"Ortega-Santos in Wayne, Kris hosts 4 at C.G.!":
GTA Friday Tennis took place in two locations: a late afternoon/early evening session at The Nellis Drive Courts (across from The Wayne Bubble) as "Eddie O" Edwin Ortega and "Stealth" Omar Santos got together for a full 2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match (as reported by Omar), and then the usual evening session up at The Cedar Grove Courts hosted by "The K-Man" Kris Srinivasan (who acted as host, but did not officially play).
Let's go to Omar's recap right now.
The Nellis Drive Result:
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Omar Santos over Edwin Ortega, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, to become both the New # 22 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division and the New # 5 Ranked Player in the Intermediate Division! No Aces.
The Stealth Report: We played from 3:15 to 5:30. Despite the windy conditions, we managed to brave it out. It is always a seesaw battle between us. Edwin was still recovering from a cough and a cold, so that might have helped me get the win.
Samara's Notes: I thank Omar for his very timely reporting of this result and also congratulate him on an impressive victory.
We now turn this report over to Kris.
I had not planned to play on this night, but Tito Castolo messaged me about playing with him and Norman Taclob. Apparently, the reigning GTA Doubles Champions had to play a full Best of 3 Sets Match to remain active in the Doubles Division while waiting for their next two Top Contending Teams (the pending M2 Champs and pending Monk Memorial Champs) yet to emerge.
Senthil Kumar was willing to accommodate them and an early start was planned. I was stuck and got there a bit late. When I joined the others, Richard Reicht also was there…so I let him team with Senthil instead.
The Cedar Grove Results:
2 out of 3 Sets Non-Title Match:
Norman Taclob/Tito Castolo over Senthil Kumar/Richard Reicht, 6-2, 6-4, to remain active in the Doubles Division while Kumar/Reicht entered the division as the New # 67 Ranked Team! No Aces (apparently).
Norman Taclob/Tito Castolo over Senthil Kumar/Richard Reicht, 7-6 (7-3)! No Aces (apparently).
Senthil and Richard had a slow start, but soon were competing well…especially in that last One-Setter where they were in a good position to stay even until 3-All in the Tiebreak. Richard was completely dehydrated and that affected his game. Senthil was brilliant to a great extent. Norman and Tito had the edge and with Tito scoring a ton of points with his drop shots where Richard didn't bother to kill himself trying to get to them...:-).
I left after the 1st Set (what with the cold temps and all), but Dave Zhu came after I left and summoned me back to the courts. We just had a brief hitting session. After the first two sets (the full match), I thought we would be next to get a shot, but that was not to be. Cheers!
Samara's Notes: I thank Kris for hosting this session even though he did not get a chance to officially be a part of it as a player. That is what we hosts must sometimes do.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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