Weightmans Packaging have narrowly held on to top position on the Sunraysia Table Tennis ladder after round ten matches despite a 6-5 loss to third placed Regional Taxation Services in an exciting encounter. With finals commencing this week Weightmans retained first place by the barest of margins.
For
Agst
For
Agst
R
G
Weightmans Packaging
7
3
28
61
49
217
187
124%
116%
Mallee Bearings
7
3
28
60
50
214
194
120%
110%
Regional Taxation Services
6
4
24
54
56
205
197
96%
104%
Cookes Pools & Spas
4
6
16
54
56
208
206
96%
101%
Tankard Dental
4
6
16
51
59
192
219
86%
88%
ChoicesFlooringMildura
2
8
8
50
60
196
229
83%
86%
Over the season each team plays 110 matches over the ten rounds and Weightmans won one more match than second placed Mallee Bearings in what was a very close hard-fought competition.
– Regional Taxation Services 6 (Kate Carmichael, Thanh Nguyen 2, Jason Gifkins 1) d Weightmans Packaging 5 (Wayne Carmichael 3, Lee Leeson 1)
By defeating Weightmans, Regional Taxation Services were able to maintain their hold on third position. RTS took control early, and they took a 5-2 lead when number three
Jason Gifkins outlasted Russell Walder in an outstanding match 12-10 13-15 8-11 11-9 11-6. Weightmans then won the second doubles to reduce the lead to 3-5.
Weightmans skipper Wayne Carmichael then was challenged by Kate Carmichael in what was to be a tremendous five set battle, Wayne had been undefeated in his 29 singles matches to this point and when Kate fought back from a one game to two deficit to then lead 7-4 in the fifth it looked like an upset was brewing but alas for Kate , Wayne then flicked the experience switch and won seven of the next eight points to win 9-11 11-8 11-7 8-11 11-8 to enable him to go through the home and away season undefeated, a great achievement.
Weightmans now had reduced the lead to 4-5 and the pressure was on RTS number two Thanh Nguyen when he slipped to a 1-2 deficit against Russell Walder however Nguyen steadied to win in another excellent five set contest enabling Regional Taxation Services to grab the four points.
– Mallee Bearings 6 (Jackson Tung 3, Liam Wood 2) d Choices Flooring Mildura 5 (Reece Kurrle 2, Leon Brown, Daniel Jansen 1)
Despite being under pressure early second placed Mallee Bearings proved just too good for bottom team Choices Flooring Mildura winning 6-5.
Choices skipper Reece Kurrle and teammate Leon Brown gave their team a good start by winning two and one singles respectively early while also combining to defeat Bearings pair Jackson Tung and Liam Wood in the first doubles in four sets.
With the match on the line Mallee Bearings then steadied by winning three matches in succession all in five sets. Liam Wood defeated Daniel Jansen in a marathon then in the second doubles Jackon Tung and Tom Morrison outlasted Reece Kurrle and Jansen 11-5 in the fifth while Tung and Kurrle then slugged it out with
Tung winning 8-11 11-8 9-11 11-5 11-5 enabling Tung to finish second on the singles aggregate in a consistent season.
Liam Wood then for Mallee Bearings secured the four points with an excellent straight sets victory over Leon Brown.
In a topsy turvey contest fifth placed Tankard Dental recovered from a 1-4 deficit against fourth placed Cooke’s Pools & Spas to win 7-4 in a strong finish however they missed grabbing fourth place by two rubbers over the ten rounds played. An exciting climax to the season.
Tankards won the first match of the night courtesy of Paul Kealley however Cooke’s then strung four wins in succession and looked to be in control. Cooke’s skipper Mark Dorman won that fourth match after recovering from a 1-2 deficit against fellow leftie Paul Kealley to go on and win in five sets. Two further five set matches followed and it was here that Tankards commenced their brilliant comeback.
Youngster Jamie Kealley impressed showing excellent maturity downing Ed Hung 11-5 in the fifth. Tankards skipper Rohan Reimers then slugged it out with Dylan Wood in another outstanding five set match, Reimers taking the points 11-6 11-5 8-11 9-11 11-7.
