Fitzwilliam Club

Saturday 8th April 2017

Result: IC of GB 6 - 3 Fitzwilliam Club
Venue: LTA National Tennis Centre 

The annual match against the Fitzwilliam Club was played in beautiful sunshine on the hard courts at the LTA National Tennis Centre, Roehampton.

The IC of GB team took a commanding 4-2 lead after the completion of the first round of singles matches. This was followed by a round of mixed and men's doubles matches, with the IC of GB picking up a couple more rubbers to complete a 6-3 victory.

The teams enjoyed informal welcome drinks and food together the night before the match and an official dinner after the fixture. 

Our thanks to Laura Peterzan for organising the match and to the LTA for enabling us to host the fixture at their venue.

Results (IC players listed first):

Natasha Starling beat Nicola Drummy 6-1 6-0

Amanda Elliot beat Lauren Deegan 6-4 6-7 10-8

Tim Matthewson beat Mark Carpenter 6-3 6-2

Gary Thomson lost to Cal Craven 7-6 6-3

Tim Weir beat Brendan Dempsey 7-5 4-6 10-4

Greg Weir lost to Gary Kilduff 6-2 6-4

Amanda Elliot & Greg Weir beat Lauren Deegan & Brendan Dempsey 6-3 6-3

Natasha Starling & Tim Weir lost to Gary Kilduff and Nicola Drummy 6-2 3-6 10-6

Gary Thomson & Tim Matthewson beat Mark Carpenter and Cal Craven 6-2 6-1