Tennis: Nitty-gritty for East teams
A second successive victory for the men, by 5-4 against Dorset, sees them require a win over Derbyshire that would guarantee retaining their place in group two.
For the women, in group five, the prize at the end of a meeting with Somerset would be promotion following a comfortable 8-1 win over Staffordshire.
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Hide AdGoing into the final round of their latest match 4-2 ahead East men clinched the spoils through Alan Macdonald and Steve McGuckin.
Star performers for the women were Mhairi Brown and Aileen Davis who conceded a mere four games throughout their matches.