Tennis (Match 2) v Halcyon TC

With a few clouds in the sky and a cooling, coastal breeze, the tennis squad was hoping that today was their chance to turn up the heat on our opposition. Mr. Mallins even made a small wager with the opposition; if they won they would be given a prize, if they lost they would have to sing the Antiguan national anthem.

It was obvious from the start that our confidence was high and the standard of tennis was much improved from our last match.

Sichel and Horsfall had worked on their serves in training and they were forcing the opposition to make some tricky returns. Sichel won his singles match posting our first victory of the tour, closely followed by Nicheli who came through a tough match to win 6-4. 

Balchin's aims was to be more consistent and move around the court, and judging by the sweat in his cap, and the temper tantrums of his opposite man, he achieved them.

After being all square after the singles and then 2 behind after that first round of doubles, we needed 2 wins to draw the fixture. Unfortunately we missed some big shots on some big points and lost both, to finish the match 6-2. The opposition graciously accepted their prize  and we were once again left frustrated that we had been so close to the first tour victory.

We meet the same opposition on Monday and we hope that the Antiguan National anthem will be heard loudly come 2pm.