May 20th saw the Eggs & Bacon team (MCC) arrive in Cambridge for the first leg of their ‘Fens weekend’. In spite of a last minute hiccup due to a missing bottle of white*, CURTC came out on top 5-4 after an excellent afternoon of tennis and extended lunch.

The following day, the recently reinvigorated Jesmond Dene squad were in town on the second leg of their ‘Fens weekend’. BTW, the uncertainty about the Court at Jesmond has been resolved as the Club has a long term lease on the Court and the attached house. Great news!

And last, this Bank Holiday weekend, our intrepid travellers visited Queens and came out on top 3-1, again after some splendid tennis on a Court which plays surprisingly (to me at least) differently to our trusty Green & Blue.

Results as far as I can remember, apologies for any errors…

CURTC 5 – 4 MCC @Cambridge
Gary Weller lost to Tom Carew Hunt 6/5 5/6 4/6
Guy Kirk lost to Robert Kilgour 0/6 4/6
Vix Harvey lost to Graeme Marks 2/6 6/4 3/6
Mark Perriton def Ben Pilgrim 6/2 6/5
Alex Wright def Nick Jeffery 2/6 6/2 6/5
Nigel Parslow lost to Tony Friend 6/3 2/6 6/5
Gary Weller & Mark Perriton lost to Tom Carew Hunt & Ben Pilgrim 4/6 4/6
Anthony Bailey & Vix Harvey def Robert Kilgour & Graeme Marks 6/0 6/0
Anthony Bailey & Guy Kirk def Tony Friend & Nick Jeffery 5/6 6/2 6/4

CURTC 4 – 3 Jesmond Dene @Cambridge

Anthony Bailey def Tony Harrison 6/3 6/3
Simon Hirtzel lost to Fiona Harrison 3/6 6/5 4/6
Nicholas Heath lost to Nick Thompson 6/1 5/6 5/6
James Thomas def Richard MacAlister 6/2 6/4
Anthony Bailey & Julian Stafford def Alan Douglas & Nick Thompson 5/6 6/4 6/5
Gary Weller & Julian Stafford def Alan Douglas & Richard MacAlister 6/4 6/5
Guy Kirk & Kate Kirk lost to Fiona Harrison & Tony Harrison 4/6 6/1 5/6

CURTC 3 – 1 Queens @Queens
Anthony Bailey lost to Tony Penny
Simon Hirtzel def Emmanuel Gueroult 1/6 6/2 6/4
Andrew Petrie def Nick Browne 3/6 6/2 6/4
Amanda Murphy def Charlotta Ginman 6/3 6/4

…and special thanks to our Pros and Simon for some seriously extended marking!

*It was consumed in a good cause. More details shortly…