Busy diaries led to an early season quarterfinal of the AC Inter- Club being hosted at Bowdon and the weather was kind.
Roehampton fielded a strong team and gained a 2-1 by a late lunchtime. Joel Taylor & David Openshaw had won their reverse singles matches, beating Euan Burridge and Andrew Winn respectively. Bowdon won the doubles with Angharrad Walters & Jack Good beating Mark van Loon and Christian Carter.
In the post lunch session, the outcome was in doubt as fortunes swung to & fro. Euan came to grief at Rover, Andrew was badly hampered after grovelling through Rover but both survived to win. Fortunately for the home side, Jack completed his TP to beat Christian to seal the win. Mark then quickly finished his game before the team departed on their long journey south.
The Bowdon team was:




Roehampton’s team was: David Openshaw (-1.5), Joel Taylor (-2), Mark van Loon (-2) and Christian Carter (-2.5).

The photo above shows the two teams, from left to right:
Bowdon: Euan, Jack, Andrew and Angharrad,
Roehampton: Mark, Christian, Joel and David
The match scores were as follows:
Bowdon | vs | Roehampton |
Euan Burridge | 14 – 26TPO | Joel Taylor |
Andrew Winn | 12 – 26 | David Openshaw |
Angharrad & Jack | 26 – 12 | Mark & Christian |
Andrew Winn | 26 – 0 | Joel Taylor |
Euan Burridge | 26 – 11 | David Openshaw |
Jack Good | 26TP – 9 | Christian Carter |
Angharrad Walters | 2 – 26 | Mark van Loon |
4 | Games | 3 |