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Surbiton lost to Dulwich 3-4


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[<<] [>>] by Don Beck at Surbiton
26th July 2012 (GC - Inter-Club)

Teams

Dulwich

Pierre Beaudry
Andrew Dymond
Sue Lightbody
Mark Ormerod

Surbiton

Stephen Mulliner
Don Beck
Jonathan Lamb
Mary Knapp

Results

Doubles

Dulwich beat Surbiton

Singles (Dulwich Names First)

LIGHTBODY Sue beat KNAPP Mary 7-4, 7-4
ORMEROD Mark lost to LAMB Jonathan 6-7, 4-7

ORMEROD Mark beat KNAPP Mary 7-1 , 4-7, 7-3
LIGHTBODY Sue beat LAMB Jonathan 7-5, 4-7, 7-5
BEAUDRY Pierre lost to MULLINER Stephen 4-7, 1-7
DYMOND Andrew lost to BECK Don 1-7, 7-3, 3-7

Surbiton lost 3-4 to Dulwich in a very close match. The players, tested by the fastest lawns of the year, battled to the final game with Sue winning 7-5 to edge Dulwich over the finishing line.

Congratulations to Dulwich for beating the current holders.

Editor's note: Surbiton has only failed to reach the final of the GC Inter-Club Championship once before, on that occasion losing in the semi-finals. The full record is: 2005 (Champions), 2006 (Champions), 2007 (Semi-finals), 2008 (Champions), 2009 (Champions), 2010 (Losing finalist), 2011 (Champions).



 

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