First up was Paul at fifth string against Richard.  Both players had a scrappy start with a lot of loose shots but Paul had the best of the first set, before struggling slightly against a much-improved second set performance by Richard.  Good line and length, plus focus on shot selection was needed from Paul, and this continued to improve as he bounced back in the second set (partially thanks to a gift by his opponent who failed to call an obvious stroke on game ball!)  At 2-0 up and settling into the match, Paul showed why he has become known as a much-feared opponent throughout the division by playing some good squash in the third to wrap-up a much-needed 3-0 victory.

On the other court, at third string Richard played a tricky opponent in Olu, who had caused us problems in previous matches.  Keen to show what he was worth after last week’s turnaround match, Richard stormed to a 27/4 victory with some fantastic squash and a great result (the scoreline reminded us of a few of Alex MacKinnon’s matches earlier in the season prior to his extended vacation in Southampton).  Well played and just the way to bounce back from last week!

Iain then took the charge at fourth string, returning from a mystery unknown absence during the previous week’s must-win fixture!  Keen to show that he would have made the difference had he played last week, Iain dominated the first two sets 9/1, 9/2, before easing off in the third to win 10/8 and another 3-0 victory.

Dan then took to the court at first string against Shola who is a very tricky player with some great shots.  An extremely close match which last a long time given the scoreline and each set being very tight.  Fortunately Dan managed to be the more composed during the key points in each set and wrapped up a 3-0 victory in another good display winning 10/8, 9/7, 9/6.  Dan then proceeded to turn into the master-chef in the Spencer Club state-of-the-art kitchen, whilst Niall prepared to wrap up victory in the final game.

Niall went onto his favourite court number two against Dave, who is somebody we haven’t encountered during the previous three matches against this team.  A pretty strong number two and so it proved as Niall found himself 2-0 down after an unlucky 10/9 in the first and a struggled 9/2 in the second.  Dave seemed more out-of-breath than any other squash player I’ve ever witnessed, however this didn’t seem to make much difference as Dave showed an ability to carry on running around without really breathing properly which was a bit worrying at times...!  After some advice from the Captain, Niall bounced back in the third and won it 9/5 to gain Spencer a much-needed extra point, prior to losing the fourth 9/2 for only his second defeat for the season.