Melton Mowbray Tennis Club men still unbeaten

Melton Mowbray Tennis Club men’s second team kept up their winning run  when they entertained a strong Westfields team and came out on top after a narrow 5-4 win.

Skipper Giles Constant teamed up with Tom Dryell at first couple and were in superb form to take a maximum three wins.

Second pairing of Justin Horobin and Tom Ursell weighed in with two wins to guaranteed the points for the home club.

Third pairing of Theo Young and Fabrizio Ortu battled hard but were unable to add to the score.

The Men’s first team also kept up their good form when they entertained Carisbrooke B and notched a 6-3 win to keep them well placed in the Division One title race.

Skipper Ryan Parmar once again led by example when he teamed up with Tom Ellis at first pairing to take a maximum three sets and were superbly supported by second pairing of James Rowe and teenager Harrison Culpan who also took three sets.

Third pairing of Ben Simpkin and Ollie Aley battled bravely but were unable to pick up a set.

The Ladies first team are finding the going tough in the Premier Division and, due to unavailability, they put out two pairs against title chasers David Lloyd and were unlucky to go down by a narrow 5-4 defeat.

Skipper Charlie Griffin once again displayed her County quality when she teamed up with Maia Dunn at first pair and notched a super maximum.

Sarah Diver teamed up with stand in Danielle Well’s and they competed all the way but had to settle for just a single win.

The Ladies second team travelled to Market Harborough for their Division Two fixture and went down by a 7-2 scoreline with skipper Carol Gilchrist and Sarah Medcalf and second pairing of Jess Simpkin and Beth Lowe collecting a win apiece.

Third pairing of Laura Fretwell and Jill Woods found the going tough but battled throughout.

The Men’s Regional National Club League East team entertained Northampton County LTC and performed superbly to register an 8-4 win .

Harrison Culpan and Niral Nana both  took their singles matches before Harrison teamed up with Liam Wright to take their doubles and skipper Ryan Parmar and Niral Nana completed the victory with a convincing double win.

The Men’s second County National Club league team entertained a strong Leicestershire TC  team and went down by a 12-0 score in their Division Three fixture.

The Ladies vet’s team got back to winning ways when they entertained Houghton and ran out 5-3 winners in their Division Three B fixture.

First pairing of Laura Fretwell and Bridget Ingle paved the way with a superb hard earned four wins with skipper Natalie Clayton and Jill Woods snatching a draw to ensure Melton took the points.

The men’s Vet’s team travelled for a tough fixture at a youthful Wigston TC team and were delighted to return with a 4-4 draw and a share of the points in their Division Three A fixture.

Both pairings of skipper Mark Ashman and Craig Tracey and Steve Thompson and David Owen weighed in with two sets apiece to keep them well placed in the league.