"Kevin/Senthil host 8 at The Bubble!":
GTA Thursday Night Tennis took place at The Wayne Bubble without the support of the usual hosts ("Hollywood" Frank Samara and "Mr. Arizona" John Incognito).
Once again, "Kevlar" Kevin Doyle stepped up to report his Doubles action. And "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar reported scores via John.
We will now go to the result from Kevin. And then the scores from Senthil will follow.
The Wayne Bubble Results:
We started a little early and played a two set match that took almost two hours to finish. So we were done a little early and left at that point. So I only have my scores (I played three days in a row and was too tired to hang out).
2 out of 3 Sets Mixed Doubles Match:
Kevin Doyle/Dawn Peterson over Sean McHugh/Kathy Sheldon, 6-4, 7-5, to successfully defend the # 48 Rank in the Mixed Doubles Division while McHugh/Sheldon entered the division as the New # 54 Ranked Team! Dawn: 2 Aces in the 1st Set (one on each)!
We played on Court Two and switched sides only between the sets. It was the usual tight games and close sets that occur when this foursome plays.
I have to say (and many others have also noticed) that Sean Mchugh's game has really improved. He is very consistent and never makes it easy for his opponents. I would also say that Kathy always is at her best when she teams with Sean. She is even more consistent than usual and takes advantage of the many opportunities to use her lobbing skills. She is perfecting her lobs to make use of the limited space around the courts in the bubble. She also caught me twice on really good cross-court shots.
However, Dawn and I played well as a team and, for last night at least, we always seemed able to make that "big shot" or that "good get" when we had to - even though almost every game was hard fought and close. Sean and I were both able to hit the ball deep pretty much on a regular basis which also led to some long tough rallies. No one gave an inch and it was a battle till the end. Dawn had a couple of streaks where she really turned on that first serve and I told her we may have to change her GTA
moniker to "Ace' if she keeps doing that.
In the 2nd Set we were tied at 5-All with Dawn serving and had a really long tough game (11 Deuces!) with a couple of long rallies with a lot of running by all. Both sides wanted that game badly, but we finally prevailed as Dawn held. There were several close shots in that game and I thank everyone for their honesty in making the calls (not that I would expect anything else - I'm just saying). We were then up 6-5 and hung on to win the final game of the set and match. We were all tired after that and we left at that point even though it wasn't quite 11pm.
Samara's Notes: Again, I thank Kevin for the role of increased responsibility that he has taken on during these Bubble sessions. His reporting (along with the very comprehensive commentary) is much appreciated.
And now we go to those scores from Senthil.
Senthil Kumar/Syed Rashid over Ryan Pienciak/Scott Whisten, 7-6 (7-5)! Ryan: 3 Aces (2 on Syed and 1 on Senthil)!
Ryan Pienciak/Syed Rashid over Senthil Kumar/Scott Whisten, 6-4! Ryan: 2 Aces on Scott!
Samara's Notes: I thank Senthil for his submission of scores as well.
Best wishes,
Frank Samara
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