Premier division round- up - Week 6
MK Spinners welcomed Greenleys Monarchs, the match ending in a draw. For the home team, Jecu Aurelian and Alan Cherry each won 2, beating Martin Hall and Tomek Nowakowski, playing his first match of the season. Jecu and Alan then combined in the doubles to beat Tomek and Ed Simms in 5 games, to register their fifth doubles success. Gareth Jones was the third Spinner, but unable to record a win despite a close 5 –game set against Martin, who registered his only win of the night and a loss to Tomek. Ed Simms was the star man for the Monarchs with a maximum, including a 4-game win against Alan and a comeback from 0-2 against Jecu, winning the final game 21-19 which is the most points of any individual game so far this season. The teams remain 2nd and 3rd in the division.
Greenleys Vanguards had a relatively easy match when they visited OU Primes. James Zeng, Patrick Wong and Andy Tan were unable to register a win against the Vanguards team of regulars Nayan Pattni and Elroy Edwards, plus Division 1 substitute Yevhenil Bohrieiev. The home team were only able to win 4 games during the evening. This 4th consecutive 0-10 loss for the Primes leaves them bottom of the division, while Vanguards leap-frog their club colleagues the Warriors, who had no match this week, into 4th place.
LB Generations scored their first win of the season, by 7-3, against MK Sasaki. Tim Cheek for Generations needed 5 games to beat Michael Wilkins. Tim lost his next set to Tarn Gascoyne but ended the evening with a 4-game win over Mervyn Phillips. Tonya Bohach made her first start of the season for the home team, losing to Mervyn, but then beating Tarn and Michael. Ben Rolfe lost to Tarn, but was successful against Michael and Mervyn. Tonya and Ben won the doubles against Tarn and Michael. For the visitors Tarn Gascoyne won 2 sets and Mervyn Phillips one. The result leaves Generations in 7th place, a point behind Sasaki.
In the final match of the week, Yardley Titans strengthened their place at the top of the table with a 10-0 win against Greenleys Glory, their 3rd maximum win in 5 matches. Craig Brown, Nick Howard and Ricky Taiwo all beat Lewis Copp, Ian Mead and debutant John Moloney. Only 3 sets went beyond 3 games, but they all went to a final game, with Ian Mead losing out twice, to Craig and Ricky and Lewis losing a tight tussle to Craig. Glory remain 8th in the division, a point above OU primes, who have played a match more.
Team performance of the week: LB Generations
Player of the week: Ed Simms