TENNIS A consolidated their lead in the Aldershot Table Tennis League Division One at the halfway stage of the season by recording a narrow 6-4 victory over Central A.

Ross Saxby won all three for Tennis and team-mate Eliot Tilley chipped in with a double. Central’s Phil Snelson also won two.

Bentley A were convincing 7-3 winners against Tennis D. Michael Kwan won all his singles for Tennis, but Bentley players Micky Lang, Steve French and Robin Street all took doubles in a consistent display.

Central B swept Tennis C aside 9-1, with both Martin Townshend and Robin Pretty undefeated and Andy Appleby bagging a brace.

Chris Dury and Paul Rumble both recorded maximums for Ash B in a 6-4 victory over Frimley A.

Peter Millard, Paul Baker and Ramesh Bhalla were the all-conquering trio as Central A whitewashed Ash A.

Frimley B notched up their first win of the season in Division Two, beating fellow strugglers Braybrooke A 8-2. Quang Le led the way for Frimley with a full house and team-mates David Mackinnon and Hilary Greig each won twice.

Fleet A lost their perfect record when they drew with Cody A. Cody’s Peter Anthony was the star of the evening with a treble, while Lawrence Dack and David Joyce both won twice for Fleet.

Frimley C and Ash C also shared the points in a match where no-one won or lost all three. Peter Farrelly and Andy Griffiths won two apiece for Frimley, as did Frank Winnard for Ash.

In Division Three, Tennis F easily overcame their G team, 8-2. Paul Jarvis won his three, but colleagues Graham Marshall and Graham McCulley could not get the better of the G team’s Charles Burton.

Cody D beat Crawley Ridge A 7-3, thanks to maximums for Fan Lei and Dean Hewitt. Cody C beat Ash E by the same score. John Harvey was unbeaten for Cody and Jock Docherty and Alan Richards both won twice.

Frimley D, with only two players, held Tennis G to a draw. Anthony Connelly and Barry Baxter doubled up for Frimley.

Crawley Ridge B beat Cody F 6-4 to lead Division Four at the turn of the year. Phil Garrett took a maximum for Crawley Ridge, supported by David Marchant’s double. John Asprey won two for Cody.

Closest rivals Tennis H won 6-4 against Ash F. Sheila Pretty was unbeaten for the losers, while Ken Lewington and Keith Johnson won two each for Tennis.

Tennis J also won 6-4, this against Ash G. Again, a player from the losing team, Bob Murrell, was unbeaten. Tom Ette and Mehrdad Abutalebi took two apiece for Tennis.

Completing a quartet of 6-4 results, Ash H beat Braybrooke B. Ben Carr won all three for Ash and Brian Lunn backed him up with a pair. Braybrooke’s Sandra Jackson replied with two wins.

Results:

Div I

Ash A 0 Central A 10, Tennis A 6 Central A 4, Bentley A 7 Tennis D 3, Central B 9 Tennis C 1, Frimley A 4 Ash B 6

Div II

Frimley C 5 Ash C 5, Cody A 5 Fleet A 5, Braybrooke A 2 Frimley B 8

Div III

Crawley Ridge A 3 Cody D 7, Cody C 7 Ash E 3, Tennis G 2 Tennis F 8, Frimley D 5 Tennis G 5

Div IV

Crawley Ridge B 6 Cody F 4, Tennis J 6 Ash G 4, Ash F 4 Tennis H 6, Braybrooke B 4 Ash H 6