REIGATE Squash Club recently travelled to Valetta, Malta with a six-strong side to compete in a return fixture against the island's premier squash team hosted at the Marsa Sports Club.
The Reigate touring team was led by first team captain Richard Campbell, a former Scotland national player, and included both the men's and ladies recently crowned club champions and Reigate Surrey Cup team players Clare Wright and Alex Preston.
On the court the action was fast and hard fought.
The match against the Marsa Club team on the Friday night ended up with Reigate as the winners by 4-2 in matches or by 22-8 in games.
The pick of the matches were the thrilling five-setters involving both Clare Wright and James Howarth from Reigate.
Wright, the Reigate ladies champion and former South East of England player, played against the Maltese national team player Johanna Rizzo.
There was little between the two players but at the critical moments of the match Rizzo raised her game to win 14-12.
James Howarth, Reigate Veterans champion, and Paul Borg faced each other again.
There was nothing between the two of them once again and it came as no surprise when they went into the fifth game at two games each.
This time, however, with the home crowd behind her and the home advantage Borg managed to come through to take their match 3-2.
The Saturday was another full afternoon of squash. The round-robin format meant that everyone had five matches and Alex Preston of Reigate eventually emerged as the winner and was the recipient of a bottle of the finest Maltese wine.
