SOUTH DEVON & TORBAY TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE – SPONSORED BY ALBANY FLORISTS

2024-25 SEASON 

NA Buzzards have opened up a twelve point lead at the top of the first division following their impressive 8-2 victory over second placed NA Eagles, Herbie Sage was unbeaten for the Buzzards.  George Haskell was man of the match for NA Batmen as they kept up their 100% record by beating Brixham Sharks 6-4. Halwell A climbed the table with a fine 9-1 victory at Brixham against the Trawlers, both Mick Mercer and Dave Wadling were unbeaten for Halwell A.  

Chris Harper & Aarish Maharjan (Brixham Sharks) v Rhys Lush & George Haskell (NA Batmen)

All five matches in division two ended with a 6-4 scoreline emphasising how close things are in this division. Top of the table, NA Raptors, had to work hard to defeat bottom side Dawlish Aces, Huw Darch dominant in the Raptors 6-4 victory. Another Colin Butterworth maximum helped keep up Grove Guerrillas’ challenge at the top and NA Ravens made it four wins in four as they saw off Torbay Academy 2 thanks to an excellent maximum from Mike Dummett. Two Ian Saxby maximums and reserve Issy Brown, stepping up a division, with five wins from six, saw Brixham Pirates climb up the table as they first defeated Taverners and then went on to beat Halwell B.

Grove Guerrillas – David Pearson, Colin Butterworth, Andrew Gilhespy

Torbay Academy 4 lead the third division, Matt Laws and Ionel Ichim were undefeated as the Academy 4 side beat NA Harriers 8-2.  Andy Harris was in fine form for Torbay Academy 3 as they came away from Brixham Gulls with a narrow 6-4 victory and remain in second place. Climbing the table fast as they catch up with their fixtures Torre Vikings whitewashed Torbay Academy 5. Steve Russell and Bill Keywood were joined by Lewis Lavery from division four as the Vikings dominated in their 10-0 victory. Peter Chadwick was unbeaten as his Dawlish Renegades defeated NA Kites 6-4.

Strong performances from the top two in division four keeps things as they were.  Leaders, Torre Spartans, with maximums from Robert Excell and Dylan Sadler, defeated Torbay Academy 6, 9-1 while second placed Grove Tigers saw off Brixham Seals 8-2, Peter Daly and Jeff Cornish were undefeated for the Tigers. An Aaron Southgate maximum helped Torbay Academy 7 defeat NA Vultures 6-4.

James Gilbert & Albie Andrews (NA Vultures) v Kris Adamczak & Aaron Southgate (Torbay Academy 7)

RESULTS

Division One

NA Eagles 2 (M Burridge 1, Davey 1, Gaston 0) NA Buzzards 8 (H Sage 3, Nicholls 2, James 2, Dbls)

Brixham Trawlers 1 (N Shipley 1, S Shipley 0, Maynard 0) Halwell A 9 (Mercer 3, Wadling 3, Sugden 2, Dbls)

NA Batmen 6 (G Haskell 3, Webster-Hall 2, Lush 1) Brixham Sharks 4 (Maharjan 2, Edwards 1, Harper 0, Dbls)

Division Two

Taverners 4 (Dilkes 1, Read 1, Harrop 1, Dbls) Brixham Pirates 6 (Saxby 3, I Brown 3, Lamden 0)

Brixham Pirates 6 (Saxby 3, I Brown 2, Sharp 0, Dbls)  Halwell B 4 (Smith 2, Dunn 1, Sugden 1)

NA Raptors 6 (Darch 3, Hine 2, Moffatt 0, Dbls) Dawlish Aces 4 (Davies 2, Bellham 1, Sercombe 1)

Torbay Academy (2) 4 (Cregan 2, Damanskas 2, Perry 0) NA Ravens 6 (Dummett 3, Malin 1, Baron 1, Dbls)

NA Falcons 4 (Haslam 2, Cyron 1, Wilshire 0, Dbls) Grove Guerrillas 6 (Butterworth 3, Gilhespy 2, Pearson 1)

Division Three

Brixham Gulls 4 (I Brown 2, Williamson 1, Lamden 0, Dbls) Torbay Academy (3) 6 (Harris 3, Moretta 2, Fowler 1)

Dawlish Renegades 6 (Chadwick 3, Kashap 1, S Grim 1, Dbls) NA Kites 4 (J Kitchen 2, N Kitchen 1, Ramsden 1)

Torbay Academy (4) 8 (Laws 3, Ichim 3, Payne 1, Dbls) NA Harriers 2 (Morgan 1, Copley 1, Andrews 0)

Torbay Academy (5) 0 (James 0, Gibbs 0, Neafcy 0) Torre Vikings 10 (Russell 3, Keywood 3, Lavery 3, Dbls)

Division Four

NA Vultures 4 (Andrews 2, Gilbert 2, Jewell 0) Torbay Academy (7) 6 (Southgate 3, K Adamzcak 1, Clark 1, Dbls)

Grove Tigers 8 (P Daly 3, Cornish 3, Rodger 1, Dbls) Brixham Seals 2 (Yang 1, Gilbert 1, W Mulholland 0)

Torre Spartans 9 (Excell 3, Sadler 3, Glasser 2, Dbls) Torbay Academy (6) 1 (Harkin 1, Jeffs 0, Bhatia 0)

DIVISION ONE

DIVISION TWO

DIVISION THREE

DIVISION FOUR