9/29/18:
"Gen-Megan at PAC, Riz hosts 6 at NTC, Mixed Dbls action at C.G.!":
There were three official sessions of GTA Saturday Tennis…and perhaps there were actually four, but there were no results reported from the Cedar Grove morning session that "Dominant" Dawn Peterson said she would be hosting (I even followed up on it and never heard back from her). Perhaps it never happened…and, if it did, it will all just have to remain unofficial at this point. Maybe the tone of exclusivity in promoting the session scared some potential players away…who knows!
Anyway, getting back to the three sessions for which we do have official results…the first one was at the Park Ave. Courts in Nutley and it featured the East-West Challenge series Women's Singles Match as it was "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan (representing Team West) going up against the lady for Team East, "M-Pact" Megan Reed (as reported by Gen). Coming into this match, Team East had a 5-4 lead over Team West. Seven matches won will earn total victory in the series.
The next session was also in Nutley, but it was at the Nutley Tennis Club as "The Riz" John Rizzo hosted a session there that featured six players (including John) in various Mixed Doubles One-Setters.
And speaking of Mixed Doubles, there was a full Mixed Doubles Challenge Match in the final session of the evening at the Cedar Grove Courts (as reported by "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes) followed by a One-Setter.
So we will now let Gen get this report started.
The Park Ave. Courts Results:
EWC Women's Singles Match (2 out of 3 Sets):
Megan Reed over Genalin Capan, 6-2, 6-4, to become the New # 9 Ranked Player in the Women's Division while also earning a point for Team East in the East-West Challenge Series! Megan: 1 Ace in the 2nd Set!
Gen's Notes: We played from 4:15 to 5:20 at Nutley. It was a pretty competitive match. Megan has a wicked topspin forehand. She also got me with a few well-played drop shots. We had some really nice rallies. I enjoyed playing our match and it was a lot of fun. Congrats to Megan on her win and she has earned another point for Team East in the EWC series!
Samara's Notes: I thank Gen for reporting this result in a very timely manner. And I congratulate Megan on a very impressive victory!
The Consequences: This win gives Team East a 6-4 lead over Team West in the East-West Challenge series...just one more match win from a total victory in the series!
We now head just slightly west to Nutley Tennis Club for the scores from John.
The NTC Results:
Mike Mole/Sally Pillay over John Rizzo/Pat McNamara, 6-3! No Aces.
Mike Mole/Sally Pillay over Marijus Kuzavas/Pat McNamara, 6-3! No Aces.
Marijus Kuzavas/Sally Pillay over Mike Mole/Janice Wang, 7-6 (7-4)! No Aces.
The Riz Report: Mike and Janice led 5-1 and had 3 Match Points along the way. Down 0-6 in the Tiebreak, they saved 4 Match Points before just falling short!
Mike Mole/Janice Wang over John Rizzo/Sally Pillay, 6-3! No Aces.
The Riz Report: The last half of this set was played in the dark!
Samara's Notes: I do thank John for his very timely reporting. Also, that one One-Setter that went to the Tiebreak may have a chance at being a Nominee for One-Set Mixed Doubles Match of The Year at season's end. And I do believe that all this action took place on Court Five at NTC.
We now head further west to Cedar Grove to get the news from Nate.
The Cedar Grove Results:
GTA Mixed Doubles Challenge Match:
Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout over Jeff Rozner/Louise Bysiek, 6-0, 6-0, to successfully defend their # 7 Rank in the Mixed Doubles Division! In the process, Rozner/Bysiek entered the Mixed Doubles Division as the New # 38 Ranked Team. No Aces.
Nathan Fernandes/Louise Bysiek over Jeff Rozner/Natalia Sout, 6-2! No Aces.
Samara's Notes: I thank Nate for his very timely reporting…much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Frank Samara
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