The week got off to an encouraging start for Southminster as the Mens II played hosts to Great Baddow IV, who are never an easy opposition. Nonetheless Southminster dominated from the outset, with Steve Foster and Martin Elmslie winning 8-2 in their first tie, and Philip Anderson and Aidan Monk wining 8-3. With John Sutcliffe and Tom Webb also winning 8-5 Southminster were off to a flying start, 3-0 up at the turn. Foster and Elmslie continued to triumph in the second round of matches, defeating their opponents 8-4, while Sutcliffe and Webb pushed Southminster further ahead with an impressive 8-2 victory. Anderson and Monk clearly had the tightest match of the evening as they were just overcome in a tiebreak, making the score 5-1 to Southminster with three matches remaining. The match was now sealed in Southminster's favour, but this didn't mean Foster and Elmslie were going to let up, as they completed a hat trick of wins, this time 8-1 the victors. Anderson and Monk fought back hard and also defeated their opposition 8-1, and with Sutcliffe and Webb just losing out 7-9, Southminster finished the evening the victors by 7 sets to 2, owing to a convincing performance by all involved.
The Mixed II, captained by John Pipe, were also at home this week, taking on Forrester Park III, and with Jeff Burditt playing down from the firsts, it came as no surprise that he and partner Fran French swept through their first opponents 6-1, 6-1, and their second opponents 6-1, 6-2. Aidan Monk and Michelle Sutcliffe got off to a slower start, losing the first set 3-6. Having never played league tennis together it was no wonder they took a while to find their feet, but they came back convincingly to win their remaining three sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-0. Making the final score 7-1 to Southminster, and standing the Mixed II in good stead for the rest of the season.
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