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With the top 2 sides not playing, NA Batmen took the opportunity to move into the runner-up spot in the First Division. Their 7-3 victory over Brixham Gulls featured a superb performance from the Gulls youngster, Josh Millman, who, in an outstanding set, beat Nick Halse 20-18 in the 5^th game, went on to beat Dennis Gibbs, also in 5, before completing his maximum against Chris Dunn. Halwell shared the points with NA Buzzards, with Kelvin Cheung recording a maximum for the Buzzards. The Tushinghams, Giles & Yannick, saw Dawlish Aces home against Torbay Academy II 7-3

Taverners opened up a lead at the top of the 2^nd Division with a whitewash victory over Brixham Swallows. Torbay Academy III climbed up to 2^nd place with a 7-3 victory over Marldon Tykes, Paul Hine collecting another maximum for the Academy.  NA Eagles kept in contention with a convincing victory over Brixham Pirates. Holly Johns started the evening off well for the Pirates, defeating Dennis Long, but that was the only Pirates’win all night as they went down 9-1.

Dawlish Diamonds lead the 3^rd Division despite going down 6-4 to Brixham Diamonds.  Hasbeens closed the gap at the top by gaining a 7-3 victory over the Brixham Panthers, with Joe Smallshaw and Richard Fitzgerald gaining maximums for the Hasbeens. Brixham Rebels, aided by new signing David Friend’s maximum, defeated Brixham Diamonds 6-4 in a re-arranged match.  The Rebels also had time to share the points with Dawlish Drifters 5-5.

The top two sides in Division 4, Brixham Dolphins and Torbay Academy IV, played out a 5-5 draw.  Third place Torre Nadoes were surprisingly beaten by NA Hawks, with Daniel Webster-Hall’s maximum and then partnership with Joe Strickland in the doubles seeing the Newton Abbot side home 6-4. Two other teams of youngsters from the Newton Abbot club battled against each other, resulting in the Kestrels defeating the Owls 6-4. Andrei Constantin recorded a maximum for the Kestrels, and the match featured first singles wins, in the league, for Sam Hiles, Lewis Short and Rob Bayliss.

ENTRIES FOR THE EARLY SEASON TOURNAMENT TO NICK HALSE BY THIS THURSDAY (13^TH NOV)

Application Form Early Season Tournament.docx       

       Brixham Gulls’ Josh Millman 

N A Kestrels’ Andrei Constantin

Division 1

Torbay Academy II 3 (Furgol 1, Perkins 1, Ricketts 1)  Dawlish Aces 7 (Y Tushingham 3, G Tushingham 3 Cooper 0, Dbls)

Halwell 5 (Wadling 2, Sugden 1, Atkinson 1, Dbls)  N A Buzzards 5 (Cheung 3, Adams 2, Tyrrell 0)

N A Batmen 7 (N Halse 2, Gibbs 2, Dunn 2, Dbls)  Brixham Gulls 3 (Millman 3, Smith 0, Mercer 0)

Division 2

Taverners 10 (Harrop 3, Tyrrell 3, Morley 3, Dbls)  Brixham Swallows 0 (Aaron Millman 0, Meah 0, Holmes 0)

Marldon Tykes 3 (Garner 2, M Hern 1, Warwick 0)  Torbay Academy III 7 (Hine 3, Cincalova 2, Perry 1,Dbls)

Brixham Pirates 1 (Johns 1, Deakin 0, Mercer 0)  N A Eagles 9 (McIvor 3, Morgan 3, Long 2, Dbls)

Division 3

Dawlish Diamonds 4 (Charlesworth 2, Frain 1, Freeman 0, Dbls)  Brixham Diamonds 6 (Williams 3, N Wilson 2, K Wilson 1)

Dawlish Drifters 5 (McConnel 2, Beesley 2, Tudball 1)  Brixham Rebels 5 (Munns 3, Parton 1, Atkinson 0, Dbls)

Hasbeens 7 (Smallshaw 3, Fitzgerald 3, Alexander 0, Dbls)  Brixham Panthers 3 (I Brown 1, A Brown 1, K Salt 1)

Brixham Rebels 6 (Friend 3, Pryce 1, Munns 1,Dbls)  Brixham Diamonds 4 (Williams 2, N Wilson 2, K Wilson 0)

Division 4

Torbay Academy IV 5 (Lapa 2, Hollings 2, Bonfante 1)  Brixham Dolphins 5 (Gilpin 2, N Shipley 2, S Shipley 0, Dbls)

N A Hawks 6 (Webster-Hall 3, Graham 1, Strickland 1, Dbls)  Torre Nadoes 4 (Excell 2, Davies 1, Ryan 1)

N A Kestrels 6 (Constantin 3, Robins 2, Short 1)  N A Owls 4 (Hiles 1, R Bayliss 1, Embury 1, Dbls)