Last week’s match reports/results are below. (Better late than never)
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RESERVE LEAGUE vs Suburbs
Frankie beat Eric 3-0
David beat Deon 3-0
Ian lost to Kyle 1-3
Tagara beat Graham 3-1
Overall result: Won 13 - 4
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3rd LEAGUE A vs Bryanston
Bryanston are fairly low on the log so we expected an easy win. We did win, but it didn’t seem easy. Andrew was out with flu, Jae was playing with a sore ankle and Gary played with flu.
Jae played first against Henri, who is a very strong player. Jae worked Henri out fairly early and went 2-0 up but Henri changed his game and took it to 5. The 5th was close but Jae came through.
Vevek played Pierre and just wasn’t in the match. Pierre was quick and fetched well which resulted in Vevek second guessing his shots and although he got to double figures in all the games, he was never comfortable.
Next Gary played Michael, a hard hitting left hander. Gary won the 1st but then Michael started hitting hard and low and won the next 3, well almost. Gary managed to fight back at the end of the 4th and win it. Michael had no more legs for the 5th.
Last our other banker Richard played Johan. Richard started well and we thought it was all over but then Johan came back and then we didn’t know which way it would go. But Richard won the next 2.
Jae: 3-2
Gary: 3-2
Vevek: 0-3
Richard: 3-1
Overall : Won 12 - 8
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3rd LEAGUE B vs Hope
Overall result: Won 16 - 4
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4th LEAGUE A vs Chamber B
See below
Overall result: Won 16 - 6
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4th LEAGUE B vs Chamber A
The turn of the league and our derby game first up. The season has been a bit of a challenge for us so we were hoping to get back on track.
Early game was Fergus against Mark – probably the match of the night (judging by the scoreline), but there was no-one around to watch so this is all hearsay. Fergus was apparently 2-1 with a couple of match points, but Mark fought hard to take the 4th and then the 5th to leave Fergus frustrated at the post. Lost 2-3.
Next was Phil vs Danie: Phil had swapped racquets with Danie a couple of days prior and it seemed to be doing the trick – until Danie activated the hidden feature in the swapped out racquet which sent the balls into tin or meekly back the centre court… Phil was 14-11 up in two games and managed to lose both 16-14. In between, he managed to eek out two games of his own to leave things at 2 apiece. It was all Danie in the fifth though and he showed no mercy. Lost 2-3
Obviously the other team hadn’t read the Chamber rule book where it clearly states; “If thine be granted the title “A” in a league, thou shalt, without fail, surrender thine derby bragging rights to the B team”.
Then Chris vs Duncan. Started out well enough with Chris’ wiley ways bringing him victory in the first. Then Duncan turned up the heat and was cutting it off beautifully. Chris struggled to get the length he needed to add pressure and it was over all too soon. Lost 1-3.
So Nigel vs Allen to try and avoid a whitewash. In vain though as Allen was too accurate, too tenacious and just too damn tricky to yield. Lost 1-3.
So what was this? The natural order of things had been upset. Bragging rights to the “A” team. We’d played too hard to end up with a measly handful of points. We’ll have to settle things up in the Wannabes Tournament. We joined our counterparts for a depressing, glum, downtrodden and morose dinner at Doppio before retreating to lick our wounds – or perhaps rub Deep Heat into them.
Overall result: Lost 6 - 16
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5th LEAGUE 04 vs Wanderers
We played our arch rivals Wanderers again. Last season we were the only team to beat them (twice) but they pipped us to the league title. We also beat them narrowly in the 1st half of this season. They were after revenge………………but we were having none of it. Read on dear reader (sorry Bob)
Silver on first against Pieter, a runner of note, and run he did. The match was even at 1 game all and the 3rd turned into a marathon with Silver trying to extend the game as long as possible (believe that if you will)…..eventually winning it 21-19 (Pieter had a game ball late in the game and should have stopped for a stroke but played on – silly boy!!!!!). That knocked the stuffing out of him with Silver winning the 4th fairly comfortable.
Dilly on then against an American import, Brendan. If Pieter was a runner then Brendan was a Comrades runner. Dilly lost the 1st but then outdid Silvers 3rd game score with a 22-20 win in the 2nd. After winning the 3rd but losing the 4th to 5, Brendans legs finally ran out and Dilly took the 5th.
