SOUTH DEVON & TORBAY TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE – SPONSORED BY ALBANY FLORISTS
2023-24 SEASON
With the top two sides in the first division having a week off NA Buzzards took advantage to take over the top spot with a thumping 10-0 victory over NA Parrots. Herbie Sage, Kevin Nicholls and Simon James all going well for the Buzzards. Mark Burridge and Bryan Birkbeck were unbeaten as NA Eagles defeated basement side Halwell A 8-2.
Curtis Sage & Ben Hoare (NA Parrots) v Herbie Sage & Kevin Nicholls (NA Buzzards)
Bryan Birkbeck & Mark Burridge (NA Eagles) v Dave Wading & Mick Mercer (Halwell A)
Dawlish Aces, with maximums from David Davies and Mark Sharratt, drew level on points with Brixham Trawlers at the top of the second division table following their 9-1 victory over struggling NA Kestrels. NA Falcons climbed three places with a fine 7-3 victory at Totnes against the Grove Guerrillas. The Guerrillas’ Colin Butterworth collecting a maximum for the losing side.
Mike Dummett (NA Kestrels) v Mitch Bellham (Dawlish Aces)
There was just the one third division encounter between two teams in the bottom half of the table. Brixham Seals defeating NA Harriers 7-3 thanks to a fine maximum from Nick Williamson.
Ivor Copley (NA Harriers) v Issy Brown (Brixham Gulls)
Division four leaders, Torbay Academy 5, had another tough match but came through 6-4 with a fine final doubles victory against NA Ospreys to stay top of the table. Rob Ferguson had an excellent maximum for the Ospreys in defeat. Second placed Dawlish Doubtfuls, with Marc Grim still unbeaten, lost ground on the leaders as they were held to a 5-5 draw by Torre Gladiators. Continuing the trend of maximums for players on losing sides James Kitchen was unbeaten in his singles but that was all the NA Vultures got in their 3-7 defeat by NA Merlins.
Mark Dulling (NA Ospreys) v Anne-Marie Gibbs (Torbay Academy 5)
RESULTS
Division One
NA Eagles 8 (M Burridge 3, Birkbeck 3, Broad 1, Dbls) Halwell A 2 (Symons 1, Mercer 1, Wadling 0)
NA Parrots 0 (Lush 0, Webster-Hall 0, Hoare 0) NA Buzzards 10 (Sage 3, Nicholls 3, James 3, Dbls)
Division Two
NA Kestrels 1 (Dummett 1, Shears 0, Williams 0) Dawlish Aces 9 (Davies 3, Sharratt 3, Bellham 2, Dbls)
Grove Guerrillas 3 (Butterworth 3, Bowerman 0, Cornish 0) NA Falcons 7 (Thompson 2, Haslam 2, Cyron 2, Dbls)
Division Three
NA Harriers 3 (Baron 2, Fabian 1, Copley 0) Brixham Gulls 7 (Williamson 3, Brown 2, Lamden 1, Dbls)
Division Four
Torre Gladiators 5 (Lavery 2, Excell 2, Morris 0, Dbls) Dawlish Doubtfuls 5 (M Grim 3, S Grim 1, Chadwick 1)
NA Vultures 3 (Kitchen 3, Fearon 0, Gilbert 0) NA Merlins 7 (Stratton 2, Bishop 2, Davies 2, Dbls)
NA Ospreys 4 (Ferguson 3, Ramsden 1, Dulling 0) Torbay Academy (5) 6 (James 2, Gibbs 2, Treder 1, Dbls)
DIVISION ONE
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | NA Buzzards | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 22 | 68 |
2nd | NA Batmen | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 15 | 65 |
3rd | Torbay Academy 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 60 |
4th | NA Eagles | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 30 | 40 |
5th | NA Parrots | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 56 | 34 |
6th | Brixham Sharks | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 56 | 34 |
7th | NA Condors | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 51 | 29 |
8th | Halwell A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 100 | 20 |
DIVISION TWO
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | Brixham Trawlers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 26 | 54 |
2nd | Dawlish Aces | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 26 | 54 |
3rd | NA Raptors | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 38 |
4th | NA Falcons | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 36 |
5th | Grove Guerrillas | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 44 | 36 |
6th | Torbay Academy 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 44 | 36 |
7th | Halwell B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 28 |
8th | NA Kestrels | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 18 |
DIVISION THREE
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | Torre Vikings | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 16 | 54 |
2nd | Taverners | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 23 | 47 |
3rd | Torbay Academy 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 45 |
4th | NA Hawks | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 47 | 43 |
5th | Brixham Gulls | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 46 | 34 |
6th | Torbay Academy 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 24 |
7th | NA Harriers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 57 | 23 |
8th | Dawlish Renegades | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 50 | 20 |
DIVISION FOUR
Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | S F | S A | Points |
1st | Torbay Academy 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 56 |
2nd | Dawlish Doubtfuls | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 29 | 51 |
3rd | NA Ospreys | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 32 | 48 |
4th | NA Merlins | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 35 | 45 |
5th | Torre Gladiators | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 39 | 41 |
6th | Torbay Academy 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 43 | 37 |
7th | NA Vultures | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 48 | 32 |
8th | Brixham Seals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 10 |
