Saracens C overcame their under-strength club counterparts Saracens D by a score line of 7-3. Mike Dodwell won both of his matches for the C team, although he was pushed all the way by the in-form Neil Penny, eventually winning 12-10 in the fifth. Penny did win twice for the D team, overcoming Terry Sims in five sets and Ross Greening in four. He then combined well with Tony Iles to win the doubles, but ultimately his excellent individual performance wasn’t enough to win the match for Saracens D.

Winchcombe Warriors completed a solid 7-3 victory over Cheltenham D. Newcomer Jan De Wet claimed an easy maximum and he was well supported by Mike Vick who also won three games. Vick, however, was pushed all the way by Alan Harvey, eventually winning 11-9 in the fifth having been two sets to one down. Harvey and Matt Mulcahy both dispatched Dave MacIntosh with relative ease and then combined well to win their second successive doubles match in straight sets. 

Smiths D scrambled to a hard-fought 6-4 win over CCS A, although it was David Hart of CCS A who was the pick of the players. His maximum, including a gruelling five-set win over Chris Ball, helped CCS A to within touching distance of victory. However, braces of wins for Ball and Mike Gleeson, along with a further point from Julie Taylor, put Smiths in control. Ball and Gleeson then combined superbly to see off the threat of defeat in the doubles by winning 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 against Hart and Jon Nixon.

Tewkesbury B battled away against title-favourites Smiths C and picked up some useful points along the way. Smiths’ Chris White was the pick of the players, claiming an impressive maximum, although he was pushed all the way by Tom Urbanski, eventually winning 11-9, 10-12, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11. Graham Chandler and Paul Singh picked up braces for Smiths although they were both defeated by the excellence of the in-form Alan Cook. Cook combined well with Ali Lockley in the doubles and were unlucky to lose a tight five-set contest.

A highly impressive maximum from Wayne Lippett helped Tewkesbury B to victory in the battle of the newly-promoted teams in Division Two. His three wins, along with a brace for Alan Cook and a further win from Ali Lockley, ensured that Tewkesbury claimed the early season bragging rights with a 7-3 win over Saracens E. Lippett and Lockley then combined well to secure a good doubles victory. John Adcock was Saracens’ top performer, winning two of his three singles games. 

Saracens C edged to a 6-4 win over Smiths D in a highly entertaining and closely fought encounter. No player on the night was able to finish unbeaten: Mike Dodwell and Dennis Wadley won twice each for Saracens, whilst Mike Gleeson and Chris Ball did likewise for Smiths. Saracens just managed to keep their noses in front leading to the doubles and the Dodwell/Wadley combination was just too strong for Ball and Julie Taylor, enabling Saracens to finish the evening victorious. 

Tewkesbury A belatedly got their season off to a good start with a 7-3 win over an under-strength CCS A. Rob Amphlett won both of his matches, albeit 12-10 in the fifth set against the highly impressive Dave Hart. Simon Lockley chipped in with a solid victory over Steve Murton whilst Mike Tyrrell completed a convincing win over Hart. Conversely, Murton overcame Tyrrell whilst Hart crushed Lockley. The doubles was an exciting affair with Hart and Murton emerging victorious by the score line of 11-9 in the fifth set against the Amphlett/Tyrrell combination.