THE Men's B team at Bromsgrove Tennis Club were edged out by Belbroughton a tight Division Three clash.

Past results suggested this would be a close contest.

Each pair of Steve Jones with Matt Smith, Phil Boardman with Ash Rutter and Jeth Tomlinson with Trevor Errington won a rubber and lost one to make the match score 3-3.

But Belbroughton took the win as they were 8-7 up in sets.

In Division Five, the C team travelled to Boughton (Worcester) but struggled on the Worcester-based side's grass courts, which were full of unpredictable bounce.

Jack Walters with Pete Morris won both their contests, recording an impressive 6-0, 6-0 win over the Boughton third pair and beating the second duo in two sets.

John Casey with Tim Wright also beat the third pair convincingly but lost to the Boughton's first string.

Finally, John Dudek with Alistair Liddle went down in both their rubbers.

The result needed a countback on games won with rubbers and sets equal and again Bromsgrove just took the victory.

However, only taking eight points out of a possible maximum of 14 means their promotion hopes are dashed.

Captain Casey said: "The courts are well past their best and the random nature of the bounce meant the contest was a bit of a lottery. It’s disappointing to drop the points we needed in these circumstances."

The Ladies D team took on Droitwich D in Division Seven and came away 4-2 winners.

In a close match with a number of three-set battles, Bromsgrove managed to clinch the vital points.

Cynthia Colley with Jenny Buckley won both their rubbers, while Lesley Hodson with Ros Cooke and Sarah Davies with Sue Murray both had a victory and a loss.

Victory a guaranteed finish in the top half of the table, just missing out on promotion.