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2014 Manhattan Mixed Doubles Rules

The 7 pages long 2014 rule:

  • Registration fees on TennisLink are $35 (on top of USTA)
  • Registration deadline: 5 December 2013
  • All fees must be paid in full by 29 November 2013
  • Re-scheduling Courts: 1 request before 1 December 2013

Local playoffs
Divisions of 4-7 teams (each team plays every other team in their flight a minimum of two times during the regular season) will send the top two teams to playoffs.
7.0 Mixed: The top two teams from each division will advance to playoffs. The top two teams will receive a bye.

The balance of the seeding is done by percentage. The 3rd place team will play the 6th place team. The 4th place team will play the 5th place team.

Tentative Playoff Dates
The playoff schedule is determined at the sole discretion of the league coordinator and may be altered. Teams will be notified of the exact dates once they are finalized.
● District playoffs: tbd (National Tennis Center)
● Regional Playoffs: May (National Tennis Center)
● Eastern Section Championships : tbd
● National Mixed Doubles: tbd

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总决赛-李娜2-0科娃 首进决赛

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总奖金额为600万美元的WTA年终总决赛进入倒数第2个比赛日。首次跻身单打四强的中国金花李娜迎战2011年赛会冠军科维托娃。状态更加出色的李娜直落两盘,用6-4,6-2的比分战胜圈中好友,生涯里首次打进总决赛的争冠赛。凭借这场胜利李娜的世界排名将超越莎娃和拉德上升至生涯最高的第3位,这也刷新了亚洲选手的排名纪录。决赛里李娜将与接下来小威和扬科维奇之间半决赛的胜者争冠。

红组头名李娜首次亮相总决赛半决赛,她与圈中好友科维托娃在此前6次对阵中各胜3场。今年两人已经交手两次,李娜在斯图加特的红土赛场上直落两盘获胜,但在中网1/4决赛里先赢一盘的情况下被科娃逆转。

同此前的几场小组赛一样,李娜在比赛开始阶段率先进入状态。中国金花在科娃首个发球局里把握住自己制造的第一个破发点,开盘即顺利打破僵局。科娃在第2个发球局里仍没有找到节奏,捷克姑娘先后化解了3次破发危机,但她也接连送出双误,李娜连续第2次破发后建立起3-0的领先优势。第4局科娃成功回破,捷克名将拿下开赛以来的第一局,随后又将比分追成2-3。比赛渐渐进入势均力敌的局面。第8局李娜挥霍掉40-0领先的连续3个局点,科娃反破将比分改写成4-4。李娜马上展开反击,第9局关键时刻科娃再次双误送礼,中国金花带着5-4的领先进入发球胜盘局。李娜稳住心态化解了科娃顽强反扑,在化解了破发危机后中国金花把握住首个盘点,继而用6-4的比分先下一盘。

次盘伊始双方就兑现互破,比分交替上升。第5局李娜再次打破僵局,中国金花随后扼杀了科娃想要反破的企图,巩固破发优势后李娜手握4-2的领先。大比分领先的中国金花放松心态越战越勇。第7局科娃浪费局点,捷克名将不断感受到来自李娜施加的压力。中国金花抓住机会继续进攻,并利用科娃的失误再次破发。李娜5-2领先进入发球胜赛局,状态稳定的她很快建立了两个赛点。李娜把握住第二次机会,保发后锁定了自己在本届总决赛的连续第4场胜利。

Serena Williams beats Li Na for WTA title

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A little desperate

2014 Manhattan league’s captains meeting changed venue from Long Island City bar to Cityview. A good up grade. The long lounge looked bit vacant, food was pretty good. Before the meeting, we were forced to listen to the club’s sale pitch. $100 per month membership fee, no initiation fee … A few captains near me said it’s NOT a good deal and one capt even said 13 of his mates, not a single one would take up this offer.

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Roster refunds are only given out at the meeting and will be distributed to the Captains/Co-Captains on record.

Because of last season refund issue, I paid a little tension this time. The $35 is for both captain and co-captain if any. Is me misreading the email or it is a MISleading email? Below is the reply from Metro:

The treasurer prepares one refund per team.

Unlike the past meetings, this one seemed like the desperate housewives: the league asked us what can they do ..

