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LDSC II pull off shock of the season

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.

Posted by : Qaiser Malik at 22:15:PM
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