Grange 2 have emerged victorious from their first match of the season away against Linlithgow 2. We took maximum points away from the match, securing a 20-4 points victory.
Mike Perring v Robert Purdie 9-4 9-1 9-3
Robin Steel v Ashley Mears 9-0 10-8 9-6
Robert Pfab v Iain Bannister 9-0 9-3 9-7
Dougie Brown v Drew Purdie 9-2 9-2 6-9 5-9 9-4
Pete Cockburn v Sean Graham 9-6 9-5 9-2
In the first match, Pete saw off a strong challenge from Sean Graham in the first two games. Sean was playing some lovely squash, but finally lost his concentration in the third set, going 8-0 down. Pete, playing solid & consistent squash, finished him off to get the 3-0 win.
Robin Steel made his first appearance for the Grange with a solid performance against Ashley Mears. Robin came out with all guns blazing, and ran away with the first game 9-0. Ashley changed her tactics for a nail biting second game, which she narrowly lost 10-8. Robin got back into his stride in the final set to win 3-0.
Robert got off to a great start against a slightly rusty Iain Bannister, sealing the first two 9-0 and 9-3. Iain started playing his own game in the third, but Robert stuck with it to clinch the set 9-7. A solid 3-0 victory.
Dougie's match against Drew Purdie ended up being the crowd pleaser. After easily sealing the first two games 9-2, 9-2, Dougie thought he was away. Drew changed his racket, and found a new lease of life in his legs, and fought back hard to take the third and fourth. Both men had clearly wanted an easier start to the season than this, but returned exhausted onto the court for the fifth. Dougie pulled himself together, fought hard in some epic rallies, and finally sealed the 3-2 win for Grange
Mike seemed to be hitting form with a strong win over Robert Purdie. Robert's game wasn't quite working, and Mike kept up the pressure with consistent squash throughout, letting Robert make all the mistakes. A solid result from Mike.
The evening was rounded off by beer, soup and apple crumble in the Linlithgow bar.
A fantastic start to the season by Grange 2! (Report: Robert Pfab)
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