9/16 Results.

9/16/17:

"Ryan-Kaz at AP, Kuzavas-Daddio, Mole-Bernard part of 12 at C.G.!":

There were two sessions of GTA Saturday Tennis: an early morning session at The Albion Park Courts in Clifton as "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak and "Big Kaz" Mike Kazlauskas got together for their Grove Cup XX Quarterfinal Match (as reported by both); and then there was a late afternoon into the evening session at The Cedar Grove Courts as first "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas and "Daddy O" Paul Daddio met in their Grove Cup XX Quarterfinal Match (also as reported by both) and then later in the evening there was a somewhat impromptu full 2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match between "Magic" Mike Mole and "The Headhunter" Ralph Bernard (again, as reported by both).  The balance of the night session at Cedar Grove was hosted by the usual host, "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan.

So we will first go to Clifton and then up to Cedar Grove.

The Albion Park Results:

Grove Cup XX Quarterfinal Match:

Ryan Pienciak over Mike Kazlauskas, 6-1, 6-2, to successfully defend his # 3 Rank in the Advanced Division while also advancing to the Semifinals of the 20^th Annual Grove Cup Tournament!  No Aces.

The Ryan Report: I knew I couldn't win many topspin hard-hitting rallies against Mike, so I tried to mix it up and hit different kinds of shots.  Luckily, it kept Mike off his best game long enough for me to close it out in straight sets.  I also perfected a new "oh God, the ball is going to hit me in the face" blocking shot which helped me cope with Mike's impressive first serves.  

All That Kaz: Great game plan by Ryan!  The 1st Set was a wash.  I was down 0-5 before I got my first game.  He won like 90% of his second serves.  Short serves would lure me into making an unforced error by trying to go down the line or cross-court.  Whatever I was able to return he would lob over me or hit a passing shot.  To win a point, I had to hit 2 or 3 aggressive, well-placed shots.  Otherwise, Ryan would run them down.  Congrats to Ryan on a well-deserved win!

Ryan Pienciak over Mike Kazlauskas, 6-4!  No Aces.

The Ryan Report: Mike got his groove back in the extra "for fun" One-Setter, but I still managed to squeak by and win it.

It was brutally humid. We started the match at 10:10am.

Samara's Notes: I thank both for their very timely and comprehensive reporting and I congratulate Ryan on a thoroughly impressive victory.  I know that many feel that Mole is the lead contender for Most Improved Player of The Year, but I beg to differ.  While Mike has definitely made great strides, he is still somewhat inconsistent in his results (as we will see later in this report).  Meanwhile, Pienciak has been on a roll throughout this Grove Cup tourney this year and the difference between the player he was last season and this season is readily noticeable.  Still, the season has yet to close and anything can happen between now and its conclusion.

Time to take it up to C.G.! 

The Cedar Grove Results:

Grove Cup XX Quarterfinal Match:

Paul Daddio over Marijus Kuzavas, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3, 6-2, to become the New # 6 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division while also advancing to the Semifinals of the 20^th Annual Grove Cup Tournament!  No Aces.

The Dilly-O from Daddy O: Two hours and forty minutes was the total time of the match!  It was a very close match where Marijus played some great tennis and had me on the defensive for its entirety.  The 1st Set was back and forth and mostly on serve.  Marijus was too good in the Tiebreaker and he took it pretty easily.  As the match pushed towards two hours plus in the 2nd Set, I continued to be consistent and my younger legs may have helped me out.  Marijus' great serve and overhead were very consistent all match and I'd be surprised if he does not take the Doubles Championship in the near future.

The Super Mario Memo: The 1st Set went 1-3, 2-4, 5-5 and 6-6 leading into the Tiebreak.  The 2nd Set went 0-2, 2-3 and then to 6-3.  The 3rd Set went 3-0, 4-1 and 6-2.  Paul played great defense, getting to all the shots and always making me play one more ball.  In the beginning I was able to impose my game by creating points and finishing them, but little by little he wore me down.  At the end, I had nothing left.  I hadn't played many full Singles Matches this year and it seems I need better stamina to be able to play Paul.  All in all, it was a fun match which I greatly enjoyed and I wish the best of luck to Paul going forward.

Samara's Notes: Again, I thank both for very timely and comprehensive reporting.  Congratulations to Paul for pulling off what many consider to be an upset as they expected Marijus to at least make it to the Semis where he would have faced "King Crush" Chris Chiaro (now Daddio has that honor).  The truth is that Paul is on an undefeated streak in Singles since he arrived in the GTA earlier this season.  The Chiaro-Daddio match-up is a very interesting one as each competitor has youth and speed on their side.  In the end, it will come down to which one will be more consistent throughout the contest.

And now the lone remaining Quarterfinal is "The AM Rush" Anish Mehta going up against "The Sultan of Swing" Raj Shah.  I hope they can play this match soon as the tourney is finally moving along at a good clip.  Pienciak is waiting for the winner of this one.

This may not be in chronological order, but we will now go to the Mole-Bernard result before going to the balance of scores provided by Kris.

2 out of 3 Sets Challenge Match:

Ralph Bernard over Mike Mole, 6-1, 6-3, to become the New # 11 Ranked Player in the Advanced Division!  Ralph: 1 Ace.

Samara's Notes: Mike reported that they played from 8 to 9pm while Ralph noted his Ace.  I thank both for their very timely reporting.

And now we let The K take it away!

The highlight indeed was the match between Marijus and Paul.  Their match started early around 4pm and lasted for over 2-1/2 hours.  It also went the distance and it saw Paul emerging as the victor over an exhausted Marijus in 3 brutal sets.  Paul showed alacrity, agility and the consistency that paid off in rich dividends.  He also played a smart game as it was played true to his strengths.  Marijus was brilliant for the first half of the match even he was well-tested by Paul.  Marijus did clinch the 1st Set in the Breaker and started off well in the 2^nd Set winning the first two games and was serving up 40-15 in the third game before all hell broke loose!

Mike Mole came later and succumbed to Ralph Bernard in two straight sets in Singles!

The other significant aspect of the evening was the dominating run by Nate and Natalia for the entire duration of the session. 

Kris Srinivasan/Natalia Sout over Sairaj Srinivasan/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-1!  No Aces.

Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout over Kris Srinivasan/Sally Pillay, 7-6 (7-5)!  No Aces.

Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout over Ralph Bernard/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-1!  No Aces.

Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout over Kris Srinivasan/Ralph Bernard, 7-5!  Nate: 1 Ace on Kris!

Levy Lorenzo/Arthur Pelingon over Dennis Cabanatan/Doinks Srinivasan, 7-5!  No Aces.  It was the official GTA Debut of Arthur Pelingon.

Arthur is the husband of Emily who has played with us in the past.  Overall, it turned out to be a decent evening of GTA Tennis.  Cheers!

Samara's Notes: I thank Kris for hosting the balance of the session and providing us with his report.  Arthur is a good guy and a very solid player.  I played some unofficial tennis with him a couple of years ago.  It is nice to finally have him officially in our league.

Sincerely,

Frank Samara

Gtasamara5@gmail.com

862-596-3354

 

 

 

9/15 Results.

9/15/17:

"Samara hosts 15 (1 new) at C.G.!":

There was just one session of GTA Friday Night Tennis and it occurred at The Cedar Grove Courts.  Contrary to what he had reported to the league earlier in the day, "Hollywood" Frank Samara ended up becoming the surprise host of the session as he had a change of plans along the way.  He sent a text message to the usual host, "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan, at 6pm stating he would be there by 6:45 to host.  Kris, however, did not see that text until 7pm.  Minutes after, he sent an e-mail to the entire league to notify them that Samara would be there to host.

In the past, Samara's presence as host has arguably boosted the attendance numbers somewhat...but not on this hot, sticky and steamy evening as the humidity knob was set to full-blast!  We ended up having a session that featured fifteen competitors...not bad, but not great for a Friday night in Sept.

As promised, Frank pulled into the parking lot at 6:45.  Upon exiting his car, he saw that Court One had a Doubles One-Setter already in progress.  It was Mixed Doubles action featuring "Vintage" Vinnie De Benedetto and "Bravo" Brenda Jordan on one side of the court and "The Ambidextrous Machine" Herb Reiner and a new lady making her official GTA Debut.  Her name is Astrid Kaiser and she is a recruit via "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas who has been on our mailing list for close to a week now. 

Kaiser is very nice and seems to be a solid player as well.  As always a fan of alliteration, I will give her the moniker of "Astronomical" Astrid.  She seemed to enjoy our group and said she will be back again.

Speaking of new faces, on Court Four it was "The Bulgarian Bull" Jordan Bachvaroff hitting against an unfamiliar face (to Samara, at least).  As Frank walked out alone to Court Three while two of Jordan's tennis buddies walked out to Court Two to square off against one another, Bachvaroff told Samara that he wanted to introduce him to his friend, Erdem Alpay.

As soon as Frank heard that name, he knew that Erdem had been included in GTA results via Kris in the past.  This time around, Alpay wants to get involved in our league and he gave Samara his e-mail address.  He is definitely a solid player and also a very nice guy.  Although I've included him in the 15 players that night, he did not get to make his official GTA Return as they had to cut their Doubles One-Setter (which followed a very lengthy hitting session) short when both Erdem and Jordan had to leave.  I think a fitting nickname for Mr. Alpay will be "EA Sports!"

Just as Samara started holding Court Three, "The Sin Man" Mike Sindler arrived at 6:50 and made his way toward that court as well.  They soon had a hitting session with one another that would soon be joined by Mike's pal, "Sadistic" Syed Rashid, at 7pm.  At first, it was Frank and Syed hitting to Mike and it later shifted to Rashid and Sindler hitting to Samara.  The three of them were hoping for a fourth player to arrive and join them, but that did not seem to be in the cards.

So, at 7:35, Samara had Rashid and Sindler shift to Court Four for a Doubles One-Setter against Bachvaroff and Alpay while Frank would continue to hold Court Three.  Twenty minutes later, "GDP" Guy Dupoux arrived and soon started hitting with Frank.

At 8pm, the two guys on Court Two called it a night and headed home.  Fifteen minutes later, seemingly everything went into a state of flux as that was when Jordan and Erdem had to cut short their Doubles One-Setter to go home.  Meanwhile on Court One, it was a similar situation as a Doubles One-Setter was shut down prematurely early when both Vin and Herb had to leave.  And on Court Four, a half-set of Mixed Doubles (Samara/Jordan versus Dupoux/Kaiser) ended when Brenda and Astrid had to go bye-bye, too.

On top off all this, Natalia "Nitro" Sout, GTA Women's Champion: Laura "The Aura" Gawley and Dennis "The Menace" Cabanatan all headed toward the courts at the same time!  Samara did some fast thinking and directed Guy to go over to Court Four for Doubles action with Dennis, Syed and Mike (they decided the teams - Cabanatan/Sindler versus Rashid/Dupoux)  Meanwhile, Frank volunteered to hit with Laura and Natalia on Court Three.  Mrs. Gawley soon said that Mr. Gawley (aka "Rowdy Rob", aka "Squash Boy") was on his way.

Samara and Sout were working over the GTA Women's Champ when "The Levitator" Levy Lorenzo was surprisingly the next arrival at 8:20.  Within five minutes, Rob rolled in on his motorcycle.  Frank was ready to step off and let Rob take his place, but both Gawleys insisted on Frank playing instead of sitting, for a change.  It ended up being Samara/Sout versus Lorenzo/Gawley.

At 9:25, "Dynamo" Dino Celis arrived and first started practicing his serve on Court One.  Later in the evening, he had the chance to take Laura's side in hitting against Dennis and Guy on Court Four right after Dupoux and Mrs. Gawley had done the same on that court right after a Doubles One-Setter had finished featuring Laura and Dennis taking on Syed and Guy.

All in all, it was a fun and action-packed session...albeit more fitting for a steam room than four tennis courts!  Let's get to the scores!

The Cedar Grove Results:

Vinnie De Benedetto/Brenda Jordan over Herb Reiner/Astrid Kaiser, 6-4!  No Aces.  It was the official GTA Debut of Astrid Kaiser.  They played this one on Court One from 6:30 to 7:10 and it would have been even longer, but they decided to forego the changeovers.

Vinnie De Benedetto/Herb Reiner tied with Brenda Jordan/Astrid Kaiser, 5-5 (Incomplete when the guys both had to leave at 7:57...they had begun this "Battle of The Sexes" style One-Setter on Court One at 7:15)!  No Aces.  Again, they decided not to do the changeovers. 

