Winter 2024 – Rnd 12 Wrap

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ROUND 12

PENNANT ONE:

The top three teams defeated the lower three teams in round twelve matches of the Sunraysia Table Tennis winter pennant and as a result there were no changes in the ladder positions. With four rounds to play second to fifth are separated by one win.

– Mallee Bearings 6 (Joel Thomas 3, Liam Wood 1) d Regional Taxation Services 5 (Andrew Cannard, Mark Ljubic 2. Edi Re 1)

The closeness of the competition was evident when top team Mallee Bearings struggled to get over the line against the game Regional Taxation Services who sit at the foot of the ladder with two wins. Again, Joel Thomas was the standout player winning his thirty third singles of the season. It is hard to see his undefeated run coming to an end in this pennant. Thomas also controlled the two doubles victories.

Mallee Bearings number two Liam Wood sealed the win by defeating the tricky Edi Re to give the Bearings trio the 6-5 victory. For RTS Andrew Cannard and Mark Ljubic played well to win two singles each. Ljubic and teammate Re scored two five set singles victories both 11-9 in the fifth against Liam Wood and Daniel Jansen respectively.

– Tankard Dental 7 (Reece Kurrle 3, Jackson Murphy 2, Paul Kealley 1) d Choices Flooring Mildura 4 (Mark Dorman 2, Ed Hung 1)

Third placed Tankard Dental had their hands full with the fourth placed Choices Flooring Mildura however they were able to win three of the four five set matches to record a solid 7-4 victory.

Tankard’s skipper Reece Kurrle won three singles including an entertaining five set win overfill in Mark Dorman. Kurrle’s team-mate Jackson Murphy who was also filling in showed good form winning two singles, his only blemish a 9-11 loss in the fifth to Dorman. Tankards number three won a singles and participated in the second doubles victory to continue his solid season.

 For Choices Mark Dorman played well to win two singles while Ed Hung scored a very good four set victory over opposite number Paul Kealley.

– Cookes Pools & Spas 6 (Kate Carmichael 3, Casper McCarthy 2) d Weightmans Packaging 5 (Jackson Tung 2, Dylan Wood, Lee Leeson 1)

Cookes Pools & Spas with their fourth victory in succession consolidated second position on the ladder with a narrow 6-5 victory over fifth placed Weightmans Packaging. Going in to the second doubles Cookes trailed 3-4 and their combination of Kate Carmichael and Russell Walder knew the four points were on the line against Jackson Tung and Lee Leeson. This was an outstanding five setter with Carmichael and Walder winning in five to level the match at four rubbers all.

Carmichael and Tung then faced off in an important singles and it was Tung who raced out to a 6-1 lead before Carmichael reeled him in to take the first 11-8. As usual between these two there were some amazing rallies but this time it was Carmichael who won in straight sets to win her third singles on the night. Cookes now took a 5-4 lead with Weightmans Dylan Wood up against Casper McCarthy, This proved to be an entertaining slug fest between these two talented youngsters and it was McCarthy who took the points 11-8 10-12 11-9 11-7 to allow Cookes the four points.

PENNANT TWO:

With their fifth win on the trot Choices Flooring Mildura are now three wins clear on top of the ladder as Weightmans who are second continued their topsy turvy season with a 3-8 loss against Mallee Meats who have won their last two matches. It was not that long ago that Mallee Meats were at the foot of the ladder and Weightmans were on top, they are now separated by one win second and third on the ladder respectively.

Cookes Pools & Spas scored a big 10-1 in over fifth placed Mallee Bearings who were affected by the late withdrawal of singles aggregate leader Jamie Kealley.

– Choices Flooring Mildura 7 (Jason Gifkins, Kevin Johns 2, Mark Cleary 1) d Pinnacle Packers 4 (Peter Midgley, John Fitzpatrick 2)

The Choices Flooring Mildura team this round scored a solid 7-4 over Pinnacle Packers who were very competitive despite being on the bottom of the ladder. For the victors Jason Gifkins and Kevin Johns won two singles while fill in Mark Cleary won one.

Choices skipper Gifkins had an opportunity to get to the equal lead in the singles aggregate however

Packers Peter Midgley after dropping the first game scored an impressive win over Jason. Earlier Jason had to recover from a 0-2 deficit to defeat the inform John Fitzpatrick 9-11 911 11-9 11-2 11-5. Later in the match Fitzpatrick himself recovered from two games to love down to defeat Kevin Johns 5-11 7-11 11-9 12-10 11-8 a real close tussle.

Both doubles went the way of the Choices trio and this was vital in the quest for the four points. For the Packers Peter Midgley and John Fitzpatrick won two singles each.

Winners:  Choices Flooring Mildura d Pinnacle Packers 6 rubbers to 5.Games 24 to 19  

– Mallee Meats 8 (Ashley Morrison 3, Rasin Bhuiyan 2, David Sergi 1) d Weightmans Packaging 3 (Shane Carmichael 2, Quentin Clark 1)

After only dropping one match in their first six Weightmans Packaging after their 3-8 loss against Mallee Meats, Weightmans have now lost four of their last five matches however still hold second place on the ladder one win clear of Mallee Meats.

