While leaders Rayne A were without a match, former champions Netts A jumped to the top of the Braintree Table Tennis League with a cruising 9-1 win over a two-person Liberal C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It gave them a three-point lead over their rivals, both having played six matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richard Jennings gave both Andy Holmes (11-6, 3-11, 12-10, 12-10) and James Hicks (8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9) something to think about but Liberal’s only success came from an excellent win for Robin Armstrong over Holmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sudbury Nomads held on to third place with a 6-4 win over Liberal’s A team, where Scott Dowsett was unbeaten, while a stronger than usual Liberal B crept closer by beating Black Notley B 9-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ashley Skeggs and Adam Cuthbert were unbeaten while David Gatheral, in his first match of the season, won twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notley A scored a Parr 3 (Chris of that ilk remaining unbeaten) in a draw against Rayne C<\/p>\n\n\n\n
while Rayne’s B team overcame a two-man Netts B 8-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not much has gone Netts B’s way this season, but wins for Joe Meleschko over Steve Pennell and Fred Evans over Victor Chan were worthy of celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In division two, leaders Sudbury Wanderers kept up the momentum with an 8-2 win over Notley F while Rayne E continued their good run, beating Notley D 7-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an intra-club battle, Notley E’s Jamie Brooks did all he could – three singles and the doubles with Lawrence Grantham – but the club’s C team took the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other two matches ended in a draw, which was nothing new for Rayne F and Yeldham Whitlocks A, who had finished level on three and two previous occasions respectively before they shared the points with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netts C and D teams played out the other draw, including a commendable performance from 16-year-old JJ Calisin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his first season of league table tennis, he stepped up from his normal berth in division three to win twice for the D team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While division three leaders Finchingfield A were without a match, Sudbury Strollers took advantage to move a bit closer with an 8-2 win over Notley H. George Berry was unbeaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notley I, beaten only once before, suffered from the absence of Ben Southgate and tumbled 9-1 to their own G team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next two teams, Rayne H and Finchingfield B, shared the points while David Montgomery took his three singles for Netts E but Rayne G won the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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