Report For 18/11/09
Division One
Harvey Keeps 100%
Record
Winchcombe Cavaliers (Chris
Pearce, Duncan Arrandale, Luke Moffat) played
Winchcombe Roamers (Nick Mytton,
Doug Payne, Matt Hartwell) in a closely fought match that ended with the spoils
being shared. The Cavaliers' Chris Pearce was the star of the evening easily
winning all of his games, supported by Luke Moffat's first appearance of the
season who chipped in with one win over the Roamers Doug Payne. The
Roamers points were won by Nick Mytton and Matt Hartwell with two wins each
over the Cavaliers' Duncan Arrandale and Luke Moffat, supported by Doug Payne
with a win over Duncan Arrandale. The Cavaliers' Chris and Duncan then combined
to win the doubles and secure the draw with a win over Nick Doug.
Cirencester (Howard Williams, Rob Willsher, Gordon Shaw) played Cheltenham 'A' (Barry Turner, Russell Hayward, Dave Harvey) in a match where Cheltenham squeezed out a narrow 6-4 victory thanks to an untroubled maximum by Dave Harvey who remains unbeaten. Cheltenham's other points were won by Russell Hayward who contributed two wins and then combined with Dave Harvey in the doubles to secure the narrow victory. Cirencester's Rob Willsher won two games with wins over Barry and Russell, supported by Howard and Gordon who contributed a win each over Cheltenham's Barry. This is a match that saw the demise of yet another 100% record when Gordon won his first game of the year with a win over Barry Turner.
Winchcombe Roamers (Nick Mytton, Doug Payne, Matt Hartwell) entertained Lakeside 'A' (Paul Smythe, Rich Moores, Roy Fowler) in a match that appears to have been a very one sided affair with the Lakesider's winning just the one point. The Roamers Nick and Matt appear to have been untroubled in winning all of their games, but old man Doug seemed to have a much tougher evening with close games all around but squeaking two victories to help his team to an emphatic victory. The Lakesider's only point of the evening was won by Rich Moore's with a narrow five set victory over Doug with the other Lakesider's Paul and Roy going home empty handed on this occasion.
Guy Greening
Division One Secretary
| Winchcombe Roamers | 9 | Lakeside A | 1 | Nick Mytton, Matt Hartwell |
| Cheltenham A | 6 | Cirencester | 4 | Dave Harvey |
| Winchcombe Roamers | 5 | Winchcombe Cavaliers | 5 | Chris Pearce |
Division
Two
East Is The Beast For Lakeside
Now we are starting to sort the men (and women!) out from the
boys (girls) as the leading teams get round to playing each other. Both
the top matches – Legends Vs
Lakeside B, and
Cheltenham C Vs
Saracens A - ended up 6-4, with real
cut-and-thrust and 5-set thrillers. Chris Lane for Legends battled hard
for his two singles but could not overcome Andy East who is now the sole
remaining player still with a 100% record. Chris Ball also scored two
wins and combined with Andy East to win the crucial doubles in a tight
5-setter (12-10 in the fifth !) Cheltenham C vs Saracens A was even
more topsy-turvy, with players losing to different opponents. Dave
Green took Dennis Wadley’s 100% record in a thrilling 5-set encounter
but then lost to Mike Dodwell, who in turn lost to both Mel Garlick and
Martin Smith. In the end Saracens, with Ross Greening losing all three,
had to win the doubles to salvage 4 points – but by a tight margin of
11-9 in the 5th set.
Saracens A remain on top but are
being pushed hard by Legends and
Cheltenham C, who both have a game
in hand, and with Lakeside B coming
up fast on the rails.
In the other matches, Pete Humble was on excellent form, achieving a
maximum for Tirley Tigers, as his
team beat Cleeve Saracens 6-4.
Barrie Pope did the same for Lakeside C
against Cheltenham D. Although
Cheltenham lost the doubles, Trevor Oliver and Julie Taylor supported
Barrie well, winning two singles each for a 7-3 victory. Judy Morley
continues to shine for Old Saracens,
with none of the CCS players
managing to work out how to play against her funny rubber. Both Phil
King and Steve Murton won two singles but Saracens clinched the victory
with the doubles in 4 sets.
Winchcombe Warriors were too strong for Tewkesbury A on the night, with both Charlie Loh and Richard Bishop registering max's, while John Goodchild and Mike Maxwell salvaged the points and at least some pride for Tewkesbury.
Steve
Murton
Division Two Secretary
| Lakeside B | 6 | Winchcombe Legends | 4 | Andy East |
| Cheltenham C | 6 | Cleeve Saracens | 4 | |
| Cleeve Saracens B | 6 | Tirley Tigers | 4 | Pete Humble |
| Winchcombe Warriors | 8 | Tewkesbury A | 2 | Charlie Loh, Richard Bishop |
| CCS A | 4 | Old Saracens | 6 | Judy Morley |
| Lakeside C | 7 | Cheltenham D | 3 | Barrie Pope |
Division Three
G Men Win Cheltenham Derby
A hard earned 7-3 victory for
Cleeve Eagles over
Civil Service B was achieved
despite Jeremy Turberville winning all three of his sets for the
losing side. Most sets went to at least four games, and Eagles won a
marathon doubles 16-14 in the final game.
Cheltenham H put up a spirited performance before going down 3-7 to Cheltenham G. With half of the sets going to five games, the eventual winners were pushed all of the way, with Ryan Godwin being the only player to remain unbeaten on the night. The H side notched up their first doubles win of the season.
Derek Brown
Division Three Secretary
| Cleeve Eagles | 7 | Civil Service B | 3 | Jeremy Turberville |
| Cheltenham G | 7 | Cheltenham H | 3 | Ryan Godwin |
