Gareth’s Fitness is the difference for ‘Fitness’
First on Helmand court against local rivals Fitness First was Chris at 2, who unfortunately was too ill even to make his opponent sweat. Not even the thought of defeating yet another Stanton (Dave) could shift the illness. No family loyalties were apparent as Kerry and Elliot both shouted encouragement to Chris, but he goes down 3-0.
Meanwhile, Gareth (4) was finally back in action after a calf injury on court 7, plugging away heroically to a 2-1 lead. The long time out of the game took its toll and Gareth lost the final 2 games. 3-2 loss but a valiant effort all things considering.
With the match at 0-2, it was time for a comeback…..
James at 5 was off to a flying start in a jovial match, and on a mission to leave as much of his skin on the court as possible by attempting Agassi type dives around the court. This all seemed fun at the time until the showers afterwards when the water hit all the grazes….girl like screams could be heard from the changing rooms. All the effort resulted in a 3-1 win with Stefan saying James needed a slap for losing a game…..
So Stefan (3) went on court and lost his first game. Brought it back to 1-1 saying “won that 9-2, gonna win the next 9-2 too”……… He won it 9-4, but not before being stuck at 7 for eternity. Must have been the young female watching that caused this relapse…….. Which then continued into a dreadful 4th game. 2-2. Was the curse of female spectators gonna strike? No, Stefan wins 3-2, with Stefan composed again and the lady went off with the opponent. Not fair!
So it was down to the Iceman (Robbi) to seal the victory against an opponent that had two shots, lob and drop. Problem was, he was very, very good at them. The Iceman melted away to a 3-0 defeat in an uneventful match.