5/28/17:
"Samara hosts 15 at AP, Doinks-Gen, Mole-Bergenfeld part of 9 at C.G.!":
There were two sessions of GTA Sunday Tennis: the usual early one at Albion Park in Clifton (hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara and the frequent one later in the day and evening at The Cedar Grove Courts featuring a full 2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match between "The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan and "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan (as reported by Gen and the rest of the session was also hosted by "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan).
We will first recap all the comings, goings and scores from Albion before later turning this report over to Gen and Kris.
It was 11am when "Hollywood" Frank Samara pulled up to the courts. A little over an hour earlier at 9:55, he received a text message from "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar who said he was going to get to Albion at 10:30. Frank's reply was that he could make it no earlier than eleven.
A later text from Senthil revealed he had mistakenly gone to Holster Park instead. Samara then provided Kumar with the proper address to put in his GPS and he would then find the proper venue.
Upon Samara's arrival, not only was Kumar already there...out on Center Court hitting against "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes, but we already had a Doubles One-Setter underway on the North Court as "The Levitator" Levy Lorenzo and his son-in-law "The Bostonian" Chris Homick were doing battle against "Big George" Jorge Solano and "DC3" David Cardenas.
"The Vin Man" Vinnie De Benedetto was sitting on the bench alongside the North Court while a couple was occupying the South Court.
But once Samara made his way through the gate, the couple decided to pack up and leave. They must have sensed something...or maybe that skunk sprayed him on Friday night...LOL!
Anyway, this enabled Frank, Vin, Nate and Senthil to then head to the South Court and leave some space between the courts. Samara was going to team with Kumar to take on Fernandes and De Benedetto, but then "MC Quick" Mike Carucci arrived at 11:10 and was going to leave around noon.
So Samara opted out and instead it would be Nate and Mike versus Senthil and Vin. And Frank would not have to ride the bench for long as "Latino Heat" Jose Gonzales stepped onto the courts at 11:15. Soon they took Center Court for a hitting session.
At 11:20, "Spin Doctor" Dan Martinelli made his way down to the courts and would soon take Frank's side in hitting against Jose. Gonzales, who had a muscle cramp the night before, later took a break to make sure he did not get dehydrated and/or exhausted. It was then Frank hitting against Spin for a while as all three of them hoped a fourth party would soon be on their way to enable some Doubles to be played.
That next player to arrive would be "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas at 11:50. But, by that time, Samara and Gonzales were just entering into a Doubles One-Setter where they would be teaming to take on Solano and Homick.
Ten minutes later, Martinelli and Kuzavas would also become official competitors as they ended up on opposite sides in the next Doubles One-Setter featuring Marijus and Senthil versus Nate and Spin.
From 12:05 to 12:15, three more players arrived: Bob "The Lob" Fattel, his buddy "The Electrifying" Elias Khawam and "Dominant" Dawn Peterson.
At 1:10, two interlopers (they could have been called "The Bald Brothers" as not only were they both sans hair...though not on their face...but they also looked a lot alike) and then five minutes after that, "Coach" Dino Celis gamely limped down the hill to make an extended cameo appearance.
Given how nice a day it was (sunny and 70 degrees), it was a solid turnout...perhaps even better than expected given the fact that it was Memorial Day Weekend.
Even though the last One-Setter ended up a couple minutes before 2pm, Frank, Spin, Dino, Nate and Marijus had a bull session that ran until 2:25.
Now, let's get to the scores!
The Albion Park Results:
Jorge Solano/David Cardenas over Levy Lorenzo/Chris Homick, 6-3! David: 3 Aces on Levy! Not sure when this one got underway or ended on the North Court as they went right into this next one.
Levy Lorenzo/Chris Homick over Jorge Solano/David Cardenas, 6-2! David: 2 Aces on Levy! This one finished on the North Court at 11:45.
Nathan Fernandes/Mike Carucci over Senthil Kumar/Vinnie De Benedetto, 6-4! No Aces. South Court hosted this one from 11:15 to 11:55.
