New
Mills Tennis Club
TEAM
RESULTS - 2002
Team
Tennis
The
club has a mixed team in the Tameside League and a Mens team in the
Slazenger North-East Cheshire League. Last season was a successful
one for the club teams. The "A" team won the Tameside League
division A for the fourth consecutive year. They also managed to win
the league cup competition. The Mens team finished a credible third
in the Slazenger North-East Cheshire League Division 4.
Both teams are
looking to attract new players this year. Anyone interested should
ring Howard on 01663 744663 or Andrew on 01663 746529.
2002
RESULTS
Tameside Mixed
Doubles League
Team Captain : Howard Ballard (Tel 01663 744663)
| |
Priory (5) - New Mills (lost 1)
- 8th May
New
Mills I (won 8) - New Mills II (0)
-
15th May
Pyegrove
- New Mills I (won) -
22nd May
Priory
I - New Mills II (lost) -
22nd May
Strines
- New Mills II (lost 10-0) -
12th June
Priory
I - New Mills I (won) -
19th June
Glossop
B - New Mills I (won) Semi
Final - July
Strines
- New Mills I (lost 6-4)
|
Tameside League Cup
Final (November)
In the Cup Final of the Tameside league (played at Priory Tennis Club),
New Mills were defeated 4 events to 1 by Glossop A who were the better
team on the day. New Mills did well to reach the final though, and
prevented a whitewash, also narrowly missing out on the Mens Doubles
event.
| Results |
| Ladies
Singles |
Glossop
win 6-2, 6-2 |
| Ladies
Doubles |
Glossop
win 6-0, 6-0 |
| Mixed
Doubles |
Christine
Lolley and Graham Oakley (Glossop) beat John Young and Caroline
Morton (New Mills) - 7-6, 6-2 |
| Mens Doubles |
Graham
Oakley and Andy Orr (Glossop) beat John Young and Chris Morton
(New Mills) - 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Mens Singles |
Chris
Morton (New Mills) beat Andy Orr (Glossop) 7-6, 6-0 |
Slazenger
North-East Cheshire League - Div
4A
Team Captain : Chris Morton (Tel 01663 746529)
Team
Results
New Mills finished
in 6th place (11 teams) in division 4A of the North East Cheshire
League with 11 points. An excellent achievement and turnaround after
losing the first three matches of the season (see final table below):
| Div4A |
P |
Won |
Loss |
Draw |
Sets |
Games |
Points |
| |
|
|
|
|
F |
A |
F |
A |
|
| Macclesfield
1 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
109 |
33 |
754 |
475 |
20 |
| Prestbury
2 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
101 |
52 |
777 |
602 |
18 |
| Bowdon
1 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
93 |
65 |
752 |
640 |
13 |
| Ryecroft
2 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
99 |
63 |
749 |
689 |
12 |
| Croftside
1 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80 |
75 |
685 |
675 |
11 |
| New
Mills 1 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
71 |
94 |
620 |
779 |
11 |
| West
Heaton 2 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
67 |
83 |
619 |
641 |
8 |
| Hazel
Grove 1 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
80 |
84 |
712 |
717 |
6 |
| Bramhall
Lane 4 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
63 |
91 |
672 |
727 |
6 |
| Brooklands
2 |
10 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
37 |
128 |
525 |
844 |
1 |
| Alderley
Edge 3 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
61 |
98 |
613 |
757 |
0 |
Prestbury (lost 9-6) - 12th May
In
their first North East Cheshire match of the season, New Mills were
narrowly beaten 9-6 by Prestbury 2. A strong Prestbury side took five
of the first six sets played and kept the lead throughout the match.
Newcomers to the side Andrew Storer and Craig Holland
had an impressive debut for the Millers, winning four sets. New Mills
next have difficult away matches against Bowdon and Alderley Edge.
Bowdon
I (lost 13-1) -
19th May
Unable to field a strong team, New
Mills were comprehensively beaten at Bowdon. Steve Jackson and Paul
Kloss managed to prevent a whitewash, winning one set for the away
side.
Alderley
Edge 3 (lost 9-6) -
25th May
In
their third North East Cheshire League match of the season, New Mills
were narrowly beaten by Alderley Edge 3. After the first round, the
teams were all square at 3 sets all. Alderley Edge narrowly took an
important tiebreak set to lead by seven sets to five at the end of
the second round. The match eventually finished 9-6 in the home side's
favour. Robert Webster had an impressive debut for the Millers
winning two sets with team captain Chris Morton . New Mills other
pairs were Steve Jackson/Paul Craven and Andy Storer/Craig Holland.
Without a win so far, the side probably need to win three of their
remaining seven matches in order to guarantee their place in the division
next season.
Croftside (won 8-10)
- 6th June
First
victory for the Millers: New
Mills Tennis Club clocked up their first win of the season in the
North East Cheshire League with a narrow home victory against Croftside.
New Mills took an important tiebreak set to lead at the end of the
first round. Croftside came back into the match winning the next round
by four sets to two. With the match all square at six sets all, New
Mills managed to squeeze home by 10 sets to 8.
