The return of the NRL had the players agog in the Wednesday night mixed squash competition, with this week’s round producing some epic games and performances and some not so good ones too.
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Team 6 Clarkstone beat Team 2 Reid with wins for Robyn Chapman, Rhona Baker, Lisa Doherty, Ben Reid, Frank Cavalli and Brad Mckenzie, while the athletic Pat Clarkstone beat the not-so-athletic Chris Grant in four games.
Team 1 Matters beat Team 3 Kidson with wins for Katie Hailes, Craig Hausler, George Eleftheriou, Graham Kidson, Ian Middleton and the mullet-wearing Steve Elliot, while the romantic Jasper Matters hung on to beat Marcus Ronan in five close games.
Team 4 Goes beat Team 5 Tracey with wins for Steve Blackwood, Yvonne Tracey, Robert Ryan, Belinda Thurtell, Rod Bevan and Jodie Wheatley won a marathon.
Craig Wing had the match on his racquet with a match-point lead too, but the resilient Mark Goes dug deep to storm home and win in five.
RESULTS
Team 1 (8 pts) def Team 3 (1 pt): George Eleftheriou def Charles Daquino 3-1, Steve Elliot def Scott Baker 3-0, Graham Kidson def Scott Burke 3-0, Ian Middleton def Kym Knight 3-0, Jasper Matters def Marcus Ronan 3-2, Craig Hausler def Kyle Hausmans 3-0, Katie Hailes def Sonya Fitzgerald 3-0
Team 6 (7 pts) def Team 2 (2 pts): Brad Mckenzie def Grant Michell 3-0, Frank Cavalli def Chris Dwyer 3-0, Ben Reid def Chris Elkington 3-2, Pat Clarkstone def Chris Grant 3-1, Lisa Doherty def Jarrod Collett 3-0, Rhona Baker def Andrew Smith 3-0, Robyn Chapman def Jacob Wooding 3-0
Team 4 (6 pts) def Team 5 (3 pts): Mark Goes def Craig Wing 3-2, Rod Bevan def Peter Brearley 3-2, Belinda Thurtell def Charlie Locke 3-0, Robert Ryan def Darren Wooding 3-1, Jodie Wheatley def Hugh Pottie 3-2, Yvonne Tracey def Mike Mayhew 3-1, Steve Blackwood def Albert Cavalli 3-0