Jorge Solano/Chris Homick over Frank Samara/Jose Gonzales, 6-3! No Aces. It went like this: Jose was broken at Love as Jorge went on a hot streak as he hit a passing shot volley winner, another winning volley and a net-cord-aided return winner along the way and then Chris held serve (Jorge hit a winning volley and a truly un-returnable serve set up 30-Love, it then shifted to 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Game Point, 2nd Deuce, Game Point and the hold) to go up 2-0. Frank held (15-Love where Jose blew a volley for 15-All, but then it went straight to Double Game Point as Jose hit a winning Overhead Smash along the way, but then Jose blew an overhead to cut the lead down to Game point, it then went to Deuce where an un-returned serve set up Game Point and then came the hold) and Jorge was broken (Jose hit a winning volley to set up Love-30, then it went 15-30, Double Break Point, Break Point and the break) to level things at 2-2. Then, Gonzales was broken again (Love-15 shifted straight to Double Game Point with an un-returned serve and a winning Overhead Smash from Frank along the way, but then it was reduced to Deuce as Jorge hit a passing shot winner and Chris made a great get/winner combo along the way, it then went to Break Point and then the break) while Homick held again (a truly un-returnable serve for 30-Love, it shifted to 30-All as Jose made a winning volley along the way, but then another un-returnable serve set up Game Point and then came the hold) to go up 4-2. Samara held again as well (Love-15 went straight to Double Game Point as Jose hit a winning volley and a net-cord-aided volley winner along the way, but then Chris hit a winning volley of his own to reduce that lead to Game Point which is where the hold came) to pull to 3-4. But from there, Solano held again (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point, Game Point and the hold) and Latino Heat was broken a third straight time (Love-15 shifted to 30-15, then 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Break/Match Point and a Double Fault to break himself) as this one ended in such an anti-climactic fashion! We played this on the North Court from 11:50 to 12:28, to be exact.
The Skinny: Gonzales admitted feeling a bit sluggish, as if his timing was slightly off...as he kept framing his early shots. His partner, Samara, was having similar difficulties. Meanwhile, Solano and Homick were both "on fire" for most of this set as Jorge was a force at the net while Chris was brandishing big forehand shots every opportunity that arose. It is too bad that The Bostonian could only play with us in NJ once every three or four weekends. If he was local, he would make much more of an impact upon the GTA.
Marijus Kuzavas/Senthil Kumar over Nathan Fernandes/Dan Martinelli, 6-2! Mike: 2 Aces on Spin; and Spin: 1 Ace on Senhil! South Court hosted this one from 12noon to 12:28.
Vinnie De Benedetto/Dawn Peterson over Bob Fattel/Elias Khawam, 6-1! No Aces. Center Court hosted this one from 12:25 to 12:45.
Marijus Kuzavas/Senthil Kumar over Nathan Fernandes/Jose Gonzales, 6-3! Marijus: 5 Aces (the first one was on Nate and the next four were on Jose)! They played this one on the South Court from 12:30 to 1pm.
Frank Samara/Dawn Peterson over Bob Fattel/Elias Khawam, 7-6 (7-3)! No Aces. Here's how it went down: Frank held (an un-returned serve for 15-Love, then 30-Love and a shift to 30-All, Game Point where another un-returned serve secured the hold), Elias held (Elias hit a winning volley and Bob hit a winning Overhead Smash to set up Triple Game Point, then a Double Fault, it was then Game Point where an un-returned serve secured the hold), but Dawn was the first to be broken (15-Love then it went point for point until 30-All as Frank had blown a volley along the way...he then sought to redeem himself only to blow yet another volley to set up Break Point and then came the break) for 1-2. Bob was broken at Love as Frank hit a winning volley to start the game and then Bob blew a volley to set up Triple Break Point. It was now 2-2. Samara held again (Bob hit a winning Overhead Smash for Love-15, but it was straight to Double Game Point from there as Dawn hit a very impressive winner along the way and then an un-returned serve locked in the hold), but so did Khawam (started with a Double Fault, but then went right to Double Game Point as Dawn blew a volley and there was an un-returned serve along the way and then Elias hit a monster of a winner to lock in his own hold) for 3-3! Peterson held as three consecutive un-retuned serves set up Triple Game Point, but then a winning lob from Bob made it Double Game Point and then Elias hit a wicked return winner for Game Point, but then came the hold to reclaim the lead at 4-3. Fattel was broken again (started with a Double Fault, then another winning lob from Bob made it 15-All, it then shifted to Double Break Point where Frank blew an overhead to cut that to Break Point, but then came the break) to fall back to 3-5! But then Hollywood was broken (Love-30, an un-returned serve for 15-30, Double Break Point where Elias blew a volley to bring it to Break Point, but then the break) and Electrifying Elias held at Love after Bob got things started with a winner to level the set at 5-5! Dominant Dawn held (Elias scorched a return winner for Love-15 and then it went point for point until 30-All with two un-returned serves along the way and then Frank hit a winning volley to set up Game Point and then came the hold) to reclaim the lead for her team at 6-5! The Lob had a Love hold of his own after he started things off with a winner of his own and now we were heading for the Tiebreak! In the Breaker: Frank held his lone serve after Dawn hit a winner, Elias held both of his serves as he was the one to hit winners in each point and then Dawn also held both of her serves when Bob blew a volley in the first and she hit an un-returned serve for the second! Bob was broken on the first of his two serves after he blew a volley and it was 2-4 at the changeover. He held his second serve when he made it an un-returned one to pull to 3-4. Samara held both of his serves as each one was un-returned to give his team a 6-3 lead and Match Point in their favor with service returning to Khawam who hit an unceremonious Double Fault to end it! We played this one on the North Court from 12:50 to 1:33.
