LDSC II pull off shock of the season
Monday 24 October 2011
LDSC second side pulled off what can only be described as a
major upset by chalking up their first win ever, beating current
defending Champions Flitwick 3-2 away from home. Meanwhile LDSC
first team continued their 100% record at home to Silsoe.
LDSC's development side travelled to Flitwick, more in hope than
expectation. Flitwick have traditionally been one of the
powerhouses of Bedfordshire squash always finishing very high in
the league table are current champions and they were predicting an
easy win.
There was no indication as to the drama that was about to unfold
as the inexperienced Qaiser Malik and Ramon Sharma went down 3-0 in
both games. Qaiser played Ray Marshall who has been playing Beds
team squash for about 3 years and whilst he started really well he
ended up over-powered by Ray. Ramon also played very well and felt
aggrieved not to take at least a game with the third
going to Ian George, another team veteran 15-12.
Carl Bates should have triumphed easily against Stevee Mullins,
but once again, as in recent weeks, unforced errors meant that he
made life difficult for himself, ultimately scraping home 3-2. Team
captain Simon Swain had a titanic struggle against the experienced
Steve McCoy of Flitwick, with Simon finally triumphing 3-2, setting
the match up for the extraordinary climax.
The unbeaten Kachinga Kabwe delivered the coup de gras beating
what had been a confident Scot Jarvis 3-0.
Team captain Simon Swain said, "This was a great victory for us.
It shows the whole team is going from strength to strength. Our aim
for the season was to not finish bottom of the league and a few
results like this will make that a reality."
LDSC first team were at home to Silsoe and playing out of Luton
Regional Sports Centre while the home club is undergoing
refurbishment. The courts were very warm which was destined to
produce some long hard matches and there was a good amount of local
support for this clash, which was much appreciated and really added
to the atmosphere.
First on court was a fired up Steve Davies after a weeks absence
and he saw off the young Nathan Derrick at number 1 string in quick
time 3-0. The rest of the night proved a much tougher affair for
LDSC.
Dean Pike played well and always had control of his tricky
opponent Stewart Williams, although a pulled muscle in the third
nearly forced him to retire. He managed to carry on and in the end
secure a well deserved 3-1 win. Matt Mulara at number 2 string and
Steve Wells at number 5 string were next on court and both involved
in titanic battles. Matt's game ebbed and flowed but his opponent
James Nield had the edge in the last and played an array of
excellent drop shots to win 3-2. The performance of the night came
from Steve Wells though who battled back from 2-0 down to beat the
hard hitting Stuart Bithrey. Steve gave every last ounce of energy
he had and showed real fight to come through this one. The final
match of the night was also a genuine thriller and resulted in a
well earned 3-2 victory for Scott Adam over Silsoe's Richard
Earl.
A final match score of 17-8 to LDSC 1 was another good result from
the team and keeps them top of the table after 4 wins from the
first 4 matches.
Next week sees a historic derby match between the first and second
sides.
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