AC/DC the key to success for Moorgate
Moorgate A travelled to face local powerhouses Hallamshire A in Division 1 and got off to a great start with a comfortable straight sets win for Dave Mangham and Gary Bridgeman and despite a similar loss for Georgina Taylor and Emily Busby went into the Mixed Doubles all square.
Dave and Emily lost in straight sets but won enough games to give Gary and Georgina a fighting chance of pulling off a shock result and they responded in style with a 6-0 6-0 win that gave Moorgate the overall win by three games.
The comprehensive win for Gary and Georgina was such a shock that on their return to Moorgate their club colleagues refused to believe them and some probably never will!!
In Division 5 Moorgate C travelled to face league leaders Bradfield and got off to a flier with straight sets wins for Dylan Beard/Todd Sweeney and Julia Firth/Fran Mignon and although Dylan and Julia lost in straight sets a comprehensive win for Todd and Fran gave the team a 3-1 win.
In the same Division Moorgate D hosted Brentwood C and Mark Busby and Guy Stevens came out on the wrong end of two tie breaks but in the closest of finishes the set that they won would prove to be vital.
Helen Lomax and Rebecca Gregory clinched a tight first set before running away with the second set giving the team a slight edge going into the Mixed Doubles but that edge soon disappeared when both Mark/Helen and Guy/Rebecca lost their first sets, but both fought back to see each match go to a championship tie break.
The momentum then swing towards the visitors after Guy and Rebecca lost which meant that the whole match would come down to the tie break involving Mark and Helen and in a seesaw battle Helen's touch around the net proved vital with Moorgate eventually taking the win on sets countback.
Moorgate B faced another difficult Division 2 game at home to a strong Rustlings A team and Laura Cowan/Freya Wilby barely got a look in against the opposition ladies who fielded their Spanish star Laura Rigo and despite two very tight sets David Evans and Jacob Porter eventually lost to put the visitors in a strong position.
Jacob and Freya came up against Laura and were eventually overpowered despite their best efforts but Dave and Laura came from a set down to take a superb win but Rustlings ran out 3-1 winners.