The Skinny: This was a very solid set of tennis, yet still was a lot of fun. The new guys had many big moments and just need to improve their consistency just a bit. Dawn lived up to her "Dominant" moniker with many big plays in this one...especially when she was on serve. I've said it before and I'll say it again...she is definitely one of the best servers on the women's side of things here in the GTA.
Nathan Fernandes over Marijus Kuzavas, 6-0! No Aces. They played this shocker from 1:05 to 1:25 on the South Court. Afterward, Marijus wanted a chance at revenge.
Marijus Kuzavas over Nathan Fernandes, 6-1! Marijus: 1 Ace. And this one also took place on the South Court and it lasted from 1:30 to 1:57.
We now head up to Cedar Grove...first to get some results from Gen and then to Kris for a balance of this report.
The Cedar Grove Results:
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Doinks Srinivasan over Genalin Capan, 6-4, 6-3, to successfully defend her # 5 Rank in the Women's Division! Gen: 1 Ace in the 2nd Set.
Gen's Notes: We played from 6:30 to 7:55. Each set was about 40 minutes long. It was a pretty good match. Neither of us have played Singles since last season. We had many rallies...and Doinks gets to everything and extends them. It was a fun match.
Jose Gonzales/Doinks Srinivasan over Mike Mole/Genalin Capan, 7-5! Doinks: 1 Ace on Mike; and Mike: 1 Ace on Mel. This was played from 8pm to 8:45. Jose and Doinks jumped out to a 5-1 lead before we took four straight games to tie up the set. Gen was then broken for 5-6 and then Doinks got the hold.
Gen's Notes: Prior to all the above action, I got to Cedar Grove around 5:30pm and waited on a bench. All four courts were occupied (Courts 3 and 4 were GTA and Courts 1 and 2 were Non-GTA). There was Doubles play in progress. Court 4 had Mike Mole/Melvin Hyman vs. Herb Reiner and I didn't know the guy he was teamed with. On Court3 it was Kris Srinivasan/Scott Bergenfeld vs. Jordan Bachvaroff/Doinks Srinivasan.
Samara's Notes: Perhaps Herb's teammate was his usual sparring partner, Miroslav "Mirav" Glavic…though he is always very hesitant to play Doubles with us as he usually prefers just to hit with Herb. Oh well. I thank Gen for her comprehensive write-up and timely reporting.
We now turn this report over to Kris. Perhaps he can give us some clarity.
Kris Srinivasan/Scott Bergenfield over Jordan Bachvaroff/Doinks Srinivasan, 7-5! No Aces.
Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff over Jose Gonzales/Ryan Sherry, 7-5! Jose: 1 Ace on Kris.
Jose Gonzales/Ryan Sherry over Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff, 6-1! No Aces.
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Scott Bergenfeld over Mike Mole, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, to become both the New # 27 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division and the New # 11 Ranked Player in the Intermediate Division! No Aces (apparently).
Samara's Notes: Bergenfeld is a previously established "bridge player" which means he is simultaneously ranked in both the Advanced and the Intermediate Divisions. That is why he returns to both once again. Congratulations to Scott on an impressive victory as Mole has been coming on strong as of late. Ice Berg rises once again!
We now go back to Kris for one more score.
Kris Srinivasan/Dave Zhu over Jose Gonzales/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-0! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: That one result involving Mike, Mel and Herb will have to remain unofficial. As always, I thank Kris for all he does for the GTA up at Cedar Grove.
