Comeback win caps Hamilton Tennis Club Championships
The early play was even, with Mike and Margaret gaining the upper hand to take the first set 6-4.
Jimmi and Sue then hit back to take a close second set by 6-4 and then held their nerve in the final set tie-break to win 10-5.
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* On the league scene, Hamilton’s men’s second team of Nigel Crymble, Will Harrison, Doug Hacking and Craig Tracey beat Westfields second team 7-1.
Nigel and Will took all four sets, and Doug and Craig won three.
* The ladies’ first team of Jessi Jackson, Margaret Heggs, Sue Harrison and Margaret Shufflebotham gained a second straight win, 5-3 over Market Harborough Seconds.
Jessi and Margaret led the team with a maximum four sets, and Sue and Margaret chipped in with one set to clinch the match.
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* The ladies’ third team of Pat Woolston, Jo Draper-Moore, Jan Jackson and Nicky Herbert lost 6-2 to top team Enderby Firsts, with each pair winning a set.
* Emily Harrison and Margaret Roskell won two sets, but the ladies’ second team lost 6-2 to near neighbours Belvoir Firsts.
Davina Adams and Eileen Merrison completed the Hamilton team.
* The men’s fourth team of Stuart Posnett, Graham Brown, Patrick Whenham-Bossy and David Hall lost 8-0 to Welland Park Seconds.