Before 9am on Sunday, July 21st, the Ross Ladies A team were on the road to play the Droitwich B team in the last match of the summer season. After a quick detour the first Ross car arrived at the Droitwich Tennis Centre in plenty of time.

The Ross first pair, Brenda Saunders and Val Davies, faced the first pair from Droitwich.

The first game lasted a full five minutes, and this was a portent of things to come on the artificial grass courts. However, their experience and some fabulous drop shots from Brenda saw a win for Ross 6-3, 6-3. Next to them were Sarah Drake and Jane Pepperell who battled hard against their third pair, and their rallies were amazing. They were at one set all, however the long rallies took their toll ultimately and the rubber was lost. All eyes turned to the third court where Sandy Foulkes and Gaynor Raine showed fantastic determination against their second pair and only lost four games during their victory.

Again, Sandy and Gaynor had put up a super fight and were into a third set. Their third couples’ aerial shots looked frustrating and unfortunately the match went the way of the Droitwich pair. The Ross team were delighted with the 4-2 victory.See the full story in this week’s edition of the Ross Gazette, or subscribe to our online edition here