Let's be honest, how often are we going to get to read a headline like this!!
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The Final of the Inter County Class 4 competition was held in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club yesterday.
Back Row: Sean Carroll, John Kiernan, Padraic O Dowd, Marcin Paluch
Front Row: Bernie Lavin, Corrina Delaney, Mandy Toolan, Dianne Grappe, Audrey Delaney, Ruth O Hart
Roscommon started the day with a semi final against Waterford.
On Court 3 Ruth O Hart stepped out to play Ladies Singles and following a very close 3-set match the Roscommon lady came out on top. Marcin Paluch played the Mens Singles and enjoyed a relatively smooth victory over his Waterford counterpart.
The Roscommon Mens Doubles pairing of John Kiernan and Padraic O Dowd also endured a close 3-set match but in their third set they never looked like letting it slip and so Roscommon went to 3-0 overall. The second Mens Doubles pairing of Sean Carroll and Marcin Paluch played very well and took their victory in two sets.
Roscommon’s First Ladies Doubles, Audrey and Corinna Delaney of Strokestown, also showed great form and they took their match in two sets.
So Roscommon qualified with a 5-0 victory.
In the other semi final Galway had been overcome by Kerry and so Roscommon steadied themselves to meet the Kingdom team in the Final. This time Audrey Delaney started with the Ladies Singles but despite putting in a worthy performance she was unable to get the better of the Kerry lady.
On an adjacent court Marcin Paluch in Mens Singles was barely troubled by his young opponent and so Roscommon were 1 game all as the Doubles started.
Both Mens Doubles pairings performed particularly well, John Kiernan and Padraic O’Dowd won their game in two sets as did Sean Caroll and Marcin Paluch.
However the Kerry ladies proved a formidable challenge for the Roscommon girls and although both Doubles Finals were close, Audrey and Corrina Delaney lost their game in two sets as did Ruth O Hart and Dianne Grappe.
Roscommon needed two of their mixed games to secure the victory. The pressure was on as all three mixed games took to the court at the same time. The Roscommon players showed tremendous fight and spirit and took the desired spoils in both the first and second mixed.
The entire Roscommon team put in a heroic performance and, especially given their narrow defeat at this same stage in 2010, truly deserved their 2011 All-Ireland title.
The winning Roscommon Team with Badminton Ireland President Ms Breda Caroll
Ruth and Mandy were also finalists in the Grade A Ladies Doubles final however they were narrowly defeated by Paula and Victoria from Sligo. 
It was great to see Boyle represented in both finals and at such a very high standard of badminton, well done to all.