SCOTLAND SENIORS WIN FLIGHT 2 IN THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SLOVAKIA

Having beaten Iceland 4.5 - 0.5 and Finland 4 - 1 Scotland seniors kept up their good play in the match play stages by beating Italy 4 - 1 in the final of the Flight 2 Group. 

After what was a disappointed qualifying 1st round Scotland finished in 10th place after the 2 qualifying rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week -- 1 behind Italy in 9th place. 
  
However the matchplay stages all 6 players in the team were unbeaten in the matchplay games over the last 3 days which was a terrific effort by all. 

Final of Flight 2 --  Scotland 4 Italy 1 

Lesley Lloyd and Frances Millar beat Elisa Tirante and Carlotta Borini 2 and 1 
Gillian Kyle halved against Francesco Christillin 
Lorna McKinlay beat Guenda Maevero 3 and 2 
Sheena Wood beat Emanuela Gumiroto 3 and 2 
Fiona de Vries halved against Silvia Valli 

France were winners of the European Team Championship by beating England 3.5 - 1.5 in the Final. Ireland was 3rd.