Week 9 - South Warwickshire Summer Tennis League

Monday, June 25, 2012
Week 9 - South Warwickshire Summer Tennis League

Week 9 of the season for the South Warwickshire Summer Tennis League saw many matches fall foul of the weather, with all the scheduled Division Four matches rained off.  The Premier Division fixtures fared better with all being completed.  Champions Stratford-on-Avon still dominate the top of the division but failed to record a victory for the first time this season as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to an ever improving Evesham side.  Shipston-on-Stour moved up from fourth place to the runners up position after they surprisingly eased past previously second spot Alcester with a comfortable 4-0 win over them.  Alcester with this result dropped to third while Claverdon, without a match this week, dropped to fourth place.  Stratford B swapped places with Henley-in-Arden and go fifth after they beat them 3-1.

In Division One Ardencote Manor closed up behind second placed Bidford-on-Avon by moving up to third place and overtaking Littleton when Ardencote beat Bidford 3-1.  Leaders Chipping Campden had no match this week and the remainder of the scheduled fixtures were rained off.  There was however a re-arranged previously rained off match between Whitnash and Inkberrow which resulted in a 2-2 draw and no change to the table.

Division Two saw no change at the top as all these team's matches were rained off.  Alcester B versus Littleton B was the only scheduled match to survive which saw a 4-0 victory to Alcester B.  This result, together with a previously weather affected fixture they also played the same week when they drew 2-2 with sixth placed Claverdon B meant that Alcester B climbed to equal fourth in the table.

Studley B reclaimed their place and lead by five points at the top of Division Three after they enjoyed a 4-0 win over bottom placed Henley B and then managed a 3-1 victory over FISSC of Stratford in a re-arranged rain affected match from the week before.  All other Division Three matches were washed out.

On to Division Four and the only match was a re-arranged match in which HDA Redditch beat Moreton-in-Marsh 4-0.  This moved HDA up a place to third in the table.  All other matches were postponed due to rain.

In Division Five the top three leaders Ardencote Masnor B, HDA B Redditch and Claverdon C pulled away at the top with 27, 22 and 21 points respectively from fourth placed Studley C with 14.  Ardencote B overcame fourth placed Studley B 4-0 while HDA B beat Moreton B 4-0.  Claverdon C were awarded a 4-0 walkover Wildmoor B when they failed to field a side in a re-arranged previously rained off match.  Wildmoor B were fined and deducted 2 points.  Henley C moved up to fifth position after they beat Bidford-on-Avon B 3-1.   

 
 

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