Slazenger ladies seconds were thwarted by a grass pitch at Ben Rhydding. The side tumbled to a 5-1 defeat.
Ben Rhydding established a 4-0 lead by half time, but Slazenger showed terrific resilience and strength of character in the second half to finish it on equal terms. Laura Kenny finally getting Slazenger on the score-sheet ten minutes from time in response to the Ben Rhydding fifth.
There were outstanding contributions from player of the match Beth Millman, Kate Garside, Donna Simpson and Sarah Brown.