On Saturday, 7th March, Goodrich 'E'liminators travelled to Malvern to play  MCS 'C' in Division 6 of the H & W Winter League.  Unfortunately MCS were only able to field one pair, so only two rubbers were played, the other two being conceded by MCS.

The conditions were great for a game of tennis, no sun, wind or rain, making a welcome change. With the Malvern hills in the distance Goodrich first pair, Debbie Trigg and Shani Courtney, were first on court. The opening game was a particularly long one, with many deduces, and  unfortunately for Goodrich the home team took the first game.  Debbie and Shani were left wondering if all the games going to be this long. However they slowly found their rhythm and settled into the match, and after levelling the score at 2-2, they finished the first set off at 6-2.  The second set proceeded in a similar manner, again favouring Goodrich, 6-2.  Both sets were finished in under an hour, so then it was Shelley  Gwilliam and Rosemary Chatteron's turn on court having sat spectating Debbie and Shani, and worked out in advance their game plan.

This was the first time Shelley and Rosemary had played together as a pair, they soon gelled and could often be heard calling out words of encouragement to each other. Some amazing shots were made by Shelley down the line which the MCS players had to concede were way to good for them to return. Rosemary proved to her younger partner that she too could run with speed around the court, returning some outstanding shots, and recording an outstanding result, 6-1 / 6-1.  A great day for Goodrich 'E'liminators who face their last opponents on Thursday, 12th March, at home to Hallow 'C'.