For a second successive week the York 1 mixed team were narrowly beaten 53-55 in another so near yet so far encounter. A great support witnessed a fascinating clash with Wetherby just coming out the wrong side of an extremely close scorecard. There was some breathtaking tennis on view which entertained the galleries but in top seeds Eleanor Bradshaw and Ben Walker Wiggington had the class pairing on show and they bagged a very eye catching 30 points which helped guide the York side top of the early season table.

Wetherby travel to Rufforth next Thursday in a clash between the two promoted sides and hopefully a repetition of tonight’s effort will have a better reward.