Men’s Singles Competition

 

Eight players took part in the Men’s Singles, and were divided into two groups, each player playing the other three in their group. In Group A, Kelvin Clements and Graham Lacey went through to the semi-finals, whilst in Group B, Gary Hill and Alan Ashberry went forward from the group stage. The semi-final match between Kelvin and Alan proved to be a one-sided affair, Kelvin winning in straight sets, but the other match, between Gary and Graham, was much tighter, Gary eventually emerging the victor by 3 sets to 2.

 

In the final, the two Lodgers G players fought it out, Gary winning by 3 sets to 1 to lift the Brodie Cup.

 

Moran Cup

 

The inter-town veterans cup was held recently between Lincoln, Grimsby and Boston, Boston providing five players to contest their two matches. Against Lincoln, Alan Ashberry, Gary Hill and Tim Day all beat Mick Johnson, but could make no headway against either Andy Wignall or Steve Barnes. Alan and Gary then combined in the doubles to take on Andy and Steve, the game swinging one way and then the other, the Lincoln eventually gaining the victory in five ends to make the scoreline 7-3 to Lincoln.

 

Boston then took on Grimsby, knowing that a victory was essential to give them any chance of winning the cup. Gary Hill beat Sean Brown and Peter Heath, but lost out to John Hancock, whilst Graham Lacey had to be content with one victory, against Peter. Trev Blackbourn had a real tussle with Sean, but unfortunately went down in five sets to add to his other two defeats, making the doubles a somewhat empty event, Gary and Graham losing in straight sets to John and Sean, and thus another 7-3 defeat.

 

This meant that the third match, between Lincoln and Grimsby, was the decider, and Lincoln made no mistake, beating Grimsby 7-3 to lift the Moran Cup for 2012.

 

Final result in the Yates & Greenhough Division 1: Graves Park C 9, Lodgers E 1