8/5/16:
"W2 part of 6 at HP, MXD2 part of 16 at C.G.!:
"Hollywood" Frank Samara announced he would be hosting GTA Friday Night Tennis at Holster Park in Clifton, but that he would not be playing (for numerous reasons). Later at The Cedar Grove Courts, "Papa
K" Kris Srinivasan acted as host (with assistance from "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan, "Latino Heat" Jose Gonzales and "Dominant" Dawn Peterson as they also sent in their scores directly). Once again, the weather was quite beautiful and ideal for tennis.
Samara pulled into the parking lot at HP at 4:30. He saw that all three courts were occupied, but was happy to see that at least two of them were under the control of GTA players.
Frank had his two children, Angeliz and Dante, with him. The main reason he came to host the session was the fact that the first of the matches in the W2 Women's Doubles Tournament was set to be played at 4:30.
One of the two teams, "The Olympian" Marie Salamon and "Rockin" Robin Altman, was already out on Championship Court. One half of the other team, "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan, had pulled in alongside Samara and was soon following him up the hill. Her partner, "The Argentine Machine" Fernanda Toker, had already informed Gen that she was stuck in traffic and was running late.
On the Entrance Court, was a guy who looked to be in his twenties hitting with a kid who was barely a teen. And on Center Court, it was "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak practicing his serve.
Frank suggested that Ryan hit with Gen against Marie and Robin while they waited for Fernanda to arrive. Meanwhile, Samara held Center Court.
Toker made it to the courts at 4:50 and took the place of Pienciak in the hitting/warm-up session. As Ryan headed back to Center Court, "Holy Moly" Mike Mole arrived at 4:55 to join him on that court. This enabled Frank to move forward with his original intentions - to watch the W2 Quarterfinal and take notes.
At 6:05, "Double R" Rob Ryan was a surprise arrival. Hot on his heels were four interlopers who would end up playing Doubles on the Entrance Court. Later in the evening, Rob gave Frank's contact info to two of the players as they may have interest in joining the league.
So we ended up with a total of just six official competitors at the HP session.
The HP Results:
Ryan Pienciak over Mike Mole, 6-2! Mike: 1 Ace. This one began on Center Court at 5:05 and ended at 5:39.
W2 Quarterfinal:
Genalin Capan/Fernanda Toker over Marie Salamon/Robin Altman, 6-1, 6-0, as both teams entered the Women's Doubles Division as the New # 12 and # 13 Ranked Teams respectively! It was the official GTA Return of Robin Altman. No Aces.
1st Set: Fernanda held serve (Marie hit a winner for Love-30, then Gen hit a winner for 15-30, it was then 30-All when an un-returned serve set up Game Point, Deuce, Double Game Point and the hold), Marie was broken (Robin blew an overhead for Love-15, but then Gen blew a volley for 15-All, it then went 15-30, Double Break Point and the break) and Genalin held (Marie blew an overhead for 15-Love, then it went to 30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold) to take a 3-0 lead. Robin held to get her team on the scoreboard (an excellent rally led to Love-15 and then it went to Triple Break Point, but that was where Robin hit a drop shot winner for Double Break Point and then it was Break Point where Marie hit a winning Backhand Volley to make it Deuce and then Marie hit another winning volley to set up Game Point, but then there was a Double Fault for 2nd Deuce where Robin had a winning Backhand Volley of her own to set up Game Point and then came the hold) at 1-3. But from there, Toker held again (an un-returned serve for 15-Love, then it was 30-Love where another un-returned serve set up Triple Game Point, but then Gen blew a volley to make it Double Game Point only to have Marie also blow a volley to ensure the hold for the opposition), Salamon was broken again (Fernanda hit a winning lob for Love-15 and then Robin blew a volley for Love-30 where a Double Fault then set up Triple Break Point where Gen hit a highly impressive passing shot winner for the Love break) and Capan held again (15-Love, 15-All, 30-15 where Fernanda hit a winning lob to set up Double Game/Set Point and then came the hold) to take the initial set at exactly 5:44 (they got this one underway on Championship Court at 5:07).
2nd Set: Robin was broken (un-returned serve for 15-Love, then 30-Love where Marie blew an overhead for 30-15, but then another un-returned serve set up Double Game Point, then it was Game Point where Marie blew a volley for Deuce and then Gen hit a winning volley to make it Break Point and that is where the break came), Genalin held (Marie blew a volley for 15-Love and then it was an extended rally to make it 15-All, then it went 30-15, Double Game Point where Gen blew a volley to make it Game Point, but then came the hold), Marie was broken (Love-15, 15-All where Robin blew an overhead for 15-30 and then Gen hit a winning volley to make it Double Break Point and then a Double Fault ended it), Fernanda held (Marie blew an overhead for 15-Love and then Fernanda hit a roller over the net for 30-Love which was where she hit another winner to make it Triple Game Point, the hold came on Double Game Point), Altman was broken again (Marie made a winning volley for 15-Love, then it went to 30-Love, 30-15 where Gen hit a winning volley for 30-All, then it was Break Point when Gen hit a winning Overhead Smash) and then Capan held again (15-Love where Marie blew a volley for 30-Love, then it was 30-15 and Double Game/Match Point which was truly the rally of the match and it ended in favor of the serving team) to get the win!
