League week ending 11/12/2009

Division 1

Cenkos Panthers A delivered an impressive 7-3 victory over title rivals Lions A to move them 4 points clear at the top of the table ahead of the defending champions. Oliver Langlois was in good form for the victorious side winning all 3 of his singles encounters over Paul Hainsworth, Phil Ogier and Liam Robilliard. Matt Stubbington backed him up well by defeating Hainsworth in straight games and Ogier in a tight 5 game encounter. Stubbington's 100% record was however finally lost, thanks to an impressive showing by Robilliard, winning in 4 games. Adam Langlois sealed the victory with a straight game victory over Robilliard and he also teamed up with brother Olly to defeat Hainsworth and Ogier in a 4 game doubles victory. Both Ogier and Hainsworth beat Adam Langlois in 4 games to reduce the deficit of defeat. Whistlers B closed the gap on the Lions side to 4 points with an emphatic 9-1 drubbing of Specsavers. Dawn Morgan and Jez Powell each recorded singles victories over Mark Fallaize, Neil Hastie and Jeremy Tan and they also teamed up to defeat Tan and Fallaize in a comfortable straight games doubles victory. Fallaize saved the day and spared the blushes for Specsavers by defeating Martin Sarre in straight games, who had previously recorded straight game victories over Tan and Hastie.

Division 2

Whistlers C recorded their 10th successive victory of the season, defeating Lions F 9-1 in comfortable fashion. Kay Chivers and Josh Stacey each won their 3 singles matches, beating Ben Mitchell, Jack Totty and Sam Clark. Keith Opie added victories over Totty and Clark in 4 games, however he was similarly beaten in 4 games by Mitchell in the opening encounter of the evening. Chivers and Opie teamed up to defeat Mitchell and Totty in a hard fought 5 game doubles victory.

Division 3

Lions H maintained their unbeaten record with a dominant 10-0 whitewash over their respective I side. Neil Rabey, Graham Mallett and Lionel Jones each won their 3 singles encounters over Jenny Powell, Lynn Finn and reserve Sophie Ferbrache. Rabey and Jones teamed up to polish off the victory, defeating Powell and Finn in a straight games doubles victory.

Division 4

Lions K ended Whistlers M's unbeaten record, defeating them in a tight 6-4 encounter that moves them to within a single point of the former at the top of the table. The Lions side benefited greatly from the absence of Ben Rolph, gifting them a 3 game advantage at the start of the contest. Each Lions player contributed to the victory with Val Guilbert producing an impressive straight games victory over Dave Herquin and Val Le Messurier and Chloe Le Tissier both edging out James Rabey in 5 game encounters.

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