Match report by captain Sam Clifton:
" Starting with the Sams. 2 close games that with afew better tactical decisions throughout couldve been turned to wins - lost to 16 then 19. Afterwards it was time for Ben and Sam W to come up trumps, which they did. Winning to 9 in the first game! However the opposition adjusted well and managed to play the game they wanted, which made Ben and Sam lose to 16, againq very winnable game with better tactical decisions! On to the ladies, Ruth and Andrea up first. They were against an overall stronger pairing but managed to keep it respectable - similar story for Tracey and Ruth afterwards. However the plan was to turn it all around in the mixed games! Myself and Andrea managed to figure the first pair out and took them apart whenever a rally happened. Quick 2-0! Ben and Tracey started with a close game, taking it to 17, to quote Ben "we lost more points than they won" which wasnt rectified in the 2nd game, which wasnt as close. Sam W and Ruth scraped a hard fought first game, winning 21-20! Second game didnt fall as nicely for us though. Then the last 2 mixed games echoed the earlier results, overall the scoreline was 12-6 against us, but im confident its a good base to build on for the rest of the season! Onwards and upwards or something. "
Hard fought, but ultimately not enough on the night - I know that I for one had a complete shocker, and sometimes bad nights are hard to grind out results on. Hopefully a better show on the next one.