Uphill Badminton Club

UPHILL BADMINTON PLAYERS LOOKING FOR TOUGH TEN SUPPORT

UPHILL BADMINTON PLAYERS LOOKING FOR TOUGH TEN SUPPORT

Uphill Badminton Clubs 'B', 'C' and 'E' teams were in action this week and all won convincingly.
The Club is also entering ten members in the 2010 Tough Ten Multi Terrain Race Challenge on Sunday 14th February organised by Weston-super-mare Lions Club. The race is designed to be within the capabilities of any normally fit runner or jogger and the 10 mile course uses sections of (closed) tarmac road along the seafront and coast, a section of the Promenade, woodland paths and trails within Worlebury Woods, and a little of the beach. In parts it is flat and fast; in others there are short climbs and long down hill sections. The runners challenge is to both complete the course and enjoy the run. The Clubs five League teams all have runners representing their team and would welcome further individual sponsorship. If anyone would like to sponsor any of our runners they can do so personally, or by contacting the Club on www.uphillbadminton.co.uk All the runners are aiming to raise as much money as possible through sponsorship and will be supporting the National Charity 'Sports Relief' who use the money they are given to help poor and vulnerable people, both here at home and overseas. The photo shows eight of the ten runners, the other two who were unavailable for the photo are Matt Potts and Teresa Davison.
L toR Back: - Matt Valentine, Billy Fear, Robin Curry, Matt Cole.
Front: -Grant Kelly , Mark Edwards, Rob Morray and Tom Higgins

The 'B' team were playing at home to Wyvern 'B' in Division 2 of the North Somerset League and won a competitive match by 6 rubbers to 3. The team of, Teresa Davison, Wai Cheung, Christy Langford, Brian Hadley, Denise Burton (Capt.) and Rob Morray all played well. Only one of the rubbers went to three games and that was won by Uphill.
The evening started well for Uphill as they won two of the three mixed rubbers and this was further improved as Teresa, Christy and Denise proved too strong for the Wyvern ladies, winning all the ladies rubbers with ease. The mens rubbers proved far more competitive with Ross Maclennan & Antony Forster beating Wai & Brian 19-21, 8-21 in the first mens. Wai & Rob then fought hard in the second mens rubber after losing the first game 13-21 they came back to beat Ross Maclennan & Clive Wood 21-18, 21-17. Wyvern then hit back to take the last mens rubber with Antony Forster & Clive Wood beating Brian & Rob 14-21, 18-21.
The only players to win all their rubbers were Christy Langford and Denise Burton of Uphill with good support from Teresa, Brian and Rob.
This win takes them to the top of the Division having played 6, won 5 got 36 rubbers and 46 points.

The 'C' team were playing away to Nailsea and Backwell 'B' and won by 8 rubbers to 1. The team of Ruth Harding, Robert Cole, Julie O'Sullivan, Matt Valentine, Maureen Matthews (Capt.) and Tom Higgins all played well. In the mixed and mens rubbers, Uphill proved too strong for the opposition and won all their rubbers comfortably. In the more competitive ladies rubbers Ruth & Julie (playing her first match of the season) won the first ladies rubber 15-21, 17-21 and Ruth & Maureen followed this up by beating Joanne Kushner & Jude Little 23-25, 13-21. The final ladies rubber was close and hard fought, before Emma Bird & Jude Little beat Julie & Maureen 24-22, 21-23, 21-16.
The only players to win all their rubbers were Rob, Matt and Tom from Uphill with good support from Ruth, Julie and Maureen

The 'E' team, whose players are all junior club members, were playing at home to Winscombe 'B' and won by 6 rubbers to 3. The team of Kate Robinson, Andrew Potts (Capt.), Emily Walker, Billy Fear, Emily Walker and Sonny Topham all played well and are showing good progress since the start of the season. This was a good competitive match with three rubbers going to three games and many other games being very close. Uphill started well, with Kate & Andrew coming back, after losing the first game 17-21 to win the rubber 17-21, 21-5, 21-11. Emily Look & Billy then won a close second mixed 21-13, 19-21, 21-19. Emily Walker & Sonny Topham won the final mixed 21-19, 21-15. Kate and the two Emilys proved too strong for the opposition ladies and won all their rubbers comfortably. In the mens rubbers all the games were close. In the first Andrew & Billy lost to Adrian Moore & Ian Tolley 21-14, 16-21, 23-25. The second saw Andrew & Sonny lose 16-21, 19-21 to Adrian Moore & Anthony Biggs and the final mens was won by Ian Tolley & Anthony Biggs of Winscombe 20-22, 19-21 to complete an enjoyable evenings badminton.
The only players to win all their rubbers were Kate Robinson, Emily Look and Emily Walker with good support from Andrew, Billy and Sonny.