Okehampton men's A 8

Newton St Cyres A 2

OKEHAMPTON A in their first home tennis match of the season welcomed back Adam Richards back to the team.

Richards and Paul Love started slowly and lost the first set 4-6 but the partnership grew as they won the second 6-4 to go into a championship tie-break. After playing the big points well and saving numerous match points they pulled through 15-13. The pair went on to win the second match comfortably 6-3, 6-2.

The second Okehampton pairing was a family affair with the father and son team of Stuart and John Jarvis. They got off to a flying start to win the first match 6-3, 7-5. They struggled to get going in the second match and lost the first set 1-6. However, they came back strong to win 6-2, 10-4 to give Okehampton their first eight-point maximum win of the season.

Teignmouth C 6

Okehampton men's B 3

Okehampton men's B team thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Teignmouth in a quality match played in the true spirit of the game. Josh Parsons, partnered by David Naylor, continued to develop and show promise and although they lost both matches in straight sets they won several games and pushed their opponents hard.

A new partnership of John Jarvis and Steve Parsons got off to flying start taking the first set 6-2. They hit a purple patch to establish a 5-1 lead in the second set before the opposition staged a dramatic comeback to level at 5-5.

However, they regathered their thoughts and took the set 7-5. They found it hard to adjust to the power and strength of Teignmouth`s first pair and lost the first set 2-6. They managed to pin the opposition to the baseline and pick off their volleys to take the second set 6-3. Unfortunately they could not maintain this momentum and lost the championship tiebreak 6-10.

n On Friday, June 12 Okehampton men's A are home to Tipton St John A and on June 15, Oke ladies A play Newton Abbot ladies A.