Great week for Wells Ladies teams
Wells Ladies A team V Clevedon A played at Wells on May 17th
A close match score wise with Wells Ladies coming out as winners by narrow margin of 1 game.
Wells 1st pair, Linda Hall and Sarah Townsend lost to Clevedon 1st pair, Josie Vickers and Olivia Wellings 3-6 2-6 and beat 2nd pair, Shirley Hyde and Brenda Plummer 6-1 6-2.
Wells 2nd pair beat Clevedon 2nd pair 6-2 6-3, but lost to 1st pair 2-6 2-6.
Wells Ladies’ B team played against Clevedon B
An enjoyable fixture on Clevedons astro courts made for a close fought match. The team of Linda Lester & Caroline Moule and Anne Fudge & Ruth Angelinetta came through winning narrowly by just 3 games.
Wells ladies’ C team played at home against Cheddar C this week.
Helen West and Julia Nest played an impressive match against the Cheddar 1st pair, which involved some long, quality rallies, getting a well deserved 7-6, 6-2 win. Their high standard of play continued against the Cheddar 2nd pair with a comfortable 6-0, 6-4 win. Jeannie Fullman and Heidi Shakespeare got off to a flying start against the Cheddar 2nd pair winning the first set 6-2, however they ‘lost the plot’ in the second set, losing it 4-6, but pulled themselves together to win the final set 6-1. They played a solid and focused match against the Cheddar 1st pair, winning 6-2, 7-6. Overall score: Wells win 10-1.
This means that, after only three matches, the team has already got more wins this season than last season!