5/7/18:
"New Doubles Champs part of 25 at C.G.!":
There was just one session of GTA Monday Night Tennis, but it turned out to be a monumental one at The Cedar Grove Courts featuring the GTA Doubles Championship Match as the reigning GTA Doubles Champions: "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas/"Big Kaz" Mike Kazlauskas put their Titles on the line against the fairly new team of "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak/"NC-17" Nick Caputo (with both Ryan and Marijus reporting…and each had some other results as well). We also received results from (in no particular order): "Bravo" Brenda Jordan, "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes, "The Marathon Woman" Doinks Srinivasan and "The Riz" John Rizzo.
We will start this report with the big result of the night and then do our best to get the rest of it in some semblance of chronological order…though, honestly, that will be impossible.
The Cedar Grove Results:
GTA Doubles Championship Match:
Ryan Pienciak/Nick Caputo over Marijus Kuzavas/Mike Kazlauskas, 6-1, 6-4, to become the New GTA Doubles Champions and # 1 Ranked Team in the Doubles Division! Ryan: 2 Aces on Mike (one in each set); and Mike: 2 Aces on Ryan (one in each set)!
The Ryan Report: We started at 6:45 and finished a little before 8pm. The weather was perfect.
Nick and I took the first five games before it went to 5-1 and then 6-1 for the 1st Set. The 2nd Set saw Marius and Mike dial in their serves a bit more, which made it much tougher for us. We were on serve until 3-3 when we managed to get the break. Then it was 5-3, 5-4, and ultimately 6-4 for the set and match. The first point of the match and the last point of the match were both Aces by me on Mike (my only two of the night!) Mike had two aces on me as well (I think one in each set).
As always these guys were tough and there were lots of great points...we just managed to make fewer mistakes.
The Scoop from Super Mario: They were too good for us today…but we want a rematch.
Samara's Notes: First, I thank both for their very timely reporting. Second, I offer my congratulations to Ryan and Nick for a very impressive victory over a very tough team (and kudos to Marijus and Mike for a spirited effort). And as for the request of Marijus, Former Champs (in any division) are always entitled to a rematch…and that match comes before all other challenges.
We will now get the rest of the results submitted by Ryan and Marijus (before moving onto the other contributors). And we will start with Ryan.
Then Nick and I played a One-Setter against Nate and Tito Castolo.
Nathan Fernandes/Tito Castolo over Ryan Pienciak/Nick Caputo, 6-1! No Aces.
The Ryan Report: It was tough adjusting to their much different style of play after going up against Marius and Mike. But...excuses, excuses...they both played really well.
Ryan Pienciak/Fadia Nicolas over Nick Caputo/Louise Bysiek, 6-4! No Aces.
Ryan Pienciak/Fadia Nicolas over Nick Caputo/Louise Bysiek, 6-2! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: I thank Ryan for his very timely reporting. I must say that looking at that One-Setter where Nate and Tito won, 6-1…well, things may soon be getting very interesting in the Doubles Division. I do realize Pienciak/Caputo had just played a full match and there is almost always a letdown after a victory like that. But if Pienciak/Fernandes win the Final of the TMT (where they will face the GTA Women's Doubles Champions: Laura Gawley/Sally Pillay), that win will now give Nate the right to choose a new partner to challenge for the GTA Doubles Championship (assuming Pienciak/Caputo win the rematch against Kuzavas/Kazluaskas). I would have to assume Tito may be getting that call.
And now we go to the results from Marijus.
Marijus Kuzavas/Natalia Sout over Jorge Solano/Don Moya, 6-4! No Aces.
2 out of 3 Sets Mixed Doubles Non-Title Match:
Marijus Kuzavas/Sally Pillay over Don Moya/Janice Wang, 6-1, 6-2! In the process, Moya/Wang re-entered the Mixed Doubles Division as the New # 47 Ranked Team. No Aces.
The Super Scoop from Mario: It started off as a One-Setter, but then we played a second set and they agreed to make this a full match. Does this count as our Title Defense for the month of May?
Samara's Notes: I thank Marijus for his very timely reporting, but I must also inform him that this does not count as the Title Defense for the month of May due to the fact that earlier this season, Moya/Wang were eliminated from the Mixed Doubles Division for inactivity. Teams not ranked in the Mixed Doubles Division are ineligible for a shot at the Champs. The full match did enable the return of Moya/Wang to the Mixed Doubles Division. And if this match were to happen again, then the Titles would be on the line. But Kuzavas/Pillay must still defend their Titles in the month of May. Sorry!
And now for the rest of the results from our remaining contributors (Brenda, Nate, Doinks and John):
Janice Wang/Louise Bysiek over Sairaj Srinivasan/Brenda Jordan, 6-3! No Aces.
Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout over Jorge Solano/Tito Castolo, 6-2! No Aces.
Jordan Bachvaroff/Tito Castolo over Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout, 6-1! No Aces.
Doinks Srinivasan/Fadia Nicolas over Sally Pillay/Brenda Jordan, 6-4! No Aces.
Sally Pillay/Doinks Srinivasan over Fadia Nicolas/Louise Bysiek, 6-0! No Aces.
John Rizzo/Scott Bergenfeld over Edwin Ortega/Sally Pillay, 6-0! No Aces.
Senthil Kumar/Kris Srinivasan over John Rizzo/Scott Bergenfeld, 7-6 (8-6)! No Aces. Senthil and Kris saved 6 Match Points and came back from being down 2-6 in the Tiebreak. We played this One-Setter at the courts down the street and were rapidly losing sunlight toward the end of it.
Senthil Kumar/Kris Srinivasan over John Rizzo/David Caicedo, 6-2! No Aces.
Senthil Kumar/Kris Srinivasan over John Rizzo/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-4! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: Wow! That One-Setter where Senthil and Kris came back to win over John and Scott sounds like it could be a possible Nominee for One-Set Doubles Match of The Year at season's end. I am also happy to see that David Caicedo made it over to Cedar Grove. I thank everyone for their timely contributions to this report. The fact that the issuance of this report was delayed is not their fault, it is mine.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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