In an even team performance Ash Morrison, Rasin Bhuiyan and David Sergi won three, two and one singles each. In the past two rounds Morrison has shown good form and he will be a real key as finals approach.

In this match after the scores were level at one rubber all Mallee Meats then took control six of the next seven rubbers.

Rasin Bhuiyan as mentioned earlier won two singles including an impressive four set win over Quentin Clark who sits one win from the aggregate lead.

For Weightmans fill in Shane Carmichael won two singles.

Winners: Mallee Meats d Weightmans Packaging 8 rubbers to 3, Games 26 to 13.

– Cookes Pools & Spas 10 (Tom Morrison, Josh Arnold 3, Marcus Cimino 2) d Mallee Bearings 1 (Rasin Bhuiyan 1)

This was a one-sided affair with Cookes Pools & Spas claiming a 10-1 victory.

The Bearings team were hit hard when singles aggregate leader Jamie Kealley was a late withdrawal. He was replaced by Rasin Bhuiyan who doubled up in a busy night for him. Sony Sefer was also out and replaced by Daniel Carmichael, his first match for many many seasons.

Cookes with a percentage boosting win opened up a one win gap on the ladder and remain in fourth position while Mallee Bearings are fifth on percentage.

With three singles wins Tom Morrison has joined Jamie Kealley in the lead of the P2 singles aggregate race in what has now become a real bottleneck. Cookes number two Marcus Cimino won two singles and with the score at 10-0 had the opportunity for clean sweep for his team but Rasin Bhuiyan proved too steady just, to win 11-5 11-4 7-11 4-11 11-8.

The top five in the singles aggregate is as follows: Jamie Kealley, Tom Morrison 24.

Marcus Cimino, Jason Gifkins, Quentin Clark 23.

There will be some interesting matches in the upcoming round as Jamie Kealley will be playing Quentin Clark while Tom Morrison and Marcus Cimino will line up against Jason Gifkins. Some changes coming up as not all of the top five can win three.

Winners: Cookes Pools & Spas d Mallee Bearings 10 rubbers to 1 Games: 32 to 7

PENNANT THREE:

Weightmans Packaging continued on their undefeated way to remain unbeaten over the first twelve rounds, while Sammy’s Slammers moved to second by defeating Regional Taxation Services 6-5 and relegating them to third on the ladder.

Mallee Meats had the bye and Hamish Smyth had a busy night filling in left-handed in Pennant four, Hamish also played in place of the unwell Koby Grace in pennant three for ladder leader Weightmans Packaging.

– Sammy’s Slammers 6 (James Jarvis 3, Nhat Dat 1) d Regional Taxation Services 5 (Peter Fitzpatrick, Sam Campbell 2, Ted Cleary 1)

This was the meeting of second RTS and third Sammy’s Slammers and was close. Sabrina Fitzpatrick was out after her fall last round and exciting youngster Ted Cleary came into the RTS line up on the back of his three singles wins the previous week in Pennant four.

Regional Taxation Services were able to get off to a good start when number three Sam Campbell defeated the tricky Nhat Dat for the second time this season. Peter Fitzpatrick then gave his team a 2-0 lead when he accounted for Hayden Wilson in straight sets.

The Slammers then levelled the match courtesy of aggregate leader James Jarvis defeating Ted Cleary in straight sets and then combining with Nhat Dat to defeat Fitzpatrick and Campbell in four sets. Players from both teams then witnessed an outstanding match when Peter Fitzpatrick recovered to defeat Nhat Dat 11-9 12-14 10-12 11-8 11-8 a great tussle.

The second doubles would prove to be vital to both teams and what a match it proved to be. The Slammers pair of James Jarvis and Hayden Wilson were able to prevail in a lengthy five setter over Peter Fitzpatrick and Ted Cleary who tried very hard. The score now stood at four rubbers all and it was Jarvis who defeated Fitzpatrick in the clash of the captains. James is now four clear in the aggregate race from Ryan Peterson.

With the score at 5-4 in favour of Sammy’s Slammers Nhat Dat then defeated Ted Cleary 11-9 11-7 11-7 to give his team the four points and second place on the ladder. Ted had tried very hard and showed good form in his pennant three debut.

Sam Campbell then accounted for Hayden Wilson to narrow the margin in what had been a close tussle.

Winners: Sammy’s Slammers d Regional Taxation Services 6 rubbers to 5.

– Weightmans Packaging 8 (Ryan Peterson 3, Karly Leach 2, Hamish Smyth 1) d Exposed Signage/Apparel 3 (Wendy Simpson 2, Nick Kiapekos 1)

The ladder leader Weightmans Packaging as expected chalked up their ninth win and remain undefeated The 8-3 win was made easier as Marita Graces fill in was a no show.

Weightmans number one Ryan Peterson again won three singles all in three sets however Nick Kiapekos gave Ryan a run for his money in two of the three games with Ryan taking the points 12-11 11-4 16-14.

Weightmans won both doubles with the second a highlight as Ryan and partner, fill in Hamish Smythe took the points in a marathon five setter over Nick Kiapekos and Wendy Simpson 7-11 11-9 -11 11-7 11-6 , a great tussle.

