Belvoir Vale Tennis Club clinch Winter League title

Belvoir Vale Tennis Club has enjoyed one its most successful Winter League campaigns for some years.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Dec 2016, 12:29 BST
Updated 29th Dec 2016, 15:19 BST
Some of Belvoir Vale's title-winning team at the club's Christmas get-together EMN-161221-122433002Some of Belvoir Vale's title-winning team at the club's Christmas get-together EMN-161221-122433002
Some of Belvoir Vale's title-winning team at the club's Christmas get-together EMN-161221-122433002

The small Hose-based club has only a limited number of players to pick from for its one men’s team in the Leicestershire league.

They got off to a flying start against County Hall with an 8-2 victory.

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Their only loss 7-3 came in the next match after a very hard-fought match against chief rivals for the league Wigston.

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Belvoir then went on to win four matches by a 9-1 scoreline and another 8-2 to top the league by 14 points.

Four of the club’s players are in the top 10 of the league’s averages with Alex Keay currently at number one from team-mates Mark Blackburn, Alex Boucher and Nigel Daniels.

Other players to have turned out for the team this season are Steve Wainwright, Jeff White and Andy Ballard.

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