Tankards were now in recovery mode and in a tactical switch skipper Reimers threw father and son Paul and Jamie Kealley in to the second doubles against the experienced combination of Mark Dorman and Ed Hung
and it was the Kealley combination who came out on top 11-9 12-10 11-8 . The match scores now 4-4.
Cooke’s Dorman then matched up against 15 year old Jamie Kealley and in an excellent display young Kealley proved too good with some powerful hitting winning in four sets.
Tankards then continued their remarkable comeback when Paul Kealley outlasted Dylan Wood 11-9 in the fifth , an excellent finish to the season with Rohan Reimers, Paul and Jamie Kealley all winning two singles. They will be left frustrated knowing they were capable of defeating any team in the close fought pennant.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total
%
0
1
2
3
WayneCarmichael
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
30
100%
30
0
0
0
10
Jackson Tung
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
26
87%
30
0
0
4
6
Kate Carmichael
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
25
83%
30
0
0
5
5
Mark Dorman
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
22
73%
30
0
0
8
2
Reece Kurrle
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
21
70%
30
0
1
7
2
Rohan Reimers
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
18
60%
30
0
3
6
1
Dylan Wood
2
2
1
1
2
2
dp
2
3
1
16
59%
27
0
3
5
1
Liam Wood
1
1
2
2
1
dp
2
2
2
2
15
56%
27
0
3
6
0
Super 8’s
Paul Kealley
2
dp
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
14
52%
27
0
4
5
0
Thanh Nguyen
2
1
1
dp
2
1
2
1
1
2
13
48%
27
0
5
4
0
Jamie Kealley
1
dp
2
1
0
2
2
0
1
2
11
41%
27
2
3
4
0
Russell Walder
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
10
33%
30
2
6
2
0
Leon Brown
1
dp
2
dp
2
dp
2
1
dp
1
9
50%
18
0
3
3
0
Daniel Jansen
0
dp
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
7
26%
27
3
5
1
0
Ed Hung
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
7
23%
30
3
7
0
0
Lee Leeson
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
dp
1
5
19%
27
4
5
0
0
Tom Morrison
1
0
1
1
0
dp
1
1
0
0
5
19%
27
4
5
0
0
Jason Gifkins
0
1
0
0
0
1
dp
1
0
1
4
15%
27
5
4
0
0
Fill-In
Casper McCarthy
1
2
3
50%
6
0
1
1
0
Liam Wood
2
1
3
50%
6
0
1
1
0
Jamie Kealley
2
2
67%
3
0
0
1
0
Jackson Murphy
2
2
67%
3
0
0
1
0
Dylan Wood
1
1
33%
3
0
1
0
0
Edi Re
1
1
33%
3
0
1
0
0
Marcus Cimino
0
0
0
0
0
0%
12
4
0
0
0
Quentin Clark
0
0
0%
3
1
0
0
0
PENNANT TWO:
Win
Loss
Pts
Rubbers
Games
%
%
For
Agst
For
Agst
R
G
Mallee Meats
7
3
28
57
49
201
174
116%
116%
Pinnacle Packers
5
5
20
50
56
186
197
89%
94%
WeightmansPackaging
4
6
16
54
52
200
203
104%
99%
Cookes Pools & Spas
4
6
16
53
57
195
208
93%
94%
Mallee Meats 7 John Fitzpatrick (3), Duy Truong (2), Riley Clemence (1) defeated Cookes Pools and Spas 4 Ashley Morrison (2), David Sergi (1), Nhat Dat (0).
In the last round of the 2024 Summer season, Cookes were unable to defeat top team Mallee Meats, who after a rocky start to the season, have won the last six rounds of this comp and will finish the season at the top of the ladder. Duy Truong substitutes again, this time for Meat’s No.2 Mark Cleary.
First up, Clemence gave Sergi a bit of trouble in the opening game but was unable to bring home a win, going down 12-14, 8-11, 3-11. Meat’s captain Fitzpatrick then soundly defeated Dat also in three, 11-3, 11-1, 11-3, to which opposing captain Morrison responded by quickly dispatchung Truong, again in three, 11-4, 11-7, 11-2. Both doubles in this match were hard-fought five setters; the first pairing up Fitzpatrick and Truong against Morrison and Sergi. Meats took the first set 12-10, but Cookes retaliated hard, snatching the next two 11-9, 11-9. But Meats were not out of it yet and came back from a set behind to take the win, 11-9, 11-4.
