Badminton update
The first was held on the 3rd of January with the Mens 1 team playing Eire Friends away in their 2nd outing in the DDL. Paddy and his team hoped to improve on their first outing in which they were defeated by Boyne. Unfortunatley it was not to be as they lost 3-1 in a competitive League match. Hard luck to the lads.
Ladies 3 and Mens 3 both had DDL matches at home on Tuesday the 7th of January but alas with mixed fortunes. Ladies 3 went down 4-0 to local rivals Ryston of Newbridge while the Mens 3 got a hard earned draw to An Caislain Nua of Dublin. Great perfromances from the Ladies sub Nicole Dannagher and the Mens sub, local man Ronan Murphy. Ronan proving that even though hes the big 50 (!!!) he still has the moves on court.
Mix 1 captained by Lynsey Walshe had a QF DD Cup win over Old Bawn on Thursday 9th of January. This home fixture proved to be an epic match. After losing their mens singles game (hard luck to Paddy) Captain Lynsey beat her singles opponent leveling the match 1-1. Gareth and Paddy then won the mens doubles and Lynsey and Norrie won the ladies doubles giving them the match, with a game to spare, well done to all and good luck in the Semi Finals on Baldoyle being played on Feb 24th.
Finally Mix 3 played Baldoyle Mix 1 in the return fixure in their DDL which was played away in Baldoyle on Saturday the 11th of January. Unfortunatley they could not build on their previous win and lost 5-3 in a hard fought and enteraining match. All is not lost however and Mix 3 still are in with a great chance of making it out of the group. Hard luck to Enda, John, Vincent, Fintan, Sarah, Anna Marie, Jen and super sub Nicole Dannagher.
Pictured are Lynsey Walshe, Paddy Burke, Norrie Gilchrist and Gareth Hogan.