To back up Peterson his teammates Karly Leach and Hamish Smythe won two and one singles respectively. Exposed number three Wendy Simpson was her team’s best performer winning two singles, an impressive straight sets win over Karly Leach and another straight sets win over Hamish Smythe.

Exposed now sit two wins from the top four with four rounds to play.

Winners: Weightmans Packaging  d Exposed Signage/Apparel  8 rubbers to 3, Games 25 to 12.

PENNANT FOUR:

Round 12 saw Dunkley Scales move further away from the pack, with another convincing win and with Tankard Dental struggling, it has they are finding it difficult to move up the Ladder. Luckily Pennant four only needed 1 fill in, as the other Grades were hit hard. With only one five setter for the night, out Pennant marked up an early finish.

– Mallee Meats 7  (Maria Starikov 3, Jenny Leach, Jake Hines 1) d Weightmans Packaging 4 (Gary Leach, Curtis Crabtree 2)

The first to face up for the night were Mallee’s Jen Leach and Weightman’s Gary Leach and it was the only five set match played all night in P4. Jen took the win in their last encounter, but Gary dug his heels in this time, taking the first two sets. Jen put up a gallant fight making the next two hers. But when Gary changed his game plan, he ran away with the last set (11/7, 15/13, 5/11,11/13, 11/1). Weightman’s were minus Raj Gujral, with Hamish Smyth filling in for him. Mallee’s Jake Hines had his first match against Hamish, who had to play left handed, which he found quite a challenge. Jake played well and completed the match in three (11/5, 11/5, 11/8). Curtis Crabtree couldn’t get his eye in and struggled to snatch a set from Mallee’s Maria Starikov (11/5, 11/2, 11/4).

In the first half of the season, Maria and Jen found the Double a hard slog, but lately something has clicked which has given them a slight edge. The first Doubles saw them up against Weightmans Curtis and Gary and although it didn’t come easy, Maria and Jen marked up a third Rubber for Mallee (12/10, 12/10, 11/4).

With Hamish’s left hand battle, Maria didn’t find it too hard to end it in another three sets (11/0, 11/5, 11/2). Gary and Jake had some great Rallies and the match was pushed to four sets, which fell in favor of Gary and Weightman’s (8/11, 11/7, 13/11, 11/3). Jen and Curtis usually have a good contest which on most occasions goes Curtis’s way and this was no different (11/6, 11/5, 7/11, 11/8).

Maria continued her success and this time she was joined by Jake in the Doubles. Curtis and Hamish gave it a real shot, but couldn’t crack it for a win (11/7, 11/6, 5/11, 11/5).

Maria notched up her third win for the night, when she played against Gary, leaving him a little disappointed as he was hoping for a three win night himself (11/4, 11/0, 11/3). This gave Mallee their sixth Rubber for the night. Jen and Hamish were next up and Hamish had started to get the hang of the Left handed bit. Jen snuck in a good win in the first set, but the following went to Hamish and he forced the next to (16/14), but Jen closed it out in four (11/2, 6/11, 16/14, 11/7). Curtis added a fourth Rubber for his team in the last match, when he faced Jake (11/7, 11/3, 11/5).

WINNER : Mallee Meats 7 to Weightmans Packaging 4. GAMES : 25 to 14.

– Dunkley Scales 8 (Tom Gilmour, Deegan Kerslake 3) d Tankard Dental 3 (Conner Burnett, Nathan Beard, Derek Hung 1)

Tankard’s Nathan Beard usually has the upper hand in his games, but Deegan Derslake put a holt to that, making it a three set match (11/4, 12/10, 11/7). Selma Mayne played a great game against Derek Hung, with the match going to Tankard (13/11, 11/8, 11/5). Although Tom Gilmore got the Chocolates for Dunkley, his match with

Connor Burnett was a close one and hats off to Connor for his impressive effort (11/9, 11/8, 12/10).

Tom and Deegan were up against Derek and Nathan in the first Doubles, with Dunkley’s T & D sneaking home with another comprehensive win (11/9, 11/7, 11/8).

Nathan put together a good game against Selma and added a Rubber for the Tankard team (11/5, 12/10, 11/5). Deegan didn’t give Connor any chances in their match, finishing things quickly to make it four Rubbers for Dunkley (11/4, 11/6, 11/9). Tom, determined to keep his team on top of the Ladder gathered another win, this time over Derek (11/6, 11/3, 11/2).

Tom and Selma whizzed through their Doubles against Derek and Connor and at the same time, gave themselves their sixth Rubber and the all over nights win (11/5, 11/6, 11/8).

With the last three games to play, Selma and Connor played a mighty game with Sel just falling short after four sets (7/11, 11/9, 11/5, 12/10). Tom put all his focus on a win in his last match, against Nathen, doing all he can to keep up with Maria on the Aggregate (11/7, 14/12, 11/7). Deegan and Derek took it to four sets, with the match tumbling Deegan way, a great tussle (11/5, 7/11, 11/4, 11/9).

WINNER : Dunkley Scales 8 to Tankard Dental 3.  GAMES : 25 to 10.

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