SOUTH DEVON & TORBAY TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE.
A very strong Denbury Imports team whitewashed 3rd placed Brixham Sharks to virtually ensure the First Division crown. Rory Harries, Dawid Gawron & Paul Laverty, never looked in any trouble, dropping just 4 games on the night. Imports, who have won all 12 of their matches, require just 7 points from their last two matches to clinch the title.
Brixham Pirates’ late challenge for the Second Division title is on course following a fine 9-1 win over Marldon; they are now level on points with stablemates Brixham Imports, but still trail the leaders NA Buzzards by 11 points, the top three all with 3 games to play. Pirates’ Clive Banham and Ben Deakin, who are recovering from injuries, both secured maximums, whilst Marldon’s Nigel Goodman prevented the whitewash. A fine all-round team performance from Taverners saw them narrowly defeat Torbay Academy 3 6-4.
Brixham Pirates’ Clive Banham & Ben Deakin
Marldon Tykes’ whitewash over NA Falcons sees them open up a 21-point gap at the top of the Third Division. Brixham Dolphins move up into runners-up spot following a 7-3 win over NA Falcons, followed by a hard fought draw at NA Hawks. Derek Stratton was unbeaten for the Falcons as he claimed their 3 points, while Nick Shipley won all his games in the Dolphins’ exciting encounter with the Hawks. The Dolphins recovered from 2-5 down, with the last 3 sets all going to the wire: first Stuart Shipley beat Mike Halse 12-10 in the 5th, then Nick Shipley beat Mike Coxhead 12-10 also in 5, before the twins joined forces to again win the deciding game 12-10 to earn the draw. Mike Wickens was in fine form, with two maximums, as he helped his Hasbeens team to victories over the Dawlish sides, 9-1 over Drifters and 7-3 over Diamonds.
N A Falcons' Derek Stratton
NA Owls’ Dylan Bayliss was the star in his team’s narrow 6-4 victory over Brixham Panthers. He followed up his first ever league maximum with another one the following night as he turned out as a reserve for clubmates the Kestrels, helping them to a draw against Torbay Academy 5. Brixham Panthers, with the help of a couple of their Swifts clubmates playing as reserves, defeated NA Kites 7-3.
2 maximums for Newton Abbot’s Dylan Bayliss
Results
Division One
Brixham Sharks 0 (Holmes 0, Shipway 0, Johns 0) Denbury Imports 10 (Harries 3, Gawron 3, Laverty 3, Dbls)
Division Two
Taverners 6 (Harrop 2, Tyrrell 2, Morley 2) v Torbay Academy (3) 4 (Webster-Hall 2, Hine 1, Perry 0, Dbls)
Brixham Pirates 9 (Banham 3, Deakin 3, Johns 2, Dbls) Marldon 1 (Goodman 1, Glover 0, Holmes 0)
Division Three
Brixham Dolphins 7 (Holmes 2, N Shipley 2, S Shipley 2, Dbls) N A Falcons 3 (Stratton 3, Bretagne 0, K Salt 0)
Marldon Tykes 10 (Garner 3, Friend 3, Ayling 3, Dbls) N A Falcons 0 (Stratton 0, Bretagne 0, R Bayliss 0)
Dawlish Drifters 1 (Copley 1, Bussell 0, Tudball 0) Hasbeens 9 (Wickens 3, Fitzgerald 3, Smallshaw 2, Dbls)
Hasbeens 7 (Wickens 3, Smallshaw 2, Fitzgerald 2) Dawlish Diamonds 3 (Freeman 2, Gurmin 0, Beesley 0, Dbls)
N A Hawks 5 (Coxhead 2, Doxsey 2, Halse 1) Brixham Dolphins (N Shipley 3, S Shipley 1, Holmes 0, Dbls)
Division Four
Brixham Panthers 7 (T Andrews 2, K Andrews 2, Duckett 2, Dbls) N A Kites 3 (Entwistle 2, R Salt 1, Short 0)
Brixham Panthers 4 (T Andrews 2, Parton 1, Scothern 0, Dbls) N A Owls 6 (D Bayliss 3, R Bayliss 2, Embury 1)
N A Kestrels 5 (D Bayliss 3, Robins 2, Strickland 0) Torbay Academy (5) 5 (Bonfante 2, Gibbs 1, Brooks 1, Dbls)
Division One
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Points |
1st | Denbury Imports | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
2nd | N A Batmen | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 86 |
3rd | Brixham Sharks | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 82 |
4th | Torbay Academy 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 69 |
5th | Torbay Academy 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 56 |
6th | Brixham Gulls | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 32 |
7th | Halwell | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 |
8th | Battlers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
Division Two
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Points |
1st | N A Buzzards | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 91 |
2nd | Brixham Imports | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 80 |
3rd | Brixham Pirates | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 80 |
4th | Marldon | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 68 |
5th | N A Eagles | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 64 |
6th | Taverners | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 63 |
7th | Torbay Academy 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 58 |
8th | Dawlish Aces | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 47 |
9th | Denbury Tykes | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 39 |
Division Three
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Points |
1st | Marldon Tykes | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
2nd | Brixham Dolphins | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 97 |
3rd | N A Hawks | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 94 |
4th | Brixham Diamonds | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 86 |
5th | Torbay Academy 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 78 |
6th | Torre Bats | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 69 |
7th | Hasbeens | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 63 |
8th | N A Falcons | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 49 |
9th | Dawlish Diamonds | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 44 |
10th | Dawlish Drifters | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
Division Four
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Points |
1st | Torbay Academy 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 105 |
2nd | N A Kestrels | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 92 |
3rd | Torbay Academy 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 75 |
4th | N A Kites | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 73 |
5th | Brixham Swifts | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 56 |
6th | Torre Tigers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 55 |
7th | N A Owls | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 55 |
8th | Brixham Panthers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 47 |
9th | Pure Torre | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 |