Syed Rashid/Mike Sindler leading Jordan Bachvaroff/Erdem Alpay, 5-4 (Incomplete when both Jordan and Erdem had to leave at 8:15...this one got underway on Court Four at 7:35)!  Mike: 1 Ace on Erdem (it was Mike's very first serve of the match while down 1-2)!  They were on serve until 2-2 and then Syed was the first to be broken for 2-3.  Since it ended as an incomplete One-Setter, it cannot be recorded as the official GTA Return of Erdem Alpay (who, by the way, first made his official GTA Debut in the 2016 Season).

Guy Dupoux/Astrid Kaiser leading Frank Samara/Brenda Jordan, 2-1 (Incomplete when both ladies had to leave at 8:15...this half-set had started with that original intent announced by Brenda as she knew she'd have to go early as she was exhausted from the earlier action...and it was begun on Court Three at 8:05)!  No Aces.

Syed Rashid/Guy Dupoux over Dennis Cabanatan/Mike Sindler, 6-2!  Guy: 1 Ace on Mike.  Court Four hosted this foursome from 8:20 to 9:05.

Levy Lorenzo/Laura Gawley over Frank Samara/Natalia Sout, 6-1!  No Aces.  Here's how it went down: Frank held serve (15-Love shifted to 15-30, 30-All where Laura hit a wicked winner to set up Break Point, but then an un-returned serve made it Deuce, then came Game Point and the hold), Laura held at Love with two un-returned serves on the way there, but then Natalia was the first to be broken (an un-returned serve for 15-Love, 15-All and then Natalia made a great get on the way to Double Game Point which was then reduced to Deuce, then Break Point, 2nd Deuce where Levy made an amazing get to set up Break Point and then came the break) for 1-2.  Levy held at Love and then Samara was broken (Love-15 where Laura blew an overhead attempt for 15-All, but then she redeemed herself with a winning volley followed by a winning drop shot return to set up Double Break Point and then came the break) to fall to 1-4.  Gawley held again (an un-returned serve for 15-Love, then it shifted to 15-30 as Natalia made a great get/winner combo along the way, but then another un-returned serve followed by a truly un-returnable serve caused the shift to Game Point, it went to Deuce, Game Point again, 2nd Deuce and yet another Game Point which Levy finished off with a wicked winner) and Sout was broken again and it game at Love after Levy had hit another winner to make it Love-30!  We played this one on Court Three from 8:25 to 8:50.  Afterward, Samara was willing to step off as he rightfully felt that he stunk up the joint...but The Gawleys would not hear of it.  Laura had Rob take her place instead.  Luckily, she would not have to wait all too long to get back into some official action.

Levy Lorenzo/Rob Gawley over Frank Samara/Natalia Sout, 6-2!  No Aces.  The dirty lowdown: Levy held serve (Levy hit a whip of a winner for 15-Love, it then went 30-Love, 30-15 where an un-returned serve set up Double Game Point, Double Fault for Game Point, but then the hold) and Natalia was broken (Natalia made an amazing get that led to winning the point for 30-Love, it then went to 30-15 where Frank hit an awesome winner to set up Double Game Point which would soon be reduced to Deuce as Rob hit a drop shot that forced the error along the way, then it was Break Point where she hit a Double Fault to break herself) for 0-2.  Rob was broken (un-returned serve for 15-Love, but then Rob blew an overhead for 15-All before heading straight to Double Game Point which would be cut down to size as we went to Deuce with Natalia making another great get along the way, but then it went to Game Point, 2nd Deuce, Break Point and the break) and Frank held as he hit a net-cord-aided winner for 15-Love and then he made a wild get/net-cord-aided winner combo to set up Triple Game Point which ended when Levy launched a missile-like return right at Natalia near the net who had the presence and quick hands to block it back for a highly impressive volley winner to secure her partner's hold and level the set at 2-2!  But from there, Lorenzo held again (Rob hit a well-executed drop shot winner for 15-Love, it went to 15-All before going straight to Double Game Point right after an un-returned serve, it was then Game Point and the hold), Sout was broken again (Love-15 shifted to 30-15 as Levy blew an overhead and then Frank made another highly surprising get/winner combo along the way, but then it shifted again to Break Point after Frank blew a drop shot attempt and then came the break), Gawley held (Frank blew his attempt at his patented Windmill Overhead Smash when he mistimed it and whiffed on it and that was then followed by another precision-made drop shot winner from Rob for 30-Love, then came 30-15, Double Game Point and the hold) and Samara was broken (15-Love soon shifted to Double Break/Match Point after Frank blew another overhead attempt by sailing it just a bit too long and then Levy scored with a wicked return winner to set up the DB/MP which he would then end with another walloping winner!) to take a tough loss!  This, too, was played on Court Three and it lasted from 8:55 to 9:29.  Samara's level picked up just a bit in this one with some really sweet gets, but they were negated by some misfired overhead attempts.  Sout played well overall, but was miffed that she had yet to hold serve in two straight One-Setters.  Gawley was his crafty self, as usual.  Lorenzo, was the true story of the night as he was almost always spot-on and he then decided to head home on a high note (much like George Costanza scoring with a great one-liner at a board meeting) as a two-time winner!

Dennis Cabanatan/Laura Gawley over Syed Rashid/Guy Dupoux, 6-3!  Laura: 1 Ace on Syed.  These four played on Court Four from 9:07 to 9:40.  I know that Dennis is quite familiar with the GTA Women's Champion's work, but I don't think that Syed and Guy were.  I overheard and/or witnessed enough moments to deduct that they were highly impressed with her game.

After this One-Setter and on Court Four, Laura had a session with Guy where she asked him to hit his hardest serves to her.  It then morphed into a hitting session where Dino took her side and Dennis took Guy's side.

Frank Samara/Mike Sindler over Rob Gawley/Natalia Sout, 6-1!  No Aces.  Since we were starting this one at 9:30 on Court Three, we decided to forego the changeovers in the hopes of getting in a complete One-Setter (which we did).  As such, I did not write down all the games until after we were done.  I did remember the flow of the games, but not who hit what winners where and when.  Alas, the basic breakdown: Natalia was broken (Love-30, 15-30, Double Break Point and the break), Frank held (15-Love, 15-All and then right to Double Game Point and the hold), Rob held at Love, Mike held at Love, Sout was broken at Love, Samara held again (Love-15 shifted to 30-15, 30-All, Game Point and the hold) and Gawley was broken (Love-15 shifted to 30-15, 30-All, Break/Match Point, Deuce, it ended on the 2nd Break/Match Point).  This one came to a proper conclusion at exactly 9:49.

