Uphill Badminton Club

Great Win For Uphill's 'A' Team

Only the 'A' and 'C' teams were in action this week and both performed well.

The 'A' team were at home to Nailsea & Backwell 'A' and won by 9 rubbers to 0. This was a great win as Nailsea & Backwell 'A' are considered to be one of the top teams in the 1st Division. It was a hard fought match with the first three mixed rubbers determining the course of the evening. The first saw Ellie Hart and Mark Edwards 6-13 down in the first game, before they stormed back to win 15-13 and 15-10. The next two...

Uphill's Ladies Show the Way

This week Uphill Badminton Club's 'F', mens, ladies and George Rowdon Trophy teams were in action, but only the ladies emerged with a win.

The 'F' team were away to Redwood Lodge and lost a hard fought match by 6 rubbers to 3. This was an entertaining match, with good badminton at this level. Although only two of the rubbers went to 3 games, the others produced long hard fought rallies. The Uphill team of Marion Evans, Bill Ponting, Di Brown, Chris Ponting, Mary Palmer and Terry Waite all playe...

Uphills Badminton Club Has Busy Week

Uphill Badminton Club's 'A', 'B', 'D' and 'E' teams were all in action this week and recorded two wins and two losses.

The 'A' team, had a top of the League battle away to 2nd placed Clevedon Feathers 'A', and continued their winning run to consolidate their position at the top of the League. They have now played 3, won 3, got 24 rubbers and 30 points. The team of Mark Edwards, Ellie Hart, Paul Edwards, Nicky Mills (Captain), Ross Maclennon and Christy Langford all played well and won a hard fo...

Tough Matches For Uphills 'E' & 'F' Teams

Uphills 'E' team, were at home to Wedmore this week and lost by 6 rubbers to 3. This was a very competitive match that was decided by the results of the three mixed rubbers. These were all very close, each of them going to 3 games, the last of which went to 14-17. However all these rubbers were eventually won by Wedmore. The Uphill team of Jo Eady, Scott Horsnell, Emma Maloney, Dave Pope, Lynn Pope and Fred Brown all gave a 100% effort. The Uphill ladies proved too strong for their opponents, wi...