Best wishes,
Frank Samara
gtasamara5@gmail.com
862-596-3354
"Samara hosts 15 at AP, Doinks-Gen, Mole-Bergenfeld part of 9 at C.G.!":
There were two sessions of GTA Sunday Tennis: the usual early one at Albion Park in Clifton (hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara and the frequent one later in the day and evening at The Cedar Grove Courts featuring a full 2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match between "The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan and "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan (as reported by Gen and the rest of the session was also hosted by "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan).
We will first recap all the comings, goings and scores from Albion before later turning this report over to Gen and Kris.
It was 11am when "Hollywood" Frank Samara pulled up to the courts. A little over an hour earlier at 9:55, he received a text message from "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar who said he was going to get to Albion at 10:30. Frank's reply was that he could make it no earlier than eleven.
A later text from Senthil revealed he had mistakenly gone to Holster Park instead. Samara then provided Kumar with the proper address to put in his GPS and he would then find the proper venue.
Upon Samara's arrival, not only was Kumar already there...out on Center Court hitting against "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes, but we already had a Doubles One-Setter underway on the North Court as "The Levitator" Levy Lorenzo and his son-in-law "The Bostonian" Chris Homick were doing battle against "Big George" Jorge Solano and "DC3" David Cardenas.
"The Vin Man" Vinnie De Benedetto was sitting on the bench alongside the North Court while a couple was occupying the South Court.
But once Samara made his way through the gate, the couple decided to pack up and leave. They must have sensed something...or maybe that skunk sprayed him on Friday night...LOL!
Anyway, this enabled Frank, Vin, Nate and Senthil to then head to the South Court and leave some space between the courts. Samara was going to team with Kumar to take on Fernandes and De Benedetto, but then "MC Quick" Mike Carucci arrived at 11:10 and was going to leave around noon.
So Samara opted out and instead it would be Nate and Mike versus Senthil and Vin. And Frank would not have to ride the bench for long as "Latino Heat" Jose Gonzales stepped onto the courts at 11:15. Soon they took Center Court for a hitting session.
At 11:20, "Spin Doctor" Dan Martinelli made his way down to the courts and would soon take Frank's side in hitting against Jose. Gonzales, who had a muscle cramp the night before, later took a break to make sure he did not get dehydrated and/or exhausted. It was then Frank hitting against Spin for a while as all three of them hoped a fourth party would soon be on their way to enable some Doubles to be played.
That next player to arrive would be "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas at 11:50. But, by that time, Samara and Gonzales were just entering into a Doubles One-Setter where they would be teaming to take on Solano and Homick.
Ten minutes later, Martinelli and Kuzavas would also become official competitors as they ended up on opposite sides in the next Doubles One-Setter featuring Marijus and Senthil versus Nate and Spin.
From 12:05 to 12:15, three more players arrived: Bob "The Lob" Fattel, his buddy "The Electrifying" Elias Khawam and "Dominant" Dawn Peterson.
At 1:10, two interlopers (they could have been called "The Bald Brothers" as not only were they both sans hair...though not on their face...but they also looked a lot alike) and then five minutes after that, "Coach" Dino Celis gamely limped down the hill to make an extended cameo appearance.
Given how nice a day it was (sunny and 70 degrees), it was a solid turnout...perhaps even better than expected given the fact that it was Memorial Day Weekend.
Even though the last One-Setter ended up a couple minutes before 2pm, Frank, Spin, Dino, Nate and Marijus had a bull session that ran until 2:25.
Now, let's get to the scores!
The Albion Park Results:
Jorge Solano/David Cardenas over Levy Lorenzo/Chris Homick, 6-3! David: 3 Aces on Levy! Not sure when this one got underway or ended on the North Court as they went right into this next one.
Levy Lorenzo/Chris Homick over Jorge Solano/David Cardenas, 6-2! David: 2 Aces on Levy! This one finished on the North Court at 11:45.
Nathan Fernandes/Mike Carucci over Senthil Kumar/Vinnie De Benedetto, 6-4! No Aces. South Court hosted this one from 11:15 to 11:55.
