Monday, February 23, 2004
Magdalen Park Vth hang tough and knick a 4-0 victory
The Vth overcame an arctic chill, hangovers and a rain delay to see off would-be title challengers Ember II by a convincing 4 rubbers to 0, watched eagerly by Men's Captain Amir Syed who is rumoured to be expanding his talent pool.
David Sharples and Roger Willcocks powered their way to a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Ember's second pair and 6-1, 6-2 against its first. Sharples - in his long overdure debut for the team - played a blinder as he emulated John McEnroe with classic serve-and-volley technique. One analyst commented this was a flawed strategy on the day considering Sharples is a right-handed player.
Marcus Clay played a brace of feisty rubbers, dragging the jaded Paulo Schmetzer to victory 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5, 6-4. The breakthrough came in the final set, when the pair capitalised on a pair of double faults to grab the vital break.
"We're 3 and 0 after 3. Let's keep it that way with 2 to come," analysed Sharples, a talented accountant.
The Vth overcame an arctic chill, hangovers and a rain delay to see off would-be title challengers Ember II by a convincing 4 rubbers to 0, watched eagerly by Men's Captain Amir Syed who is rumoured to be expanding his talent pool.
David Sharples and Roger Willcocks powered their way to a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Ember's second pair and 6-1, 6-2 against its first. Sharples - in his long overdure debut for the team - played a blinder as he emulated John McEnroe with classic serve-and-volley technique. One analyst commented this was a flawed strategy on the day considering Sharples is a right-handed player.
Marcus Clay played a brace of feisty rubbers, dragging the jaded Paulo Schmetzer to victory 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5, 6-4. The breakthrough came in the final set, when the pair capitalised on a pair of double faults to grab the vital break.
"We're 3 and 0 after 3. Let's keep it that way with 2 to come," analysed Sharples, a talented accountant.
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