National Badminton League: Surrey Smashers whitewash Team Derby

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