Smashing summer for Spalding Town Tennis Club stars as they clinch another county crown

Spalding Tennis Club rounded off the summer season with a third county title.

The team of Hayden Bingham, Ian Argent, Martin Perkins and Carl Newell lifted the Lincolnshire Double League after winning a title decider against St James on Sunday.

Bingham led the way finishing first out of 61 players in the individual standings for the tournament.

It caps a great summer with Spalding winning three of the leagues entered.

Spalding B won Division Two in the Peterborough and District League.

The team represented by Newell, Ben Brittain, Argent, Micheal Pearl, Matthew Pearl, Perkins, Joey Brookes, Dominic McVittee, Richard Houghton, James Stamp and Evgeniy Shevchenko won nine out of ten matches.

Spalding D enjoyed an even better record going the league season unbeaten as they won Peterborough and District League Division Four.

Gavin Staite, Peter King, Mike Bowles, Rodney Leadbeater, Ian Brookes, Terry Hughes, Nick Hughes, John Lees and Rob Gordon won all seven matches.

A club spokesman said: “Well done to everyone who has played for the club this season.”

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