Team-A1 Tanmay-Lopa :This team is the team made by Almighty, a team in tennis and team for Life time. Both the players played to their strengths and surprised almost everyone. They were almost in the semi-final but missed it by a whisker.
Lopa initially being apprehensive of playing displayed some good tennis and supported Tanmay. On the other hand Tanmay, who could be renamed as “Border Security Force” displayed some excellent tennis covering the court from left to right, top to bottom and picking almost every shot that came to their side of the court. Like it’s said in army, just twisted a little to fit in tennis “No ball can pass this court not on my watch, unless and until it’s going out.”
At the end a very balanced team and all enjoyed the every game played by them.
Team-A2 Sachin-Shardul:
A team that can be called as S&S. Though lost most of their games, but won the hearts of their opponents and the viewers. There were some excellent shots played by Sachin, which made the other team think twice about how they should tackle the threat called as S&S. Even there were few smashing serves from him towards the end matches.
Shardul on the other hand played a very safe game and placed the ball all over the court. He tried to make sure that there is less number of unforced errors. He picked some very amazing shots with ease and elegance.
It was good to watch you guys and also how your game improved as the tournament progressed.
Team-A3 Ajeet-Vinayak
This team can very well be compared with a phoenix. After losing their first match they managed to reach to semi finals.
Ajeet as usual was always found within 6 inches of net, and displayed some beautiful drops and fearsome smashes which not only left few more cracks on the court but also saw balls flying outside the court scared of Ajeet’s court breaking smashes.
Vinayak was a total surprise, his game showed mammoth improvements as the event progressed and few shots from him made the other teams run for the points. They clearly showed that they are one of the strong team by some good coordination and balanced display.
Kudos to your efforts on the court.
Team-A4 Soppin & Harpal
Who says Karnataka and Gujarat do not share the boundaries. Well not to comment on geography but these two players definitely shared the court and displayed some awesome tennis.
Never showing any lack of co-ordination the team even managed to grab a seat in Semis. This was one of the perfect combination of lefty and righty (in the likes of Dada Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid). Soppin proving his metal on the court by picking up few very difficult shots was equally complimented by Harpal who made the other team run to answer his shots. Harpal was new to Tennis, well I had to write it here, because his game always indicated towards a longer bond.
Awesome display guys…
Team B1 – Rajesh & Malini
Impossible itself says “ I m Possible” and its proved by this team.
Considered as the underdog. This team might not have won a game but definitely it won the hearts of all the viewers and the opponent team. They had their first game against Raj and Sampath and were given the option to swap the partners. But they stick to their team and surprised everyone with their game towards later part of the tournament.
This had some ground breaking effects. Now Malini is found on court and Vinu is at home :)
Rajesh displayed some awesome shots and even played a very controlled game towards the end. Few of his shots would have made experts run for their money. Malini showed some great improvements towards the end, least to mention she even hit an Ace in the last game.
Good Game Guys … Three Cheers to your spirit….
Team B2 – Kanchan & Nishanth
Consistency and Class can as well be used as synonym for this team.
One of the finalist, this team displayed class game of tennis. Both the players executed their shots with such an ease and class that it was a sheer pleasure to watch them play.
Nishanth was very calm and composed throughout this tournament. The way he played shots made them look very simple and elegant. His backhand was a treat to eyes. Kanchan on other hand displayed some powerful forehands and made the other team sweat to save a point. It doesn’t matter who wins the final. But the game displayed by this team was a sheer pleasure to watch.
Great Game Guys… Keep going…
Team B3 – Raj and Sampath
Too Strong to be reckon with…. Didn’t lose a single game…
Well I don’t need to say much for this team. The points tally says all. Well they underestimated themselves and graded them as beginner, after seeing their game even players from Event 2 were apprehensive of their shots and rallies.
Raj, displaying an aggressive game always kept the opponents guessing whether it will be a drop or a shot. Sampath displayed quite a consistent game and picked almost every shot that was not going out :). Clearly the favorites, it was a pleasure watching their game.
Keep going, there are more tournaments held outside HunFord :)
Team B4 – Akhil and Rebecca
This is the one team which was intercontinental. A team which proved the SAP can as well work efficiently with Non SAP.. (Akhil is from SAP EDWH and Rebecca from Non-SAP application)
Both the players despite being beginners showed some good tennis. In one of the games which stretched till tie breaker, both the players held their nerves to cling the game. It was good to see them make some nice shots. Akhil provided power to the game and Rebecca provided the agility. Together they played some nice shots and made their opponents run all over the court.