Jorge Solano/Chris Homick over Frank Samara/Jose Gonzales, 6-3! No Aces. It went like this: Jose was broken at Love as Jorge went on a hot streak as he hit a passing shot volley winner, another winning volley and a net-cord-aided return winner along the way and then Chris held serve (Jorge hit a winning volley and a truly un-returnable serve set up 30-Love, it then shifted to 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Game Point, 2nd Deuce, Game Point and the hold) to go up 2-0. Frank held (15-Love where Jose blew a volley for 15-All, but then it went straight to Double Game Point as Jose hit a winning Overhead Smash along the way, but then Jose blew an overhead to cut the lead down to Game point, it then went to Deuce where an un-returned serve set up Game Point and then came the hold) and Jorge was broken (Jose hit a winning volley to set up Love-30, then it went 15-30, Double Break Point, Break Point and the break) to level things at 2-2. Then, Gonzales was broken again (Love-15 shifted straight to Double Game Point with an un-returned serve and a winning Overhead Smash from Frank along the way, but then it was reduced to Deuce as Jorge hit a passing shot winner and Chris made a great get/winner combo along the way, it then went to Break Point and then the break) while Homick held again (a truly un-returnable serve for 30-Love, it shifted to 30-All as Jose made a winning volley along the way, but then another un-returnable serve set up Game Point and then came the hold) to go up 4-2. Samara held again as well (Love-15 went straight to Double Game Point as Jose hit a winning volley and a net-cord-aided volley winner along the way, but then Chris hit a winning volley of his own to reduce that lead to Game Point which is where the hold came) to pull to 3-4. But from there, Solano held again (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point, Game Point and the hold) and Latino Heat was broken a third straight time (Love-15 shifted to 30-15, then 30-All, Game Point, Deuce, Break/Match Point and a Double Fault to break himself) as this one ended in such an anti-climactic fashion! We played this on the North Court from 11:50 to 12:28, to be exact.
The Skinny: Gonzales admitted feeling a bit sluggish, as if his timing was slightly off...as he kept framing his early shots. His partner, Samara, was having similar difficulties. Meanwhile, Solano and Homick were both "on fire" for most of this set as Jorge was a force at the net while Chris was brandishing big forehand shots every opportunity that arose. It is too bad that The Bostonian could only play with us in NJ once every three or four weekends. If he was local, he would make much more of an impact upon the GTA.
Marijus Kuzavas/Senthil Kumar over Nathan Fernandes/Dan Martinelli, 6-2! Mike: 2 Aces on Spin; and Spin: 1 Ace on Senhil! South Court hosted this one from 12noon to 12:28.
Vinnie De Benedetto/Dawn Peterson over Bob Fattel/Elias Khawam, 6-1! No Aces. Center Court hosted this one from 12:25 to 12:45.
Marijus Kuzavas/Senthil Kumar over Nathan Fernandes/Jose Gonzales, 6-3! Marijus: 5 Aces (the first one was on Nate and the next four were on Jose)! They played this one on the South Court from 12:30 to 1pm.
Frank Samara/Dawn Peterson over Bob Fattel/Elias Khawam, 7-6 (7-3)! No Aces. Here's how it went down: Frank held (an un-returned serve for 15-Love, then 30-Love and a shift to 30-All, Game Point where another un-returned serve secured the hold), Elias held (Elias hit a winning volley and Bob hit a winning Overhead Smash to set up Triple Game Point, then a Double Fault, it was then Game Point where an un-returned serve secured the hold), but Dawn was the first to be broken (15-Love then it went point for point until 30-All as Frank had blown a volley along the way...he then sought to redeem himself only to blow yet another volley to set up Break Point and then came the break) for 1-2. Bob was broken at Love as Frank hit a winning volley to start the game and then Bob blew a volley to set up Triple Break Point. It was now 2-2. Samara held again (Bob hit a winning Overhead Smash for Love-15, but it was straight to Double Game Point from there as Dawn hit a very impressive winner along the way and then an un-returned serve locked in the hold), but so did Khawam (started with a Double Fault, but then went right to Double Game Point as Dawn blew a volley and there was an un-returned serve along the way and then Elias hit a monster of a winner to lock in his own hold) for 3-3! Peterson held as three consecutive un-retuned serves set up Triple Game Point, but then a winning lob from Bob made it Double Game Point and then Elias hit a wicked return winner for Game Point, but then came the hold to reclaim the lead at 4-3. Fattel was broken again (started with a Double Fault, then another winning lob from Bob made it 15-All, it then shifted to Double Break Point where Frank blew an overhead to cut that to Break Point, but then came the break) to fall back to 3-5! But then Hollywood was broken (Love-30, an un-returned serve for 15-30, Double Break Point where Elias blew a volley to bring it to Break Point, but then the break) and Electrifying Elias held at Love after Bob got things started with a winner to level the set at 5-5! Dominant Dawn held (Elias scorched a return winner for Love-15 and then it went point for point until 30-All with two un-returned serves along the way and then Frank hit a winning volley to set up Game Point and then came the hold) to reclaim the lead for her team at 6-5! The Lob had a Love hold of his own after he started things off with a winner of his own and now we were heading for the Tiebreak! In the Breaker: Frank held his lone serve after Dawn hit a winner, Elias held both of his serves as he was the one to hit winners in each point and then Dawn also held both of her serves when Bob blew a volley in the first and she hit an un-returned serve for the second! Bob was broken on the first of his two serves after he blew a volley and it was 2-4 at the changeover. He held his second serve when he made it an un-returned one to pull to 3-4. Samara held both of his serves as each one was un-returned to give his team a 6-3 lead and Match Point in their favor with service returning to Khawam who hit an unceremonious Double Fault to end it! We played this one on the North Court from 12:50 to 1:33.
