THE LTA National Club League has got underway with mixed fortunes for Thorpe Bay and Westcliff Hard.
Thorpe's ladies got their campaign off to a winning start with an 8-4 victory over Harpenden in Nation-al Division One Group F.
Helen Parish, Mel Hall, Sara Needham and Ashlee Tyrrell won the singles 3-1 and halved the doubles for a 4-2 win, with each rubber being worth two points, thus the 8-4 scoreline.
Westcliff Hard's men also enjoyed an 8-4 win over Essex rivals Woodford Wells in National Division One Group F.
But there was disappointment for Thorpe Bay's men in National Division Two Group R as they were beaten 12-0 by Muswell Hill Methodist.
The teams are in action again on Sunday in the second round.
RESULTS Ladies' Div 1 Gp F: Connaught 12 Cambridge 0, Woodford Wells 12 Chandos 0, Thorpe Bay 8 Harpenden 4. Men's Div 1 Gp G: Westcliff Hard 8 Woodford Wells 4, Ipswich 2 Globe 10, Gosling 10 Chandos 2, Connaught 2 Bromley 10. Men's Div 2 Gp R: Letchworth 12 Chesham Bois 0, Cranbrook Castle 2 Frinton 10, Halton 8 Gerrards Cross 4, Muswell Hill Methodist 12 Thorpe Bay 0.
SUNDAY FIXTURES Ladies' Div 1 Gp F: Gosling v Thorpe Bay, Chandos v Connaught, Harpenden v Woodford Wells. Men's Div 1 Gp G: Connaught v Gosling, Globe v Westcliff Hard, Chandos v Ipswich, Bromley v Woodford Wells. Men's Div 2 Gp R: Halton v Cranbrook Castle, Chesham Bois v Muswell Hill Methodist, Frinton v Letchworth, Gerrards Cross v Thorpe Bay.
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