Week three of the new Spalding and District Table Tennis League season saw the Division One and Two fixtures get under way.
Nets n Edges had a busy night, playing two matches in the top tier – one brought forward from week seven – but they both came out as 5-0 defeats.
The Appleby brothers (Moulton SE) were far too strong and, although they conceded an end to Reece Kerry in a singles and another in the doubles, they were rarely in any serious trouble.
The match against JDM was a similar tale, with Kerry picking up two ends and a deuce game, plus another end and a deuce in the doubles.
However, Tom and John Chesworth, with Phil Chandler, in the doubles had few other scares.
JDM’s unfinished match with Underdogs was not completed due to the absence of an opponent and so the final game was awarded to JDM (under rule 12), leaving the score at 2-3.
South Holland’s final game against Jokers suffered a similar fate, but with neither player attending the game was declared void with Holland 3-1 up.
Unfortunately, the same happened in Division Two with Hit and Hope waiting on Hurricane Brothers.
With no rearrangement made, a 5-0 win was given.
Team TJ’s first match saw them come up against strong opposition in Rusty Nails. Unsurprisingly, they went down 5-0 – but they performed well, taking an end in the doubles and Jack Sawyer forcing one match to the fifth end.
Two new teams, Deeping Lads and Assassins, faced off in the other lower tier match.
The singles were shared, with Carlos Caneiro, the most experienced player, winning his two for Assassins while Chris Davis and Martyn Boyle took one each for the Lads.
The latter then added the doubles for a 3-2 win.
Caneiro’s partner has had to withdraw from the league, so the search is on for a replacement.
The final match of the evening saw Holland complete a whitewash over the Netters in their Moulton Shield match with a win for Jean White.
