Match Reports Division One

Week commencing 25 October 2010

Rhodesia Lions 8, DTH Redlands Runners 2

The Lions roared to within a point of the leaders after this comfortable 8-2 win over the Runners. Phil Beresford and Mike Thornley recorded excellent trebles with Mike Nocivelli gaining a singles win over Lea Dickinson before wrapping up the points with a double win with his partner Thornley.  Helmuth Osbourne defeated Nocivelli for the losers, while latest signing Dave Capewell also added a debut win over Nocivelli in reply for the Runners.

Ryton Park Adders 2, DTH Redlands Roosters 8

The Roosters consolidated their mid-table position in Division One following their comfortable 8-2 win over bottom club Ryton Park Adders.  Starring for the Roosters were Piotr Sliwa and Sarah Short who both bagged excellent trebles while John Lezgold chipped in with a thrilling singles win over the luckless Jonathan MacDonald after victory in the fifth 11-9.  Sliwa and Short took the doubles with John Hallgarth and Carl Stones getting on the score-sheet for the Adders with single wins over Lezgold.

MBE 8, Global Marble 2

MBE are now just one point behind second placed Lions following this 8-2 win over Global Marble.  Steve Needham playing his first game of the season hit three for the winners before partnering captain Mick Bell to win the doubles and remain unbeaten throughout.  Bell also excelled with a fine treble with Dave Marsh finally chipping in with a solo win over Robert Vaughan to complete the victory.  Kartik Lakhani and Steve Elkin won one each in reply for Marble.

Stanley Street "A" 0, DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 10

The Street were up against it from the offset after borrowing two Third Division players to supplement Peter Eyre as he was unable to raise a full First Division side.  The result was then a forgone conclusion with the Toys running away with it 10-0.  The Wesley Brothers remained undefeated while Steve Fox added another treble to finish off the singles although he was pushed all the way by Eyre who lost out 12-10 and 14-12 in the final two sets of a five-setter.  The Wesley's finally added the doubles to complete the rout.

Week commencing 18 October 2010

DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 9, Ryton Park Adders 1

Playing twice in a week was no problem for the Division One leaders as they trounced the Adders by a 9-1 margin to leave the opposition looking up at the rest of the league.  Hat-tricks for both Richard Wesley and Steve Fox soon put the Toys in charge and with two more for Thomas Wesley, it was plain sailing as they collected maximum points from the fixture.  The Wesley brothers took the doubles in straight sets with only Andy Lee replying for the Adders following a four set win over Thomas Wesley.

Rhodesia Lions 1, DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 9

The Lions were given a rude awakening when they met title holders the Fluffy Toys who brought in the big guns for this fixture.  Having led the division since the start of the season the Lions now drop into second place as the F/T's take over top spot. An immaculate performance from Worksop's No 1 Sam Walker was followed up by another treble from the leader of the division's averages Richard Wesley, leaving the host's with it all to do.  However they could not respond to the onslaught as the Toys extended their lead with a fine double coming from Steve Walker before he partnered his son Sam to an excellent doubles win over Mike Nocivelli and Mike Thornley.  The only blot on the Toys copybook was Thornley's solo win over Steve Walker.

DTH Redlands Runners 0, MBE 10

Mick Bell's MBE side are up into joint third place following this emphatic win over the Runners who now hold up the rest of the division after being overtaken by the Adders on set difference.  Bell himself, Mark Stanfield and Craig Straw remained undefeated throughout for the Engineers with Stanfield and Straw wrapping up maximum points by defeating Owen Shutt and Lea Dickinson in the doubles.

DTH Redlands Roosters 3, Rhodesia Lions 7

The Lions roared back following their shock 9-1 defeat at the hands of the Toys and kept up the pressure with a 7-3 win over the Roosters to remain in second place three points behind the leaders. Mike Nocivelli hit his best form of the season so far as he registered a fine treble, while John Gazeley lost his 100% record to Roosters captain Chris Cattell.  He fought back however to defeat both Dave Gascoyne and Sarah Short.  Phil Beresford wrapped up the singles with a solo win over Gascoyne before partnering Gazeley to a doubles success. Cattell won two in reply for the Roosters with Short adding a thrilling (12-10 in the fifth) win over Beresford.

