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Prestbury 6 v Knutsford 4

Thursday 2 February 2012

The Fab 4ths were bolstered by the presence of Dynamite Dave Smith for their visit to bottom of the league Prestbury 6: what could go wrong?
 
Geoff Dalton at 5 led off against statuesque (i.e. immobile) Chris on a cold court, and was 1-0 up and 8-0 in the second before the wheels came off and he found himself 2-1 down and not sure why. Doggedly back to 2-2, some sage advice from Tony  - 'Don't lose it now' - duly noted and a narrow victory to Geoff. Phew!
 
Ian Hopkins at 4 faced tall languid Tom who revealed himself to be Elastic Man, able to reach every corner at will, albeit in slow motion! Ian ground out the first 9-5 but the second went to the wire. Tom bravely asked for  Set 1 - and got it! The third game was equally close, another Set 1 called, but this time Ian pinched it for a 2-1 lead. Ian worked on his length but still had to work hard to see Tom off in 4 - well fought Ian! And 2-0 up in the match.
 
Tony was already in action on a second court against the burly Dutchman Bauke, moving him around with his stylish array of shots to cruise to 9-2. I missed the rest of what must have been a close encounter, as the score went back and forth until they were level at 2-2. Sadly there was no-one on hand to echo Tony's sage advice (see above), and Tony narrowly lost the decider 9-6. A minor setback surely...
 
Meanwhile back on the cold court Roger was in action against Brian of the Lomas clan, who ran and ran. And ran. etc. Some amazing retrieving. Roger stayed close in the first two games but just couldn't put the ball away, and in the third Brian ran away with it 9-1 for an emphatic win. He confessed afterwards that he had been working with the club's 'Fitness Coach'. What's one of them? Sounds unethical to me, in Division 5 anyway!
 
So, 2-2 in the match and Dynamite Dave to win a dramatic victory, yes? Unfortunately no-one had briefed the diminutive Ang. A real contrast in styles this, Dave powering his serves, Ang conjuring drop shots from the most unlikely places. Dave tried everything, even some drops of his own, but  found himself 2-0 down. The third game was tight, very tight, but sadly Dave was pipped 10-8 and the game - and the match - was lost. Unlucky Dave
 
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Posted by : Geoff Dalton at 12:18:PM
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