With late drop outs and a couple of late entries 14 teams contested the 2026 Tony Giordano Memorial doubles. On a reasonably pleasant day the man who seems to “own” the competition came good again. In the past three contests Clifton Gonsalves, who won two with Mick Roberts, came good again with new partner Alex Hepburn, winning 4 from 4 rounds with a plus score of 23. Runners Up with 3 wins and plus 27 were Cigdem & Paul Laity just pipping Derrick Elsmore & Gilles Martin who finished on 3 wins plus 26. Also with 3 wins were Chris Chubb & Steve Read with +16 and Jennie Pudney & Geoff Black with +2. The top 3 couples were awarded trophies for their efforts. Full results on the competitions page.
Match Reports
Annual Melee Results
16 souls braved a chill wind to play the Club’s Annual Melee. The result was reversal of the past four years of lady domination as Sean Smith followed a good run of Melee (monthly) results Read more…