9/9/16:
"Frank/Kris host 10 at C.G.!:
There was just one session of GTA Friday Night Tennis: the usual later session up at The Cedar Grove Courts hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara and "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan.
Let's now recap all that transpired up at Cedar Grove.
Samara pulled into the parking lot at 7pm. On Court One, he saw the usual sparring partners "The Ambidextrous Machine" Herb Reiner and Miroslav "Mirav" Glavic having a hitting session.
Court Two was vacant. On Court Three there was a Doubles One-Setter already in progress between the teams of "The Secret Weapon" Sairaj Srinivasan/"The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan and "The Vin Man" Vinnie De Benedetto/"The S Bomber" Genalin Capan.
And on Court Four, a hitting session was going on between "J-Bach" Jordan Bachvaroff and "Magic" Matt Meillon. Jordan eagerly invited Frank to come hit with them, but Samara needed to get situated first and caught up with all the action.
At 7:05, Kris came across the street and that brought Samara off the bench as both of them headed onto Court Four to get some Doubles action underway. It looked like it was going to be Srinivasan and Bachvaroff going up against Samara and Meillon.
But when GTA Champion: "King Crush" Chris Chiaro arrived at 7:10, Samara decided to let him take his place in the coming One-Setter instead.
At 7:35, a couple that we have seen numerous times at the courts took Court Two for a hitting session with one another. At the same time, "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar trailed them onto the courts but was able to get involved in the hitting session with Reiner and Glavic. Within ten minutes, he'd be invited by Kris to take his place in the next Doubles One-Setter on Court Four.
By this time, the opening Mixed Doubles One-Setter on Court Three had concluded and Sairaj had decided to head home. At this time, Samara was invited to take his place and they got the next one underway at exactly 7:37.
At 8:05, both Dennis "The Menace" Cabanatan and "Instant" Moka Pathan arrived. Five minutes later, so did "Rowdy" Rob Gawley.
We also ended up having cameo appearances made by GTA Women's Champion: Laura "The Aura" Gawley, "Mr. 500" Levy Lorenzo and "Coach" Dino Celis.
Due to the high humidity, rain occurring in certain nearby areas (while all we had was a brief and light drizzle...until later in the session), we ended up with a somewhat light total of just 10 official competitors!
The Cedar Grove Results:
Vinnie De Benedetto/Genalin Capan over Sairaj Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-4! No Aces. This one got started on Court Three somewhere around 6:55 and it ended exactly at 7:32.
Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff over Chris Chiaro/Matt Meillon, 6-2! Kris: 1 Ace on Matt. This one got underway on Court Four exactly at 7:14. Chiaro/Meillon were down 0-3 when Chris held (Triple Game Point, Double Game Point) to get his team on the scoreboard, but then it went all the way to 1-5 before they could win one more game before taking the loss at 7:40.
Vinnie De Benedetto/Genalin Capan over Frank Samara/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-3! No Aces. It went like this: Genalin was broken (un-returned serve for 15-Love, then it was 30-Love where Frank hit a winning passing shot volley for 30-15, then it was 30-All where Vin hit a winning volley of his own to set up Game Point, but then Frank made a great get in the next point that led to it going to Deuce, then Break Point and another un-returned serve for 2nd Deuce and still another one for Game Point, but then 3rd Deuce, Game Point, 4th Deuce where Doinks made a great get that led to her team getting the point to make it Break Point and then came the break) and then the light misty drizzle started just as the next game with Doinks on serve got underway as she got off to a Love-30 start after Frank blew a volley, it then went to 15-30, then Double Break Point where Vin hit a winning volley for the break), but Vinnie was the first to hold serve (Frank hit a drop shot winner for Love-15, but then it went straight to Double Game Point and then Frank hit a winning Overhead Smash to cut the lead to Game Point, but then an un-returned serve secured the hold) to go up 2-1. Frank was broken (Frank hit a winner for 15-Love, then it went to 15-All and a Double Fault for 15-30, then Frank hit a drop shot winner for 30-All, but then it went to Break Point and the break) and Capan held (Vin hit a winning volley for 30-Love, it then went to 30-15 and Double Game Point where Vin hit an even more amazing winning volley to lock down his partner's hold) to go up 4-1. Srinivasan was broken again (Vin blew a volley for 15-Love, but then it was straight to Double Break Point as Vin hit a very impressive winning Overhead Smash along the way, but then he blew a volley to make it Break Point, but then Frank blew a drop shot attempt to allow the break) to fall to 1-5! But then De Benedetto was broken (Frank hit a winning volley for Love-15 and then it was off and running to Triple Break Point right after Gen blew a volley and then Doinks made a great get/winner combo to make it a Love break) and Samara held (Love-15 then point for point to 30-All which was right after Doinks hit a winning lob, but then she blew a volley to set up Break/Match Point, but then she redeemed herself with a winner to bring it to Deuce, but then Gen hit a nice winner of her own to make it the 2nd Break/Match Point, but then it went to 2nd Deuce, Game Point and the hold) to pull to 3-5. But then The S Bomber held again (Vin blew a volley for Love-15, but then they went right to Double Game/Match Point where Vin had his own moment of redemption as he hit the winning volley) to get the win! We played this one on Court Three from 7:37 to 8:15.
