National Badminton League: Surrey Smashers whitewash Team Derby
Last Updated: 27/01/15 10:38am
Surrey Smashers produced the first 5-0 win in the National Badminton League with a dominant performance over Team Derby in front of another 1,000 sell out at Surrey Sports Park.
Carl Baxter proved the hero for the Guildford franchise as he beat Rajiv Ouseph, who had been best man at his wedding, for the first time in his career to secure a home win.
As a result, Surrey stay top of the table with two Match Nights to go before the June finals.
In the bottom-of-the-table clash, the University of Nottingham Badminton won their first match of the season against Loughborough Sport, who are still looking for their first victory.
Meanwhile, Milton Keynes Badminton won their first home match against previously unbeaten Birmingham Lions. MK Badminton led 3-0 to take the win, but with every match counting towards end-of-season points, Birmingham's last two rubber wins could prove crucial.
Results
University of Nottingham Badminton 4-1 Loughbough Sport
Rob Blair/Chloe Magee 3-2 Marcus Ellis/Jenny Wallwork
Olga Konon 3-1 Linda Zetchiri
Kieran Merrillees 3-0 Greg Mairs
Carissa Turner/Alex Langley 0-3 Lauren Smith/Chloe Birch
Chris Adcock/Adam Hall 3-2 Peter Briggs/Harley Towler
Surrey Smashers 5-0 Team Derby
Matthew Nottingham/Gabby Adcock 3-1 Martin Campbell/Gail Emms
Eefje Muskens/Emily Westwood 3-2 Kate Robertshaw/Lydia Powell
Carl Baxter 3-0 Rajiv Ouseph
Soraya De Visch Eijbergen 3-1 Karin Schnaase
Dean George/Chris Langridge 3-0 Andy Ellis/Chris Coles
Milton Keynes Badminton 3-2 Birmingham Lions
Toby Penty/Jess Pugh 3-1 Nico Ruponen/Alyssa Lim
Jess Fletcher/Sophie Sankey 3-0 Heather Olver/Jess Hopton
Sam Parsons 3-1 Ben Beckman
Liz Cann 1-3 Fontaine Chapman
Peter Mills/Paul van Rietvelde 1-3 Koen Ridder/Gary Fox
