It was a dull Monday night when the call of the squadron came ringing around the eerie atmosphere of Clarkston. With 2 casualties from last years battle, a new look regiment took to the skies! The first couple made up of our new recruits, Nicol "Rampage" Smylie and Greg "Bandit" MacNaughton were determined to get off to a positive start against two Hamilton old timers. With some outright firepower and the odd 'nice touch' the determined looking pair cleared the way taking all three sets 6-2, 6-1, 6-3!
At second couple, two of the squadrons oldest and wisest members joined forces for this one, to lay siege to the enemy. Mark "Wing Commander" Weir and Alastair "Squadron Leader" Smith used all their knowledge and experience of the court in a hard fought battle that saw Hamilton strike the first blow with a first set 6-3 win. Despite this setback the pair fought hard to take the second 6-4 but unfortunatley were narrowly beaten 7-6 in the final set.
The third couple featured the youngest member of the squadron, Graeme "Nipper" Stewart and 3rd teams Josh "GI" Hahn. The pair were raring to go and got off the ground with a blast, winning the first set 6-3. Despite the start, a lackluster 2nd set from the pairing saw them lose 7-5 and then drop to 4-1 down in the 3rd. However a spirited fightback is always possible with "GI" Hahn in the team and the pair fought back to take the set 7-6, winning an excellent tie break decider.
Special mention should also be made to the "Wing Commander" who took some heavy fire from the enemy that nearly had him singing opera, however this couldn't stop the fighter at 2nd.
Overall a great 6-3 win for the squadron, against a strong side coming down from the division above. Onward and upward from here.... TALLY HO!.....
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