BAT's Badminton Club A team built on their first two victories in the Plymouth and District Badminton League by taking all nine rubbers off Torpoint Badminton Club B team recently.
In the men's doubles rubbers Alan Berry, Chris Woodruffe and David Harrington turned on the style with three straight rubber victories. Alan and Chris started the rout with a 15-2, 15-2 victory followed soon afterwards by Alan and David winning 15-2, 15-0.
Chris and David were determined to keep up the momentum and at 15-1 and 13-0 it looked almost too easy. The Torpoint pair then rallied slightly but lost out 15-3 in the end. The BAT's men had only conceded 10 points whilst scoring 60 themselves in six games.
In the ladies' doubles Heather Cooper and Glynis Hingston opened up with a difficult rubber against the Torpoint pair. In both of the games of the rubber the points were shared before the BAT's pair took control to win the rubber 15-9, 15-8.
The second ladies' rubber proved to be the closest of the evening with Heather Cooper and Diane Philips having to pull out the stops to overcome the Torpoint pairing 17-16, 15-13.
The third ladies' doubles rubber saw Glynis Hingston partner Diane Philips and control the Torpoint pairing with well thought plays. In the end the BAT's pairing ran out comfortable winners 15-4, 15-8.
Having taken all the men's and ladies rubbers the BAT's players were determined to finished off the match by taking all three mixed doubles rubbers. In the first mixed doubles rubber Chris Woodruffe and Diane Philips played well together to take the rubber 15-2, 15-7.
Alan Berry and Glynis Hingston then continued the winning way by taking the second mixed doubles rubber 15-1, 15-2.
The third mixed doubles rubber saw Heather Cooper partner David Harrington take the first game 15-3, but then have to work hard in the second game as the Torpoint pairing nearly took it but in the end Heather and David held on to take the game and the rubber 15-13.
With three matches now played BAT's A team are unbeaten and, more importantly, they have 17 out of a possible 18 points in division 4 of the Plymouth and District Badminton League.