Badminton update
KBC’s Mix 2 started the competitive week off with an away match in their Division 3, DDL against Newcastle which was played on Tuesday the 14th of January, writes Enda O'Neill of Kilcullen Badminton Club.
This highly competitive match was taken by Newcastle beating Kilcullen 3-1. KBC got off to a great start with the women pairing of Lynsey and Aoife beating the Newcastle ladies in two straight sets, unfortunately an ill captain Dave and Alastor couldn’t build on the ladies great win and they lost their mens in a close 3-set thriller.
The two mix partnerships of Aoife/Dave lost their game in three sets and Lynsey/Alastor also failled to get a win to secure two points. Luckily this is only their first League match so they have plenty of matches to make up ground. Hard luck to Dave and the team.
Wednesday 15th saw KBC’s unbeaten Mix 4 team away to An Caislain Nua in the DDC. This is where Oliver and his team tasted defeat for the first time in their campaign. Mix 4 got off to a great start winning both the Ladies singles and doubles, the scores were then evened with KBC Men lost both their singles and doubles matches. KBC lost the deciding mixed match giving An Caislain a hard earned victory. Hard luck to Meave, Nicole, Kasi and captain Olivier.
Two matches were played on Thursday the 16th, the first at home with Ladies 2 playing Tolka Rovers in the div 7 DDC. Tolka Rovers took the Match 3-0 with a game to spare, this result however cannot take away from the fact that the first two games went to very close 3 setters with Jen Monaghan.
Mix 1 were away to Old School in their division 3 DDl and managed to get an important 2-2 draw, well done Norrie, Caroline, Paddy and Gareth.
Mens 2 visited Eire Friends on Sunday 19th of January. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be the lad's day and they suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat, all is not lost however as they have two games in hand on league leaders Eire Friends and a game in hand on Lucan who sit above them in the table.
Finally the KBC Juveniles had a very successful weekend with Colin P Valroy winning the U17 Mens championship and Rachel Downey winning the U17 Ladies doubles. Also well done to Aoife Stafford who was runner up in the Ladies U17 Doubles final.
