9/24/18:
"EWC Mixed Dbls at PAC, Women's Dbls at C.G., Men's Dbls Titles at GCPl!":
There were three sessions of GTA Monday Night Tennis and they pretty much ran at the same time to varying degrees. The first was at The Park Ave. Courts in Nutley as the EWC Mixed Doubles Match took place with "Del Brotro" Mike Mole and "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan representing Team West and going up against "Kaptain" Keith Lewkowitz and "M-Pact" Megan Reed playing for Team East (with both Gen and Keith reporting).
The next was the usual session at The Cedar Grove Courts, but it only featured some Women's Doubles action as reported by "Dominant" Dawn Peterson.
And the last of the three sessions was at Grover Cleveland Park in Caldwell and it featured the long-awaited GTA Doubles Championship Match as the GTA Doubles Champions: "NC-17" Nick Caputo and "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak put their Titles on the line against the 2018 M2 Champs: "King Crush" Chris Chiaro and "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes (with Ryan reporting…and then they switched the teams up for a couple of One-Setters afterward).
So we start in Nutley, then go to Cedar Grove and then finish this report in Caldwell.
The Park Ave. Courts Result:
EWC Mixed Doubles Match:
Mike Mole/Genalin Capan over Keith Lewkowitz/Megan Reed, 6-4, 6-2, to successfully defend their # 6 Rank in the Mixed Doubles Division while earning one point for Team West in the East-West Challenge series! In the process, Lewkowitz/Reed entered the division as the New # 37 Ranked Team. Mike: 1 Ace on Megan in the 2nd Set!
Gen's Notes: We got started at 7pm. It was windy and cool evening. The total time of the match was 54 minutes. It was nice to meet Megan and Keith. Both are pretty good players. We had some really nice competitive plays during the match. Mike was serving well and his forehand was just on. My net game was consistent tonight. Glad we got a win for Team West. Thanks to all for a good match.
The Kaptain's Commentary: Simply put, the better team won! They both played legitimate tennis and this was just an old fashioned ass whooping. They were kind enough to come to Nutley. Mike served great and had a few nice drop shots. Genalin was amazing at the net. I want to say Mike had two Aces on me (Gen only reported the one on Megan), but that doesn't tell the whole story. Admittedly, when he hit to me there were many times that his serves were so good that I barely got the racquet on it and avoided what would have been Aces. I'd say there were at least a dozen of those occurrences. The ball may have gone over, but immediately someone on their team would then put it away because of my weak shots. I hit a lot of lollipops back and that's because Mike and Genalin forced it. Megan, to her credit, deserved better and if paired with a more competent player she would have had a better result. She showed her typical strong game. Kudos to the winners!
Samara's Notes: I thank both Gen and Keith for their very timely, detailed and comprehensive reporting. It is very much appreciated.
The Consequences: Team East still has the lead over Team West, but now it has been cut to 5-4 as this EWC series continues to grow more interesting as it evolves. Still, the East only needs two more wins to claim an overall victory.
We now go to Cedar Grove.
The Cedar Grove Result:
2 out of 3 Sets Women's Doubles Match:
Dawn Peterson/Diane Raum over Brenda Jordan/Michele Panzitta, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, to become the New # 10 Ranked Team in the Women's Doubles Division! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: I thank Dawn for her very timely reporting…much appreciated!
And now it is time to take it to Caldwell to close out this report!
The Grover Cleveland Park Results:
GTA Doubles Championship Match:
Nick Caputo/Ryan Pienciak over Chris Chiaro/Nathan Fernandes, 6-4, 6-1, to complete their fourth successful GTA Doubles Championship defense of their first reign! Ryan: 1 Ace on Chris in the 2nd Set!
The Ryan Report: We played from 7pm to exactly 8:21. We were serving at 5-1 in the 1st Set, but it took us a few games to close it out as they came back strong.
Then we switched up the teams and played two One-Setters.
Ryan Pienciak/Nathan Fernandes over Chris Chiaro/Nick Caputo, 6-3! No Aces.
Chris Chiaro/Nick Caputo over Ryan Pienciak/Nathan Fernandes, 6-4! Chris: 1 Ace on Nate!
Samara's Notes: I thank Ryan for his timely contributions to this report. And I congratulate the Champs on such a dominant victory…very much unexpected!
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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