Melton Mowbray Tennis Club men win promotion

Another outstanding week for Melton Mowbray Tennis Club’s senior teams ended with their men’s second team gaining promotion from Division 4B  with their 8-1 away win at Rothley Ivanhoe TC.

This win actually puts the team at the top of the league but with one match remaining rivals Lutterworth look favourites to take the title.

Skipper Giles Constant once again teamed up with Justin Horobin and they took three rubbers for just the loss of nine games. and they were matched by second pairing of Tom Dryell and Jimmi Cox who collected their maximum for just the loss of nine games also.

A bonus for the team was the performance of youngsters Ben England and Tom Concarr at third couple  who weighed in with two wins. both which were tense tie breaks.

The men’s first team kept up their good form too with a superb win over a tough visiting Lutterworth TC team by a tight 5-4 score.

Skipper Ryan Parmar and partner Niral Nana led the way with an excellent maximum three wins with second pairing of James Rowe and Harrison Culpan notching two wins to ensure the win for Melton.

Ben Simpkin and Jake Beagle battled hard but were unable to add to the score.

The ladies’ first team also kept up their recent good form when they entertained Ashby Castle in their Premiership fixture and scored a resounding 8-1 win.

The visitors sadly arrived with only two pairs owing to a late illness and this of course gave the home side a handy 3-0 start.

Skipper Charlie Griffin and youngster Evie Pritchard collected two wins for just the loss of three games and second pairing of Laura Cooper and Maia Dunn also notched two wins for the loss of five games.

Sarah Diver then teamed up with Amelia Coltman to take one of their rubbers and seal a convincing win.

The ladies’ second team consolidated their position in Division Two when they travelled to Gynsill and returned with the points following a tight 5-4 win.

Skipper Carol Gilchrist and Sarah Medcalf teamed up at first pair and collected two wins and second pairing of Danielle Wells and Aleksandra Collison also weighed in with two wins to leave the score at four all.

Melton’s third pairing of Laura Fretwell and Jill Woods kept everyone in suspense when losing out in a tense tie break middle rubber, but hit back to take their final match by an 8-1 score.

The ladies’ vets rounded off another successful week for the club’s senior teams when they took the long trip to Market Harborough third team and returned with a share of the spoils after a 4-4 draw.

 First pairing of Jill Woods and Bridget Ingle paved the way with a win and a draw giving them three sets.

Second pairing of skipper Natalie Clayton and Jo Anderson were involved in some lengthy matches and after losing one match by a 7-5 6-1 score they battled brilliantly to share the spoils after a 7-6, 6-7 score to guarantee a share of the points.