North Walsham Parks v Cromer C 2017

City League Division 5
25th May 2017
North Walsham Parks v Cromer C

This was the big one as we faced a local derby with Cromer.  Both teams had lost their opening fixtures. With the weather fine,  it promised to be a good match.

Mary and Nick made a flying start, blowing the visitors away, leading 7-1 at the mid point.  There was no let up, as we romped to a 14-2 win.

Rick and I were locked in a tough battle against a string 1st pair.  We were outplayed early on, but dug our heals in and managed to turn round at 6-2 down.  Suddenly we found our form and the comeback was on.  We gradually clawed back the deficit and a good last 4 games saw us go down 9-7.

We were confident of holding on for a good win, but Cromer had other ideas. Our top pair were blown away and had no answer to the good play.  We managed to win 2 games but it was not enough.

Rick and I made a flying start and raced into an easy lead.  But our opponents raised their game and the battle was on.  We were struggling now, as the pressure told.  We lead 8-7 and the final game was crucial.  We held our nerve to win 9-7.  The match ended as a draw.

A great evenings tennis and a fair result.