New Mills Tennis Club

TEAM RESULTS - 2001

Tameside Mixed Doubles League
Team Captain : Howard Ballard (Tel 01663 744663)

   

Glossop C (won)
Strines (drew)
Glossop B (lost)
Glossop A (lost 2-13)
Rosehill A (lost)
Strines (lost 2-13)
Priory (lost)
Rosehill (lost)


Slazenger North-East Cheshire League - Div 4A

Team Captain : Chris Morton (Tel 01663 746529)

New Mills Mens Doubles team have secured their place in Division 4 of the North East Cheshire League. Although the side have struggled in recent matches through a succession of injuries, they picked up crucial points earlier in the season with key victories against Greave and Strines. With a handful of matches remaining, Northern look certain to win the division and win promotion to division 3.

Hazel Grove (drew 9-9)
In their first North-East Cheshire match of the season, New Mills Tennis Club managed a credible draw against Hazel Grove 1. After the first round, the sides were at three sets all and this pattern was repeated throughout the match. Star performers for New Mills were Perry Roberts and Paul Kloss, who won 5 sets out of 6 played and only narrowly missed out on a tiebreak. New Mills other pairs were Phil McGinnity/Chris Morton and Andrew Morton/Robert Morton, who each won 2 sets. The end result was a fair reflection of the closely fought match, which either side could have won.

Greave (won 9-6)
New Mills Tennis Club continued their good start in the North East Cheshire League with a away win against Greave 1. New Mills were ahead by 4 sets to 2 after the first round and kept the advantage to win the match by 9 sets to 6. This was a solid all-round team performance by New Mills, who played consistently despite narrowly failing to take any sets from a very strong Greave first pair. New Mills doubles pairs were Steve Jackson/Andrew Morton, Paul Kloss/Andy Orr and Chris Morton/John Young.

Bramhall Lane (lost 4-11)
New Mills suffered their first defeat of the season in their away match against Bramhall Lane. The home side started well and New Mills only managed to win one set in the first round. This was a thrilling tiebreak, eventually won 18-16 by John Young and Chris Morton. Although New Mills managed to tie the next round 3 sets all, Bramhall finished the match strongly ; winning the final three sets played to leave the end result at 11 sets to 4.

West Heaton (lost 4-11)
In their home match against West Heaton 2 , New Mills were defeated 11 sets to 4. West Heaton displayed consistent, attacking doubles play throughout the match. However, New Mills were unlucky to win only 1 of five tiebreak sets played.

Strines (won 13-3)
In their local derby match against Strines, New Mills took the early home advantage to lead by 5 sets to 1 after the first round. Although a number of the sets were closely fought, New Mills kept their nerve and secured victory after the second round. The final score was 13 sets to 3.

Of particular note was the performance of New Mills's first pair Paul Kloss and Ben Salman who won all their sets with attacking, consistent doubles play. The home side's other pairs were John Young/Chris Morton (team captain) and Phil McGinnity/Andrew Morton.

Northern 3 - (lost 3 -13)
New Mills were heavily defeated by 13 sets to 3, in their home match against The Northern. Northern fielded a strong side and took five out the first six sets played.
However, William Fletcher had an impressive debut for the home side and Steve Jackson/Perry Roberts played well to win two sets against the division leaders.

Bowdon - (lost 2 -14)
New Mills were heavily defeated 14 sets to 2 against Bowdon. Although New Mills were unable to field their strongest side, they struggled to gain the upper hand against good opposition. New Mills' only sets were won by Andy Orr / Paul Kloss and Chris Morton / John Young.

Brooklands - (lost 4 -11)
In their North-East Cheshire League match against Brooklands, New Mills lost by 11 sets to 4. Playing on a difficult surface, New Mills lost six tiebreak sets in total and struggled to get back into the match. Only Perry Roberts/Paul Kloss and Chris Morton/John Young managed to win sets for the away side.

Prestbury- (lost 1-17)
New Mills were heavily defeated against a strong Prestbury side who used home advantage to good effect. New club member Warwick Armstrong, had an impressive debut for The Millers.

Ryecroft II (lost 5-11)
In their last match of the season, New Mills were defeated by Ryecroft Park Sports Club for the first time in three years. Although New Mills managed to win sets, the result of the match was never in doubt. New Mills' only sets were won by Steve Jackson / Chris Morton (3 sets) and Paul Kloss / Ian Higginbottom (2 sets). Having struggled throughout the season largely through injuries, the Millers nevertheless managed to stay in division 4 by the narrowest of margins (1 point).