On 13th February Cambridge hosted the latest East Anglia Pennant fixture v Prested Hall.

This was a big fixture as Prested were sitting at the top of the league before this match.

Oliver Brenton played a great singles match and showed good focus and determination to win 6-4 against Graham Wilcox. Ben Geytenbeek then fought hard but lost 4-6 to Adam Dixon-Smith. Ben and Oliver had a blinder of a doubles match against Graham and Adam. It went all the way to 5 all, 40 all, and having the best rally of the whole match on that point, won 6-5 to take a crucial match for Cambridge.

In his singles, Julian Stafford had a close match with Richard Ramjane, and Julian edged ahead to clinch a win 6-4. Jim Ludekens faced a tough opponent with a stylish game in his singles where Brian Muir dominated and secured a singles win for Prested 6-2. Julian and Jim were successful in their doubles, Julian was solid throughout the match and although Jim had a few shaky periods, they finally conquered the opposition 6-5.

So, the overall score came out as a 4-2 victory for Cambridge. Cambridge are currently second in the league table with one final fixture to go; a home match against Newmarket on 13th March. We are looking for a big victory!

Jim Ludekens