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Press Release 31st October 2002
After the heavy defeat the previous week BAT’s ‘B’ team were determined to do better against local rivals Tavistock ‘B’ team in Division 4 of the Plymouth and District Badminton League.
In the end it was a match where the ladies and young players of BAT’s ‘B’ team shone, but Tavistock, who played in Division 3 last season, were always going to be tough opposition. In the ladies doubles rubbers Tamsin Woodroffe and Glyn Hingston started the match in the best possible way for BAT’s with a close 3 game rubber win over Gill Northey and Kate Wright. Tamsin Woodroffe and Becky Ward then fought equally hard to secure the second rubber in a second 3 game rubber over Gill Northey and Roma MacMahon. The third ladies doubles rubber saw Becky Ward and Glynis Hingston comfortably overhaul Kate Wright and Roma MacMahon. The BAT’s ladies had secured all three points for the team.
In the men doubles all three rubbers went the way of Tavistock with the BAT’s
players finding points on occasions hard to come by. Though Mike Ward, Ewen Rae
and David Williams fought hard it was the Tavistock men of Mark Bullock, Pete
Barry and John Marshall, who came out on top to level the match at three rubbers
all after the men’s and ladies doubles.
In the mixed doubles rubbers, with all to play for, the BAT’s players took the fight to the Tavistock players. Ewen Rae and Glynis Hingston played perhaps the best match of the night, but just lost out to the Tavistock pairing of Mark Bullock and Kate Wright in the third game. Michael Ward and Tamsin Woodroffe then played well to level the match at four rubbers all with a second three game rubber when Tamsin took control of the last game. The match then rested on the final rubber. Here David Williams and Becky Ward, although dwarfed in stature and age, matched the experienced Tavistock pair of John Marshall and Gill Northey, point for point. In the end they lost out marginally after losing the rubber in two ends. The game was a delight to watch.
In the end the final score was a 5-4 win for Tavistock ‘B’ but with the points totals being 269 to 262 it reflects just how close it was. With two matches now under their belt BAT’s ‘B’ team are starting to find their feet in Division 4 of the Plymouth and District Badminton League.
Alan Berry
Published in the Tavistock Times Gazette on Thursday 31st October 2002