Fitzpatrick notched up his team’s third rubber after defeating Sergi in four sets, 11-6, 12-10, 3-11, 11-8, but Morrison levelled the score 3-3 with a win over Clemence 11-4, 11-3, 11-9. Truong then went up against Dat, securing victory in three sets, 11-9, 11-3, 11-5. Now onto the second doubles wherein Cookes comfortably won the first two sets, 11-5, 11-5. But Meats weren’t having it, and much to Cookes’s chagrin, took the next two sets 11-5, 11-9. At two sets all, Meats
then seemed to run out of steam in the home stretch, losing the final set to Cookes, 11-8.
At four games all, Morrison was unable to take down Fitzpatrick, losing 11-5, 11-5, 11-5.
Truong then secured the winning rubber by besting Sergi, again in three, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4. Clemence then solidified the score at 7-4 with a win over Dat, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9.
Final score 7 rubbers to 4 and 23 games to 16.
Pinnacle Packers 6 Rasin Bhuiyan (3), Ryan Peterson (1), Therese Fitzpatrick (1) defeated Weightman’s Packaging 5 Josh Arnold (1), Harry Gujral (2), James Jarvis (1).
After spending most of the season on the bottom of the ladder, Pinnacle Packers jump up to second place after their round 10 victory over Weightman’s Packaging. Weightman’s skipper Josh Arnold had a disappointing night, winning only one singles match and going down to opposing No. 3 Therese Fitzpatrick with the score at 5-5.
In the opening rubber, Gujral took down Fitzpatrick in three sets, 11-7, 14-12, 13-11. Bhuiyan then defeated Arnold in three sets, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, and with a brilliant effort from both players, Peterson just got around Jarvis to secure the second rubber. Jarvis took the first set 11-8, Peterson the second and third 12-10, 11-9, Jarvis then easily won the fourth 11-3, but couldn’t keep his momentum up, going down in the fifth 10-12. Packers duo Bhuiyan and Peterson then bested Weightman’s Arnold and Gujral in the first doubles; 11-8, 11-5, 11-6, getting themselves halfway home with the score now 3-1.
Bhuiyan then had a hard time against Gujral, who fought tooth and nail to win the fifth rubber. Bhuiyan dominated in the first two sets, winning 11-1, 11-9 but Gujral clawed his way back in the next two, 11-7, 11-5. Despite this setback, Bhuiyan came out on top in the fifth,
downing Gujral 11-9. Packers now had some breathing space, with the score at 4-1. But it was at this moment that Weightmans launched a devastating offensive, winning the next three rubbers to level the score 4-4. First, Jarvis took out Fitzpatrick in three sets, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8. Then captain Arnold bested Peterson in four, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 and then teaming up with Jarvis, won the second doubles against Packers, winning in four sets, 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7.
With the score now 4-4, Jarvis threw everything he had at skipper Bhuiyan. He lost the first set, 4-11, recovered well taking the next two 11-9, 11-5, but Bhuiyan proved too strong, and he lost the last two sets, 9-11, 2-11. Packers were now one game away from the win, but Gujral was able to halt their progress, taking a hard-fought win over Peterson in five sets. Peterson won the first 11-5, Gujral retaliated by taking the second 11-5, Peterson grabbed the third 11-6 but Gujral swooped in and took the last two sets 11-8, 11-2.
The last rubber pitted captain Arnold against No. 3 Fitzpatrick and with the score now 5-5, Weightmans wanted this last game badly, and most people would have been reasonably sure that Arnold could secure the win without too much trouble. But alas, it was not to be,
with Fitzpatrick showing no mercy and cutting down Arnold in three sets 11-6, 11-7, 11-8. Disappointing for Arnold but a great effort from Fitzpatrick to get her team over the line in the tiebreaker.
