RYDE CONTINUE TO SET THE PACE AS TABLE TENNIS ACTION RETURNS TO SMALLBROOK

After a break over the Christmas period, action in the Isle of Wight Winter table tennis league returned last week.

It’s been quiet in Division 1 with only 2 matches played since the Christmas break, but Ryde A continue their dominance at the top of Division 1 after any easy win over Ryde D. Despite losing the match, the D team’s junior Ryan Cates scored a fine win in 5 sets over Rob Smith, and was also involved in the doubles win with team mate Martin Johnstone, and the match ended 7-3 to the A team.

A closer match was that between Ryde C and Shanklin Skuas, with Shanklin’s Graham Evans and Paul Rainford both on good form, winning 2 each, whilst team mate Tom Waddell had a good win over Bryce Wilson. With the match lying at 5-4 to Shanklin going into the doubles, Evans and Rainford won in 4 sets against Ryde’s Alex Rorke and Tim Giles and the match ended 6-4 to Shanklin.

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Division 1

Ryde Revellers have played twice since the Christmas break, and scored a particularly good win over Ryde Relatives, with the Revellers Gourav Shah continuing his good form with 3 wins, and team mate Nicky Dando winning 2; the most notable being a 5 set victory over the experienced Martin Dove. With the Reveller’s Nicola Turner also winning 2 singles, plus the doubles with Dando, the Revellers won the match 8-2.

Their 2nd match was an easier affair against Newport Vics C, which they won 7-3, despite some spirited opposition from bottom placed Vics, and the Revellers now lie 3rd in the table.

Division 2   

Both Shorwell teams had strong wins, with the Saints beating Ryde Apprentices 8-2, and the Spinners scoring a whitewash over Ryde Rhinos, to put them at the top of the table ahead of their closest rivals St Lawrence Lizards.

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Division 3