SOUTH DEVON & TORBAY TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE – SPONSORED BY ALBANY FLORISTS
2023-24 SEASON
It was a busy week in the first division with all the teams in action and a couple playing twice. Torbay Academy 1, with Aarish Maharjan and Toma Mitranescu unbeaten, comfortably saw off NA Parrots 9-1, Rhys Lush preventing the whitewash for the newly formed Parrots in their first encounter of the season. The NA Batmen team of Naomi Jackson, Dennis and Shaun Gibbs went one better inflicting a whitewash defeat on Halwell A. The Halwell outfit had earlier lost 9-1 to another Newton Abbot team in their first match of the season, David Wadling picking up the one for Halwell, while Bryan Birkbeck and Mark Burridge collected maximums for the Eagles. NA Eagles, with another Bryan Birkbeck maximum, returned from Brixham with a fine 7-3 victory over the Sharks. In an all Newton Abbot affair the Buzzards defeated the Condors 8-2, Herbie Sage and Kevin Nicholls were undefeated for the Buzzards.
NA Batmen – Dennis Gibbs, Naomi Jackson, Shaun Gibbs
Brixham Trawlers are the early leaders of the second division, an Ian Saxby maximum helping them on their way to an 8-2 victory over NA Kestrels. NA Raptors, unbeaten to date, are just behind the leaders following their 8-2 win over previously unbeaten Grove Guerrillas, the Raptors’ Paul Hine with a maximum. Also going well are Dawlish Aces whose David Davies and Mitch Bellham were undefeated as they also won 8-2 against NA Falcons. A Mick Mercer maximum helped his Halwell B side to a share of the points with Torbay Academy 5.
NA Raptors – Ed Moffatt, Paul Hine, Huw Darch
The Taverners are the early leaders in Division Three following their 9-1 victory over NA Harriers, Martin Dilkes and Colin Harrop were unbeaten as the Taverners coasted to victory. Torre Vikings were also 9-1 winners, Steve Russell and Bill Keywood with maximums as the Vikings defeated Torbay Academy 4. Nick Williamson was unbeaten but his maximum for Brixham Gulls was not enough for the win as Dawlish Renegades held them to a draw. Torbay Academy 4 had a fine 6-4 victory over NA Hawks, Peter Moretta man of the match for the Academy side.
NA Hawks – Pete Sercombe, Doug Morgan, David Doxsey
Martin Dilkes & Geoff Read (Taverners) v Gwilym Davies & Ivor Copley (NA Harriers)
The early fourth division leaders are Torbay Academy 5 who picked up their third win with a narrow 6-4 victory over NA Merlins. A Kai Fowler maximum helped Torbay Academy 6 to a 7-3 victory over Torre Gladiators.
Nick Kitchen & Derek Stratton (NA Merlins) v Jean Neafcy & Eve James (Torbay Academy 5)
RESULTS
Division One
Halwell A 1 (Wadling 1, Sugden 0 Symons 0) NA Eagles 9 (M Burridge 3, Birkbeck 3, Broad 2, Dbls)
NA Buzzards 8 (Nicholls 3, H Sage 3, Ryland 1, Dbls) NA Condors 2 (Parkins 1, Morley 1, McIvor 0)
Torbay Academy (1) 9 (Maharjan 3, T Mitranescu 3, A Mitranescu 2, Dbls) NA Parrots 1 (Lush 1, Hoare 0, Webster-Hall 0)
Halwell A 0 (Wadling 0, Symons 0, Sugden 0) NA Batmen 10 (D Gibbs 3, S Gibbs 3, Jackson 3, Dbls)
Brixham Sharks 3 (Maynard 1, Harper 1, Banham 1) NA Eagles 7 (Birkbeck 3, T Burridge 2, Broad 1, Dbls)
Division Two
Dawlish Aces 8 (Davies 3, Bellham 3, Sharratt 1, Dbls) NA Falcons 2 (Thompson 1, Haslam 1, Wilshire 0)
Torbay Academy (2) 5 (Cregan 2, Damanskas 2, N Mitranescu 1) Halwell B 5 (Mercer 3, Smith 1, Dunn 0, Dbls)
Brixham Trawlers 8 (Saxby 3, Sharp 2, Pack 2, Dbls) NA Kestrels 2 (Dummett 2, Shears 0, Sercombe 0)
NA Raptors 8 (Hine 3, Darch 2, Moffatt 2, Dbls) Grove Guerrillas 2 (Pearson 1, Bowerman 1, Daly 0)
Division Three
NA Hawks 4 (Doxsey 2, Sercombe 1, Morgan 0, Dbls) Torbay Academy (3) 6 (Moretta 2, Fowler 2, Harris 2)
Brixham Gulls 5 (Williamson 3, I Brown 1, Lamden 1) Dawlish Renegades 5 (Cooper 2, Kashap 2, Chadwick 0, Dbls)
NA Harriers 1 (Copley 1, Fabian 0, Davies 0) Taverners 9 (Dilkes 3, Harrop 3, Read 2, Dbls)
Torre Vikings 9 (Russell 3, Keywood 3, Tatom 2, Dbls) Torbay Academy (4) 1 (Ichim 1, Payne 0, Hollings 0)
Division Four
Torbay Academy (6) 7 (Fowler 3, Wilbraham 2, Maynard 1, Dbls) Torre Gladiators 3 (Excell 2, Lavery 1, Morris 0)
NA Merlins 4 (Kitchen 2, Olver 1, Stratton 1) Torbay Academy (5) 6 (Treder 2, James 2, Neafcy 1, Dbls)
TABLES
DIVISION ONE
Pos | Team | Pld. | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | NA Batmen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
2nd | NA Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 19 |
3rd | Torbay Academy 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
4th | NA Buzzards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
5th | Brixham Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
6th | NA Condors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
7th | NA Parrots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
8th | Halwell A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
DIVISION TWO
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | Brixham Trawlers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 25 |
2nd | NA Raptors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
3rd | Dawlish Aces | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 20 |
4th | Grove Guerrillas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
5th | Halwell B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
6th | NA Kestrels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 7 |
7th | Torbay Academy 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
8th | NA Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
DIVISION THREE
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | Taverners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 17 |
2nd | Torre Vikings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
3rd | NA Hawks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
4th | Brixham Gulls | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
5th | Torbay Academy 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
6th | Dawlish Renegades | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
7th | NA Harriers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
8th | Torbay Academy 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
DIVISION FOUR
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | Torbay Academy 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 19 |
2nd | Torre Gladiators | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 17 |
3rd | Dawlish Doubtfuls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
4th | Torbay Academy 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
5th | NA Merlins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
6th | NA Ospreys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
7th | Brixham Seals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
8th | NA Vultures | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
