Match Report

FANTASTIC EVENING OF TABLE-TENNIS!

  It was a fantastic evening of table-tennis when third placed Lodgers C took on Lodgers A with some incredible battles played in great spirit. Steve Allen of Lodgers C was the player of the match and the only player coming through unscathed on the night, but only just! In his first match he went 0-2 down against Kelvin Clements before fighting back to take the next three ends 11-9, 11-6, 11-5. In his second match he was too strong for Gary Hill, with Steve winning in straight sets. In his final match against Graham Lacey, it was shaping up to be an absolute classic with the first end being incredibly close before Steve took it 17-15. That seemed to knock the stuffing out of Graham with Steve taking the next two 11-7, 11-8 to complete his hattrick. Scott Sykes did his best to keep up with Steve and started strongly with an excellent five-set victory over Graham Lacey before being put in his place by Kelvin Clements in straight sets. In his final match he came from 1-2 down against Gary Hill to force a fifth end but just lost out 9-11. Andy Pocklington, although not winning any of his singles, battled manfully and hit some wonderful attacking shots but his opposition on the night just had the edge. With the match poised at 4-5, once again the doubles had added significance as Sykes/Allen teamed up against the experienced pairing of Clements/Lacey and it that experience showed as they won in straight sets to take the 4-6 victory on the night. 

 
 
Written by: Scott Sykes
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