The Skinny: It sounds cliche', but it is true when those who had been in attendance (playing or watching) agreed that this one was closer than the score indicates. There were many long rallies, but the majority of them fell in favor of the newly formed team of Gen and Fernanda rather than the experienced tandem of Marie and Robin.
Ryan Pienciak over Mike Mole, 6-0! No Aces. This one got done quickly on Center Court as it only lasted from 5:40 to 5:58.
We now head up to Cedar Grove where we will first get the result from Dawn and then additional scores from Gen before fully turning this report over to Kris.
The Cedar Grove Results:
MXD2 Quarterfinal:
Tito Castolo/Dawn Peterson over Jose Gonzales/Kathy Sheldon, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), to become the New # 6 Ranked Team in the Mixed Doubles Division while also advancing to The Semifinals of The MXD2 Mixed Doubles Tournament! No Aces (apparently).
Genalin Capan/Marie Salamon over Doinks Srinivasan/Brenda Jordan, 6-1! No Aces. Gen said this one was from 7:41 to 8:10.
Gen's Notes: Marie was on the mark and made great shots. Doinks and Brenda wanted a rematch. Marie and I were still looking to play more. We immediately started the next one.
Doinks Srinivasan/Brenda Jordan over Genalin Capan/Marie Salamon, 6-4! Brenda: 1 Ace on Gen. They played this one from 8:11 to 8:50.
Gen's Notes: Marie played amazing in both One-Setters and the second one was tight. We had a couple of multiple Deuce games, back-to-back exchanges of breaks for 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4. Then they won the next two games to close it out. Nice net game from Brenda. Doinks hit some beautiful topspin shots that would just catch the back of the baseline to win the point. Overall, it was some excellent tennis from all the ladies.
Samara's Notes: I thank both Dawn and Gen for sending in those scores in a very timely manner. We now let Papa K take it away!
Kris Srinivasan/Sairaj Srinivasan over Kevin Doyle/Brenda Jordan, 6-2! No Aces.
Senthil Kumar/Jay Phoenix over Kris Srinivasan/Sairaj Srinivasan, 7-5! No Aces.
Senthil Kumar/Jose Gonzales leading Norman Taclob/Mike Sindler, 5-4 (Incomplete when the players retired). No Aces (apparently).
Samara's Notes: As always, thanks to Kris for all he does for the GTA up at Cedar Grove.
All the best,
Frank Samara
"W2 part of 6 at HP, MXD2 part of 16 at C.G.!:
"Hollywood" Frank Samara announced he would be hosting GTA Friday Night Tennis at Holster Park in Clifton, but that he would not be playing (for numerous reasons). Later at The Cedar Grove Courts, "Papa
K" Kris Srinivasan acted as host (with assistance from "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan, "Latino Heat" Jose Gonzales and "Dominant" Dawn Peterson as they also sent in their scores directly). Once again, the weather was quite beautiful and ideal for tennis.
Samara pulled into the parking lot at HP at 4:30. He saw that all three courts were occupied, but was happy to see that at least two of them were under the control of GTA players.
Frank had his two children, Angeliz and Dante, with him. The main reason he came to host the session was the fact that the first of the matches in the W2 Women's Doubles Tournament was set to be played at 4:30.
One of the two teams, "The Olympian" Marie Salamon and "Rockin" Robin Altman, was already out on Championship Court. One half of the other team, "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan, had pulled in alongside Samara and was soon following him up the hill. Her partner, "The Argentine Machine" Fernanda Toker, had already informed Gen that she was stuck in traffic and was running late.
On the Entrance Court, was a guy who looked to be in his twenties hitting with a kid who was barely a teen. And on Center Court, it was "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak practicing his serve.
Frank suggested that Ryan hit with Gen against Marie and Robin while they waited for Fernanda to arrive. Meanwhile, Samara held Center Court.
Toker made it to the courts at 4:50 and took the place of Pienciak in the hitting/warm-up session. As Ryan headed back to Center Court, "Holy Moly" Mike Mole arrived at 4:55 to join him on that court. This enabled Frank to move forward with his original intentions - to watch the W2 Quarterfinal and take notes.
At 6:05, "Double R" Rob Ryan was a surprise arrival. Hot on his heels were four interlopers who would end up playing Doubles on the Entrance Court. Later in the evening, Rob gave Frank's contact info to two of the players as they may have interest in joining the league.
So we ended up with a total of just six official competitors at the HP session.
The HP Results:
Ryan Pienciak over Mike Mole, 6-2! Mike: 1 Ace. This one began on Center Court at 5:05 and ended at 5:39.
W2 Quarterfinal:
Genalin Capan/Fernanda Toker over Marie Salamon/Robin Altman, 6-1, 6-0, as both teams entered the Women's Doubles Division as the New # 12 and # 13 Ranked Teams respectively! It was the official GTA Return of Robin Altman. No Aces.
