There were comfortable wins for all 3 Ryde teams in action in the top tier of the Island’s winter table tennis league last week.
Division 1
| Havenstreet B | 1 | Ryde B | 9 |
| Ryde D | 8 | Shanklin Warriors | 2 |
| Newport Vics A | 3 | Ryde A | 7 |
In Division 1 the 3 Ryde teams in action all had comfortable wins against Havenstreet, Shanklin and Newport Vics.
Second-placed Ryde B’s Conal Howells, Joseph Chapman and Ricky Lock defeated Havenstreet B 9-1, with just a doubles win to show for Havenstreet’s efforts.
Top-placed Ryde A had to fight harder in their match against Newport Vic’s A, with Ryde’s unbeaten Scott Lawson only just holding on against Vic’s Anna Joyce in a tense 5 set encounter. Both Lawson and Joyce will be representing the Isle of Wight in next year’s Island Games in Guernsey. Joyce was also unlucky against Ryde’s Rob Smith, and Vic’s Dave Hilliam performed well with 2 wins, but Ryde A came out on top with the match ending 7-3.
Division 2
| Ryde Wight Knights | 4 | Newport Vics C | 6 |
| Ryde Rockets | 2 | Newport Vics B | 8 |
Newly promoted Newport Vics C celebrated their first win of the season against Ryde Wight Knights, in a long match which went on late into the night. Most of the games were very closely contested and went to four or five sets. The Wight Knight’s Maggie Preston was player of the match taking all three, whilst Vic’s Debbie Yates and Paul Lewis won two each. Lewis and team mate Chris Gordine won the doubles giving Vics C the win, 6-4.
Newport Vics B had a strong win against Ryde Rockets with Vic’s Dave Newnham player of the match, winning all three. The match ended 8-2 to put Vics B at the top of the table 7 points above Ryde Rascals.
Division 3
| St Lawrence Lizards | 10 | Ryde Apprentices | 0 |
| Ryde Frogs | 1 | Shorwell Saints | 9 |
| Ryde Rhinos | 1 | Ryde Rustics | 9 |
St Lawrence Lizards lead Division 3 after their 10-0 defeat of Ryde Apprentices, whilst Shorwell Saints moved up into second after a 9-1 win over Ryde Frogs.
