Wednesday, September 17, 2014

MEGAN WINS SINGLES MATCH AGAINST WALES BUT SCOTLAND LOSE

WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS DAY ONE RESULTS
WALES OVERPOWER SCOTLAND IN

Defending champions Wales, playing on home ground at Aberdovey, opened their Women's Home Internationals campaign with a 6 1/2-2 1/2 victory over Scotland.
The Scots, without Curtis Cup players Eilidh Briggs (injured) and Gemma Dryburgh (at college in America), did well to share the foursomes 1 1/2-1 1/2 but they were no match for the Welsh in the singles.
Wales won five out of the six. Scotland's only afternoon winner was Megan Briggs.
Ireland scored a rate 6-3 win over England in the other match.
Details:
WALES 6 1/2, SCOTLAND 2 1/2
Foursomes (1 1/2-1 1/2):
C Williams and B Harries beat G Macdonald and M Briggs 6 and 5.
L Hillier and J Ryan lost to L Macgregor and K McIntosh 3 and 2.
S Birks and J Evans halved with T Mactaggart and H McCook.
Singles (5-1)
Williams beat Macdonald 2 and 1.
Harries beat McCook 5 and 3.
R Lewis beat McIntosh 4 and 2.
Birks beat Macgregor 7 and 6.
Hillier beat Mactaggart 3 and 2.
Evans lost to M Briggs 6 and 4.

IRELAND 6, ENGLAND 3
Foursomes (1 1/2-1 1/2)
A Farrell and C Ryuan lost to S-J Boyd and I Clyburn 2 and 1.
P Grant and O Mehaffey halved with H Muse and G Cltews
M Doyle and M Dunne beat A Peters and B :Popel 3 and 1.
Singles (4 1/2-1 1/2)
Dunne beat Peters 3 and 1.
Ryan halved with Clyburn
Doyble beat G Cowley 1 hole.
Mehaffey lost to Muse 2 and 1.
J O;Driscoll beat A Hewson 2 and 1.
Grant beat Clews 1

Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report