Mike, Rob and Natalia were still hungry for more tennis, but Frank wanted to write down the games while he could still remember them.  So Samara asked Syed to take his place.  It led to Rashid teaming with Sindler to take on Gawley and Sout.  As they only had ten minutes to play (they again decided to forego the changeovers), I did not bother to collect the incomplete score.

After lights out at 10pm, there was a little bit of chit-chat...but no enduring bull session as everyone seemed to desire an escape from the steam room conditions and head home to a cooler climate.  

Sincerely,

Frank Samara

Gtasamara5@gmail.com

862-596-3354

 

 

 

9/14 Results.

9/14/17:

"Chiaro-Pathan part of 24 at C.G.!":

There was just one session of GTA Thursday Night Tennis at The Cedar Grove Courts, but it was a big one as it started off with the Main Event being the Grove Cup XX Quarterfinal Match between "King Crush" Chris Chiaro and "Instant" Moka Pathan (with both reporting) and then there was plenty more action throughout the night as results were also sent in by "Dominant" Dawn Peterson, "Spin Doctor" Dan Martinelli, GTA Women's Champion: Laura "The Aura" Gawley, "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar, GTA Champion: "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes and usual host, "The K Man" Kris Srinivasan.

"Hollywood" Frank Samara failed to issue a News e-mail to the league earlier in the day for a couple of reasons: One, the weather forecast was still uncertain (as was his plans for the evening); and two, he had sent out four e-mails of Results from earlier in the week as he finally found the time to get caught up with everything (he felt a fifth e-mail that same day might be one too many).

It is great to see that such a powerful session materialized.  And I am truly thankful for the multiple reporting sources…as it has been strong and steady for close to a week now.  It has been helpful in sustaining the momentum of the league.

Let's get to the scores!

The Cedar Grove Results:

Grove Cup XX Quarterfinal Match:

Chris Chiaro over Moka Pathan, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), to successfully defend his # 2 Rank in the Advanced Division while also advancing to the Semifinals of the 20^th Annual Grove Cup Tournament!  Chris: 1 Ace. 

The Commentary from Chris: The match lasted from 6:45 to 8pm.  Although the 1st Set was one-sided, the 2nd Set was very tough.  I was up 5-3 when Moka came back and was then up 6-5.  I was able to get it to a Tiebreak which was very close.  Moka had changed up his game plan in the 2nd Set and made it very difficult for me.  I give Moka a lot of credit for a great match. 

Moka's Brew: In the 1st Set, it was Chris up 2-1, then 4-2 and then he took the last 2 games (breaking me in the last game) to take the set.

In the 2nd Set, we exchanged holds and I broke him to go up 2-1, then Chris broke back and went up 3-2, then went to 5-3 with Chris serving for the match.  I broke him and then held to tie it up 5-5.  I then broke him again to go up 6-5, but then he broke me to force the Tiebreak.  In the Tiebreaker, he went up 4-2, then I went up 5-4 and had two Set Points on my serve for a chance at the set, but he took both to go up 6-5 and then he held his serve to take it at 7-5.

Summary: Chris was the deserving winner as he really played some of his best tennis in that 1st Set, hitting baseline winners from all over the court.  I felt I wasn't playing poorly…he was just playing at a different level.  In the 2nd Set, I made a concerted effort to hit a lot more slices because he was killing every topspin shot and it made a slight difference.  His level just slightly dropped that 2nd Set, but every time I went up or had a chance to extend the lead, he dug in and won the big points for the most part. Congrats to Chris for advancing…he deserved it.

The Consequences: Chiaro is now in the Semis where he awaits the winner of the other Quarterfinal on his side of the draw – "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas versus "Daddy O" Paul Daddio.

3 out of 5 Sets Women's Doubles Match:

Dawn Peterson/Diane Raum over Kathy Sheldon/Laurie Boughton, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, to become the New # 6 Ranked Team in the Women's Doubles Division!  No Aces.

Jordan Bachvaroff/Laura Gawley over Frank Hohorst/Justin Berardo, 6-3!  No Aces.

2 out of 3 Sets:

Jordan Bachvaroff/Laura Gawley over Senthil Kumar/Justin Berardo, 6-1, 6-0!  No Aces.

Senthil Kumar/Don Moya over Jordan Bachvaroff/Justin Berardo, 6-1!  No Aces.

Nathan Fernandes/Levy Lorenzo over Rob Gawley/Nick Inciong, 6-1!  No Aces.

Rob Gawley/Nick Inciong over Nathan Fernandes/Levy Lorenzo, 6-4!  No Aces.

Joe Rodrigues/Fadia Nicolas over Dan Martinelli/Ray Spadaro, 6-2!  No Aces.

Joe Rodrigues/Fadia Nicolas over Dan Martinelli/Ray Spadaro, 7-5!  No Aces.

The Spin from Spin: In the first One-Setter, Ray and I were up 2-1 and then got steamrolled.  Fadia was ridiculously steady, returning just about everything.  Joe played like he just knocked off a roast chicken as his energy level was high and he made some great gets.  I played like I had not picked up a tennis racquet in 5 years.  We decided to "run it back".  Ray and I came out smoking.  We both found our respective game and stormed to a 5-1 lead.  Our plan was clear…beat them worse than they beat us in the first set!  Oh how our plan fell apart as we dropped 6 straight games as Joe and Fadia constructed one of the more amazing comebacks in this…the 2017 season of the GTA!

Samara's Notes: I thank all of the contributors to this report (and all were very timely in their submissions).  We now go to Kris to close us out on this night.

We were a very late show, but we got two sets in without changing sides.  All the courts were taken and it looked like a busy night for the GTA.  The highlight was indeed the Chiaro-Pathan match that went down to the wire in the 2nd Set.  It was a night muggy night to sweat it out and it was also good to see some brisk tennis being played.

Kris Srinivasan/Louise Bysiek over Frank Hohorst/Doinks Srinivasan, 7-5!  No Aces.

It was a well-competed One-Setter that saw the scores evenly placed until 5-All before the break and the set.

Frank Hohorst/Doinks Srinivasan over Kris Srinivasan/Louise Bysiek, 6-1!  No Aces.

