Melton Mowbray Tennis Club Ladies back on form
First win for of the season for Melton Ladies
Melton Mowbray Tennis Club Ladies first team have collected their first win of the season in the Premier League.
Following a string of 5-4 reversals they travelled to Leicestershire B and returned with the points following a 6-3 win .
First pairing of skipper Charlie Griffin and Laura Cooper and second pairing of Sarah Diver and Sarah Wright sealed the win with both pairs notching three wins apiece.
Drafted into the team at third pair, Beth Lowe and Jess Simpkin battled hard but were unable to collect a win.
Scores: C. Griffin & L. Cooper - won 8-3, 8-1, 8-3; S. Diver & S. Wright - won 8-3, 8-2, 8-3; B. Lowe & J. Simpkin - lost 4-8, 2-8, 2-8.
The Ladies seconds entertained a strong Charnwood third team in their Division Two fixture and were hit by late withdrawals and illness and went down by a 6-3 scoreline, despite the efforts of first pairing of Beth Lowe and Jess Simpkin, who notched a superb maximum three wins.
Scores: B. Lowe & J. Simpkin - won 8-1, 8-7, 8-4; S. Medcalf & A. Hickling - lost 4-8, 3-8, 6-8; L. Fretwell & N. Clayton - lost 4-8, 3-8, 4-8.
The Men’s first team came a cropper when they travelled to Kibworth for their Division One fixture and went down by a narrow 5-4 defeat.
Ollie Aley and Tom Ellis teamed up at third pairing and performed superbly to take two rubbers with skipper Ryan Parmar teaming up with young teenager Zev Dewshi and Ben Simpkin teaming up with another teenager Harrison Culpan to also notch a single rubber, but with both pairs losing out on closely-fought tie breaks.
Scores: R. Parmar & Z. Dewski - won 8-6, lost 7-8, 5-8; B. Simpkin & H. Culpan - won 8-6, lost 7-8, 2-8; T. Ellis & O. Aley - won 8-6, 8-4, lost 3-8.
The Men’s second team kept up their unbeaten run when they entertained Victoria thirds and ran out convincing 8-1 winners.
First pairing of skipper Giles Constant and Justin Horobin led the way with a superb performance, losing just one game in their three wins.
Jake Beagle and Tom Dryell were in equally good form and lost just two games in their three wins with third pairing of Tom Ursell and Jimmi Cox chipping in with two wins and just losing out in a tight tie break.
Scores: G. Constant & J. Horobin - won 8-1, 8-0, 8-0; J. Beagle & T. Dryell - won 8-1, 8-1, 8-0; T. Ursell & J. Cox - won 8-2, 8-2, lost 7-8.
The Men’s National Club League Regional east Team travelled for a tough fixture at Leicestershire TC and went down by a close 4-2 scoreline.
Skipper Ryan Parmar collected a singles win but Niral Nana , Ben Simpkin and Tom Wright all lost out in their matches.
Niral teamed up with Tom to take his their doubles, but Ryan and Ben went down in their rubber.
Scores: R. Parmar - won 0-6, 6-2, 6-3; N. Nana - lost 6-4, 1-6, 1-6; B. Simpkin - lost 0-6, 2-6; T. Wright - lost 4-6, 0-6; Parmer & Simpkin - lost 2-6, 1-6; Nana & Wright - won 2-6, 6-3, 1-0.