Chris Chiaro/Matt Meillon over Senthil Kumar/Jordan Bachvaroff, 7-6 (8-6)! Chris: 1 Ace on Senthil; and Jordan: 1 Ace on Matt. Once again, Chiaro/Meillon got off to a 0-3 start. They eventually fought back and brought this one to a Tiebreak. In the Breaker, it was Match Point with Chris on serve down 5-6. He held his first serve to level it at 6-6 at the second changeover. On his second service, Chris hit a heated winning Overhead Smash to shift Match Point to his team's favor at 7-6. In that last point (the 2nd M.P.), Senthil blew a volley to end this one in somewhat anti-climatic fashion. Still, it was a great battle! It got started on Court Four at 7:45 and ended at 8:30. After this one, both Chris and Matt left.
With everyone else either having left or only there to make cameo appearances, Senthil and Jordan then entered into a hitting session on Court Four.
Kris Srinivasan/Dennis Cabanatan over Moka Pathan/Rob Gawley, 6-4! No Aces. They got this one started on Court One at exactly 8:19. Not sure when it ended as…
Frank and Dino both left the session at 8:40 to grab a bite to eat as Kris took over the hosting responsibilities for the balance of the session. Ultimately, it would not be long as the rains that soaked the towns east of Cedar Grove earlier eventually made their way there as well.
Kris reported that Senthil was teaming with Dennis against Moka and Rob (with Laura watching) when the rain halted play and prematurely ended the session.
All the best,
Frank Samara
"Frank/Kris host 10 at C.G.!:
There was just one session of GTA Friday Night Tennis: the usual later session up at The Cedar Grove Courts hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara and "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan.
Let's now recap all that transpired up at Cedar Grove.
Samara pulled into the parking lot at 7pm. On Court One, he saw the usual sparring partners "The Ambidextrous Machine" Herb Reiner and Miroslav "Mirav" Glavic having a hitting session.
Court Two was vacant. On Court Three there was a Doubles One-Setter already in progress between the teams of "The Secret Weapon" Sairaj Srinivasan/"The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan and "The Vin Man" Vinnie De Benedetto/"The S Bomber" Genalin Capan.
And on Court Four, a hitting session was going on between "J-Bach" Jordan Bachvaroff and "Magic" Matt Meillon. Jordan eagerly invited Frank to come hit with them, but Samara needed to get situated first and caught up with all the action.
At 7:05, Kris came across the street and that brought Samara off the bench as both of them headed onto Court Four to get some Doubles action underway. It looked like it was going to be Srinivasan and Bachvaroff going up against Samara and Meillon.
But when GTA Champion: "King Crush" Chris Chiaro arrived at 7:10, Samara decided to let him take his place in the coming One-Setter instead.
At 7:35, a couple that we have seen numerous times at the courts took Court Two for a hitting session with one another. At the same time, "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar trailed them onto the courts but was able to get involved in the hitting session with Reiner and Glavic. Within ten minutes, he'd be invited by Kris to take his place in the next Doubles One-Setter on Court Four.
By this time, the opening Mixed Doubles One-Setter on Court Three had concluded and Sairaj had decided to head home. At this time, Samara was invited to take his place and they got the next one underway at exactly 7:37.
At 8:05, both Dennis "The Menace" Cabanatan and "Instant" Moka Pathan arrived. Five minutes later, so did "Rowdy" Rob Gawley.
We also ended up having cameo appearances made by GTA Women's Champion: Laura "The Aura" Gawley, "Mr. 500" Levy Lorenzo and "Coach" Dino Celis.
Due to the high humidity, rain occurring in certain nearby areas (while all we had was a brief and light drizzle...until later in the session), we ended up with a somewhat light total of just 10 official competitors!
