8/21/17:
"Kevin/Chris host 8 at C.G.! Major Mixed Doubles development!":
There was just one session of GTA Monday Night Tennis and it was the usual evening one at The Cedar Grove Courts co-hosted, in an impromptu manner, by "Kevlar" Kevin Doyle and "King Crush" Chris Chiaro.
So we will first get the result reported by Kevin and then we will turn this report over to Chris. And in the middle of all that we will discuss a major development that has now occurred in the Mixed Doubles Division.
The Cedar Grove Results:
Non-Title Match:
Tito Castolo/Dawn Peterson over Kevin Doyle/Brenda Jordan, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, to successfully defend their #1 Rank in the Mixed Doubles Division, but not the GTA Mixed Doubles Championship. No Aces.
The Kevlar Commentary: We got underway at about 6:45 and the match lasted around two hours. It was a pretty tight match most of the way with a lot of tough rallies. But Brenda and I each made a few mistakes in the 2nd Set while Tito and Dawn remained very consistent (Tito was flawless) and the top ranked mixed doubles team prevailed in the end.
Samara's Notes: In the aftermath of this match, Dawn informed me that she feels too much pressure teaming with Tito and having to defend the Titles…especially knowing the schedule that lies ahead. They would have to defend against the winners of the in-progress MXD2 Mixed Doubles Tournament. If they won that one, they would then later have to defend the Titles against the winners of the upcoming M-Dub Mixed Doubles Tournament (to start sometime in early October).
So the solution is that they will now forfeit the GTA Mixed Doubles Championship. The winners of the MXD2 Mixed Doubles Tournament will become the New Champs. Their first defense will be against Tito and a new partner of his choosing. She must be an already established player in the GTA. If she is already ranked in a Mixed Doubles Team that she wants to remain loyal to, she can refuse his request.
In the meantime, Castolo/Peterson will still be the # 1 Ranked Team in the Mixed Doubles Division until the 2017 MXD2 Champs take that slot upon winning that tournament and the GTA Mixed Doubles Championship.
We now go to the scores from Chris.
Chris Chiaro over Nathan Fernandes, 6-1! No Aces.
Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout over Chris Chiaro/Laura Gawley, 6-2! No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Laura Gawley over Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout, 6-1! No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Laura Gawley leading Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout, 5-2 (Incomplete when the lights went out at 10pm)! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: I thank both Kevin and Chris for hosting up at Cedar Grove and submitting these results in such a timely manner.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
862-596-3354
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