The third of three home games in quick succession saw Hunters 2 host AT7 2 at Rugby High School.

It was clear this was going to be a more challenging encounter with some strong opposition who were playing in the league above last season. Pairings this week are Mark Currie/Andy Dunn, David Pugh/Tom Marsh, Simon Piercy/Jonny George.

The opening rubbers put us on the back foot, with both Mark/Andy and David/Tom failing to win. Simon and Jonny had an easier run against the AT7 thirds, so we were behind 1-2 at this point. The trend continued in the next three with Hunters only winning against the match between Mark/Andy and the AT7 third pair.

At 2-4 things were looking dire, but an improvement in fortunes saw Simon and Jonny take a win to provide a grain of hope at 3-4. Despite David and Tom winning the final game, the AT7 2nd pair were just a little too strong for us on the night and we couldn’t convert that all important deciding leg.

Match score win for AT7 2 4-5.