Ladies at Edinburgh Sports Club 1 (Oct 11,'10)

The ladies first sortie in the dizzy heights of Division 1 was away to the Sports Club and their annoyingly low ceiling courts. First up was Karen at 5 who had already netted the team two refereeing points so anything else would be a bonus. The first game was over in a bit of a blur as the ESC player whacked seven bells out of the ball. The second game was a much more even affair and could have gone either way at 8:8 but sadly went their way. By the third game, Karen had managed to bring her opponent down to her level and speed and took the third game with a shocking 7 points in a row! Sadly some inter game coaching for ESC meant that the fourth game was a lot faster than the third and ESC won 3:1

Next up was Sarah-Jane at 4. The good news is that S-J found her engagement ring back in her flat later on. The bad news is that she realised her ring was missing just before her game so concentrating on a squash match was a very tall order. The other good news is that Matt phoned during her game to say that he had completed the first leg of his journey home from Afganistan. So, a very happy evening for the young lovers and, given the circumstances, it was a resounding 3:0 to LOVE and to ESC.

Number three for us was Jules who didn't have a good squash night either - her opponent quickly had the measure of Jules' legendary hammer serve and was equally quick around the court so not many easy points for us. ESC kept up the pressure and the score was soon 3:0 to them.

Next up was one of Grange's newest and youngest players, Lottie Fulton, who had Moira Aitkinson slightly shaken during the warm up. There was some fantastic rallies during the games and quite a few oohs and wows from the balcony. With the score one all, Moira decided that the best way to victory was the fastest way as she was never going to out run Lottie. Final score was 3:1 to ESC but I would happily bet the mortgage on this score being reversed next time round.

And finally, the number ones were on. Words such as ding dong, yoyo, switch on, switch off aptly sum up the first four games but the fifth was a different story. Both players were definitely switched on and some great rallies ensued. With the score tied at nine all, both players had their chance to serve for the match but neither player wanted to lose after such a close fought competition. Finally, after several attempts, ESC bagged the game and match. Final score on the night was 20:6 to ESC but given that they were overall Champions of Division 1 last year, not a bad result for our first outing in Division 1.

Now, the food report: It was FaB! Floury baked potatoes that even Christy would approve of, with about 10 different fillings. A high bar indeed but we also do dessert:)

Pos	Player	Rubbers	Games	Points			Player	Rubbers	Games	Points
1	Donna Cruickshank	0	2	33			Kirsty Craig	1	3	34
2	Lottie Fulton	0	1	29			Moira Atkinson	1	3	35
3	Julia Lutte	0	0	10			Arlene Black	1	3	27
4	Sarah-Jane Rennie	0	0	10			Catherine Dekiewiet	1	3	27
5	Karen Kennedy	0	1	18			Claire Thomson	1	3	29
Total		0	4	100				5	15	152
Competition Points		4						18			report:KK