1st Set: Fernanda held serve (Marie hit a winner for Love-30, then Gen hit a winner for 15-30, it was then 30-All when an un-returned serve set up Game Point, Deuce, Double Game Point and the hold), Marie was broken (Robin blew an overhead for Love-15, but then Gen blew a volley for 15-All, it then went 15-30, Double Break Point and the break) and Genalin held (Marie blew an overhead for 15-Love, then it went to 30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold) to take a 3-0 lead. Robin held to get her team on the scoreboard (an excellent rally led to Love-15 and then it went to Triple Break Point, but that was where Robin hit a drop shot winner for Double Break Point and then it was Break Point where Marie hit a winning Backhand Volley to make it Deuce and then Marie hit another winning volley to set up Game Point, but then there was a Double Fault for 2nd Deuce where Robin had a winning Backhand Volley of her own to set up Game Point and then came the hold) at 1-3. But from there, Toker held again (an un-returned serve for 15-Love, then it was 30-Love where another un-returned serve set up Triple Game Point, but then Gen blew a volley to make it Double Game Point only to have Marie also blow a volley to ensure the hold for the opposition), Salamon was broken again (Fernanda hit a winning lob for Love-15 and then Robin blew a volley for Love-30 where a Double Fault then set up Triple Break Point where Gen hit a highly impressive passing shot winner for the Love break) and Capan held again (15-Love, 15-All, 30-15 where Fernanda hit a winning lob to set up Double Game/Set Point and then came the hold) to take the initial set at exactly 5:44 (they got this one underway on Championship Court at 5:07).
2nd Set: Robin was broken (un-returned serve for 15-Love, then 30-Love where Marie blew an overhead for 30-15, but then another un-returned serve set up Double Game Point, then it was Game Point where Marie blew a volley for Deuce and then Gen hit a winning volley to make it Break Point and that is where the break came), Genalin held (Marie blew a volley for 15-Love and then it was an extended rally to make it 15-All, then it went 30-15, Double Game Point where Gen blew a volley to make it Game Point, but then came the hold), Marie was broken (Love-15, 15-All where Robin blew an overhead for 15-30 and then Gen hit a winning volley to make it Double Break Point and then a Double Fault ended it), Fernanda held (Marie blew an overhead for 15-Love and then Fernanda hit a roller over the net for 30-Love which was where she hit another winner to make it Triple Game Point, the hold came on Double Game Point), Altman was broken again (Marie made a winning volley for 15-Love, then it went to 30-Love, 30-15 where Gen hit a winning volley for 30-All, then it was Break Point when Gen hit a winning Overhead Smash) and then Capan held again (15-Love where Marie blew a volley for 30-Love, then it was 30-15 and Double Game/Match Point which was truly the rally of the match and it ended in favor of the serving team) to get the win!
The Skinny: It sounds cliche', but it is true when those who had been in attendance (playing or watching) agreed that this one was closer than the score indicates. There were many long rallies, but the majority of them fell in favor of the newly formed team of Gen and Fernanda rather than the experienced tandem of Marie and Robin.
Ryan Pienciak over Mike Mole, 6-0! No Aces. This one got done quickly on Center Court as it only lasted from 5:40 to 5:58.
We now head up to Cedar Grove where we will first get the result from Dawn and then additional scores from Gen before fully turning this report over to Kris.
The Cedar Grove Results:
MXD2 Quarterfinal:
Tito Castolo/Dawn Peterson over Jose Gonzales/Kathy Sheldon, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), to become the New # 6 Ranked Team in the Mixed Doubles Division while also advancing to The Semifinals of The MXD2 Mixed Doubles Tournament! No Aces (apparently).
Genalin Capan/Marie Salamon over Doinks Srinivasan/Brenda Jordan, 6-1! No Aces. Gen said this one was from 7:41 to 8:10.
Gen's Notes: Marie was on the mark and made great shots. Doinks and Brenda wanted a rematch. Marie and I were still looking to play more. We immediately started the next one.
Doinks Srinivasan/Brenda Jordan over Genalin Capan/Marie Salamon, 6-4! Brenda: 1 Ace on Gen. They played this one from 8:11 to 8:50.
Gen's Notes: Marie played amazing in both One-Setters and the second one was tight. We had a couple of multiple Deuce games, back-to-back exchanges of breaks for 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4. Then they won the next two games to close it out. Nice net game from Brenda. Doinks hit some beautiful topspin shots that would just catch the back of the baseline to win the point. Overall, it was some excellent tennis from all the ladies.
Samara's Notes: I thank both Dawn and Gen for sending in those scores in a very timely manner. We now let Papa K take it away!
Kris Srinivasan/Sairaj Srinivasan over Kevin Doyle/Brenda Jordan, 6-2! No Aces.
Senthil Kumar/Jay Phoenix over Kris Srinivasan/Sairaj Srinivasan, 7-5! No Aces.
Senthil Kumar/Jose Gonzales leading Norman Taclob/Mike Sindler, 5-4 (Incomplete when the players retired). No Aces (apparently).
Samara's Notes: As always, thanks to Kris for all he does for the GTA up at Cedar Grove.
All the best,
Frank Samara
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