Mens 1st Team End of Season Report
In their best season for a few years, Bradshaw's Bandits completed their league campaign at Western 3.
Having suffered their only defeat, 1-8, at Newlands 2 (division champions) and beating DL West End 5-4, they knew that a 9-0 win at Western would put them into the playoff for promotion to Division 1/1.
The match was hard fought throughout the 3 couples, with "Hard Boiled" and "Bad Bounce" taking 3 at 1st, followed by "The Hedge" and "Bamber the mad giraffe" playing a nail biting 3rd set coming back from 2-5 to win in the tie break. So far so good!
Meanwhile, the old classics "Bentley" and "Rolls Royce" (combined ages circa 105 years), smarting from a shock 1-2 defeat the week before by DL West End (combined ages 25 years), toughed out a 2 set lead after being down breaks in both sets. The final set went with serve until 3-3 when the "Rolls" was broken, and after holding for a 5-3 lead, Western only needed to hold serve to secure the set. With the "Bentley" serving to stay in the set, a couple of bizarre rallies saved set points until the Clarkston duo succumbed and lost out 6-3, but winning the match 2-1. With a final result of 8-1 the playoff place had eluded the "Bandits".
Although slightly disappointed not to make the playoff, it has been a good league campaign, played with excellent team spirit.
Well played Dylan, Euan, David, Steven, Eric, Ross, Derek and Graeme.
Good luck to the 2nd team Squadron against East Kilbride, where a few sets should secure 2nd place and promotion to Division 1/2.
Having suffered their only defeat, 1-8, at Newlands 2 (division champions) and beating DL West End 5-4, they knew that a 9-0 win at Western would put them into the playoff for promotion to Division 1/1.
The match was hard fought throughout the 3 couples, with "Hard Boiled" and "Bad Bounce" taking 3 at 1st, followed by "The Hedge" and "Bamber the mad giraffe" playing a nail biting 3rd set coming back from 2-5 to win in the tie break. So far so good!
Meanwhile, the old classics "Bentley" and "Rolls Royce" (combined ages circa 105 years), smarting from a shock 1-2 defeat the week before by DL West End (combined ages 25 years), toughed out a 2 set lead after being down breaks in both sets. The final set went with serve until 3-3 when the "Rolls" was broken, and after holding for a 5-3 lead, Western only needed to hold serve to secure the set. With the "Bentley" serving to stay in the set, a couple of bizarre rallies saved set points until the Clarkston duo succumbed and lost out 6-3, but winning the match 2-1. With a final result of 8-1 the playoff place had eluded the "Bandits".
Although slightly disappointed not to make the playoff, it has been a good league campaign, played with excellent team spirit.
Well played Dylan, Euan, David, Steven, Eric, Ross, Derek and Graeme.
Good luck to the 2nd team Squadron against East Kilbride, where a few sets should secure 2nd place and promotion to Division 1/2.
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