OAKLAND AT SAN FRANCISCO-SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2007

By Spencer Chase

Kingston Gee (Oakland) vs Terry Tam (San Francisco)

 

This match displayed Tam's ability to control the speed and tempo of play. Gee made some good loops but is not able to get through Tam's strong offense and defense. Tam wins in straight games.

TERRY TAM DOMINATES KINGSTON GEE. (Photo by Kingston Gee)

Avishy Schmidt (Oakland) vs Spencer Chase (San Francisco)

 

In this match, serve and serve return played a big role in the final outcome. The first game was mainly Chase playing an all-round style forcing several mistakes from Schmidt.  However in the end, Schmidt pulls out a 21-19 win. In the second game, Chase attacks some of Schmidt's long serves. When the game became close, Schmidt used his backhand serve and Chase missed two in a row to give Schmidt a 2-0 lead. In the third game, Chase was able to mix more offense and all-round play to win at 11-9. In the fourth game, Schmidt played more consistent and won by a large margin.

SPENCER CHASE FALLS TO AVISHY SCHMIDT 3-1 AFTER LOSING THE FIRST GAME 21-19, THE LONGEST GAME IN LEAGUE HISTORY. (Photo by Kingston Gee)

 

Parry Husbands (Oakland) vs Sally Su (San Francisco)

 

VINCENT TAI LAYS DOWN THE STRATEGY FOR SALLY SU. (Photo by Kingston Gee)

This was a very close match. Both players are loopers and have played before in the Berkeley Round Robin. In the first few games, Sally Su is attacking well and playing consistent. In the fourth game, Parry Husbands plays an all-round style and forces errors from Su. In the fifth game, Su is focused on attacking but makes several errors. Game to Husbands in the fifth.

PARRY HUSBANDS, WHO WON THE UNDER 2000 EVENT AT THE US NATIONALS, DEFEATS SALLY SU IN THE FIFTH GAME. (Photo by Kingston Gee)

 

Parry Husbands/Avishy Schmidt (Oakland) vs Spencer Chase/Vincent Tai (San Francisco)

 

SPENCER CHASE AND VINCENT TAI WON THEIR FIRST TWO DOUBLES MATCHES OF THE SEASON. (Photo by Kingston Gee)

Both Oakland players play control games and are good doubles partners. San Francisco attacked well to win one game but could not play consistent enough to win in the end. This makes the score 3-1 in favor of Oakland. That means they need only one more win to beat San Francisco.

AVISHY SCHMIDT AND PARRY HUSBANDS PUT OAKLAND AHEAD 3-1 IN THIS TEAM MATCH. (Photo by Kingston Gee)

 

Avishy Schmidt (Oakland) vs Terry Tam (San Francisco)

 

This game was a nail biter until the last second.  Avishy Schmidt played into Terry Tam's game and lost the first two games of the match. However in the third game, he started to let Tam attack more and this caused Tam to make some unforced errors.  Now the game is tied at 2-2. In the last game, Terry Tam starts attacking more but it is too late. Game and match to Schmidt deuce in the fifth.

AVISHY SCHMIDT CLOSES OUT THE WIN FOR OAKLAND AS THE LIONS STAY UNBEATEN. (Photo by Kingston Gee)