Melbourn won 10-5

First up was Moises against a very experienced player in Tony Dean. Moises dramatic improvement in just a short few months was evident as he dominated to win the first game 15:7 with excellent retrieving and good shot selection. Moises was applying a lot of energy and this continued through the second game and led comfortably before some fatigue set in, giving Tony an opportunity to come back, which he did and ground out the second game eventually 16:18, Moises a little unlucky not to have hung on.
Moises was feeling the tiredness and the match was evenly poised; however Tony’s experience tipped the balance and the 3rd and 4th games in his favour, 13:15 and 12:15. Despite losing, this was an impressive performance by Moises and as he continues to improve, he will learn how to close out these matches.

Colm played Neil Miller at string 2. Two evenly matched players again made for an exciting and close match. In the first, Colm was able to get on top, owning the front of the court, and won it 15:10. Neil managed to put Colm under a lot more pressure in the second, reflecting in the 5:15 score line. Again Neil kept up the pressure in the third and took it 11:15, but Colm was starting to find some traction and changed his tactics. This paid off in the fourth game as Colm found much more width and length to win it 15:11. Both players were tiring but the fifth game was hard fought, Colm continued to edge it and took the game 15:10 and the match.

Miles played Callum Brock at string 1. The first game demonstrated the ability of each player with some excellent long rallies. Callum put himself in position to win it, however Miles was determined not to let his few errors early in the game be costly and dug out a 15:13 win. Miles’ determination continued through the second game and his consistently string play combined with less errors gave him a more comfortable 15:8 win. In the third, Miles kept up the pressure and this was rewarded with a 15:5 win for a well-deserved match against a really good player.

Skipper Colm commented “It was a good win. Really a special mention to Moises, who showed great improvement and determination.”