The Cedar Grove Results:
Vinnie De Benedetto/Genalin Capan over Sairaj Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-4! No Aces. This one got started on Court Three somewhere around 6:55 and it ended exactly at 7:32.
Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff over Chris Chiaro/Matt Meillon, 6-2! Kris: 1 Ace on Matt. This one got underway on Court Four exactly at 7:14. Chiaro/Meillon were down 0-3 when Chris held (Triple Game Point, Double Game Point) to get his team on the scoreboard, but then it went all the way to 1-5 before they could win one more game before taking the loss at 7:40.
Vinnie De Benedetto/Genalin Capan over Frank Samara/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-3! No Aces. It went like this: Genalin was broken (un-returned serve for 15-Love, then it was 30-Love where Frank hit a winning passing shot volley for 30-15, then it was 30-All where Vin hit a winning volley of his own to set up Game Point, but then Frank made a great get in the next point that led to it going to Deuce, then Break Point and another un-returned serve for 2nd Deuce and still another one for Game Point, but then 3rd Deuce, Game Point, 4th Deuce where Doinks made a great get that led to her team getting the point to make it Break Point and then came the break) and then the light misty drizzle started just as the next game with Doinks on serve got underway as she got off to a Love-30 start after Frank blew a volley, it then went to 15-30, then Double Break Point where Vin hit a winning volley for the break), but Vinnie was the first to hold serve (Frank hit a drop shot winner for Love-15, but then it went straight to Double Game Point and then Frank hit a winning Overhead Smash to cut the lead to Game Point, but then an un-returned serve secured the hold) to go up 2-1. Frank was broken (Frank hit a winner for 15-Love, then it went to 15-All and a Double Fault for 15-30, then Frank hit a drop shot winner for 30-All, but then it went to Break Point and the break) and Capan held (Vin hit a winning volley for 30-Love, it then went to 30-15 and Double Game Point where Vin hit an even more amazing winning volley to lock down his partner's hold) to go up 4-1. Srinivasan was broken again (Vin blew a volley for 15-Love, but then it was straight to Double Break Point as Vin hit a very impressive winning Overhead Smash along the way, but then he blew a volley to make it Break Point, but then Frank blew a drop shot attempt to allow the break) to fall to 1-5! But then De Benedetto was broken (Frank hit a winning volley for Love-15 and then it was off and running to Triple Break Point right after Gen blew a volley and then Doinks made a great get/winner combo to make it a Love break) and Samara held (Love-15 then point for point to 30-All which was right after Doinks hit a winning lob, but then she blew a volley to set up Break/Match Point, but then she redeemed herself with a winner to bring it to Deuce, but then Gen hit a nice winner of her own to make it the 2nd Break/Match Point, but then it went to 2nd Deuce, Game Point and the hold) to pull to 3-5. But then The S Bomber held again (Vin blew a volley for Love-15, but then they went right to Double Game/Match Point where Vin had his own moment of redemption as he hit the winning volley) to get the win! We played this one on Court Three from 7:37 to 8:15.
Chris Chiaro/Matt Meillon over Senthil Kumar/Jordan Bachvaroff, 7-6 (8-6)! Chris: 1 Ace on Senthil; and Jordan: 1 Ace on Matt. Once again, Chiaro/Meillon got off to a 0-3 start. They eventually fought back and brought this one to a Tiebreak. In the Breaker, it was Match Point with Chris on serve down 5-6. He held his first serve to level it at 6-6 at the second changeover. On his second service, Chris hit a heated winning Overhead Smash to shift Match Point to his team's favor at 7-6. In that last point (the 2nd M.P.), Senthil blew a volley to end this one in somewhat anti-climatic fashion. Still, it was a great battle! It got started on Court Four at 7:45 and ended at 8:30. After this one, both Chris and Matt left.
With everyone else either having left or only there to make cameo appearances, Senthil and Jordan then entered into a hitting session on Court Four.
Kris Srinivasan/Dennis Cabanatan over Moka Pathan/Rob Gawley, 6-4! No Aces. They got this one started on Court One at exactly 8:19. Not sure when it ended as…
Frank and Dino both left the session at 8:40 to grab a bite to eat as Kris took over the hosting responsibilities for the balance of the session. Ultimately, it would not be long as the rains that soaked the towns east of Cedar Grove earlier eventually made their way there as well.
Kris reported that Senthil was teaming with Dennis against Moka and Rob (with Laura watching) when the rain halted play and prematurely ended the session.
All the best,
Frank Samara
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