Newport lost to Enfield 3-4

[<<] [>>] by Kim Taylor at Newport
25th April (GC - Murphy Shield)

HOME TEAM - Newport

A - Alex Lake (1) B - Colin Carr (3) C- Colin Taylor (3) D - John Bishop (4)

AWAY TEAM - Enfield

A - Kim Taylor (1) B - David Frost (2) C- Peter Brock (3) D - Colin Carver (5)

Kim Taylor & David Frost beat Alex Lake & Colin Carr 7-5, 3-7, 7-4

Colin Taylor beat Colin Carver 7-6, 7-5

John Bishop beat Peter Brock 7-2, 4-7, 7-5

Kim Taylor beat Alex Lake 7-5, 5-7, 7-4

David Frost beat Colin Carr 7-4, 7-3

Colin Taylor beat Peter Brock 2-7, 7-6, 7-5

Colin Carver beat John Bishop 7-4, 7-3

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A grizzled Enfield squad headed up the M11 to sunny Newport to face a very strong home team. A tight battle ensued.

Kim Taylor and David Frost were a potent combination in the doubles, Taylor clearing effectively and Frost sniping hoops from anywhere, though they made an absolute pig's ear of their jump shots. Their good form carried over to their singles matches.

Debutant Colin "The Kid" Carver wasn't hanging around, losing in straight games in the morning but repaying his captain's faith with a vital 2-0 victory in the afternoon, thus securing first dibs on the delicious homemade cakes.

In a conclave of Colins, Colin-of-the-Day went to Colin Taylor, who won 4 out of 5 of his games.

Thanks to Alex, Colin, Colin, and John for some closely fought games played in good spirit.

Thanks also to everyone at Newport for a typically warm welcome and excellent lawns.