Final score 6 rubbers to 5 and 22 games to 21.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total
%
0
1
2
3
Rasin Bhuiyan
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
24
80%
30
0
1
4
5
AshleyMorrison
3
2
3
dp
2
3
2
3
3
2
23
85%
27
0
0
4
5
John Fitzpatrick
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
22
73%
30
0
2
4
4
Josh Arnold
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
18
60%
30
0
3
6
1
Mark Cleary
1
2
1
dp
3
2
2
3
2
dp
16
67%
24
0
2
4
2
David Sergi
3
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
1
14
47%
30
2
3
4
1
Harry Gujral
dp
3
dp
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
14
58%
24
0
3
4
1
James Jarvis
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
dp
1
9
33%
27
1
7
1
0
Super 8’s
Ryan Peterson
2
0
1
1
dp
dp
dp
2
dp
1
7
39%
18
1
3
2
0
Therese Fitzpatrick
dp
0
1
dp
dp
2
1
1
1
1
7
33%
21
1
5
1
0
Nhat Dat
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
dp
0
4
15%
27
5
4
0
0
Riley Clemence
dp
dp
dp
0
dp
dp
dp
0
dp
1
1
11%
9
2
1
0
0
Fill-In
Duy Truong
2
2
2
2
1
2
11
61%
18
0
1
5
0
Marcus Cimino
3
3
100%
3
0
0
0
1
Beh Hwak
0
1
1
17%
6
1
1
0
0
Peter Fitzpatrick
0
1
1
17%
6
1
1
0
0
David Sergi
1
1
33%
3
0
1
0
0
Mark Cleary
1
1
33%
3
0
1
0
0
Kevin Gorman
0
0
0%
3
1
0
0
0
Michael Hensgen
0
0
0%
3
1
0
0
0
Karly Leach
0
0
0%
3
1
0
0
0
PENNANT THREE:
What an exhilarating last round of the Summer Season, with the top five placings still to be determined.
Exposed signage were sitting on 4 wins, along with Sammy’s Slammers, so either team had the chance of making the Finals and with these teams opposing one another in Rd 10, the pressure was on.
Win
Loss
Pts
Rubbers
Games
%
%
For
Agst
For
Agst
R
G
Mallee Meats
8
2
32
65
45
225
183
144%
123%
Weightmans Packaging
6
4
24
58
52
215
190
112%
113%
Dunkley Scales
6
4
24
58
52
216
194
112%
111%
Sammy’s Slammers
5
5
20
57
53
196
191
108%
103%
ExposedSignage/Apparel
4
6
16
54
56
189
204
96%
93%
RegionalTaxationServices
1
9
4
38
72
166
245
53%
68%
Mallee Meats, were sitting on top, with 7, followed by Weightmans Packaging and Dunkley Scales, on 6 and 5 respectively. So, as you see, the placings could quite easily be flipped.
Regional Taxation Services were up against Mallee Meats and although Regional were out of the running, the fight was on, to see if someone could break Karly Leach’s super, undefeated run, with Tom Gilmore, declaring he would be leaving with three wins and ending Karly’s rein. Did his declaration come true, read on to see the answer.
Curtis had a hard fought night, with one of his singles going to four sets, the other two were forced to five and adding to that, his Doubles ending in four. He played with great concentration and produced wins over Nathan and Hwak, with Tom getting the better of him.
Tom was on the march, to get those three wins and his first victory came from his encounter with Jen, cleaning her up in three, with his sneaky slices. Tom’s next clash was against Curtis, which led to rally after rally, for five sets, with Rubber number two being notched up for Tom. Will he keep his form going for his long awaited contest with Karly ? The first two sets were in Karly’s control, but Tom was hanging on to hope and found another gear, but it wasn’t enough to have his dream come true.
Jen and Hwak were the next be called to play and to the surprise of Jen and after a focus filled three sets, the Rubber went to Mallee Meats. With her confidence high, Jen’s final match was against Nathan, who has an excellent defense game.
The luck was running in Jen’s favor, which led to her second win.
The Star of the show though, was definitely Karly, achieving three Singles wins and being a major part of the two Doubles wins, to achieve a mighty task, in being undefeated over the 10 rounds. Well done Karly, very proud of you.