It's a shame to see the ultimate score line as we missed out on closing 3 or 4 games and keep it even just as we had done in the earlier set.  Frank was the most consistent with a deft touch on his net play.

Samara's Notes: I thank Kris for coming in as a late host on the evening…though everyone has really been picking up the ball and running with it in terms of reporting their results as of late.  Again, it is much appreciated.  It was a really well-attended session…a nice surprise given the uncertain weather.

Sincerely,

Frank Samara

Gtasamara5@gmail.com

862-596-3354

 

 

 

9/13 Results.

9/13/17:

"Just 2 officially at C.G.!":

There was just one session of GTA Wednesday Night Tennis…and it was a shortened one as earlier rains reduced the amount of dry time…and players.  It ended up only being a couple of Singles One-Setters between "King Crush" Chris Chiaro and "The Lethal Lefty" Lou La Forgia with others in attendance seemingly just hitting.

Time to get the scores from Lou!

The Cedar Grove Results:

Lou La Forgia over Chris Chiaro, 6-3!  No Aces.

Chris Chiaro over Lou La Forgia, 6-3!  No Aces.

The Lowdown from Lou: We had some really good hitting in and good rallies at times.  We didn't play a third set. Chris is supposed to play Moka Pathan on Thursday in their Grove Cup Quarterfinal and wanted to get some hitting in ahead of time.

We saw Ray Spadaro and some woman I didn't recognize playing.  Jordan Bachvaroff was there, too.  Ray left and then Laurie Boughton came down.  Laurie, Jordan and the other woman (that I didn't recognize) were hitting.  Don't know if there were any scores.  That's all of the people that were there last night.

Samara's Notes: I thank Lou for his timely reporting of those results.  Chris confirmed the same about the others in attendance.

Sincerely,

Frank Samara

Gtasamara5@gmail.com

862-596-3354

 

 

 

9/12 Results.

9/12/17:

"MXD2 Final/New Champs part of 22 at C.G.!":

There was just one session of GTA Tuesday Night Tennis at The Cedar Grove Courts and much like the Monday night session the night before…it featured multiple "hosts" (i.e. results reporters) as scores and details were sent in from GTA Women's Champion: Laura "The Aura" Gawley, "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas, GTA Champion: "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes, "The S Bomber" Genalin Capan, "The Webmaster" Senthil Kumar and "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak.

Kuzavas and Fernandes each reported the details of their MXD2 Mixed Doubles Tournament Final Match where Marijus teamed with his wife, "The Smackdown" Sally Pillay, while Nate was paired with Natalia "Nitro" Sout.  That was the Main Event of the evening.

Also, per their return to the Tuesday night scene at Cedar Grove, The Pickle Ballers dominated all four courts until 7:30 (and, unfortunately, that is the way it will be going forward as this new trend seems to be infecting tennis courts in other areas as well).  But once they all cleared out, it was GTA time!

Let's get to the scores!

The Cedar Grove Results:

Moka Pathan/Laura Gawley over Joe Rodrigues/Frank Hohorst, 6-2!  Frank: 2 Aces on Laura!

MXD2 Final Match:

Marijus Kuzavas/Sally Pillay over Nathan Fernandes/Natalia Sout, 6-2, 7-5, to become the 2017 MXD2 Champs and the New GTA Mixed Doubles Champions!  Marijus: 1 Ace on Nate.

The Super Mario Memo: The flow of the games in the 1st Set went 1-0, 4-1 and 6-2.  In the 2^nd Set, it then went 1-0, 4-2 and 7-5.  Nate and Natalia gave us a good fight and a bit of a scare in the 2nd Set when they took 3 games in a row from 2-4 to 5-4 and Nate was serving for the set.  We had to regroup and luckily we prevailed.  Nate was his usual self playing great all over the court, thus we were directing most of the balls to Natalia.  In the 1st Set, she was probably a bit nervous…giving too many easy balls up to the net player.  But in the 2nd Set she settled down and was directing the ball much better and she hit some great passing shots.  It was a fun match.

Nate's Notes: Sally and Marijus are a really great team and are the deserving winners.  Marijus' heavy ground-strokes coupled with Sally's intelligent placements posed a challenge that Natalia and I couldn't overcome on the night.  For her part, Natalia played great with well-placed lobs, beautiful passing shots, and sublime cross-court winners.  Congrats Sally and Marijus - you guys deserve that # 1 by your names!

The Consequences: As the New GTA Mixed Doubles Champions, Marijus and Sally are now the New # 1 Ranked Team in the Mixed Doubles Division as well.  Their next challenge will come from most recent Former GTA Mixed Doubles Champ, Tito "Touch" Castolo.  It is up to him if he will reunite with his former partner, "Dominant" Dawn Peterson, for that match.

Jose Gonzales/Genalin Capan over Mike Sindler/Brenda Jordan, 6-2!  No Aces.

Gen's Notes: We played this one on Court 3 from 7:40 to 8:10.  Jose and I took a 4-0 lead, but then Mike and Brenda picked up their level of play and took the next two games for 2-4.  Then we got the next two games for the win.  It was a very nice One-Setter.

The Pickle Ballers were there and had all four courts until 7:30.  The Mixed Doubles Title Match was played on Court 4.  After my set, I stayed to watch it.  The 2nd Set was close.  Natalia handled herself well against some of the heavy shots from Marijus.

The Gawleys, Spin and Dino were watching from the first bench.  I was sitting with Brenda, Dawn and Dawn's friend Jim (plus her dog, Pumpkin) from the other bench.  Doinks arrived later and joined us.

Moka Pathan/Edwin Ortega over Senthil Kumar/Levy Lorenzo, 6-4!  No Aces.

2 out of 3 Sets Doubles Match:

Senthil Kumar/Levy Lorenzo over Kris Srinivasan/Edwin Ortega, 6-3, 6-2, to successfully defend their # 76 Rank in the Doubles Division!  In the process, Srinivasan/Ortega entered the Doubles Division as the New # 97 Ranked Team.  No Aces.

Senthil Kumar/Frank Hohorst over Kris Srinivasan/Edwin Ortega, 6-1!  No Aces.

3 out of 5 Sets Doubles Match:

Ryan Pienciak/Guy Dupoux over Anish Mehta/Arthur Fontanilla, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3, as both teams entered the Doubles Division as the New # 98 and # 99 Ranked Teams respectively!  No Aces.  The very last point was finished in the dark!

Samara's Notes: Once again, I thank everyone for their very timely contributions to this report. 

