Mixed Doubles Tennis Pairs Bask in Sunshine

In more ways than one coach Danny Pymont ran a brilliant mixed doubles tennis tournament in the sunshine last Saturday. Eight ladies and eight men paired up in two round robin groups, each playing three timed 25-minute matches against the other three pairs in their group. All the pairs then advanced to a seeded quarter final draw, with the top two pairs from each group on opposite sides of the draw. The quarter-finals were all competitive, with scores as follows ….

Lynne Quarmby & Richard Woodburn beat Lili and Martin Granger 6-3

Stephanie Wilson-Fowler & Tom Hall beat Lynne Hawkins & Ben Jardine 6-5 (Phew, so close!)

Karen & Ian Wright beat Caroline Matthews & Tim Wilson 6-3

Krystal Heath & Rob Mortimer beat Kathy Wallis and Enzo Chiarelli 6-3

The semi-finals results were …

Lynne & Richard beat Stephanie and Tom 6-5 (another titanic tussle)

Krystal & Bob beat Karen & Ian 6-2

And so to the final – perfectly set for the two (so far) undefeated pairs to decide the winners and runners-up: Lynne and Richard versus Krystal and Bob. Neither pair could establish a clear lead and at 5 games all it went down to a tie-break decider. That too went right to the wire, with Lynne and Richard clinching the win at 7 points to 5. Congratulations to the winners – Lynne and Richard – and to all the players on the day.

Look out for information soon on how to enter our next social tournament – Strawberry & Pimm’s on the eve of Wimbledon Friday 27^th June – on the Tennis noticeboard. Club Championships entries are invited now too. Read here for details and how to sign up.