Double Win for Ladies’ and Men’s Tennis Teams

The successful start to the winter tennis season continued on Monday for Exeter Golf and Country Club with both the Men’s and Ladies’ tennis A teams winning their matches.

The ladies, looking to continue their unbeaten start to the winter season, travelled to Sidmouth. Captain Emily Rushen partnered Juliet Chenery and won both rubbers 6-0 7-5. Amanda Goodison and Anne Bulman also won both matches in straight sets to secure a convincing 8-0 win.

Combined with an 8-1 victory against Seaton and a 4-4 draw away at last year’s runners-up Victoria Park, it’s been a strong start to the season for the ladies.

The men’s A team are looking to win the division 1 title for the fifth successive season. Tipton St. John were the visitors for their first match of the winter. Adam Tapp and James Walsh had a long battle with the Tipton first pair, Pete Clarke and Simon Hopper. They were taken to a deciding championship tie-break after splitting the opening two sets 7-6 5-7. After two hours on court they prevailed 10-6.

Adam and James then beat the second pair 6-4 6-3. With the other Exeter Golf and Country Club pairing of James Temple and Chris Harris-Dean winning both matches in straight sets, an 8-1 victory got the team off to the perfect start.