Good Games guys…
Team C1 – Shaunak & Prajeet
Another combination of lefty and a righty. The duo displayed some awesome tennis shots and some breathtaking serves. I bet few of them would have been difficult even for the Tennis pros. Prajeet can be titled as the most deceiving player, few of the back hand returns he played were simply out of the box. The spin in shots would make Shane Warne think he balls straight. All Kudos to Prajeet for such an amazing display of Tennis shots.
Shaunak had a serve which made the opponent wonder why someone didn’t come up with the body guards for Tennis like it’s in Cricket. He displayed some very good shots from the baseline and from net. His agility and speed in the game made it look more like Fast & Furious.
In all it was a sheer pleasure to see you guys perform.
Team C2 – Swami & Vinit
Swami is a true swami of “Tennis, Cricket, Badminton….” Well the list is long but I only know these games… :)
Watching Swami Play was like seeing a text book style shots and volleys. He played at almost every part of the court with the same ease. His backhands, drops and Shots from the base line and net, in fact every shot was beautifully crafted and perfectly executed. His style definitely gave viewers the feeling of some Grand Slam match.
His opponents and his team mate definitely learned a lot from him.
Good Game Guys…
Team C3 – Nagesh & SupriyaPrecision and Consistency are the two words which describe this team. This team has won all the matches it played till now.
Nagesh is like a Great Wall of China standing on the net. And Supriya is again the same part of the Wall but at the Baseline. Nothing seemed to cross this wall. Opponent team was left wondering which part of the court to be targeted. Their precision while hitting the shots made it appear as, the court stretched itself whenever they hit the shot. Ball appearing to go out would change its mind and drop on the line. Such was the consistency in their game. They stick to the basics and avoided making any unforced errors “the secret of winning the match”.
It was great pleasure to see you both play.
Team D1 – Mayank and Noble
A perfect combination of Power and Control.
Noble displayed some raw power in his serves and Mayank as always played a very controlled game. Some of the serves from Noble were so fast that it didn’t even give opponent a chance to blink an eye before the ball passed him, however the only consolation was that the ball passed him without touching. Mayank, as known for his controlled game, could even play drop shot at a most ferociously hit shot.
All the matches this team played were very fast, and the lines man had to take some tough calls. They were little scared as well, seeing the power in the shots J. The duo not only displayed some very good tennis, but made the viewers eat the last bit of their nails.
Awesome game guys…
Team D2 – Vinu & ApurvaThe most cool team.. Not by their appearance but the way they won their very first game and all the games from there on. After successfully defending the 3 match points in row they kept their nerves to win the match.
This team always played with a strategy and kept innovating on it. Vinu being one of the most agile and fast player covered almost all of the court and Apurva equally supported him by hitting game winning smashes form the net. Both the players played to their strength and made the other team commit the mistakes. Few of the rallies were very long but Vinu hardly committed any unforced error or got carried away. He is the one player who can hit a smash standing outside baseline. Apurva on the other hand displayed calm and composure while playing his shots and result, the team was one of the finalist.
Keep Going Guys…..
Team D3- Sonu & Adi
The team with short name and short players. But not short on Tennis. These guys were extra tall when came on the court.
Adi was a tallest amongst all when came on playing at net. I believe we can call him ‘Neta of Net” Few of the shots he played at the net made the other team think ‘how tall is he?’. The shots were so powerful that few smashes resulted in ball looping out of the court “Poor ball wanted to escape the beating”. His serves were also fast and furious. So were his cross court shots. This attack was equally supported by Sonu on the baseline. She also stretched herself and gave and apt answer to all the shots that came at the baseline. So consistent were her shots that the opponents found the court too small for the ball to pass these two guys. They were forced to think where to hit? As on the net, Adi will not give them a chance and on baseline Sonu will not leave a chance.
The two displayed some good Tennis.
Story by Vinit.
The spectators were witness to a very determined and consistent play from Supriya and Nagesh’s amazing reach being returned in equal fervor by some amazing baseline shots from Vinu accompanied by very effective and neat net play by Apurva. Finally it was the game of tennis which won with the memories of the grand finale etched into everyone’s reminiscence for ages to come.
A grand and epic tournament thus came to an end. It was an event which enjoyed a magnificent participation from the players and spectators alike. There were just 4 victors but no one ended up disappointed as it was the game of tennis which won as it brought everyone together, on a tennis court off course, as was promised in our first communication. Didn’t we all succeed!!!
