Table Tennis News
The Tucker Partnership Cambridge & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament 1998/99
Results from Saturday 23rd January. 1999 at Netherhall Sports Centre.
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Mens Singles |
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Mick Harper (St. Neots) bt Martin Gray (Cambridge) |
21-23 |
21-15 |
21-17 |
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Ladies Singles |
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Gwen Stennett (Cambridge) bt Clare Macrae (St. Georges) |
21-17 |
23-21 |
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Mens Doubles |
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Mick Harper (St. Neots) / Martyn Livermore (Cambridge) bt Kevin Gray, Martin Gray (both Cambridge) |
21-13 |
21-17 |
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Ladies Doubles |
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Juliet Merritt, (Arbury), Gwen Stennett (Cambridge) bt Jannett Klinke, Clare Macrae (both St. Georges) |
21-15 |
21-15 |
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Mixed Doubles |
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Jeff Catlin (AgrEvo CP), Clare Macrae (St. Georges) bt Robert Custerson, Gwen Stennett (both Cambridge) |
21-15 |
21-8 |
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Junior Boys Singles |
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David Miller (Haverhill) bt Chris Badger (Stapleford) |
21-15 |
17-21 |
21-16 |
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Junior Girls Singles |
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Samantha Wilkin (Cambridge) won by default |
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Junior Doubles |
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Alex Austin / David Miller (both Haverhill) bt David Blake, Robert Green (both St. Ives) |
21-15 |
22-20 |
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Handicap Singles |
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Barry Hagger (Swavesey)(+4) bt Daniel Mitchell (Countess Ely)(+29) |
41-38 |
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Veterans Singles |
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Mick Harper (St. Neots) bt Barry Hagger (Swavesey) |
21-15 |
20-22 |
21-15 |
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Restricted Singles |
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Barry Hagger (Swavesey) bt Mark Lillyman (St. Georges) |
21-18 |
21-5 |
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Drawn Doubles |
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Tony Clarke (Cambridge), Daniel Waters (Stapleford) bt Mark Coteman (Impington) and Martin Gray Cambridge) |
21-12 |
21-19 |
The Tucker Partnership Cambridge & District Table Tennis League
Closed Tournament 1998/99
Report
Top seed Mick Harper from St. Neots TTC took three titles at The Tucker Partnership Cambridge & District Table Tennis League Closed Tournament at the Netherhall Sports Centre on Saturday. He won the Mens Singles title for the first time defeating No.3 seed Martin Gray (Cambridge TTC) in a closely contested final. Gray had comfortably beaten second seed Paul Cicchelli (NCI) in the Semi Final. Harper defeated his doubles partner No.4 seed Martyn Livermore in the other Semi. Harper and Livermore won the Mens Doubles Final against Martin and Kevin Gray for his second title.
His third victory was against Swavesey’s Barry Hagger in the Veterans final.
Hagger himself had a good day winning the Restricted singles final (For players from outside Div 1) beating Mark Lillyman from St. Georges. His second victory came in the Handicap competition overcoming a starting handicap of +4 against Daniel Mitchell (+29) up to 41.
Cambridge player Gwen Stennett confirmed her No. 1 seeding to beat Clare Macrae from St. Georges in the Ladies final, and repeated the win alongside Juliet Merritt (Arbury) in the Ladies Doubles over Macrae and Jannett Klinke.
Macrae did gain her revenge over Stennett with Jeff Catlin in the Mixed Doubles final. Team mate Robert Custerson partnered Stennett.
David Miller (Haverhill) dominated the Junior events winning the Boys singles against Chris Badger (Stapleford), before teaming up with club colleague Alex Austin to beat the St. Ives pairing of David Blake and Robert Green.
Samantha Wilkin (Cambridge) was awarded the Junior Girls singles title as her opponent Emma Barron (St. Ives) failed to arrive.
The final event, the Drawn Doubles saw Tony Clarke (Cambridge) and Daniel Waters (Stapleford) beat Martin Gray and his 10 year old partner Mark Coteman (Impington).
Cambridgeshire Table Tennis Association Closed Championships
at Wisbech 30/1/99
Next Saturday sees the Cambridgeshire Table Tennis Association County Championships at the Queens School, Wisbech. Mick Harper will be seeded two for the Mens Singles behind his old friend and rival Keith Richardson. Martin Gray will be seeded three and Martyn Livermore four.