On Sunday, April 14th, Goodrich Ladies ‘A’ttitudes played their last match of the Winter season in Division 3 West of the H & W Winter League. Playing at home against Worcester ‘C’, the ‘A’ttitudes needed a win to finish in second place, although promotion was not on the cards as only the top team goes through, and Manor Park ‘B’ had too many points to be overtaken.

Having already beaten Worcester ‘B’ earlier in the season the ‘A’ttitudes were looking for a repeat performance, with Cheryl Mordecai and Stephanie Howell leading the way with a 6-4/6-2 win in the first rubber. Second pair, Cath Hutchinson and Rachael Wintle, did even better with a 6-1/6-1 victory. In the second rubber Cheryl and Steph dropped just a single game, coming off court with a 6-1/6-0 win. Meanwhile Cath and Rachael, now playing the Worcester first pair, took a little while to adjust to a different style of play, and saw the first set go against them, 4-6. However, plenty of encouragement from each other and the spectators, saw them take the second set 6-3 and the third set 6-0, which meant the ‘A’ttitudes took all 10 points and finish in a well earned second place in Division 3 West.

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