JUST three points separate leaders Torridge and North Hill A at the top of the table in Division One with both sides now halfway through their league campaign.
Torridge were 10-0 victors at home to Crackington A, who were only able to raise two players.
Steve Cragg and Peter Freeburn won both of their singles matches without dropping a game as well as combining in the doubles.
Jill Knightley made a rare appearance but managed to grind out victories over Ross Wilmshurst and Judith Cook in deciders.
North Hill A overcame a determined effort from Budehaven B as their long trip to the North Cornwall coast proved worthwhile in a 9-1 victory.
The evening started well for the hosts as Ashley Taylor beat Bob Thompson in a match which saw both men trade leads.
However after that, Thompson easily beat David Sillifant and Brandon Forsyth while Shirley Luckhurst and Martin Hynes enjoyed perfect evenings.
The match of the night was in the doubles as Thompson and Luckhurst fought back from 2-0 down to beat Taylor and Sillifant.
Budehaven A are 15 points behind North Hill in third with a game in-hand after an 8-2 victory at Crackington B.
Owen Salisbury, making just his third appearance of the season, ground out three solid wins.
There were a couple of excellent performances from the home players as Keiron Chatterjea picked up his first victory of the season to beat Helen Murgatroyd while Ross Paynter got the better of Dave Salisbury in four close games.
The best contest was in the doubles as Dave Salisbury and Murgatroyd showed plenty of grit to win the doubles in a decider from 2-0 down.
Defending champions Helland remain fourth despite a 9-1 success at Whitstone Wanderers.
Doug Genini overcame Ingus Abolnieks in the night’s opening contest but that was as good as it got  as Helland ran out comfortable winners with Ritchie Bartlett and Mike Fisher in good form.
In Division Two, Budehaven D are a point ahead of North Hill B at the top after a 9-1 victory over Bridgerule A.
Alan Quilter grabbed the visitors’ solitary point against Robin Worden, but the duo of Sam Jennings and Tim Orchard were too good on the night in winning all three.
North Hill B matched Budehaven’s efforts with a 9-1 victory over two-man Budehaven E.
Ian Westaway beat Michael Kinger in the first match of the night, but from there North Hill took control, winning the remaining six matches to go alongside the three forfeits.
Every match Launceston play seems to be close but they were on the right end of the 6-4 scoreline at Crackington C.
Although Lois Atkin was unlucky to lose all three, David Hughes (2) and Stephen Parsons were in excellent form — the latter winning all of his matches including coming back from 2-1 down to beat Simon Patterson.
Hughes and Parsons also won the doubles with the home side’s points being earned by Patterson, James Ellis (2) and Trevor Dean.
Altarnun A and Budehaven C couldn’t be separated at Altarnun Village Hall as they battled out a 5-5 draw.
Home captain Paul Burden got the better of his opposite number Anthony Ward 12-10 in the fifth in the match of the night on his way to winning all three. He also won the doubles with Alex Whitfield, who beat Gary Bickle.
Anthony Ward and Andrew Ward both won twice for Budehaven with Bickle beating Geoff Hale.
The inter-club battle between Budehaven F and G went the way of the F team as they won 3-2.
George Reilly-Hawkins won both of his matches with Phil Hawken beating Will Jose.
Luka Talajic-Sims beat Hawken before combining with Jose to earn the doubles point.
On Friday night, Altarnun B won 4-1 at Bridgerule B.
Dave Jones was the player of the match for his victories in the singles and doubles while Mike Tremeer added their fourth point. Marcus Dymond grabbed Bridgerule B’s point.