Melton Mowbray Tennis Club teams enjoy good start to winter league
Melton Mowbray Tennis Club teams made a good start to their winter league campaign with three wins out of five fixtures.
The Men’s second team entertained Newtown Linford 1 in their Div3A fixture and recorded a solid 6-2 with first pair of Tom Dryell and teenager Ben England proving the cornerstone of the win with a maximum four wins.
The second pairing of Fabrizio Ortu and Barry Gill weighed in with two wins to clinch the points.
The Men’s third team travelled to David Lloyd 4 for their Division 6A match and they picked up the points with a super 5-3 win with skipper Mark Ashman and Craig Tracey collecting a three wins and second pairing of Liam Morrison and Peter Lovegrove collecting two wins.
The Men’s first team came a cropper at nearby Rothley 1 when they went down by a 7-1 defeat with skipper Ryan Parmar and Tom Ellis notching the solitary set.
The Ladies first team got off to a convincing start to their Premiership campaign when they entertained Leicestershire B and collected the points with a comfortable 8-0 win.
The Ladies second team travelled to nearby Syston Northfields 1 for their Division 1B fixture and went down by a 8-0 scoreline despite losing out on several closely fought sets.