For the first time in living memory, the Midlands Ladies team finished top of the first division of the Ladies over 40s Durban League. The Midlands team is made up of players from Hilton, Howick and Riverside tennis clubs. Those who featured in winning the league in 2023 were: Mitzi le Roux, (Capt.) Lynne Butlin, Tracy Cook, from Howick and Pam Sherriffs and Janet Thomson from Hilton. League matches were played during February and March 2023.
Ironically, most of the ‘old’ ladies asked to be reserves this year after some exhausting matches in the Durban heat during 2022. However, the captain, Mitzi le Roux, managed to persuade everyone to enter a team and ‘play for fun’. As it turned out, most of the matches were played but the weather was instrumental in fortuitously cancelling the match against the top-rated Prospect side, resulting in Midlands emerging at the top of the league with Prospect coming second.
Pictured here below: Team versus Cowies Hill Lynne Butlin, Tracy Cook, Mitzi le Roux and Janet Thomson
Pictured here top: The Winning Team; Tracy Cook, Pam Sherriffs, Lynne Butlin and Mitzi le Roux
