Melton Mowbray Tennis Club march on in county league

The ladies’ first team continue to dominate Group Two and overpowered Charnwood Seconds 9-0.

Scores: Sibella Chew/Charlie Griffin won 9-1, 9-1, 9-1; Corrine Blythe/Amelia Coltman won 9-4, 9-1, 9-0; Georgene Ashmore/Jess Gadsby won 9-0, 9-1, 9-3.

* The ladies’ second team were also in good form in their Division 4A match, beating Oakham 7-2.

Ellie Jenkins and Alison Stone notched three wins and Jo Heggs and Beth Lowe, and Jill Woods with Sarah Medcalf added two.

Scores: Jo Heggs/Beth Lowe won 9-0, 9-1, lost 8-9; Ellie Jenkins/Alison Stone won 9-0, 9-0, 9-4; Jill Woods/Sarah Medcalf won 9-6, 9-4, lost 5-9.

* Melton’s men’s first team arrived at Sileby to find just one home pairing due to unavailability.

The Division 3A leaders duly won the three rubbers to complete another whitewash.

Scores: Jack Ellis/Tom Ellis won 9-4, w/o 9-0, w/o 9-0; Luke Smith/Sean O’Regan won 9-6, w/o 9-0, w/o 9-0; Ben MacTaggart/Tom Dryell won 9-7, w/o 9-0, w/o 9-0.

* The men’s second team hosted local rivals Hamilton Fourths and kept up their good run with a 9-0 win.

Scores: Tom Dryell/Jake Beagle won 9-1, 9-2, 9-3; Sam Dryell/Kane Radford won 9-0, 9-1, 9-0; John Sturmey/Ollie Aley won 9-0, 9-1, 9-0.

* The men’s vets went down 7-1 at nearby Belvoir Vale with skipper Nigel Haynes and Peter Lovegrove notching their solitary rubber.

Scores: Nigel Haynes/Peter Lovegrove drew 3-6, 6-0 lost 0-6, 1-6. Malcom Stone/Andre Stapelberg lost 3-6, 2-6; 3-6, 3-6.