Wednesday, July 4 was a dreadful day for tennis! The rain disrupted the activities frequently and the strong winds added to the chaos but the Romsey Vets B team still managed to be good hosts to "visitors" the Romsey A team.

As has happened before the two teams are in the same division, but fortunately the rivalry is always good-natured and they make absolutely sure that they have an excellent tea after each match.

In the opening round, first B team pair Liz Williams and Helen White lost the first set decisively against first A team pairing Jacquie Taverner and Jenny Thomas, but battled vigorously in the second set unfortunately losing with a tie break.

Second B team pair Gill Pletcher and Jan Turner were also unable to gain any more than two games from the A team's Meriel Fiddes and Joy Granger.

In the second round Liz and Helen had a hard struggle against Meriel and Joy gaining only one game from the two sets but Gill and Jan recovered well after losing the first set to Jacquie and Jenny by forcing a tie break in the second set.

Unfortunately they lost this so the final result was a 4-0 win to the Romsey A team which indicates that the selection process is as it should be between the two teams.