Star
performers for New Mills were Perry Roberts and Paul Kloss
who won all their sets. Steve Jackson/Chris Morton and Andy Storer/Craig
Holland each won two sets for the Millers. In their next away match
against Hazel Grove, New Mills were in a strong position leading by
5 sets to 1 after the first round, when bad weather stopped play.
The side next have important home matches against Brooklands, Bramhall
Lane and Ryecroft.
Bramhall
Lane 4 (won 6-10) - 18th June
Despite conceding
a set to the opposition, New Mills took control of the match to lead
4-2 at the end of the first round. The next round was also won by
the same margin. The match eventually finished 10-6 in the home side's
favour. This was a good all-round performance by New Mills whose players
were John Young/Paul Craven, Chris Morton/Steve Jackson and Perry
Roberts/Paul Kloss.
Ryecroft
2 (draw 8-8) - 27th June
In their North East Cheshire
League home match against Ryecroft II, New Mills lost the first
round by 4 sets to 2. Playing against strong opposition, the Millers
were also trailing by 7 sets to 5 at the end of the second round.
However, they managed to win three of the last four sets played and
were unlucky not to win the match when bad light stopped play. The
final score was eight sets all and this was a valuable hard-won point
earned by New Mills, who have two wins and a draw from six matches
played. New Mills players were Paul Craven/Steve Jackson (3 sets won),
Chris Morton/John Young (3 sets won) and Paul Kloss/Ian Higginbottom
(2 sets won).
West
Heaton (lost 12-5)
In their away match against West Heaton, New Mills struggled to take
control of the match. Playing on shale courts, the Millers were 4
sets to 2 down at the end of the first round. West Heaton were leading
by 8 sets to 4 at the end of the second round. The final score was
12-5 in West Heatons favour. Overall, this wasn't a good team performance
by New Mills. Only Andy Storer and Craig Holland made an impact for
the away side; winning four sets out of six played.
Brooklands
2 (won 5-9)
The Mens North-East Cheshire Team virtually secured their place in
Division 4A next season with a hard-fought 9-5 victory over Brooklands
2. The match was evenly balanced from the start, with New Mills winning
some key tiebreak sets that eventually decided the match. New Mills
pairs were Perry Roberts / Paul Kloss, Chris Morton / Steve Jackson
& Paul Craven / John Young, who each won three sets.
Hazel
Grove (won 7-10)
Having drawn against Hazel Grove for the last two seasons, New Mills
were keen to win this time around. The match was closely fought and
the sides were level at six sets all going into the last round. The
match looked to be heading for another draw but New Mills kept their
nerve to win four out of the last five sets played. The final score
finished 10-7 in New Mills favour. Of particular note were the performances
of Perry Roberts/Paul Kloss and Andy Storer/Craig Holland who won
5 and 4 sets respectively.
Macclesfield (lost 17-1)
Due to holidays, injuries and general unavailability of players, New
Mills could only get 4 players to their last match of the season at
Macclesfield. We conceded 6 sets to the opposition but managed to
fulfil the fixture. Of the 12 sets played, only John Young and Chris
Morton managed to prevent a whitewash, winning a close tiebreak. The
final score was 17-1 to Macclesfield who fully deserve to win the
division this year. New Mills enjoyed the excellent meal provided
by the home side and wish them well in Division 3 next season.
Tameside League fixtures
2002 season
All fixtures take
place on Wednesdays (18.30 start).
Only 2 courts will be used for home matches and 1 court will be available
for social play.
May 1: Pyegrove 2 vs New Mills 1, New Mills 2 vs Pyegrove 3
May 8: New Mills 1 vs Strines, Priory 2 vs New Mills 2
May 15: New Mills 1 vs New Mills 2 (the derby match)
May 22: Pyegrove 3 vs New Mills 1, New Mills 2 vs Priory 1
May 29: New Mills 2 vs Pyegrove 2, Rosehill vs New Mills 1
June 5: Rosehill v New Mills 2, Pyegrove 2 vs New Mills 1
June 12: New Mills 2 vs Strines
June 19:
New Mills 1 vs Priory 1
June 26: Pyegrove 1 vs New Mills 2, New Mills 1 vs Priory 2
The North East
Cheshire fixtures for 2002
May
Sunday 12th May - Prestbury 2 ( home, 10.30 start)
Thursday 16th May - Bowdon 1 (away, 18.30 start)
June
Thursday 6th June - Croftside 1 (home, 18.30 start)
Sunday 9th June - Hazel Grove 1 (away, 11.00 start)
Thursday 13th June - Brooklands 2 (home, 18.30 start)
Tuesday 18th June - Bramhall Lane 4 (home, 18.30 start)
Thursday 27th June - Ryecroft 2 (home, 18.30 start)
July
Sunday 7th July - West Heaton (away, 10.30 start)
Thursday 25th July - Macclesfield (away, 18.30 start)
Sunday 26th May - Alderley Edge 4 (away, 10.30 start)