RESULTS : Nathan was defeated by Curtis (5/11, 2/11, 11/6, 7/11), Tom defeated Jen (11/4, 11/9, 11/3), Hwak lost to Karly (9/11, 11/9, 8/11, 4/11). Tom and Nathan lost to Karly and Curtis (4/11, 11/7, 3/11, 4/11). Tom defeated Curtis (13/11, 5/11, 9/11, 11/8, 11/5), Nathan lost to Karly (6/11, 7/11, 4/11), Hwak lost to Jen (7/11, 10/12, 7/11). Tom and Hwak lost to Karly and Jen (11/13, 7/11, 7/11). Tom lost to Karly (6/11, 8/11, 12/14), Hwak lost to Curtis (11/7, 9/11, 5/11, 11/6, 9/11), Nathan lost to Jen (9/11, 8/11, 6/11).
TEAMS : Weightman’s – # 1 – Nick Kiapekos, # 2 – Maria Starikov, # 3 – Gary Leach. Dunkley – # 1 – Koby Grace, # 2 – Hayden Wilson, # 3 – Ildi Healy.
Dunkley started off very well, with Hayden and Koby collecting singles wins and the team nabbing the first doubles.
The following five matches saw the Rubbers see-sawing between both teams, with Koby gathering two wins plus the addition of the second Doubles, Weightman’s were behind 3 to 5.
Maria and Nick played sensational matches, with Maria snaring two wins and pushing Dunkley’s number one to five sets. Nick amassed three great wins for his team, in a pressure filled night and between them both it brought the Rubbers back to even.
Gary gave it his utmost, when he and Ildi played out the last and deciding Match, with Ildi being the victor, giving Dunkley the overall win.
RESULTS : Gary lost to Hayden (5/11, 6/11, 4/11), Nick defeated Ildi (11/5, 11/4, 11/5), Maria lost to Koby (11/13, 11/9, 11/7, 9/11, 9/11). Nick and Maria lost to Koby and Hayden (11/8, 11/5, 9/11, 8/11, 7/11). Nick defeated Hayden (9/11, 11/7, 11/6, 11/6), Gary lost to Koby (8/11, 8/11, 8/11), Maria defeated Ildi (11/1, 11/8, 11/5). Nick and Gary lost to Koby and Ildi (11/13, 9/11, 11/13). Nick defeated Koby (11/9, 11/5, 11/9), Maria defeated Hayden (13/11, 9/11, 11/6, 11/4), Gary lost to Ildi (7/11, 11/9, 10/12, 7/11).
TEAMS : Exposed – # 1 – Steve Parker, # 2 – Ted Cleary, # 3 – Connor Burnett. Sammy’s Slammers – # 1 – Sam Campbell, # 2 – Deegan Kerslake, # 3 – Jakob Grzan.
This encounter would be the deciding factor in which of these teams advanced to the Finals.
It was an extremely close tussle, with Steve and Ted, along with Sam and Deegan all produced two wins to assist their teams.
The Doubles were evenly shared between both teams, with Steve and Ted putting up a terrific fight,
but Sam and Deegan had the wood on them ending the match in four. Steve and Conner evened up the ledger in the final doubles, which was against Sam and Jakob.
The most amazing part of the night for the Exposed V Slammer’s skirmish, was the fact that the Slammers had a five to one lead, which was whittled down by Exposed winning the following four matches to frighten the heck of their opposition.
Then it came down to the battle of the two young guns, Connor V Jakob, with then both rolling out some awesome shots, to see Jakob pull Sammy’s Slammers into the finals.
RESULTS : Connor lost to Deegan (8/11, 7/11, 5/11), Steve defeated Jakob (11/1, 11/2, 11/3), Ted lost to Sam (8/11, 8/11, 7/11). Steve and Ted lost to Sam and Deegan (12/14, 11/3, 7/11, 5/11). Steve lost to Deegan (7/11, 7/11, 9/11), Connor lost to Sam (5/11, 8/11, 5/11), Ted defeated Jakob (11/3, 11/2, 11/4). Ted, and Connor defeated Sam and Jakob (11/7, 13/11, 11/8). Steve defeated Sam (10/12, 5/11, 11/6, 11/4, 13/11), Ted defeated Deegan (12/10, 11/2, 11/9) and Connor lost to Jakob (7/11, 11/7, 10/12, 10/12).
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