Sincerely,

Frank Samara

Gtasamara5@gmail.com

862-596-3354 

 

 

9/11 Results.

9/11/17:

"18 play (1 new) at C.G.!":

There was just one session of GTA Monday Night Tennis at The Cedar Grove Courts, but it featured multiple "hosts" (i.e. results reporters) as scores and details were sent in from GTA Women's Champion: Laura "The Aura" Gawley, "Dominant" Dawn Peterson, "Killer Kat" Kathy Sheldon, "Spin Doctor" Dan Martinelli and "King Crush" Chris Chiaro.

Let's get to the scores!

The Cedar Grove Results:

Dennis Cabanatan/Laura Gawley over Kevin Doyle/Justin Berardo, 6-2!  No Aces.

2 out of 3 Sets Mixed Doubles Match:

Justin Berardo/Laura Gawley over Dennis Cabanatan/Dawn Peterson, 6-0, 6-3, as both teams entered the Mixed Doubles Division as the New # 51 and # 52 Ranked Teams respectively!  No Aces.

2 out of 3 Sets Women's Doubles Match:

Brenda Jordan/Dawn Peterson over Kathy Sheldon/Diane Raum, 6-3, 6-4, to successfully defend the # 4 Rank in the Women's Doubles Division!  In the process, Sheldon/Raum entered the Women's Doubles Division as the New # 7 Ranked Team.  It was the official GTA Debut of Diane Raum.  No Aces.

The Kat's Meow: Diane is her friend from Cedar Grove.

2 out of 3 Sets Doubles Match:

Nathan Fernandes/Tom La over Dan Martinelli/Frank Hohorst, 6-2, 6-4, to successfully defend their # 21 Rank in the Doubles Division!  In the process, Martinelli/Hohorst entered the Doubles Division as the New # 96 Ranked Team.  No Aces.

The Spin from Spin: They worked us over in the 1st Set, but the 2nd Set was way more competitive as at 4-4 they took the last two games to win the set and match.

Samara's Notes: I see my buddy Spin has found a new Frank to team with…:-(  Just kidding!  And now we go to Chris for the rest.

Chris Chiaro/Ray Spadaro over Jordan Bachvaroff/Jose Gonzales, 6-3!  No Aces.

Jordan Bachvaroff/Jose Gonzales over Chris Chiaro/Ray Spadaro, 6-4!  No Aces.

Chris Chiaro/Jordan Bachvaroff over Joe Rodrigues/Rob Gawley, 6-2!  Jordan: 1 Ace. 

Chris Chiaro/Jordan Bachvaroff over Joe Rodrigues/Rob Gawley, 6-0!  Chris: 2 Aces!

Chris Chiaro/Rob Gawley leading Jordan Bachvaroff/Dennis Cabanatan, 5-3 (Incomplete…and the last game was at 40-15 when the lights went off at 10pm)!  Chris: 2 Aces!

Samara's Notes: I thank everyone for their very timely contributions to this report.  Samara signing off! 

 

9/10 Results.

9/10/17:

"Samara hosts 8 at AP, Mazur-Pillay, M2 Final part of 14 at C.G.!":

There were two sessions of GTA Sunday Tennis: the usual late morning into early afternoon one at The Albion Park Courts in Clifton hosted by "Hollywood" Frank Samara; and then an extended one at The Cedar Grove Courts that began mid-afternoon and lasted into the evening featuring two very important matches - the GAH7 Final between "Automatic" Anna Mazur and "The Smackdown" Sally Pillay (with Anna reporting) and then the M2 Men's Doubles Final featuring "The Lumberjack" Ryan Pienciak/"Chito" Nick Inciong taking on "Super Mario" Marijus Kuzavas/"Big Kaz" Mike Kazlauskas (with both Ryan and Marijus reporting…Marijus also had further details on the Mazur-Pillay match).

We will first detail all the comings and goings at Albion before taking this report up to Cedar Grove.

When "Hollywood" Frank Samara pulled up to the courts at Albion at 11am, he saw "Spin Doctor" Dan Martinelli and "Sue B. Newbie" Suzanne Bujara doing the exact same thing.  The three of them then walked together down the hill to the three vacant courts.  Given the beautiful weather, they were surprised that nobody else had arrived yet.

Soon, the three of them entered into a hitting session on the North Court as The Foundation worked over a solo Suzanne.  That did not last long as "The Headhunter" Ralph Bernard arrived at 11:10 and took Bujara's side in the session.

When both GTA Champion: "Nate the Great" Nathan Fernandes and Frank "Hydro" Hohorst each arrived at 11:15, Samara saw an opportunity to send Bernard into a Singles hitting session against The Champ while having Hohorst take his place in the Doubles session on the North Court.  First, Nate and Ralph hit on Center Court before soon shifting over to the South Court.  This eventually led to some official action taking place between them.

And as their action officially got underway, so did the Doubles action on the North Court as The Foundation faced off against Hohorst and Bujara.  And soon after that One-Setter ended at 11:45 and they were about to switch teams with Samara set to team with Bujara, "Latino Heat" Jose Gonzales made his way down to the courts at 11:50.  Spin said he was willing to sit out so Jose could take his place in teaming with Frank H. to face Frank S. and Suzanne.

"Dynamo" Dino Celis came with a bucket of balls at 12:20 and started practicing alone on Center Court until Spin decided to start hitting against him.  And five minutes later, "Stingray" Ray Spadaro made his first-ever appearance at Albion (like many, he loved the courts) and he would soon become the eighth and last official competitor of the session.

It was a shockingly low turnout on such a fine day.  Oh well...hey, hey!

