THE final mixed was again decisive as Holmfirth E suffered their second successive 5-4 defeat in Division IV of the Huddersfield Badminton League.
This time Royds Hall C were the victors in another hard-fought match where fortunes swung one way then the other.
Holmfirth’s men battled to overcome a strong combination from Royds Hall and won all three games.
Arthur Whitworth and Mark Hague were playing up for Holmfirth due to injuries, and Whitworth’s experience as a long-standing player in the Huddersfield League made a valuable contribution as he won all his rubbers.
However, Royds Hall ladies reversed the scoreline despite some very close encounters, winning all three of their games.
So everything was to play for in the mixed, but the Royds Hall pairings of Ian Carpenter and Angela Branson and Les Newby and Susan Jessop came up with the goods to notch a valuable win for their club.
Holmfirth E 4 Royds Hall C 5
Men – (Holmfirth names first): Chris Bottomley and Arthur Whitworth beat Ian Carpenter and Les Newby 21-16, 12-21, 22-20; Chris Bottomley and Mark Hague beat Carpenter and Malcolm Holmes 21/17, 21/19; Whitworth and Hague beat Newby and Holmes 21-17, 21-19.
Ladies – Liz Noble and Sarah Collins lost to Angela Branson and Helen Lambert 7-21, 12-21; Noble and Adele Taylor lost to Branson and Susan Jessop 21-17, 14-21, 17-21; Collins and Taylor lost to Lambert and Jessop 21-23, 21-15, 17-21.
Mixed – Bottomley and Noble lost to Carpenter and Branson 12-21, 11- 21; Whitworth and Collins beat Holmes and Lambert 23-21, 21-15; Hague and Taylor lost to Newby and Jessop 17-21, 13-21.
