Melbourn lost 4-20

Melbourn 1sts suffered something of a reality check as they were beaten in all five strings by Cambridge University 1sts in their Cambridgeshire Squash League Division 1 match.

Melbourn had been on a good spell of form since Christmas, accumulating 61 points out of a possible 100, a run that had lifted them into midtable and above the student side. However that order was reversed as the Uni won from the top to the bottom of the order.

Three Melbourn players contributed points to their overall total, Chris Shaw (1) taking a game of Benjamin Adams before losing 3-1, Kate Bradshaw (5) managing the same against Calum Harvey. Melbourn skipper Mark Oppen was the closest of his side to a win on the night, leading Ellie White by two games to one before losing 3-2. Vinod Duraikan (2) and Miles Jeanneret (3) fell 3-0 to Anant Gupta and Raphie Reeves respectively.

Melbourn slip to seventh in the table on the back of the 20-4 loss as the Uni moved back past them to reclaim sixth in the standings.