First on was Dave Hamilton playing at number 4. His opponent, playing a combination of tennis, squash and table tennis, ran amok and quickly took the first two games. After seeking some advice from his colleagues, he came out firing and won the third, only to come unstuck in the fourth. He felt the marker may have been a little unfair for turning down two appeals for strokes, a suggested that the marker should attend a refresher marking course.
Next on was captain Fillmore at number 2. Coming off a defeat away to Edenvale last week, albeit at No.1, he had a bit of pressure on him to perform. He started well, playing good squash and was soon 2 games up and a match point at 8-2. His opponent then rallied to take the third 10-8 and Peter was contemplating giving up squash after forfeiting such a good position. However the troops rallied from the sideline and he picked up his game to win the fourth, taking the game 3-1. All square.
On third was Peter Le Roux, making a comeback with his new bionic arm. Following a stunning 3-0 win against Edenvale and rescuing his team from a near disaster, he again produced some scintillating squash to outplay a rather useful and more youthful opponent 3-0.
Finally Graham Vermaak come on to round off the evening, needing just one game to secure us the victory. After a flying start and claim the first game, he came unstuck against a slightly built but hard hitting opponent. Although evenly matched, the week away trekking in the Drakensberg took the edge off Graham's game and he lost 1-3.
Scores
Graham Vermaak 1-3
Pete Fillmore 3-1
Pete Le Roux 3-0
Dave Hamilton 1-3
Match result: 10-7
