Monday, April 16, 2012

Scots lose to the Irish in the Singles Matches to retain the Mary McKenna Trophy

Winning Irish Vets Captain Terry Saxton with Scottish Vets Captain Helen Faulds

The Irish Vets Team Celebrate
The Scottish Vets were beaten 7.5 to 0.5 in the singles on Day 2 of the Mary McKenna Trophy today

Singles Results:
Sheena McElroy beat May Hughes 3/2
Pat Doran beat Alison Bartlett 3/2
Gertie MacMullen beat Linda Urquhart 2/1
Pauline Walsh beat Heather Anderson 2 up
Carol Wickham halved with Mary Smith
Mairead MacNamara beat Elaine Allison 2/1
Suzanne Corcoran beat Lorna Bennet 2 up
Helen Jones eat Karen Ballantyne 4/3

Singles result 71/2 – ½
The Final Result was Irish Vets 9.5  Scottish Vets 2.5.

Helen said --- "Very disappointing day in the singles. At the halfway stage it was pretty even but somehow in the back nine the Irish established a lead and ran out deserved winners of the competition."