Both are in respective Division Threes and for the women, squeezing past Norfolk 5-4 means they can gain momentum today against Dorset, 0-9 losers to Berkshire.
Mhairi Brown/Sonia Vickers as well as Aisha Kerr/Sarah Mcfadyen won twice but a crucial result was a 6-0, 6-2 demolition job by Liana Park and Emma Devine. For the men, who beat Essex 6-3, Blackhall teenager Euan McIntosh earned his spurs with two wins partnering Sam McNeill, while Graeme Dyce and Alan Macdonald were unbeaten. Euan Bell and Stuart Crerar got the other win.