7/22/18:
"Z-Flax at AP, Dino-Tommy at VP, M2 Qtr TBC part of 9 at C.G.!":
There were three official sessions of GTA Sunday Tennis even though the usual morning session hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara at Albion Park in Clifton was cancelled due to heavy rain in the overnight/early morning hours. The first one, ironically enough, was at Albion and was even earlier than Samara's session would have been. It featured a full 3 out of 5 Sets Challenge Match between buddies, "The Z-Man" Dave Zapusek and "The Flax Machine" Mike Flax (as reported by Dave). It turns out the courts dried there in time for the usual morning session after all.
The next one was at the Votee Park Courts in Teaneck and it featured one of the last remaining "Grove Cup 21" Round of 32 Matches. This one was between "The Scorpion Dragon" Dino Celis and "Tireless" Tommy Reszkowski (as reported by Dino).
And the third and final session of the day began in the early evening and was at the Cedar Grove Courts. It featured the much-delayed final M2 Quarterfinal as the teams of "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas/"Big Kaz" Mike Kazlauskas and "Daddy O" Paul Daddio/"The Adonis" Don Moya finally faced off against one another (with Marijus and Paul reporting), but Mother Nature decided to mess with them further as this match remains a "work in progress!" The other contributor to this report from that session is GTA newcomer, "Vivacious" Vivian Lee (with a score assist from Fadia "Finesse" Nicolas).
Let's get to all the action in the order it is listed above.
The Albion Park Courts Result:
3 out of 5 Sets Challenge Match:
Dave Zapusek over Mike Flax, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, to successfully defend his # 47 Rank in the Intermediate Division! No Aces. They played from 9am to 10:40.
Samara's Notes: Looks like the courts at Albion dried much faster than expected. I appreciate the very timely reporting from Dave.
We now head northeast to Votee Park for the next result.
The Votee Park Courts Result:
"Grove Cup 21" Round of 32 Match:
Tommy Reszkowski over Dino Celis, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, to become the New # 10 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division while advancing to the Round of 16 of the 21st Annual Grove Cup Tournament! Tommy: 3 Aces!
The Details from Dino: He was the better player today...he had better movement than me. I wish him good luck in the next round against Ryan Pienciak.
Samara's Notes: Dino had originally said they had planned on meeting for the match at 10:30. He sent me the text of the result at 12:45, so we can safely assume that the match began and ended within those parameters. I thank Dino for the very timely reporting of the result. And I wholeheartedly congratulate Tommy on the very impressive victory! This win now puts him in the running as yet another possible contender to be a Nominee for Most Improved Player of The Year at season's end.
The Consequences: Now that Reszkowski has entered The Top 10 of the Advanced Division, he is now considered to be overqualified for competition in the Intermediate Division. He will be removed from it as of this date.
We now shift southwest to Cedar Grove to finish out the day's action.
The Cedar Grove Results:
M2 Quarterfinal Match:
Marijus Kuzavas/Mike Kazlauskas leading Paul Daddio/Don Moya, 5-7, 7-5, 2-0 (with Paul serving at Deuce)!
The Scoop from Super Mario: We started the match this day and, unfortunately, it did not go to the end. We started around 3pm. Then, around 4pm, we had to stop due to rain. We waited it out…waited for the courts to dry and about 30 to 40 minutes later we resumed the match. Around 5:30 or 6pm, we had to stop again as the rain resumed and this time it was not going to stop. The current agreement is to try to finish it Monday around 8pm at Cedar Grove, but that will depend upon the weather.
The Dilly-O from Daddio: It has been a very competitive match, only a few breaks in the two plus sets.
Samara's Notes: I thank Marijus and Paul for their very timely reporting. It is much appreciated. Since this recap, the scheduling negotiations went back and forth between Marijus and Paul. It is a shame they did not try to finish it on Monday night as the weather ended up cooperating after all, but the forecasts were iffy all along…so it is well understood why they opted for this coming Friday instead (the first completely rain-free day in this week's weather forecast). And this match deserves to come to its proper end as they may well be on their way to a potential Doubles Match of The Year Nominee at season's end…as long as the 3rd Set ends up being as close and competitive as the first two sets.
And we now go to Vivian for the rest of the results.
Sally Pillay/Vivian Lee over Fadia Nicolas/Arlene Hyde, 6-4! No Aces.
Viv's Notes: It was fab! I met Sally for the first time (I knew Fadia and Arlene from before). Sally and I played Doubles to get Fadia and Arlene prepped for the upcoming tournament. Then, Arlene left and Janice Wang took her place and played…but that was soon stopped by the rain. But, all in, it was all good! Frank, I thank you for your help in guiding me toward the action at the Cedar Grove Courts.
Samara's Notes: I thank Vivian for providing me with such a report considering how new she is to the league. She had reached out to me earlier that day to see if any GTA Tennis action would be taking place despite the uncertain weather situation. I was able to guide her toward Cedar Grove and I am thankful we had players there that were so welcoming to her. That is our league at its best!
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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