Kings Sutton A completed their impressive season in Div 2 of the Winter Weekend League with another victory – making it 10 wins out of 10 for the league champions!

They beat a strong Harbury team 6-2 due to rubber wins for Stephanie & Sally (6-1, 6-0), Jordan & Stephanie (6-1, 6-0) and Jerry & Sally (7-6, 6-3). The only reversal came in the men’s rubber with Jordan & Jerry losing 4-6, 3-6.

A good win today for the B team against Byfield C in the Banbury Winter League, making it 7 wins from 9 matches and a guaranteed promotion to Division 2 next year with 1 match still to play. Both the ladies and the men's doubles were halved, with Anne & Sandra going 6-3, 3-6 and Jerry & Russell winning the first set 6-2 before narrowly missing out on the second by losing in the tiebreak. All square going into the mixed and number 1 pair Anne & Jerry halved again at 6-2, 2-6, with a 6-1, 6-2 victory for Sandra and Russell securing the overall result.

King's Sutton A wrapped up the Banbury Weekend Division 2 title with a game to spare, with a convincing 7-1 win over Middleton Cheney A yesterday morning. Steph and Sally won the ladies doubles 6-1, 6-2 while Jerry and Callum halved the men's 6-0, 4-6. In the mixed, Steph and Callum won 6-2, 6-1, with Sally and Jerry winning 6-3, 6-2 to complete the win.

On Saturday 29th, King’s Sutton B battled storm Jorge and Tysoe A to secure a 7-1 victory in the Banbury Weekend League. In extremely challenging conditions, the ladies, Tanya Gardiner and Caro Stacy, came back from 1-5 down to win 7-5, 6-1 and the men, Darrel Foulk and Robbie Macrory, won 7-5, 6-2. In the mixed both couples were pushed to a tie-break. The first pair, Darrel and Tanya, won theirs and took the second set 6-3. Robbie and Caro won their first set 6-3 but lost their tie-break set. The victory secures second place in Division 3 and promotion to Division 2 for King’s Sutton!

The B team put in a great performance to secure a 6-2 win over second place BWE C, keeping them comfortably top of the Floodlit Div 4 table. Caro & Isobel won the ladies doubles, and the mixed pairings of Caro & Jerry and Isobel & Darrel both beat their opposite pairs to secure the win. Promotion beckons!

King's Sutton B continued their push for promotion from Division 4 in the Floodlit League with a convincing 6-2 win over Byfield D last night. Caro and Isobel comfortably won the ladies double 6-3, 6-0, with Jerry and Darrel battling to a 6-4, 6-2 win in the men's doubles. In the mixed doubles, Caro and Jerry were just edged out by the Byfield first pair, but Isobel and Darrel convincingly beat the second pair 6-0, 6-1 to secure the win. The win moves the team to the top of the league! 

In the Banbury Weekend Winter League Div 2, King's Sutton A had an early season ‘top of the table’ clash with Charlbury B – both teams going into the match with 15 points from their first two matches.

King's Sutton came out convincing 8-0 winners, conceding just 10 games across the 8 sets. Steph Browne and Sally McAllister-Little won the ladies match 6-2, 6-2, while Jordan Robinson and Dave Dallaway won the men’s 6-0, 6-2. In the mixed doubles rubbers, Robinson and Browne won 6-1, 6-0 and Dallaway and McAllister-Little won 6-2, 6-1.

King's Sutton A got their winter season off to a perfect start with an 8-0 win over Priors Marston A this morning. Jordan and Callum won the men's doubles 6-1, 6-2, with Sally and Carrie winning the ladies doubles 6-2, 6-1. Jordan and Sally teamed up to win their mixed 6-1, 6-2, with Callum and Carrie winning 6-0, 6-0 to complete the whitewash.