9 June 2018 - PCC 'A' win the BIG MATCH v Surbiton (National Inter-Club Championship)
Phyllis Court 'A' beat Surbiton 5 - 2 today in the first round of the National Inter-Club Championship.
With the courts in tip-top condition, all the hoops in new holes and the forecast 'scorcher' tuning out to be 'comfortably warm' instead, the scene was set for and entertaining match between two evenly matched teams.
PCC's no. 3 Ian Norris was first on to the scoreboard with a 7-5, 7-3 win over Surbiton's George Noble, and then the hosts stretched their lead with victory in the doubles rubber.
The doubles was extremely close with PCC 'getting out of jail' at the 13th hoop in the first game to crown a good come back, and similarly Charlie Von Schmieder had to come from behind to beat Nick Cheyne and Ed Dymock in the second game 7-5.
Don Beck gave Surbiton some hope by scoring with a bouncing jump shot at hoop 13 in his firts game against the in-form Roger Goldring, but the Phyllis Court man won the second game quickly and the third rather more long windedly as lunch spoiled.
Any lunch is always going to be good when one's team is 3 - 0 ahead, but and on this occasion the Orangery performed well for us and our guests, who were complimentary.
PCC need just one more win from any of the afternoon's singles rubbers and it was Goldring who brought home the result with a straight games win by 7-2 and 7-5 over Noble.
Beck got one result back for Surbiton with a 6-7, 3-7 win over Norris before Roberts drove home the result for Phyllis Court with a 7-3, 7-3 defeat of Dymock.
Cheyne was more accurate with his clearances against von Schmieder and won 6-7, 4-7, so the end over-all result was a fair 5 - 2 win for Phyllis Court, who now face Sussex County on a date and venue to be decided.
PCC 'A': Charlie von Schmieder (-2), Chris Roberts (-1), Ian Norris (-1), Roger Goldring (-1).
Charlie von Schmieder & Chris Roberts beat Cheyne & Dymock 7-6, 7-5
Ian Norris beat George Noble 7-5, 7-3
Roger Goldring beat Don Beck 6-7, 7-2, 7-5
Charlie von Schmieder lost to Nick Cheyne 6-7, 4-7
Chris Roberts beat Ed Dymock 7-3, 7-3
Ian Norris lost to Don Beck 6-7, 3-7
Roger Goldring beat George Noble 7-2, 7-5