Week commencing 11 October 2010

MBE 8 Stanley Street "A" 2

The Engineers move up into third place in the division following this comfortable win over newcomers Stanley Street "A".  Both Mark Stanfield and captain Mick Bell recorded fine trebles for the winners with Andrew Cave chipping in with a solo win over Dave Hodgkin.  Bell and Stanfield finally wrapped up the points with a straight sets doubles win over Hodgkin and Peter Eyre.  Eyre and Nigel Stent replied with one each for the "Street".

DTH Redlands Runners 2, DTH Redlands Roosters 8

In this battle between two club teams from Redlands, it was the Roosters who eventually ran out comfortable 8-2 winners.  Both Chris Cattell and Piotr Sliwa starred for the Roosters after each player had recorded three excellent singles wins. Short had wins against Owen Shutt and Division Two's Peter Cowburn, but lost in five sets to Osbourne to complete the victory for the Roosters.  The Runners pairing of Osbourne and Cowburn took the doubles 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10 in a tight finish

Week commencing 4 October 2010

DTH Redlands Roosters 8, MBE 2

In a turnaround of fortunes the Roosters are back in business following their first win of the season against the Engineers.  Both Chris Cattell and Ernest Mpundu netted excellent trebles, while former Ladies Singles champion, Sarah Short added a further two to complete her team's fine win.  Only Mark Stanfield, who defeated Short before teaming up with Dave Marsh to win the doubles, could hold his head up high for MBE.

DTH Redlands Runners 3, DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 7

Aiden Keyworth made his first appearance of the season for the Runners, but it made no difference to the result as last season's champions go from strength to strength.  Keyworth won two out of three while Helmuth Osbourne chipped in with one, but after that it was one-way traffic as the Toy's Richard Wesley led the charge with a well taken treble, Steve Walker added a further two while Thomas Wesley enjoyed a solo win over Owen Shutt.  The Toys wrapped up the points when the Wesley brothers won the doubles in straight sets over Osbourne and Shutt.

Stanley Street A 8, Ryton Park Adders 2

Stanley Street move into third place in Division One following their second win of the season.  This comfortable victory was mainly due to the early season form of Joe Zygadlo who netted a fine treble.  Captain Peter Eyre won a further two with Tommy Dove also enjoying victory over John Hallgarth and Carl Stones.  The Street took the doubles when Dove and Zygadlo defeated Hallgarth and Stones in four sets to complete the win.  The Adders Andy Lee and John Hallgarth won one each in reply with both wins coming in the fifth set 11-7.

Global Marble 0, Rhodesia Lions 10

Global were brought down to earth by the new League leaders after they had made a promising start to the season which has seen them into a comfortable mid-table position.  However, the Lions showed no mercy to their opponents as John Gazeley, Phil Beresford and Mike Thornley registered trebles.  Gazeley finally partnered Beresford to win the doubles over Robert Vaughan and Kartik Lakhani to complete the whitewash.

Week commencing 27 September 2010

DTH Redlands Roosters 2, DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 8

The Toys, who are looking to retain the Division One title they won last year, easily overcame the challenge of club colleagues, the Roosters, although 50% of the games were decided in the fifth set to make it a closer result than the final result suggests.  Ernest Mpundu defeated Steve Walker 12-10 in the fifth to register his first win of the season, while Sarah Short partnered Chris Cattell to a 5-set win over Steve Walker and Richard Wesley in the doubles.  However, that is all the Roosters could mount as both Steve Fox and Wesley recorded trebles for the winners and Walker added wins over both Short and Cattell in the deciding fifth set.

MBE 10, Ryton Park Adders 0

In a one-sided match the Engineers produced their best form of the season so far with Mark Stanfield, Mick Bell and Andrew Cave all registering trebles.  Stanfield and Bell wrapped up the proceedings with a 4-set win over Jonathan MacDonald and Andrew Lee to complete the whitewash.

DTH Redlands Runners 3, Global Marble 7

It is hard to believe that Global finished bottom of Division One last season but following this 7-3 win over the Runners they currently lie in fourth place in the Division.  Kartik Lakhani and Steve Lyons were Marble's heroes with both players netting trebles before teaming up to take the doubles over Helmuth Osbourne and Lea Dickinson.  The Runners replied through Owen Shutt, who defeated Robert Vaughan 13-11 in the fifth, while Osbourne and Dickinson also added one each for the losers.

Rhodesia Lions 9, Stanley Street A 1

There was only going to be one winner in this encounter with the Lions leading the Division at this early stage of the season.  John Gazeley and Mike Nocivelli enjoyed hat-tricks while Phil Beresford added two more before partnering Nocivelli in a five set doubles match against Tommy Dove and Nigel Stent.  Peter Eyre spared the blushes for Stanley Street when he defeated Beresford in five sets.