The Skinny: This was a very solid set of tennis, yet still was a lot of fun. The new guys had many big moments and just need to improve their consistency just a bit. Dawn lived up to her "Dominant" moniker with many big plays in this one...especially when she was on serve. I've said it before and I'll say it again...she is definitely one of the best servers on the women's side of things here in the GTA.
Nathan Fernandes over Marijus Kuzavas, 6-0! No Aces. They played this shocker from 1:05 to 1:25 on the South Court. Afterward, Marijus wanted a chance at revenge.
Marijus Kuzavas over Nathan Fernandes, 6-1! Marijus: 1 Ace. And this one also took place on the South Court and it lasted from 1:30 to 1:57.
We now head up to Cedar Grove...first to get some results from Gen and then to Kris for a balance of this report.
The Cedar Grove Results:
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Doinks Srinivasan over Genalin Capan, 6-4, 6-3, to successfully defend her # 5 Rank in the Women's Division! Gen: 1 Ace in the 2nd Set.
Gen's Notes: We played from 6:30 to 7:55. Each set was about 40 minutes long. It was a pretty good match. Neither of us have played Singles since last season. We had many rallies...and Doinks gets to everything and extends them. It was a fun match.
Jose Gonzales/Doinks Srinivasan over Mike Mole/Genalin Capan, 7-5! Doinks: 1 Ace on Mike; and Mike: 1 Ace on Mel. This was played from 8pm to 8:45. Jose and Doinks jumped out to a 5-1 lead before we took four straight games to tie up the set. Gen was then broken for 5-6 and then Doinks got the hold.
Gen's Notes: Prior to all the above action, I got to Cedar Grove around 5:30pm and waited on a bench. All four courts were occupied (Courts 3 and 4 were GTA and Courts 1 and 2 were Non-GTA). There was Doubles play in progress. Court 4 had Mike Mole/Melvin Hyman vs. Herb Reiner and I didn't know the guy he was teamed with. On Court3 it was Kris Srinivasan/Scott Bergenfeld vs. Jordan Bachvaroff/Doinks Srinivasan.
Samara's Notes: Perhaps Herb's teammate was his usual sparring partner, Miroslav "Mirav" Glavic…though he is always very hesitant to play Doubles with us as he usually prefers just to hit with Herb. Oh well. I thank Gen for her comprehensive write-up and timely reporting.
We now turn this report over to Kris. Perhaps he can give us some clarity.
Kris Srinivasan/Scott Bergenfield over Jordan Bachvaroff/Doinks Srinivasan, 7-5! No Aces.
Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff over Jose Gonzales/Ryan Sherry, 7-5! Jose: 1 Ace on Kris.
Jose Gonzales/Ryan Sherry over Kris Srinivasan/Jordan Bachvaroff, 6-1! No Aces.
2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:
Scott Bergenfeld over Mike Mole, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, to become both the New # 27 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division and the New # 11 Ranked Player in the Intermediate Division! No Aces (apparently).
Samara's Notes: Bergenfeld is a previously established "bridge player" which means he is simultaneously ranked in both the Advanced and the Intermediate Divisions. That is why he returns to both once again. Congratulations to Scott on an impressive victory as Mole has been coming on strong as of late. Ice Berg rises once again!
We now go back to Kris for one more score.
Kris Srinivasan/Dave Zhu over Jose Gonzales/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-0! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: That one result involving Mike, Mel and Herb will have to remain unofficial. As always, I thank Kris for all he does for the GTA up at Cedar Grove.
Best wishes,
Frank Samara
gtasamara5@gmail.com
862-596-3354
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