Galway League Finals - Results
Thursday, 15th April 2010, by Lyall Guiney
The Galway County Mixed League finals took place last Saturday in Galway Lawn Tennis Club. Twelve teams took part in the finals across the 6 divisions in the County leagues. The closest final was in Division 1, where Boyle took the championship against Cortoon in the 3rd set of the final game. This was an epic battle with newcomers to the Galway league Boyle just shading it over the strong Galway side. Claregalway were victorious in two finals by winning Division 2 and 3 with 4-1 wins over Oranmore and Loughrea respectively. However both matches could easily have gone all the way to the last game, as indeed they did during the matches throughout the season.
In Division 4, Cortoon proved too strong for an upcoming Galway Lawn side, winning on a scoreline of 4-1. Having won an All-Ireland last year, this Cortoon team will be hoping to repeat the feat in the coming weeks and going on this performance they should go very close. In the Division 5 final Loughrea beat Furbo 4-2 which featured some thrilling games of badminton. This Furbo team should learn from this experience and be hot favourites to win the title next year. Loughrea will no doubt be a major threat to the established Division 4 teams next season.
In Division 6, last year's beaten finalists Oughterard captured the title with a well deserved victory over a strong Loughrea side 4-2. This victory brought great cheers from their large following on the night and big things are expected from this young team in the coming years. Loughrea will be disappointed to lose the final but can take some heart from the way their badminton has developed throughout the year.
After all matches had completed, refreshments and hot food were served upstairs. Chairperson Sheila Noone thanked the committee, players and our hosts, GLTC, for making the day such a success after another season of growth for Galway badminton. The presentation of prizes followed, and each team captain said a few words thanking their opponents and supporters.
The results of the finals were:
Division 1 sponsored by Carrolls 4x4: Boyle beat Cortoon 4-3
Division 2 sponsored by Aran Sports: Claregalway beat Oranmore 4-1
Division 3 sponsored by PC Dock: Claregalway beat Loughrea 4-1
Division 4 sponsored by Egan Electrical: Cortoon beat GLTC 4-1
Division 5 sponsored by Lydons Furniture: Loughrea beat Furbo 4-2
Division 6 sponsored by Old Monastery: Oughterard beat Loughrea 4-2
Congratulations to all, and best of luck to the winners of Divisions 1 to 5 who will be competing in the Connacht League finals on Sunday 25th of April, in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club. Everyone welcome!