A very satisfactory – especially personally – result; with the majority of our team present winning!

I gather Tim came up against a very in-form opponent and went down in straight sets. Josep stormed to a 2-0 lead against a svelte, heavily-tattooed young lady before losing his way to her precision front-court work as she levelled 2-2. Fortunately, following some empathic coaching from Tim & Simon, he rediscovered the back court and stormed out to a 3-2 victory. A thrilling “Beauty v. the Beast” clash. Modesty prevents a detailed description of Simon’s 3-1 victory (long overdue!) against a nimble and higher-classified opponent; however it was one of his strongest showings for a long time and drew directly on the recent Monday training sessions.

Simon Smith