DROITWICH Lawn Tennis Club mixed B team had a losing draw at Worcester C in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Winter League Division Two.
Captain Caroline Brookes and Robin Jones gave their all but lost twice in straight sets.
Penny Maidment and Ben Steel prospered 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 and 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 but Worcester held on for the winning draw.
Droitwich E team fell 3-1 at Halesowen B in Division Eight East with Paul Webber and Diane Owen unlucky to be edged out 6-4, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-3.
Ian Ross and Jackie Holliday won 6-4, 6-3 before losing 6-3, 7-5.
The women’s A team, who are bottom of Division One, went down 4-0 at home to Bromsgrove A.
Both pairings, Penny Maidment and Heather Fellows and Lisa Pettener-Jones and Marelize Yorke, lost in straight sets.
The G team picked up a deserved 3-1 win at David Lloyd Worcester D in Division 11 East.
Julia Brown and Judy Robins won 7-5, 6-1 and lost 6-3, 6-3.
But Melanie Cook and Alexa Dean triumphed 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2, 6-1.
The men’s G team claimed a winning draw against Cutnall Green D in Division 12 East.
Nigel Hughes and Richard Probyn-Skinner lost 6-2, 6-1 but hit back to win 6-0, 6-4.
Steve Good and Jonathan Carter enjoyed a 6-3, 6-1 success and secured the winning draw despite going down 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 in their second encounter.
The C team had a winning draw at David Lloyd Bromsgrove C in Division Five East.
Nick King and Eric Cartelet lost 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 before winning 6-3, 7-5.
Steel and Bob Smith won 6-2, 7-5 and lost 6-4, 7-6.
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