{"id":2679,"date":"2024-02-28T18:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essextabletennis.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2024-02-28T18:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:44:03","slug":"newcomer-mitchell-makes-his-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.essextabletennis.org.uk\/wordpress\/2024\/02\/28\/newcomer-mitchell-makes-his-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomer Mitchell makes his mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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On the 9th<\/sup> October last year a young man called Mitchell Jones made his debut for Stanford A in Division 1 of the Southend and District Table Tennis League. Not much was known about him in the local area but he soon made his mark winning all his games and not dropping a set in the process. A good start which soon turned into something special as, 10 games later, he was still unbeaten and still not dropped a set!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst obviously a class above his Division 1 counterparts could he continue this form into the Southend Championships where he would be up against Southend\u2019s top Premier league players? The answer was a resounding yes as he proceeded into the semi – finals and final which were held at Plumberow Primary Academy, the home of Hockley TTC, last week. Needless to say he dismissed his semi -final opponent Liam Squirrell in straight sets and then repeated the feat against Duncan Taylor in the final. A remarkable performance from the young man who added an extra title to his name by teaming up with Jo Hills from Canvey TTC to win the mixed doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finals night didn\u2019t turn out to be the best night for men\u2019s runner up Taylor as he lost to his doubles partner Kevin Read in the Over 40\u2019s singles and, together, they were beaten in the doubles by Liam Squirrell of Matchpoint and Reece Seddon of Irons. Seddon had lost to Taylor in the semi – final of the men\u2019s singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were new names on the cup in the Ladies Doubles as Hannah Harbour of Hockley and Debbie O\u2019neil of Matchpoint teamed up to beat Caroline Cole of Rawreth Megazone and Lucy Elliot of Matchpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the under 21\u2019s final Lucy\u2019s brother James beat Alex Bowden both also from the Matchpoint club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in the only final which went to five sets, Lin Roff of Mapledene beat Jo Hills to win the Ladies Singles coming back from two sets down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the matches played on finals night there were a number of other finals played over the preceding weekend. These are detailed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O50s<\/strong> John Poysden                 bt       Sanjay Saptarshi     11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O60s <\/strong>John Poysden                 bt       Keith Willett             8-11, 14-12, 11-9, 11-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O70s <\/strong>Ian Sangster                  bt       Bill Smith                11-13, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

080s <\/strong>Douglass Brown              bt       Ken Field                 11-3, 11-6, 11-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O40s Doubles<\/strong>. Colin Chatfield & Babul McLeod bt  Kevin Read & Duncan Taylor 4-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 40s Plate<\/strong>    Richard Kidd            bt       Anthon Ranjit-Singh 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 50s Plate<\/strong>    Richard Riebold        bt       Peter Moxham 5-11, 11-6, 13-11, 12-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 60s Plate<\/strong>    Trevor Hayes            bt       Steve Kemp 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 70s Plate<\/strong>    Paul Strutt               bt       Steve Walter 13-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vets Doubles Plate<\/strong>  Debbie Oneill & Caroline Cole bt Jenne Seibolt & Randy Santiago  11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Premier Restricted<\/strong>  Kieran Skeggs       bt    Sanjay Saptarshi 11-8, 11-8, 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Div 1 Restricted<\/strong>      Barrie Delf             bt    Jo Hills 11-9. 8-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Div 2 Restricted<\/strong>      Jamie Elliott           bt    Arun Joy 4-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Div 3 Restricted<\/strong>      Alex Bowden          bt    Trevor Hayes 11-9, 11-6, 11-13, 11-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mitchell Jones of Stanford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mitchell Jones – Stanford and Duncan Taylor – Rayleigh Mill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mitchell Jones – Stanford and Jo Hills – Canvey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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