WELLINGTON Squash and Racketball Club teams took part in the first round of the Somerset Squash League Knockout Cup.

The competition uses the website ranking system and the predicted individual match results to evaluate the handicaps players receive.

Wellington first team played Merriott first team at home. Natalie Lawrence at 1 lost 14-15, 15-12, 13-15, 13-15. Barry Bartram at 2 won 15-7, 15-10, 15-8. James Wilkie at 3 lost 11-15, 8-15, 14-15. Mike Broom lost 10-15, 14-15, 14-15. Tom Hendy at 5 lost 15-13, 15-11, 10-15, 9-15, 13-15. The final match score was Wellington 1 Merriott 4.

The second team played West Somerset at Minehead. David Thorne at 1 won 3-1; Simon Buttars at 2 lost 2-3; Ed Barrett at 3 lost 0-3; Elen Turner at 4 lost 2-3 and Tony Raeburn at 5 won 3-2. The final match score was West Somerset 3 Wellington 2.