Doc Paul and Kobus went on simultaneously against Francois and Big Ron. Kobus played immaculate squash in the 1st to win 15-6, but Ron found his mojo and thwacked Kobus into submission in the next 3. That left Doc to win the match for us and another 5-setter ensued. In the 5th it looked like Paul was trying to beat Dillys 22-20 but forced Francois into submission at 18-16.
A very frustrated Wanderers shared pizzas with us as we gloated over yet another victory over them
Overall result: Won 13-8
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6th LEAGUE vs. Pirates
Overall result: Won 12 - 5
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7th LEAGUE vs Jeppe
Traffic to Jeppe was a nightmare! Captain Fillmore, usually first to arrive, only pitched after 7pm after an hour and a half in the traffic. Jeppe courts must be the second coldest courts in JHB, second only to Chambers. Jeppe beat the log leaders Western Rackets last week, so we were in for a tough match.
First on court was Anthony against Greg. Dropping down to #2 after complaining about flu, lack of practice, breath etc. But it turned out to be a good move as he played a great game against a strong opponent, to win 3-1. Conserving his energy meant he had to focus on percentage squash and cut our errors which he achieved, resulting in a good win.
Pete F was next on court at #4 and proved to be too strong for his opponent Clifford. After a slow start losing the first, he wrapped up the match 3-1. A relatively easy game.
Looking good with 2 wins under the belt. Peter LR on next at #3 against an old foe Vaughn, the ambidextrous tennis player. A night to forget for Peter, coming unstuck against the tennis serve which kept dying at the back of the court. His inability to adjust in time resulted in a 0-3 loss, notwithstanding a fight back in the 3rd. A case of too little too late.
Jeppe just needed a 3-1 win at #1 to clinch it. Dave stepped up and took a 2-1 lead against Sean which meant at worst we would have a points count out. Dave lost the 4th and was down 10-13 in 5th when the lights went out (literally). In fact his opponent had played a winning forehand down the line which would have taken the score to 10-14. But the point didn’t count. When the lights were switched on after a 3 minute delay, Dave proceeded to win the next 5 points, and the match, against a very frustrated opponent. Best game of the season, and, in the context of the evening, a very satisfying victory!!
So an overall score of 12-7 and a great win after losing to Jeppe on a points count out in the first round.
We rounded off the evening in the Jeppe bar, with a few beers and steak/egg/chips.
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Overall result: Won 12 – 7
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8th LEAGUE vs Wendywood
A bad day at the office but still top……………just
Match score: Lost 5 - 13
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9th LEAGUE YMT vs Bryanston
Overall result : Lost 7 - 12
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9th LEAGUE OMT vs Bye
Match Score :
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LADIES LEAGUES
LADIES 2nd LEAGUE 01 vs Bye
Overall result:
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LADIES 2nd LEAGUE 02 vs CCJ
Overall result Won 13 - 5
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LADIES 3rd LEAGUE 03 vs Modder
Lost by 2 points
Overall result: Lost 7 - 9
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LADIES 3rd LEAGUE 04 vs Modder
Chrisna vs Anne
What a game! Chrisna went down in the first two 6-15 and 4-15! And then, boy did the tables turn! She powered her way back to victory by taking the next three games 15-11, 15-5 and 15-12.
Sonelle vs Almarie
Sonelle took her lead from Chrisna! Last game of the night! Soup was on the boil! I kept having to run back and forth to the kitchen to stop the pot burning, as what seemed like a possible disappointing loss turned into an awesome victory! Sonelle lost her first two 13-15 and 12-15. So close! And then came the fightback! 15-8, 15-9 and 15-13!
Jenny vs Mary
Jenny wasn’t really much troubled in her encounter with Mary. Cool, calm and collected. Jenny feels her game is getting back in the groove. And so it was ………….a win 15-9, 15-11 and 15-6.
Tayla vs Tarryn
Aside from Mandy confusing the two T’s when doing her supporting bit from the sidelines………………..this match went our way. 15-4, 15-10 and 15-9. You’d never know that Tayla had been out with her damaged shoulder for the past three weeks!
So CE04 triumphed 4 rubbers, 12 games, 215 points to MO04’s 0 rubbers, 4 games and 167 points!
Well done team!
Mandy
Overall result: Won 16 - 4
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LADIES 3rd LEAGUE 05 vs Old Eds
Overall result: Won 13 - 4
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LADIES 4th LEAGUE 06 vs Old Eds
Power failure stopped play!!!!!!!!
Overall result:
