23 August 2010

Risbygate Continue their Winning Ways

The Norfolk and Suffolk Men’s and Ladies teams have had two excellent wins against Newmarket this week. The Men’s team won 5-3 with established pair Nick Porter and Sam Ratcliffe winning all 4 sets. Mike Peters and Tom Taylor won the vital set against the second pair to ensure the win and the team still has a chance of moving up the league from 4th if they win their last 2 matches.

The Ladies team played their match away at Newmarket the next day. Dorothy Donaldson was back from injury and played well with Salome Smit to beat Julie Hughes and Jo Bacon 6-3, 6-0. Sue Glasswell and Julie Hatton had a very convincing win against Marianne Rodolalus and Rebecca Stacey 6-0, 6-0. Both Risbygate pairings had each won their 3rd sets when rain delayed play. The team conceded the last 2 sets to avoid injury on the wet courts, giving Risbygate a 6-2 win.

The team is currently top of Division 1,  4 points ahead of their nearest rivals with a good chance of winning the league. They have just two rearranged matches left to play.

The Club championships are now well underway with one of the highest number of entries in the tournaments for some years.

Melanie Lesser

Risbygate tennis section is keen to welcome new players of all standards. Please contact Martin Hayden on 01284 766691.