There were three Men’s Singles matches played in this period.
J P Doumeng played David Hirst, the eighth seed. Apparently the match was a pretty close run thing. In the early stages it looks like JPD was playing rather better than David.
In the first set, JPD got himself a double break up. David stepped up his efforts, and broke back, and ended up saving 3 set points to get to 5 all, then broke to take the set 7-5.
The second set was of a rather higher quality. This time JPD forced himself to 4-3 up, but David won the last 3 games to take the match 7-5 6-4.
Jasper Tresidder played Dan Dalton. Dan has a decent game, but Jasper has a booming serve (when it goes in) and some really heavy groundstrokes, but can be error prone. It looks like Dan mainly held his own in the first set, which Jasper won 6-3. But Jasper walked away with the second set to take the match 6-3 6-0.
Peter Farrell played the fourth seed Olly Turner. Peter is consistent and pretty mobile about court, but doesn’t have too many weapons to threaten Olly. Olly won the match 6-2 6-2.
In the Mixed, Olly Turner & Jane Boyle played Jasper Tresidder & Margaux Valarche, the sixth seeds. Jasper and Margaux used to attend the same school and were friends there, and this is not the first time they have played together in the mixed.
Note Margaux’s classic service technique in the photo.
Olly & Jane didn’t win enough of their own service games to threaten, and Jasper & Margaux won the match 6-2 6-2.
In the Mixed Doubles, Mark Webb & Lesley South played the seventh seeds Joseph Rigal & Becca Vaughan. Mark is a solid doubles player, but can’t match the raw pace of Joseph, who sometimes plays for the Men’s First Team. Lesley is excellent at placement, including superb angled volleys. Becca is a key member of the Ladies’ First Team with good pace and consistency.
Mark & Lesley had rather a stiff uphill battle to contend with, and could only win enough point for one game, losing 6-1 6-0 to the seeds.
You might think that it is up to the members to protect the West Heath turf from intruders. But it seems we have been getting a little help lately from a very friendly and sociable ginger cat who seems to had adopted us. You have to watch it to the end as the situation develops.
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