Division 1 Lions A maintained their 3 point advantage at the top of the division following an emphatic 9-1 victory over Cenkos Panthers B. Phil Ogier and Liam Robilliard were both undefeated for the victors as they both defeated Scott Romeril, Martin Sarre and 2nd division reserve Sam King. The pair also combined to win the doubles encounter against Romeril and Sarre in straight games. Paul Hainsworth added wins over Sarre and King, but he was defeated by Romeril in Panthers' only victory of the evening. The battle between the 2 sides on 10 points ended in a tight 6-4 victory for Whistlers B over last season's runners-up, Cenkos Panthers A. The victory sees the Whistlers side move to 2nd in the league table for the first time this season. Alice Loveridge was key on the evening as she won all of her singles matches over Olly Langlois, Adam Langlois and Matt Stubbington. She was also on hand to team up with Phil Hunkin to defeat the Langlois brothers in a straight game doubles win. Mark Pipet had a good night at the office as he defeated both Adam and Stubbington which helped to secure the points. Whistlers A have moved off the foot of the table on games difference after they secured a hard fought 6-4 victory over the side previously above them, Cenkos Panthers C. Lawrence Stacey continued with his good league form, winning all 3 of his singles matches for the second consecutive week. On this occasion the wins were against Paul Marshall, Mark Fallaize and Jeremy Tan. Twin Joshua provided good backup with wins over Tan and Fallaize. The twins teamed up to win the pivotal doubles encounter against Fallaize and Tan in 4 games. Division 2 Whistlers C cruised to their 10th straight win after brushing aside Panthers E 10-0. Kay Chivers, Keith Opie and Alex Robinson all defeated Ben Foote and Juliette Yeaman. Chivers and Opie won the doubles encounter over Foote and Yeaman in straight games. The Whistlers side earned the other 3 wins by walkover due to the absence of a 3rd Panthers player. Panthers D are hot on the Whistlers sides heels following a 9-1 victory over Whistlers D. Neil Hastie and Sam King both won their 3 singles encounters over Vikki Stacey, Sam Kershaw and 3rd division reserve Steve Martin. The duo combined to defeat Stacey and Kershaw in a straight game doubles win. Andy Gill made his first reserve appearance of the season successfully by defeating Kershaw and Martin, however he was beaten by Stacey in straight games, which prevented the whitewash. Division 3 St Pauls B recorded their 9th consecutive victory of the season after whitewashing Lions J 10-0. Derek Carter, Brian Le Cras and Connor Gaudion all defeated Kasey Watson, Cleo Rosumek and Laura Harm. Carter and Le Cras won the doubles match against Rosumek and Harm in straight games. Division 4 Lions K continue to look strong at the top following an emphatic 10-0 brush of Whistlers K. Val Guilbert and reserves Val Le Messurier and Bert Enevoldson each won their singles matches against Joe Le Page and Ric Gale. The experienced pairing of Guilbert and Le Messurier overturned a 2-1 deficit to win through in 5 games against the Whistlers pair. The Lions side gained their other 3 games courtesy of walkovers due to the absence of a 3rd Whistlers player |
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01-12-2011 League Reportposted 1 Dec 2011 15:20 by Martin Sarre [ updated 15 Dec 2011 15:47 ] |