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Tennis - a curious game in which two or four people in shorts try to intercept soft green fluffy balls with butterfly catchers Headlines Junior Matches A new beginning of junior singles matches against local teams
Junior Matches u14s Widmer End v HWLTC - LOST 2-1 WELTC were represented by Daniel Mason and Owayss Khan and got off to a difficult start with both players losing their singles. But in a topsy-turvy doubles somehow saved 4 match points and went on the win the second set on a tie break, leading to a third set tie break shoot out to 10 points..... and.... ....WON IT!! 10-7 This gave us the extra point to finish in 2nd place in the league. A difficult match to watch, but a great result!! u14s Widmer End v Naphill - WON 2-1 WELTC were represented by Daniel Mason and Daniel Simpson with DS playing only his second competitive match, got a bit lost on the scoring (bless) and his singles went to 3 sets having lost the firts 2-4, he then brilliantly won 4-0 to even the match, but instead of playing a 10 pt tie-break, they played a third set, which he eventually lost. On the other hand Dan Mason started with all guns blazing going up 3-0, only for the first set to go to a tie-break ( a bit of anger management later) which he won convincingly. The second set was a quick 4-1. So into a deciding doubles which seemed really edgy and no real rhythm, WELTC came out as winners in a third set shoot-out tie-break 10 -7 to relief all round. A bit like MUFC, when they play badly but grind out a win!! u14s Widmer End v Farnham Common WON 2-1 WELTC were represented by Daniel Mason and Owyss Khan both played really well with some great tennis, and after the singles the teams were locked at 1-1, with Owyss keeping us in the match. Going into the doubles the tension was in the air, and after the first 6 games the match was standing at 3-3 with FC's No1 serving, some inspired returns WELTC broke leaving Dan to serve out the set, which ended 5-3, the success of this set then gave a massive confidence boost and the second set was more one-sided ending 4-1 - Giving us a deserved victory. u14s Widmer End v GX Dukes Wood LOST 0-3 WELTC were represented by Daniel Mason and Dan Simpson (Simpy) playing his first ever match and is was an amazing 3 matches, all very tight with some brilliant rallies. Unfortunately all going the way of GXDW, but considering the relative differences in LTA grades our boys did well. u14s Widmer End v Hazlemere - sunday 24th April - WON 3-0 Our first match in the Aegon Team Tennis league, WELTC were represented by Dan Mason, Zubyr and Owais Khan. All our players showed some great ability and resiliance with great team spirit by supporting each other. Well done guys. u14s Widmer End v Hazlemere - saturday 27th Feb Another hard fought match represented by Zubyr Khan and Daniel Mason. u18s Widmer End 0 v GXLTC 4 The under 18s represented by Nathan Twitchett and Tom Waksman played a pair from GX Bull lane. This being probably their first serious singles play and had a very hard set of matches against 2 very consistant and match prepared players. The matches were hard fought, but sadly we came second! The signs are promising as the points were well contested with Nathan launching missiles (100 mph) only to have them returned, but some fantastic rallies. Tom (mr consistant) was involved in some of the longest rallies ever seen at the club. Both players fought for the cause and were well congratulated by their opponents who know they were in a good game. u14s Widmer End 3 v Burnham 1 Widmer end was represented by Zubyr and Owais Khan. Widmer End’s junior tennis team showed great fighting spirit, as they came back from the brink to edge out the travelling boys of Burnham by 3 matches to1. Widmer End’s team, which consisted of 13 year old Zubayr Khan, and his 10 year old brother Owayss Khan produced some stunning attacking tennis, as they came back from a match down to beat a Burnham pairing of 13 year old Oscar, and 12 year old Matthew. Widmer End started slowly, and Owayss lost his first match to an in-form Oscar. However Zubayr levelled proceedings in a scrappy second match, despite being slightly off-form. After Owayss put in an excellent performance to breeze through his second match, Zubayr was left the task of finishing off Widmer End’s victory. He started very sluggishly, and after losing the first set 4-0, he was soon down match point at 2-3 in the second. However he saved the match point and then fought back in breathtaking fashion, finally winning 12-10 in a dramatic, nerve-jangling championship tie-break. This superb comeback completed a fine victory for Widmer End. Report by Zubyr Khan A full match report top come (as it was a long hard battle), untill then... .. From my telephone reporter (Ashfaq), some absolutely amazing tennis with Zubyr coming back from a set and having to break to stay in the match eventually winning in a 12-10 tie-break. These 2 matches played to 4 games (not 6) lasted about 2.5 hours Well done! Paul
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