Credit Agricole Ends Bloomberg’s Reign Atop Metro Corporate League
The Metro Corporate League’s Fall Season came to a close as it hosted its end-of-season party and the Advanced Intermediate and Advanced Division Finals at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club.
Team matches were comprised of six different flights: Women’s Singles, Men’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles and two Mixed-Doubles, and the final score is the total games won from those six matches.
The team from Bloomberg, captained by Vighnesh Venkatesan, entered the finals as the three-time defending champions in the Advanced Division and were seeking a fourth straight title, but were upended by Credit Agricole. Captained by Eric Tomasini, Credit Agricole delivered a balanced performance across all six courts to win 33-24 and its first title since 2009.
“I think we played solid tennis as a team. We made our first serves, returned well and kept the ball in play,” said Jaime Frontera, of team Credit Agricole. “Even in the matches we lost, we kept it tight because at the end of the day, it goes by games, not total matches. So our losses were tight and our wins had wide margins.”
Credit Agricole entered the final two mixed doubles matches with a five game lead, and made sure to stay focused ahead of the final two matches.
“There was a lot of pressure because Bloomberg has gotten the better of us in a few of the finals, so for us, even though they were ahead, we knew they were good players,” said Frontera. “We just took it one game at a time, hold our serves, and in the end, it worked.”
In the Advanced Intermediate Finals, The Corcoran Group edged Bank of America 26-24 in what Corcoran captain Jane Beal described as "a real nail-biter."
In the Intermediate Division, Team Xaxis defeated Akin Gump for the Championship.
The end-of-season party featured an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, catered food and culminated with a trophy presentation at the night’s end.
For more information, visit MetroTennis.com/Corporate/Main.html, call Luis Espinoza at (347) 886-3117 or e-mail Luis@MetroTennis.com.
The Corcoran Group celebrates their Advanced Intermediate Championship
The team from Credit Agricole captured the Metro Corporate League’s Advanced Division title
Team Xaxis, pictured here, defeated Akin Gump for the Intermediate Division Championship
