GTA Friday Night Tennis took place at The Cedar Grove Courts with "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan acting as host, but "Dominant" Dawn Peterson also sent in some details as well.
We will first go to Dawn's comments before we turn this report over to Kris. And we will run with the scores as Kris reported them as Dawn admitted she was not entirely sure about a couple of them.
The Details from Dawn: When I got there at 6:30, no one else was there. Then, Mike Kazlauskas got there at 6:50. Only one court was pretty dry.
Then, Sairaj and Kris came. Mike, Sairaj and I were hitting while Kris swept the other three courts with a broom to help dry them (that was nice of him). Doinks then came over as well.
Even after the clean-up, the courts were treacherous and slippery in many spots.
Samara's Notes: I thank Dawn for her feedback and very timely reporting. We now let the man known as The K take it away!
A couple of players had indicated their interest to play and we managed to put together a few more players as well. It was a low turnout by Cedar Grove standards, but it was still a good session. The weather was holding great and it ended up being one last warm day (for now). We did, however, have a couple of puddles that we needed to get rid of.
The Cedar Grove Results:
Mike Kazlauskas/Doinks Srinivasan over Sairaj Srinivasan/Dawn Peterson, 6-2! No Aces (apparently).
Mike was serving great and Doinks got into her groove quickly. It was more of a warm-up for Sairaj and Dawn, but they started to get going by the end of the set.
Mike Kazlauskas/Dawn Peterson over Sairaj Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-4! No Aces (apparently).
It was a solid One-Setter in which all the players did well.
Mike Kazlauskas/Dawn Peterson over T.J. Shah/Rajan Shah, 6-4! No Aces (apparently).
This one took place close to the end of the night. Teej and Rajan were warming up while waiting for a chance to play and then they stepped in when Sairaj was done for the night.
Doinks got to play with me on the next court. Both Teej and Rajan are solid, but Mike's booming serves and aggressive play at the net along with Dawn's steady play made it slightly tougher for them to close the deal.
Senthil Kumar/Jose Gonzales over Kris Srinivasan/Ryan Pienciak, 6-4! No Aces.
We started off poorly, but did well to make progress. Senthil was solid and Jose had some lovely serves. I had broken my strings again, but was getting used to the alternative racquet fairly quickly.
Senthil Kumar/Doinks Srinivasan over Jose Gonzales/Ryan Pienciak, 6-4! No Aces (apparently).
It started off very well for Ryan and Jose winning the first two games. Ryan was deadly at the net as Jose set up some points nicely. Senthil was clearly under pressure to pass Ryan at the net and even was forced to play aggressive shots that ended up in unforced errors. A little patience and Ryan missing out on a few at the net changed the situation completely. Senthil was back in his element and Doinks was playing freely. Soon, Senthil and Doinks were leading 5-2 before a mini-comeback by Ryan and Jose threatened to take the set to the distance. But they wouldn't win beyond four games as they were effectively shut out by Senthil and Doinks from there forward. Jose had one of his best quick reflex shots which would be a winner and it fetched the last game his team won.
As Senthil had to leave, Doinks teamed up with me to play against Jose and Ryan.
Jose Gonzales/Ryan Pienciak over Kris Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-3! Jose: 1 Ace on Doinks!
We played well, but never got to get the break back that we suffered in the early part of the set. Jose was serving superbly and lots of good gets by Ryan meant we were not getting any freebies...:-).
Jose Gonzales/Ryan Pienciak leading Kris Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 5-4 (Incomplete when the lights went out at 10pm)! No Aces.
We played our best in this set and rued our chances lost, but Ryan played his best controlled game throughout the set. Doinks was brutal going into shots both forehand and backhand. I felt fantastic playing aggressively and was serving up 40-30 (Game Point) to tie the set when the lights went off!
Samara's Notes: As always, thanks to Kris for all he does for the GTA up at Cedar Grove. It sounds like it ended up being quite a session despite the uncertain weather earlier in the day.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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