before I was able to break him to close out the match at 6-4.
It felt like a race against the rain. Throughout the match, we could hear the thunder and knew a storm was coming. I want to thank Mike for playing the match under the uncertain weather forecast and look forward to playing him again in the near future.
The Say from Papa K: Moka took charge of the match as he ensured getting a good leading in both the sets, putting Mike under pressure right through the match. The result was Mike's inability to play his shots freely. Moka had his own good shots and a beautiful lob to an aggressive Mike at the net seemed to work in his favor. Kaz did fight hard in the 2nd Set while down 2-5 to win couple of games, but then it was a bridge too far to cross. It was a good win For Moka and a tough loss for Kaz who unfortunately couldn't execute his "A" game.
Samara's Notes: I congratulate Moka on an impressive victory, offer kudos to Mike on a fine effort and thank both Moka and Kris for the details. We now turn the rest of this report over to Kris as to the rest of what happened (and what did not happen) up at Cedar Grove.
It was a curtailed session last night as the rains took charge of the proceedings early evening. At least we had one full match and a critical one at that. Moka and Kaz had planned to play their Grove Cup match and an early start helped them complete it.
Senthil Kumar/Sairaj Srinivasan tied with Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff, 1-1 (Incomplete once the rain rolled in)! Sairaj: 1 Ace on Jordan!
The small satisfaction for the night was the hitting session prior to our game (and for Sairaj getting an Ace on Jordan in the very first game). Senthil got to serve, but the game remained incomplete after multiple Deuces, thanks to the rains.
Marijus Kuzavas and Sally Pillay were there ahead of us waiting to play their MXD2 Mixed Doubles Semifinal Match against Rob and Laura Gawley, who came just as the Singles Match between Moka and Mike concluded. Nathan Fernandes was the last player to arrive, but the rain ultimately had its say. C'est la vie! Cheers!
Samara's Notes: As always, the way Kris hosts at (and reports from) Cedar Grove is much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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