The Saturday Men’s team travelled to Brentwood Tennis Club on the 28th to face the Nether Edge club’s B team. The match ended in an 8-1 defeat for Ridgeway.
In the first round of matches Dave Bramhall and John Firth lost the first pair by 3-6, 3-6. Mick Mason and Cliff Andrews lost to the seconds on a tie break after sets of 2-6, 6-4 and Danny Lidster and john Hallgarth lost to the thirds by 0-6, 4-6. In the second round Dave and John F lost on a tie break after sets of 2-6, 6-0 whilst Mick and Cliff lost to the firsts by 0-6, 0-6 and Danny and John H lost to the seconds on a tie break after sets of 5-7, 6-3. At 6-0 down the match was lost but in the final round of matches Dave and John gained a 6-0, 6-0 win with the Brentwood second pair conceding due to injury. Mick and Cliff lost to the third pair by 2-6, 1-6 while Danny and John H lost to the firsts by 4-6, 0-6. Final match score was Rubbers 1-8, Sets 5-13 and Games 56-89.