Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Magdalen romp past Downs in 4
Magdalen Park Vth team broke its season's duck with a compelling display of hard court tennis, winning the match 4-0 amidst varying and often encouraging weather conditions. With Paulo Schmetzer and Roger Willcocks both playing, it was clear that a) they would not be playing together after past dismal joint outings and b) there would be a lot of noise and flailing of rackets.
Schmetzer and Marcus Clay were outstanding, winning their first rubber 6-2, 7-6 whilst Matthew Wakefield and Roger Willcocks heaved to 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Clay and Schmetzer then hit the floor and blanked Downs' hapless second pair 6-0, 6-0 (no doubt thoroughly disheartened having lost in three to the Two Ws just when it seemed they were back in it).
"Let's face it," grinned Clay, "a brace of doughnuts is a stupendous result at any level, let alone in Surrey N."
The Two Ws grimly ground out a 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Downs' 1st pair to conclude the fray. Wakefield admitted privately after the match: "I didn't really impose myself at the net." Observers were impressed, however, by his classic serve-and-lob game.
Magdalen Park Vth team broke its season's duck with a compelling display of hard court tennis, winning the match 4-0 amidst varying and often encouraging weather conditions. With Paulo Schmetzer and Roger Willcocks both playing, it was clear that a) they would not be playing together after past dismal joint outings and b) there would be a lot of noise and flailing of rackets.
Schmetzer and Marcus Clay were outstanding, winning their first rubber 6-2, 7-6 whilst Matthew Wakefield and Roger Willcocks heaved to 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Clay and Schmetzer then hit the floor and blanked Downs' hapless second pair 6-0, 6-0 (no doubt thoroughly disheartened having lost in three to the Two Ws just when it seemed they were back in it).
"Let's face it," grinned Clay, "a brace of doughnuts is a stupendous result at any level, let alone in Surrey N."
The Two Ws grimly ground out a 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Downs' 1st pair to conclude the fray. Wakefield admitted privately after the match: "I didn't really impose myself at the net." Observers were impressed, however, by his classic serve-and-lob game.
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