Week #22: Lonergan Saves Match Point, Now 5th

Lee Lonergan and Pat Gilligan saved a wild match point in a tiebreaker against Jonah Ebenhoeh and Dave Necessary. The point ended with a Lonergan volley that hung on top of the net for a second before trickling over. Lonergan & Gilligan came back to win the set,  helping Lonergan go 3-1 on the night. Lonergan moved up to 5th place overall and is now 44-24 (64.71%) for the season. Players going undefeated on courts this week were: Rex Cabrera, Doug Jones, Tyler Fraser, Karen Crowley, Pete Tarnowski, Todd Wise, Tyler Fraser, Greg Carr, George Peck and Carlos Canelas. Click week #22 results or standings for more.

Every Point Really, Really Matters

A Season With 1,500+ Sets May Be Decided By Two Saved Match Points

Following the above mentioned set, a hut conversation with Dave Necessary focused on how much influence these saved/blown match point matches can have on a paddle season. It made me think about two such sets this year involving the top three players in the current standings. If two points went the other way, the top 3 would change spots:

1. Week #8: Doug Jones 3-0, Tyler Fraser 1-2, Rob Bakker 1-2, Matt Allare 1-2 -- Allare/Fraser had match point in a tiebreaker. Bakker/Jones won.
2. Week #19: Rob Bakker 3-0, Doug Jones 1-2, Colin Warren 1-2, Gene Kennedy 1-2 -- Jones/Warren had match point in a tiebreaker. Bakker/Kennedy won.

Current Standings:

1. Rob Bakker 29-6, 82.86%
2. Doug Jones 57-13, 81.43%
3. Tyler Fraser 44-12, 78.57%

Standings if both points went the other way:

1. Doug Jones 57-13, 81.43%
2. Tyler Fraser 45-11, 80.36%
3. Rob Bakker 27-8, 77.14%

Standings if just point in Week #8 went the other way:

1. Tyler Fraser 45-11, 80.36%
2. Doug Jones 56-14, 80.00%
3. Rob Bakker 28-7, 80.00%

Standings if just point in Week #19 went the other way:

1. Doug Jones 58-12, 82.86%
2. Rob Bakker 28-7, 80.00%
3. Tyler Fraser 44-12, 78.57%