"Phoenix-Rodrigues part of 6 at C.G.!":
GTA Thursday Night Tennis took place at The Cedar Grove Courts. Since neither "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan nor "Hollywood" Frank Samara was around to host, multiple players stepped up to act as impromptu hosts and send in results along with some commentary.
Reports were submitted by Jay "The Rising" Phoenix, "Kevlar" Kevin Doyle and "Dominant" Dawn Peterson along with some clarification from "J-Rod" Joe Rodrigues.
Jay and Joe played a couple of Singles One-Setters with one another. They had never intended it to be a full match. But when Samara saw the submission of these scores from Mr. Phoenix, he kindly asked Jay if he would not mind recording it as a full 2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match instead.
The reason being is that the victory (for Mr. Rodrigues) would finally allow Joe to make the long overdue jump into the Advanced Division as well (i.e. another "bridge player", much like Jay and many others).
Jay said he was fine with it and then Frank informed Joe of the change of reporting as well. So many thanks to Mr. Phoenix for being so accommodating and understanding.
This is good sportsmanship at its finest. It is something we need more of…not just in the GTA, but in the world in general as well.
Those that reported stated they saw "J-Bach" Jordan Bachvaroff, "The Natural" Natalie Guzman and Natalia "Nitro" Sout and somebody else playing Doubles.
I reached out to both Natalie and Natalia as I could not remember Jordan's e-mail address, but never heard back from either one in time for this report.
As such, whatever they played will have to remain unofficial and they will not be included in the total amount of official competitors for the session…which ends up only being six (rather than ten…which is somewhat unfortunate).
We will first go to Jay's report and then the coinciding reports from Kevin and Dawn.
The Cedar Grove Results:
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Joe Rodrigues over Jay Phoenix, 6-0, 6-2, to become both the New # 21 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division and the New # 2 Ranked Player in the Intermediate Division! No Aces.
Jay has his say: Over the years we have played many sets and they were all close. This was the best I have ever seen him play.
A Cup of Joe: The score is not indicative of the quality of the match as some games went to multiple Deuces. I made some good shots and some lucky ones…it was one of those days.
Samara's Notes: Joe is appreciative of Jay's willingness to make this a full match…as am I. Kudos to Jay! And congratulations to Joe for finally making the jump into the Advanced Division!
We now go to Kevin's detailed report.
We got this match underway around 6:45pm.
2 out of 3 Sets Mixed Doubles Match:
Levy Lorenzo/Dawn Peterson over Kevin Doyle/Kathy Sheldon, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), to successfully defend their # 46 Rank in the Mixed Doubles Division! In the process, Doyle/Sheldon entered the division as the New # 51 Ranked Team! No Aces (apparently).
1st Set: Every game was competitive and several went to Deuce, but Levy was his usual consistent self, getting to everything and making good shots. Dawn was serving really well and also played solidly at the net. Kathy said she hadn't played in a few weeks and had some rust, and I apparently didn't warm up enough as we were trounced pretty soundly in this set.
2nd Set: This set was very different as Kathy and I both settled down and it was pretty much an even contest…even as Levy and Dawn continued to play at a high level. It was very competitive and the lead changed hands several times. Finally, Kathy and I were up 5-4 and then Dawn and Levy won two games to go up 6-5. Kathy and I took the next game to go 6-6 so we played a Tiebreak, which at one point was tied up at 5-All! Dawn then hit a shot that bounced off the top of the net to win the point after a long rally giving them a 6-5 lead. Then the match finally ended with a nice shot up the middle by Dawn after another long rally to give her and Levy the 7-5 win in the Breaker. Kathy and I were really pissed (in a nice way), but it was quite a set, very competitive and a lot of fun. The entire two set match took about two hours to complete.
Samara's Notes: That was the Kevlar Commentary. And now we go to…
Dawn's Details: Kevin played very well in the 2nd Set. Kathy had some great shots, too. And Levy was very consistent. I played at the net and he played the baseline. It was a very competitive 2nd Set. In that, set we were down 1-4 and came back to win it.
Samara's Notes: It sounds like it was a very fun and competitive match. And Kevin continues to become one of our better correspondents. I thank him for the score and very detailed commentary. I thank Dawn for her additional details as well. She also is always very good about prompt reporting.
Best wishes,
Frank Samara
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