TVS BROXBOURNE
STORM INTO PLAYOFFS

A TVS Broxbourne team, once again severely weakened, by players away at tournaments in Quatar and New York travelled to Lee-on-Solent. The home team were also barely recognisable with a lot of their team away. This did
not prevent another great night of National League squash. First on court was Alison Waters who made short work of Tina Rix winning 9-5, 9-2, 9-1 showing that the TVS girl is maturing into a very useful young player.

Next to score was the TVS new import Kim Lee Wong a Malaysian junior currently at Wycliffe College and training with the Hertfordshire club’s League squad. Kim came through winning a closely contested game against the Lee 4th string and team manager Kim overcame some of Deans superb shot making to win 9-6, 5-9, 9-6, 10-8.

Experience in the shape of Danny Meddings for TVS was far too strong for the Lee-on-Solent number 2 winning in double quick time 9-6, 9-5, 9-2. to give TVS Broxbourne the match with to strings still to play.

The number 3 string produced a classic battle with Mark Woodliffe, recent over 40s semi finalist from the National Championships in Manchester for TVS, playing the current UK under 17 number 1, for Lee Chris Simpson. After a brisk start by the junior who won the first Woodliffe took control to win the next 2 games the long fourth game was evenly matched eventually going to Simpson to set up a fifth game decider. Woodliffe drew on his reserves to come out the winner 2-9, 9-7, 9-4, 12-10, 9-7.

With TVS Broxbourne 4-0 up it was the turn of the first string match with Mark Chaloner for TVS playing Bradley Ball, this was the TVS Captain’s first competitive match since injury withdrawal from his match against Peter Genever at Chichester. The Lee-on-Solent player is always a dangerous prospect particularly in the League scoring system. He took the first 2 games in which Mark looked very sharp although a little “ring rusty” in the third the Hertfordshire world no.13 was looking more at ease and showed some of his undoubted class to take that game with ease. The forth game was closely contested with Bradley Ball coming out as the winner 9-3,9-7,3-9,9-6.

Mark said “It was a great night for the team and I was pleased to get a good competitive game under my belt before flying of to New York for The Tournament of Champions. Bradley is always a tough opponent especially up to 9, but it was good to come through with a positive result for the team”

Report from Geoff Long – TVS Broxbourne Manager

The final home league match is on the 4th March, you will be very welcome if you would like to come. The same applies to the home semi final although I don't yet know when this will be or who against.