Newport Pagnell Vantage 2-8 Milton Keynes Topspin
Monday 3 December 2018
| Game | Result | Score | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Ardis lost to Masoud Nassor (1-3) | 9-11, 11-6, 3-11, 6-11 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sue Lewis lost to David Wackrill (0-3) | 10-12, 10-12, 4-11 | 0-2 |
| 3 | Glen Davison lost to Mervyn Kelly (0-3) | 5-11, 4-11, 6-11 | 0-3 |
| 4 | Tony Ardis and Sue Lewis beat Mervyn Kelly and Masoud Nassor (3-0) | 11-7, 12-10, 11-7 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Sue Lewis lost to Masoud Nassor (0-3) | 8-11, 7-11, 11-13 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Tony Ardis beat Mervyn Kelly (3-1) | 9-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Glen Davison lost to David Wackrill (0-3) | 5-11, 5-11, 7-11 | 2-5 |
| 8 | Sue Lewis lost to Mervyn Kelly (1-3) | 8-11, 9-11, 18-16, 8-11 | 2-6 |
| 9 | Glen Davison lost to Masoud Nassor (0-3) | 6-11, 7-11, 4-11 | 2-7 |
| 10 | Tony Ardis lost to David Wackrill (0-3) | 6-11, 4-11, 3-11 | 2-8 |
| Team | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Pagnell Vantage (old) | 8 | 24.24 | 260 | 42.90 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | 25 | 75.76 | 346 | 57.10 |
| Team | Player | Games played | Games won | Legs played | Legs won | Legs average (%) | Points played | Points won | Points average (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Tony Ardis | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 | 188 | 84 | 44.68 |
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Sue Lewis | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 212 | 93 | 43.87 |
| Newport Pagnell Vantage | Glen Davison | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 148 | 49 | 33.11 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Masoud Nassor | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 90.00 | 179 | 107 | 59.78 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | David Wackrill | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 100.00 | 155 | 101 | 65.16 |
| Milton Keynes Topspin | Mervyn Kelly | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 | 214 | 114 | 53.27 |
Glen Davison played on loan from Newport Pagnell Lagondas in Division Two.
Masoud Nassor played on loan from Milton Keynes Classics in Division Two.
| Match date | Monday, 3 December 2018 at 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Competition | League |
| Division | Division One |
| Venue | Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell |
| Season | 2018-2019 |
| Legs played | 33 |
| Points played | 606 |
Published 27/04/2024 10:51 by David Wackrill; edited 1 times, last on 27/04/2024 10:51 by David Wackrill.
TOPSPIN BACK ON TRACK
Topspin skipper Russell Penn was indisposed for this match, forcing the first change in the regular Penn/Kelly/Wackrill line-up since March 2017, a sequence of 28 matches. MK Classics division 2 player Masoud Nassor took his place and won a hat-trick. Masoud’s a great player to have in the wings as, on his day, he can beat anyone in this division with his fast attacking style. I recall a Summer League match I was playing in a few year’s ago when he beat the League’s 2014 Mens Singles champion Julian Adams. I hesitate to suggest that this was his best ever win but it must at least be a top 10 contender.
Topspin stopped the rot tonight with our first win in 4 matches, albeit against the bottom side who had Mike Howard replaced by Glen Davison of division 2 Gondolas, playing in 2 matches simultaneously. Tony Ardis showed flashes of his old self and scored Vantage’s only singles win when beating Mervyn with his strong forehand working well. Sue Lewis completed their side as always.
The formidable Tony/Sue partnership have won over twice as many doubles (5) than Topspin have managed all season (2), so another win for them here was no surprise, in straight games too against Masoud and Mervyn. We can change the line-up but we can't change the result.