Ryde C are tied at the top of Division 1, with Ryde Rankers on 41 points each.
At this stage of the season, it looks as if the title will be fought out between these 2 teams.
Ryde C had an easy win against Newport Vics B and did not drop a game, whilst the Rankers were involved in the match of the week against Ryde Goshawks. The Goshawk’s Steve Mills was largely untroubled as he sailed through his games unbeaten, whilst team mate Martin Johnstone was particularly unlucky to lose all 3 of his games, with 2 going to 5 sets. Johnstone teamed up with Mills to win the doubles for the Goshawks; however, the Ranker’s Hugh Idle, Graham Evans and Lewis Johnstone claimed the match 6-4.
Ryde B met Newport Vics A, with Ryde’s Alex Rorke unbeaten and player of the match, whilst Vic’s Dave Hilliam was on form with 2 wins. Rorke teamed up with Tim Giles in the doubles, with Giles having just returned from a successful tournament in Norwich, were he won a runners up medal. Giles and Rorke took the doubles to win the match 7-3.
Division 1 results
| Havenstreet A | 3 | Ryde Rankers | 7 |
| Ryde C | 10 | Newport Vics B | 0 |
| Ryde Goshawks | 4 | Ryde Rankers | 6 |
| Ryde B | 7 | Newport Vics A | 3 |
In Division 2…
There were some close matches in Division 2, with top of the table Ryde Revellers meeting their match in Ryde Rising Stars.
Spike Hughes won all 3 for the Revellers, but the Rising Star’s cadet Jye Lock took Hughes to 5 sets and lost only on deuce. Lock also had an excellent win against the Reveller’s Gourav Shah. Fellow cadet Theo Lewis beat Nicky Dando, whilst team mate Tom Waddell also beat Shah. With a 5 set doubles thriller to decide the match, Waddell and Lock took it in 5 sets and the match ended in a draw.
Ryde Rocket’s Trevor Percival was unbeaten in their match against the strong Ryde Quintet, with team mate Tim Wakeley on excellent form, winning 2, and the match ended 6-4 to the Rockets.
In a Newport derby, bottom of the table Vics D fought hard against the much higher ranked Vics C, with the D team’s Debbie Yates winning 2, and team mates Chris Gordine and Richard Jackson winning 1 each. The match rested on the doubles, with the C team’s Mike Jose and Dave Newnham winning in 4 sets against Yates and Gordine to take the match 6-4.
Division 2 results
| Shorwell Spinners | 3 | Ryde Detonators | 7 |
| Newport Vics C | 6 | Newport Vics D | 4 |
| Ryde Rascals | 6 | Havenstreet B | 4 |
| Ryde Revellers | 5 | Ryde Rising Stars | 5 |
| Ryde Quintet | 4 | Ryde Rockets | 6 |
In Division 3…
In Division 3, newcomers Wroxall Warriors are fast becoming the team to beat.
The Warriors now lie in 2nd place behind St Lawrence Lizards, after their 8-2 win against Shorwell Saints. Ryde Retailers are in 3rd place with a game in hand, and the Division 3 title is up for grabs for any of these 3 teams.
Division Three Results
| Ryde Rustics | 4 | Ryde Frogs | 6 |
| Wroxall Warriors | 8 | Shorwell Saints | 2 |
