Victory by the Seaside – 9 Sets Won – Cracking Start for Clarkston
Club
Captain, Stormin Normin Robinson took his team to Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club
for the first tie of the new season. Playing partner Big Al Ace McEwen was
looking decidedly nervous 20 mins after the match was due to begin - our leader
was missing from action. However, Al was got on the mobile and gave the Captain
much needed directions. The Cap was there in seconds,
brushing aside desperate requests for a team talk: “No time for such nonsense!”
he roared, “Get out and hit the ball”.
This was
the only advice needed. New pairing, Craig Relentless Beaton and Sushil Silky at the Net Mohan, were in in devastating form and had the job done inside
an hour, losing only a handful points on service games - and Sushil making miraculous
on court recovery from a dislocated knee cartilage that popped out and back in
during a rally! They took the first match 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
Next to
battle for the cause were Ian Marathon Man Henderson (he kept all his teeth
in this story), and Tom The Drive Volley Macpherson, who toyed with their
opponents in the opening set, before winning it 6-4 then running them into the
ground to win the next two 6-0 & 6-1.
With
Clarkston having already won the tie, all eyes were on Stormin’ Norman and Big
Al. In a match that seemed to last for hours and against one very youthful opponent - who they were both giving at least 30
years each to – they closed down the tie 7-5, 6-4, 6-1.
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