Match report by captain Nathan Long:
" So the first game out for the LM2 boys, and the first competitive game ever for Daan and Kirinam, and man did they do well under pressure. Got of to a lengthy start with myself and Rich taking a good 40 minuted to complete our first three games, which unfortunately we lost 2-1. But it was all up from there, with Brad and Sam winning all of their games, myself and Rich winning the rest of ours.0 Daan and Kirinam were 20-16 down in the third game against the opposing first pair, but with some brilliant serving from Kirinam, and consistent rally lengthening shots from Daan, they managed to get to an applaud winning (literally) 24-22. A great first outing for the LM2 boys as we won 8-1 overall to Loughborough Men’s 3, and it looks like me and Rich still owe everyone a round as we lost the only rubber, guess there’s worse problems to have. "
Great to see two players pull together in their first compettive match, and sneak that 8th rubber for the team. For those of us that have played for years it can be easy to forget how daunting the first few matches probably were. Hats of to the captain and players for this one.