18th, 20th and 22nd May 2025
Best of 13 set match played over 3 days
Day 1 – 4 Sets, Day 2 – 4 Sets, Day 3 – 5 sets or until one player has a total of 7 sets
Lumley leads the eliminator after the first day by 3 sets to 1, scores 6/1, 6/5, 6/0, 3/6
2nd day – a complete turnaround as Howell played some of the best tennis of his life winning all 4 sets 6/2, 6/4, 6/5, 6/3.
Clear your diary’s and ensure you are there or on-line to watch what will be a nail biting last day’s play
3rd day is going to be riveting
3rd day – it was riveting – nail biting and high drama plus the band width breaking down and so streaming cutting out some of the time. It is not for me to comment on the play other than to give you the scores with Lumley winning all 4 sets to take him through to the Challenge in September.
6/4, 6/5, 6/2 6/1
Final set scores were: 6/1, 6/5, 6/0, 3/6, 2/6, 4/6, 5/6, 3/6, 6/4, 6/5, 6/2 6/1