The Albion Park Results:

Frank Samara/Dan Martinelli over Frank Hohorst/Suzanne Bujara, 6-1!  Frank: 1 Ace on Suzanne.  It went like this: Frank H. was broken (he blew a volley for Love-15, it went to Love-30, 15-30, Double Break Point where Frank S. blew a drop shot attempt to bring it to Break Point where Suzanne then blew a volley to allow the break), Frank S. held serve (he hit a drop shot winner for 15-Love, 15-All where an un-returned serve made it 30-15 and then a well-placed if not fast-paced corner Ace against Suzanne set up Double Game Point where a winning volley from Frank H. cut the lead to Game Point, but then came the hold), Suzanne was broken (a winning lob from Spin made it Love-15, it was then Love-30 where Frank S. hit a winning drop shot volley to set up Triple Break Point only to have Frank H. hit a winning Backhand Volley for Double Break Point and then Frank S. blew a volley to bring it to Break Point, but then came the break) and Spin held (Love-15 shifted straight to Double game Point as winners from Frank S. sandwiched a blown volley by Frank H. and then The Doc hit an un-returned serve to secure the hold) to jump out to a 4-0 lead!  Hohorst held (an un-returned serve for 15-Love only to have Frank S. hit a winning return for 15-All, it went to 15-30 where another un-returned serve made it 30-All and then it went to Game Point and the hold) to get his team onto the scoreboard, but Samara held again (he hit a winner and then a drop shot winner to make it 30-Love where Frank H. hit a winning return for 30-15, but then Frank H. blew an overhead to set up Double Game Point and then came the hold) and Bujara was broken again (Love-30 where back-to-back blown volleys from Frank S. made it 30-All, but then came Break/Match Point and the break) to take the loss!  We played this one on the North Court from 11:25 to 11:45.

Nathan Fernandes over Ralph Bernard, 6-4!  No Aces.  South Court hosted this one from 11:25 to 11:59.  After it was done, Ralph exclaimed that "it was not done!"  He wanted a rematch.  Well, remember that old saying: "Be careful what you wish for!"

Nathan Fernandes over Ralph Bernard, 6-3!  No Aces.  This one (also on the South Court) got underway at 12:02.  Not sure when it ended as it went right into a third One-Setter which we will get to a little later.

Jose Gonzales/Frank Hohorst over Frank Samara/Suzanne Bujara, 6-3!  No Aces.  Here's how it went down: Frank S. was broken (an un-returned serve got things started as it went 15-Love and then point for point until 30-All as Jose hit a winner and there was another un-returned serve along the way, but then Frank H. hit a winning volley to set up Break Point where Frank S. responded with a winning volley of his own for Deuce which was where Jose hit a laser-like return winner for Break Point and then came the break), Frank H. held (Love-15 shifted to 30-15 with back-to-back un-returned serves, it then went to 30-All, Game Point and the hold) and Suzanne was broken (Love-15 where Frank S. hit a net-cord-aided volley winner for 15-All only to then have it go straight to Double Break Point as Frank H. hit a drop shot winner along the way and then came the break) for a 0-3 start.  Jose was broken (Frank H. blew a volley for Love-15, it was then Love-30 where Frank H. hit a winning Backhand Volley for 15-30 only to then have it go to Double Break Point and the break) to allow the opposition onto the scoreboard, but then Samara was broken again (another winning return from Jose made it Love-15 and then it went point for point to Break Point as Frank H. blew a volley along the way only to have Jose roar back with an even more impressive return winner and then the break would come later) and Hohorst held again (30-Love, 30-15, Double Game Point, Game Point and the hold) for a commanding 5-1 lead.  Bujara then rebounded with a hold of serve in a battle so lengthy that many winners were forgotten (15-Love shifted to 15-30 shifted again to Game Point right after Jose's attempt at a screen shot winner ended up pelting his partner in the back of the head, but then there was a Double Fault for Deuce and then it was all Game Points until 4th Deuce, Break/Match Point, 5th Deuce, Game Point where Frank S. made a great get/winner combo to secure his partner's hold) and then Gonzales was broken again (Love-15 where Jose hit a winner for 15-All only to then have it go to Double Break Point, Break Point and the break) to have his team's lead cut to 5-3!  And then came a game with Hollywood on service that even surpassed the most recent struggle of his partner's service...and again, many winners were forgotten along the way (Love-30 shifted to 30-All with back-to-back un-returned serves, it was Break/Match Point where another un-returned serve made it Deuce, Game Point, 2nd Deuce, 3rd Break/Match Point, 3rd Deuce, Game Point, 4th Deuce, 4th Break/Match Point, 5th Deuce, Game Point, 6th Deuce, 5th Break/Match Point, 7th Deuce where Jose hit a winner to set up the 6th Break/Match Point and then he hit another winner for the break and the win)!  We played this one on the North Court from 12:03 to 12:43.

The Skinny: For the last few games of the One-Setter above, a mysterious spectator made his way onto the court and then took the bench alongside the North Court.  He was a middle-aged Latino sporting a pink Polo shirt and he said he was there to watch (sounds kinky).  Once the One-Setter was over, he went back to the baseball fields where Little League ball (likely Farm League judging by the size of the kids involved) was being played.

Dan Martinelli/Ray Spadaro leading Frank Hohorst/Suzanne Bujara, 4-1 (Incomplete when Bujara had to leave at 1:04...this one got underway on the North Court at 12:46)!  Ray: 2 Aces on Suzanne; and Spin: 1 Ace on Frank!  To be fair, Suzanne warned everyone when this begun that she only had about twenty minutes left to play.

Nathan Fernandes over Ralph Bernard, 6-0!  No Aces.  Not sure when they started this one on the South Court, but this bagel was officially served hot at exactly 12:53!  Afterward, Nate and Ralph continued on in a hitting session.  And after Mr. Bernard had to leave, Mr. Celis took his place.

Ray Spadaro/Frank Hohorst over Frank Samara/Dan Martinelli, 6-3!  No Aces.  The dirty lowdown: Spin held (Love-15 shifted straight to Double Game Point as two un-returned serves followed by a great get/drop shot winner combo by Frank S. had set up the DGP and then another un-returned serve secured the hold) and Frank H. was broken (Love-30 where Frank H. blew an overhead to set up Triple Break Point where Spin made a great get only to have Ray reply with a winner for Double Break Point, but then it was Ray blowing a volley to allow the break) for 0-2.  Frank S. was also broken (Ray hit an awesome Overhead Smash winner for Love-30 and that was where Frank S. responded with a big winner of his own for 15-30 only to have Frank H. hit a blistering return winner for Double Break Point and then came the break) and Ray then held (Ray hit a winner for 15-Love, then Spin hit a winning lob for 15-All only to then have it go right to Double Game Point where Frank S. hit a truly impressive Backhand Volley winner for Game Point, but then came the break) to level things at 2-2.  Martinelli was broken (Frank H. hit a winning drop shot volley for Love-15 and it was off and running to Triple Break Point where an un-returned serve made it Double Break Point, but then came the break) and Hohorst held (Frank S. hit a winner for Love-15, but then it shifted to 30-15 as Frank H. hit another winning drop shot volley and then Frank S. blew a volley of his own, it then went to 30-All where Frank S. blew an overhead to set up Game Point where Frank S. then blew a drop shot attempt to allow the hold) to go up 4-2.  Samara then held (he hit an awesome passing shot winner for 15-Love, it then went to 15-All before heading right to Double Game Point where he then hit one of his best drop shot winners for the hold) to pull to 3-4, but then Spadaro held again (started with a Double Fault and then Frank S. hit another very nice passing shot winner for Love-30 and then it went to Triple Break Point before it then became "The Hohorst Show" as he hit a winning Backhand Volley, another winning volley and then a drop shot winner to make it Deuce which was where Frank H. then hit a winning drop shot volley to set up Game Point which he then ended with what might have been his greatest volley winner of the day) to go up 5-3!  The Doc was then broken again and this time it was at Love as it had now become "The Spadaro Show" as Ray first scored with a passing shot volley winner for Love-15, then he hit a mishit volley winner for Love-30 and then he scorched a return winner to set up Triple Break/Match Point which he then ended with yet another winning volley!  We played this one on the North Court from 1:06 to 1:36.

