Meads Ladies Firsts 3 v Hampden Park 1

Meads Mens Firsts  1   v  The Green 3

The Meads first teams in both the men's and women's sections were in action on Sunday The ladies had a satisfying 3-1 victory over local rivals Hampden Park whilst the men were defeated by the same scoreline by The Green LTC. 

In overcast but dry conditions Hazel Sneath and Lucy Parkin were in imperious form for the home team winning both their matches with impressive tennis combining power and precision. The Meads second pair of Brigid Argyle and Mary Sherlock lost their opening rubber but bounced back with a superb performance in their second match to win 6-0, 6-3. Captain Hazel Sneath said, "Hampden Park are our nearest and dearest rivals and so it's particularly satisfying to come away with a convincing win. After a couple of recent defeats we really needed this victory."

The Meads men had to concede bragging rights to the ladies as they went down 3-1 to a strong team from The Green Tennis Club from Hastings. Second pair Noel Bennett and Mike Dixon struggled to cope with some excellent serving from The Green and lost both their matches but first pair Chris Rummins and Andrew Murphy produced some skilful and tenacious tennis to win their first match on a Championship tie break before narrowly losing their second rubber on another third set tie break. Captain Noel Bennett said, "We've been indebted to Chris Rummins and Andrew Murphy throughout this season and once again they produced some terrific tennis against very tough opposition."

Photo Meads Ladies Firsts and Meads Men Firsts

From L to R:  Noel Bennett, Mike Dixon, Lucy Parkin, Hazel Sneath, Brigid Argyle, Mary Sherlock, Andrew Murphy and Chris Rummins