
Sunday saw Wells B take on rivals Trull C who are 2 points behind at the top of division 6 in the tennis Winter League.
Dave Mills and Brian Clarke stamped their authority on the mens match from the start, driving on to a 6-2 6-4 win. The ladies Julia Nest and Cathy Cudmore faced an evenly matched Trull pair. Wells managed to claim the first set 6-3, but couldn’t keep up the momentum, letting their opponents claw back the second set 4-6. The third set was closely fought with many games going to deuce, but the vital points were claimed by Trull, who took the match 4-6.
With the contest tied at two rubbers each the mixed pair of Clarke and Cudmore knew they had to put in a good performance. With solid net play from Cudmore and Clarke providing baseline backup, they only dropped 5 games winning 6-3 6-2. Mills and Nest didn’t have any problem dispatching their rivals. They blasted to an early lead and never looked back only dropping two games on the way to an emphatic 6-2 6-0 win.
Wells B bolstered their 1st place slot winning the clash 9-2, with one final fixture to play.