Ladies Matches 01/02/07  Each of the 4 ladies, Sandra Smith, Leanne Francis, Clare Taylor and Sue Nolan of a Beechdown team took part in one winning rubber when their team went down 4/2 to Andover at Winchester Road in the Ladies 4 Division.  Karen Causley, Sue Clarke, Mo Hudson and Laura Thomas participated in two winning rubbers each for the victorious visitors. 

There was quite a change in the Ladies 6 table after the receipt of a couple of cards for matches played in October and early December.  These cards showed victories for LoddonSherpas over BH Pegasus (5/4), Phoenix (9/0) and Viking (5/4).  Cheryl and Stephanie Matthews won a maximum against BH Pegasus supported by one rubber each from Hayley Kopp/Liz Firth and Eve Bielby/Caroline Thompson. Amanda Marsden/Anu Davies and Lesley Acheson/Sue Lorrain won two rubbers each for BH Pegasus. The winning team for LoddonSherpas against Phoenix was Cheryl/Stephanie Matthews, Hayley Kopp/Becky Hall and Liz Firth/Caroline Thompson.  In their third successive victory, this time over Viking, Cheryl and Stephanie again won their three rubbers complimented by two from Hayley Kopp/Liz Firth.  Maxima from Lesley Acheson/Hayley McCall and Amanda Marsden/Anu Davies gave BH Pegasus a 6/3 home win over Waverley which enabled them to regain the top place in the table.  Each of the Waverley pairs, Caroline Rodbourne/Linda Rapacioli, Sally Holmes/Gill Trimmer and Debbie Symes/Christine Fowler won one rubber for them.  BH Pegasus head the table with 40 points from 7 matches followed by Viking on 34 points from 6 matches then LoddonSherpas with 30 from 5 matches and Beechdown also on 30 points having played 6 matches. Andover cannot be discounted as they have 20 points from only 4 matches.  It is all very close at the top.

Mens Matches 01/02/07   In their return match in Mens Division1, Viking B took 3 points from their A side in a 5/3 defeat.  Graeme Berry/Scott Wilkins won two of these rubbers and Carlo Rapacioli/Stuart Cheng got the third.  Neil Hodges/James Bevis won two rubbers for Viking A as did Tony Coombes/Chris Powell with Tim Cooper/Mike Fidge supplying the fifth.  In a tight 3 game rubber David Gough and David Burrell were the only winners for BH Pegasus A when they lost 8/1 to Andover Sports A at Andover.  Damien Roberts/Tim Hunt and Emerson Cumberbatch/Shaun McDonald won maxima for the home side supported by two rubbers from Chris Clarke/Ian Swatton.  

BH Pegasus B are level with Phoenix A on 38 points at the top of the Division 2 table following an 8/1 home victory over Aldermaston for whom David Lowe/Stephen Gaunt were the only winners.  The home victory was made up by maxima from Steve Glover/Dale Turpin and Andrew Hart/Ramsey Domloge complimented by the remaining two rubbers from Andrew Bosworth/Alex Groom.  Phoenix A have played one more match than BH Pegasus B to attain their 38 points.  They beat visiting Hurst 6/3 before losing 7/2 to Andover Sports B.  Against Hurst Paul Nightingale/Paul Verling won their three rubbers with Greg Sudell/Jon Thomson winning two and Matthew Hawkins/Peter Bevel winning one.  Ray Monger/Chris Puxley won two rubbers for Hurst and David Ord/Mark Payne got the third.   The two Pauls won one rubber in the match against Andover Sports B with Greg Sudell/Jon Thomson getting the second.  Peter Cowmeadow/Paul Williams scored a maximum for the winning home side complimented by two rubbers each from Geriant Griffiths/Nick Gladwin and Sarmin Sarmin/Andy Kinge. 

Adrian Tyrell/Ben Webb won two rubbers supported by one each from Marc Page/Mark Emerson and Nigel Butcher/Mark Webb when Alresford lost 5/4 at home to Waverley in Division 3.  Ian Aherne/Adam Bridgen scored a maximum for the winners complimented by two rubbers from Rob Jackson/Milo Rapacioli.   Elsewhere in the division, Whitchurch earned some badly needed points when they beat visiting Phoenix B 7/2.  Dave Cooley and Stuart Gordon won their three rubbers as did Peter Askew/Sean Mallard with Denis Hazell/Chris Smith getting the seventh for the home side.  John Shipman/Bob Cosgrove and Mark Cleave/Mike Taylor won one rubber each for the losing visitors.

Mixed Matches 01/02/07   St Marys kept their unbeaten record in Mixed Division 1 with a 6/3 defeat of BH Pegasus A at the Sports Centre.  Andy King/Janine Fisher and Mark Ferguson/Margaret Mason both won maxima for the winners with each of the home pairs, David Burrell/Anu Davies, David Gough/Lesley Acheson and Martin Hill/Amanda Marsden winning one rubber. Andover Sports A beat a two pair visiting LoddonSherpas A 9/0. The winning team was Damien Roberts/Pauline Prior, Shaun McDonald/Liz Roberts and Emerson Cumberbatch/Sandra McDonald.  St Marys now have a 4 point lead over Viking A in the table. 

Tony Coombes/Jane Halls, Chris Powell/Julie Shawley and Carlo Rapacioli/Ruth Seward were the Viking B side which accounted for Aldermaston A with a 9/0 scoreline in Division 2.  Martin Davey/Lesley Acheson won the only three rubbers for previously unbeaten BH Pegasus B when they lost 6/3 to their own C team.  Each of the three C pairings, Andrew Hart/Hayley McCall, Dale Turpin/Jean Deverill and Steve Glover/Jenny Skilton won two rubbers for a victory which puts them in second place behind the B team.

Peter Askew/Vivienne Hazell won the two rubbers for Whitchurch in Division 3 when they lost 7/2 to visiting Beechdown C.  Tim Williams/Clare Taylor recorded a maximum for the winners with Keith Dawson/Leanne Francis and Bruce Scott/Sara Deed supplying two rubbers each. 

Division 4 leaders Andover Sports B got a surprise when they were beaten 9/0 by second placed Andover.  Steve Trussel/Laura Thomas, Dave Sneddon/Sue Clarke and Alan Dixon/Karen Causley comprised the winning team. Simon Johnston/Sara Deed won their three rubbers supported by two rubbers each from Bruce Scott/Sue Nolan and Lee Chojeki/Kate Moss when Beechdown D beat Phoenix B 7/2 at Winchester Road.  Mike Taylor/Ruth Thompsett and Mark fuller/Sam Taylor won a rubber each for the losers.  Steve Woodward/Liz Firth recorded a maximum for LoddonSherpas B when they defeated visiting Basing Cavaliers 6/3 at John Hunt School.  Mark Sykes/Eve Bielby won two rubbers for the home side with Paul Bonner/Caroline Thompson supplying the sixth.  Andrew Dance and Sheila Weston won two of the loser’s rubbers and Dave Harfield/Theresa Simmonds got the third.