Week commencing 20 September 2010

Stanley Street "A" 4, DTH Redlands Runners 6

After the euphoria of winning their first ever match in Division One last week, the "Street" lost out narrowly in this one with Matthew Dodds ruling the roost for the winners after remaining undefeated with three singles and the doubles being credited to his name. Helmuth Osbourne and Lea Dickinson won one each to ensure their team of victory.  Peter Eyre and Tommy Dove battled throughout the match with four games being decided in the deciding fifth set, the closest of which came when Dove won a thriller over Dickinson 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9.

MBE 5, DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 5

The Toys will be somewhat disappointed with this result as the try to retain their First Division title, but the Engineers will be delighted that they enjoyed the share of the points to get their season underway after last week's 10-0 drubbing by the in-form Rhodesia Lions.  Mark Stanfield and Mick Bell each netted twice, while Dave Marsh got the plaudits from his team after winning a terrific nail-biting match with Thomas Wesley 11-2, 11-4, 7-11, 9-11, 13-11 to ensure the draw.  Richard Wesley starred for the Toys with an immaculate treble before adding the doubles with his colleague Steve Fox who then also added the scalp of Marsh to ensure the Toys remain undefeated and stay at the top of the table.

Ryton Park Adders 2, Rhodesia Lions 8

The Lions continue to move in the right direction after a roaring 8-2 victory over bottom club, Ryton Park Adders.  John Gazeley made a belated debut for his new club and bagged a well taken treble.  Both Phil Beresford and Mike Nocivelli won two each before Gazeley joined Novivelli to win the doubles in straight sets and complete a fine win.  The Adders responded with one each from captain Andy Lee and John Hallgarth.

Global Marble 6, DTH Redlands Roosters 4

The Marbles continued their surprise start to the season with a narrow 6-4 victory over the Roosters.  Kartik Lakhani led the way with a magnificent treble, while new signing Steve Lyons enjoyed a straight sets win over John Lesgold and Steve Elkin gained a vital win over the same player to ensure the points for Global.  Dave Gascoyne and Sarah Short won two each in reply for the Roosters.

Week Commencing 13 September 2010

DTH Redlands Fluffy Toys 9, Global Marble 1

The Fluffy Toys enjoyed just the start they wanted in their efforts to retain the First Division Title which they won last year.  Their comprehensive 9-1 win over their opponents was assured thanks to trebles from both Richard Wesley and Sam Walker.  Steve Walker then underlined his team's strength's by winning two more before partnering his son Sam to a victory in the doubles over Steve Lyons and Steve Elkin.  Marble saved grace when Lyons defeated Steve Walker in four sets.

DTH Redlands Roosters 4, Stanley St "A" 6

Stanley Street "A" made their debut in Division One and their narrow 6-4 win was an impressive start against Dave Gascoyne's team.  Made up of last season's Division Two winners Redlands Outsiders plus Stanley St captain Peter Eyre the Sports & Social Club will be looking to consolidate their position this season.  Eyre won two for the winners with Nigel Stent also making his mark with a fine brace. Tommy Dove picked up a solo win over Gascoyne before Eyre partnered Stent to the deciding doubles win.  The Roosters replied through Sarah Short who had two wins over Dove and Stent respectively while Gascoyne and Peter Sliwa added one each, but it wasn't quite enough to secure a share of the spoils.

Rhodesia Lions 10, M B E 0

In a one sided game, the Lions roared to victory in their opening match with Mick Thornley, Mike Nocivelli and Phil Beresford each bagging trebles in an early season rush of form.  Could they challenge however in the longer term - only time will tell.  M B E played Mick Bell, Dave Marsh and Andrew Cave, but they "Caved" in as they say (excuse the pun) to the dominant Lions who completed this excellent win when Thornley and Nocivelli teamed up to take victory in the doubles over Marsh and Cave to complete the whitewash.

DTH Redlands Runners 4, Ryton Park Adders 6

A month late scorecard reveals that the Adders got their season off to a bright start with this narrowly fought win.  Andy Lee was outstanding for the winners after remaining undefeated with a fine treble.  Matt Lemon playing up from Division Two added an excellent brace with Johnathan MacDonald chipping in with a vital win over Owen Shutt. Lea Dickinson won two in reply for the Runners with Helmuth Osbourne addind another before partnering Dickinson to a late doubles win but it wasn't quite enough for a share of the points.