GRG1 Vs Waverly 1 (05 Dec 2011)

Was a chilly winters night when we rocked up to Waverly. Cold outside, nice and toasty inside in the new(ish) looking Waverly. The new courts were looking fantastic! Hopefully I'll be saying the same about the new grange ones sometime soon??

The heaters were blowing hard when Me and Nick Wood went on. I played David Munro who I have played before. Giving away a few years I had to resort to old man tactics to try and slow things down given the temp on court. Especially after I got blasted of the court in the first. Was kinda of working in the second as I went 7-3 up, after about 4 hours of rallies! Didn't make the most of it though. Pumped 3-0 in the end!

Nick next door up against Greg Nicholson, a man that seems to be expert in nearly every sport he plays! The heat seemed to be effecting Nick as well as long long rallies took their toll. Another long game but the same result 3-0 to Greg.

RVL finally popped his head over gallery towards the end of my match. At 1 he went straight on which was probably a mistake. By the time I got upstairs he was already 1-0 down against Scott Tulloch. Rich was playing pretty loose allowing Scott to power ahead. 9-2 to Scott in the second, not looking good! the start of the third saw Scott shift into overdrive which was a bit terrifying for me so I went to mark next door!. Surpirsed to hear Rich bagged that one! Unfortunately the come back wasn't on though. 3-1 to Scott

Big Robin Steel went on at 5 against Waverly's Andy Murray. Not a good season so far for Robin but I always new he had it in him. Tight drops massive drives, andy had nothing. the big man was back! 3-0 Boom!

Points on the board now so not a total disaster. Michael Grinton at 3 went up against Niven Simpson. Match of the night. Michael played superbly to clinch it 3-1. The match was swinging both ways. Either could have taken it but it was Michael who came through to make sure we got some more points on the board. Awesome!

Pizza and beer afterwards. Good laugh with the boys. will be looking forward to the return match. Time for a rest!

Hopefully we can field something slightly stronger next year. Been tough 1st half for the boys but big smiles all round means onwards and upwards for GRG1!

Pete