Hamilton Tennis Club ladies hold league leaders
The pairings of Penny Hallam and Margaret Heggs, and Tracy White with Jessi Jackson went up against top-of-the-table David Lloyd Firsts and gained a well-earned 4-4 draw, with both pairs winning two sets.
* The men’s fourth team were also on form as they won 6-2 against Rothley Fifths.
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Graham Brown and Steve Plaistow led the team with a maximum four sets, while Patrick Whenham-Bossy and Stuart Posnett weighed in with two sets for a rare win.
* The men’s third team also won by the same scoreline against Kegworth Seconds.
Barrie Farnsworth and Mark Ashman won a maximum four sets, while Steve Thompson and Fraser Rabbit-Dalby won two sets for a comfortable win.
* Hamilton’s ladies’ second team mirrored their first team with a 4-4 draw against Oadby Granville Thirds.
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Rosie Gildove and Margaret Roskell won three sets, including a final set tie-break to secure the draw, and Sue Harrison with Eileen Merrison won the other set.
* The men’s second team were edged out 5-3 in a close match with Westfields where the result hinged on tie-breaks.
Doug Hacking and Andy Stevens won two sets, while Will Harrison and Ciaran Boylan took one.
* Hamilton’s men’s first team of Ben Catlin and Jimmi Cox, and Andy Douglas with Joe Jackson lost 7-1 to a strong Melton Mowbray second team.
Ben and Jimmi claimed the consolation set.