The Skinny: That same 2-0 jump off trend only to then sink into the abyss carried on for The Foundation in this one.  Despite limited mobility and almost re-aggravating his ankle injury, Ray played quite well and he was ably supported by Frank H.  Soon after this one finished, all four guys left the courts while Nate and Dino continued hitting with one another.

We now take this report up to Cedar Grove.

The Cedar Grove Results:  

GAH7 Final Match:

Anna Mazur over Sally Pillay, 6-1, 6-2, to successfully defend her # 2 Rank in the Women's Division while becoming the 2017 Gail-ann Hamilton Memorial Champ and next Top Contender!  Sally: several Aces!

They met at 2:30 to hit before starting this match (according to Anna).

The Super Mario Memo: Anna played great, running down every ball and making very few mistakes. Sally, on the other hand, tried too much…going for power shots and trying to hit the lines at wrong times.  This especially hurt her on the big points as many games went to multiple Deuces, while Anna would capitalize on those points better than Sally.

The Consequences: Next up for Anna is a shot at the GTA Women's Championship currently held by the Champ, Laura "The Aura" Gawley.

The M2 Final Match:

Marijus Kuzavas/Mike Kazlauskas over Ryan Pienciak/Nick Inciong, 6-4, 6-3, to become the New # 2 Ranked Team in the Doubles Division and also the 2017 M2 Men's Doubles Tournament Champs!  Nick: 1 Ace on Mike in the 1^st Set; and Marijus: 1 Ace on Nick in the 2^nd Set!

The Super Mario Memo: The flow of the games went as follows…in the 1st Set it went 3-1, 5-3 and 6-4.  In the 2nd Set, it went 1-0, 3-2, 6-3.  It was a well-contested match.  Nick and Ryan gave us a good fight.  Both Mike and I served pretty well and it was hard for them to break us.  We were able to get a little more bite into their service games than they had in ours.  I think that was a difference in the match. Ryan was especially great on the defensive end, digging out some balls that were supposed to be our winners.  Even on our serves he denied us a number of Aces.  Nick was as usual very consistent at the baseline.

After that we still played one more set, a One-Setter.

Ryan Pienciak/Nick Inciong over Marijus Kuzavas/Mike Kazlauskas, 7-6 (7-1)!  No Aces.

The Ryan Report: Marijus and Mike played great tonight, especially their serving.  We think Marijus only missed five first serves in the opening set, and Mike was getting a ton of firsts in as well.  It made them a tough team to beat on this night.  There were many Deuce games that we came up just short on, and ultimately they won 6-4, 6-3.  Well deserved win!

The Consequences: Next up for Marijus and Mike (aka M&M, aka The Lanky Lithuanians) is a shot at the GTA Doubles Championship currently held by the Champs, "Stormin" Norman Taclob and Tito "Touch" Castolo.

Samara's Notes: I thank Anna, Marijus and Ryan for their timely reporting.  The rest of the results in this report are supplied by the first couple of Cedar Grove, Kris and Doinks Srinivasan (aka "The K Man" and "The Marathon Woman").  We will start off with commentary from Kris.

It turned out to be a busy Sunday with meaningful matches.  I left quite early while some matches were going on, but did come back later in the night to greet Dino Celis.

It was Anna over Sally in straight sets in their Finals match.  This was the earliest match and I'm sure you will get full details from the women.  This match had concluded prior to my arrival.

Then it was Marijus and Mike over Ryan and Nick in their Men's Doubles Final match.  You've probably got the full details of the match from the players.

2 out of 3 Sets Mixed Doubles Match:

Kris Srinivasan/Sally Pillay over Guy Dupoux/Doinks Srinivasan, 6-4, 6-4, to enter the Mixed Doubles Division as the New # 49 and # 50 Ranked Teams respectively!  Guy: 4 Aces (two on each and two in each set); and Sally: 1 Ace on Doinks in the 2^nd Set!

The K has his say: The highlight was Guy's superb serves and a couple of our calls that were questioned...:-).  Doinks was steady, but had unforced errors.  Sally served well and had some nice shots. While some of her serves didn't come off well and there were some botched net plays, she did very well at the right moments.

Horst Savickas/Tula Savickas over Doinks Srinivasan/Marie Salamon, 6-3!  No Aces.  It was the official GTA Return of both Horst and Tula Savickas.

The K has his say: Tula and Horst were just hitting at first before Marie got to join them and was then followed by Arthur Fontanilla.

Arthur Fontanilla/Marie Salamon over Horst Savickas/Tula Savickas, 6-3!  No Aces.

Levy Lorenzo/Marie Salamon over Horst Savickas/Tula Savickas, 6-3!  No Aces.

The K has his say: Nathan Fernandes and Natalia Sout may have gotten the chance to play against Levy and Arthur (not sure).  Nate will brief you on the details.  I thought Arthur was having a hitting session first with Guy and later with Jordan Bachvaroff.  It turned out to be a brisk night with Marie working on her serves with Dino's input.  Cheers!

Samara's Notes: Nate never reported anything (and he usually does), so it will have to remain unofficial.  I thank Kris and Doinks for their consistent hosting efforts on behalf of the GTA up at Cedar Grove.

Sincerely,

Frank Samara

Gtasamara5@gmail.com

862-596-3354