Whilst Wimbledon got into its second week, Ross ladies A team were competing against Old Hill on the newly refurbished courts.

The tennis centre was still buzzing from a really successful tennis festival the day before when former World number one tennis champion, Mats Wilander came to coach local children and eight lucky adults.

Ross’ first pair Val Davies and Jane Pepperell got off to a flying start against Old Hill’s first pair winning fairly swiftly 6:3, 6:2.

There were some superb volleys and interceptions from the Ross pair who were just too strong for their opponents. Sarah Drake and Heather Peachey played the Old Hill third pair and after a bit of a slow start, quickly played to form and won 6:2,6:1.

The final match was a really close one, with superb rallies from both teams. Sarah and Heather won the first set on a tie-break and with some great forehands from Heather and smashes from Sarah went on to win the second set 6:4.

It was a convincing 6:0 win for the Ross ladies keeping them top of their division with only one match to play.See the full story in this week’s edition of the Ross Gazette, or subscribe to our online edition here