  • Pls don’t say ‘you suck’ to new player’s face .. refer them to us, we’ve a better way to suggest them to a lower flight
  • don’t take advantage of new captains because they don’t know anything – the league lost two teams. Didn’t offer how.
  • There is a pool of new players looking to play. What can we do for you to take  some of them on? One suggested make them into a team – not bad idea – that’s how I started on a team with newbies.
  • This year (or last season?) the Treasure has US$10,000 to refund
  • Metro has cash flow problem
  • Would you be willing to pay $38 or $39 per match next season to extend playing time to 2-hour (currently $31 for 1.5 hr)

 

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Manh 7.0 2014

More team info on TennisLink & this site and a team practice

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Date Weekday Time Location Level Home Team Opp Team

  1. 10-Nov, Sun 7:30 PM Roosevelt Island Racquet; v Bailey 1-2
  2. 12-Nov, Tue 9:00 PM Randall’s Island; Seltzer 3-0
  3. 15-Nov, Fri 8:00 PM Roosevelt Island Racquet, Seltzer, 3-0
  4. 2-Dec, Mon 9:00 PM Randall’s Island, 1 v 4, 1-2
  5. 10-Dec, Tue 8:00 PM Westside Tennis Club  3 v 1, 2-1
  6. 16-Dec, Mon 8:00 PM Westside Tennis Club  5 v 1; 3-0
  7. 19-Dec, Thu 9:00 PM CityView Racquet Club  1 v 5; 2-1
  8. 2-Jan, Thu 8:30 PM Westside Tennis Club; Reckler on 1/30, 2-1
  9. 8-Jan, Wed 9:00 PM Randall’s Island, v Rosenberg  1-2; 3-way; update
  10. 24-Jan, Fri 8:00 PM Roosevelt Island Racquet, Rosenberg .5-2.5

 

Team 1 Eng/Tharin
Team 2 Rosenberg/Bordick
Team 2 Reckler/Drange
Team 4 Bailey/Bailey
Team 5 Melnick/Dawson
Team 6 Seltzer

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Nicholas Barnett Trophy

An in-Conference Regatta (Boat 420/FJ) was racing on the Seneca Lake when we passed by on Route 14. Well, sort of. They only managed one race then the wind stopped. So the kids laying around around on the deck, lawn and in the car, most are studying.

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Cornell came 5th of 12:

To start off the fall break weekend Cornell Sailing travelled to the Nicholas Barnett Trophy at Bowdoin College. Duncan Howes ’15 and Lindsey Ludwig ’14 sailing A division, and Collin Clark ’14 and Julie Barbera ’17 sailing B division welcomed the beautiful new venue and dynamic conditions. Saturday provided a great day of racing at Bethel Point. The breeze started out of the N/NE and gradually went to the east as the day went on. 8 A races and 6 B races were completed sailing W-3s, W-4s, and W-5s. After a long delay on Sunday morning, the breeze finally filled in out of the S and settled in to a decent 5-10 knot SE breeze. Three A races and five B races were sailed, all of which were W-4s.

The scores

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Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets

The female singer began to sing. For a minute or two I was wondering what the hell she was doing out there. Then it hit me, it’s Canadian national anthem. Hmmmmm … two American teams are playing on their own soil. Something. Maybe Buffalo is so close to Canada, and/or the Canadians’ hold on ice hockey.

Sabres' home

Sabres’ home

More pix. On national anthem, believe me, no one has it better than China and USA. I’ve hard time to decide the March of the Volunteers is better or the Star Spangled Banner Flag is better. The Little Brothers’ is so lame.

Buffalo Sabres gives up a goal in less than two minutes by the goal tender Miller who was on the USA Olympic team – yes he was the goal tender who gave Sidney Crosby’s gold medal wining goal. Other then Miller Sabres doesn’t really have anyone. Oh well. They tied the score at 1 soon after but was defenseless and lost the game 4-1.

Sabres doesn’t have ice chicks. Reportedly Charles Wang started using bikini clayed girls to clean the ice and other teams soon followed. Guess Buffalo isn’t a flashy city -:)
The First Niagara Center (Sabres’ home turf) is so much nicer than the dilapidated Nassau Coliseum.

US$180 with player, $120 without (right)

US$180 with player, $120 without (right)

I spotted Pat LaFontaine (1983-1998, who played for Islanders, Sabres and Rangers) #16 jersey in the crowds. I think the Islanders didn’t want to pay Pat (… he refused to play .. ) so he was traded to Sabres in 1991 but finished his career with the Rangers. He now lives on Long Island.

From wiki:

The Islanders continued to struggle and in 1989, they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1974. In the first game of the Islanders’ next playoff series, in 1990, LaFontaine suffered the first of many concussions, after a controversial, open-ice hit by James Patrick of the New York Rangers. He fell on his head and was unconscious while being taken off the ice on a stretcher. The ambulance he took was delayed en route to the hospital by Ranger fans who rocked and pounded it as it left Madison Square Garden.[1] He was lost for the remainder of the series.

Beer any one?

Beer any one?

Our dinner at Sun was so so.

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Miroslav Šatan

Another NHL player joined the local weekend hackers and played on Golfer’s team last night. Miro who lives in Syosset, Long Island, however left mid way because he did not feel comfortable – not fair. Everyone has a bottom line -:).

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