Winter 2024 – Rnd 10 Wrap

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ROUND 10

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PENNANT ONE:

The quick wrap of round ten matches of the Sunraysia Table Tennis saw fifth team Cookes Pools & Spas soundly defeat the depleted bottom team Regional Taxation Services while fourth team Weightmans Packaging outpointed third team Choices Flooring Mildura 7-4. In the remaining game ladder leader Mallee Bearings have opened up a ten-point break after defeating second team Tankard Dental.

– Mallee Bearings 7 (Joel Thomas 3, Liam Wood 2) d Tankard Dental 4 (Paul Kealley 2, Reece Kurrle, Thanh Nguyen 1)

 Mallee Bearings led by Joel Thomas who again won three singles, proved too steady for Tankard Dental with a 7-4 win. This victory avenged the defeat at the hands Tankards in the first round of matches. Thomas and his teammates Liam Wood and Daniel Jansen took both doubles and in a classic match Bearings number two Liam Wood recovered from a two-love deficit against Tankard skipper Reece Kurrle to win 4-11 6-11 11-7 11-6 11-4.

This was an excellent win by Wood and one of his best in his short pennant one career.

For Tankard Dental number three Paul Kealley continued his very consistent season again winning two singles including a straight sets win over Liam Wood in the first match of the night. Mallee Bearings have now opened up a ten-point break at the top of the ladder with six rounds to play.

– Weightmans Packaging 7 (Lee Leeson, Jackson Tung 2, Dylan Wood 1) d Choices Flooring Mildura 4 (Wayne Carmichael 3, Ed Hung 1)

Weightmans Packaging retained fourth place on the ladder with a solid 7-4 win over third placed Choices Flooring Mildura. Victory came despite Wayne Carmichael winning three singles in easy fashion. As always, the doubles were crucial, and it was Weightmans who won both in lengthy five setters.

For Weightman number three player Lee Leeson had an outstanding night winning two singles as well as partnering Jackson Tung to win the second doubles. Her four-set defeat of Ed Hung was a blow for the Choices team as Hung later defeated opposing number two Dylan Wood. In an unusual statistic Leeson featured in Weightmans final three victories to secure the four points for her team. Her skipper Jackson Tung also enjoyed a solid night winning two singles and he also took part in both the doubles successes.

– Cookes Pools & Spas 10 (Kate Carmichael, Casper McCarthy 3, Russell Walder 2) d Regional Taxation Services 1 (Edi Re 1)

Cookes Pools & Spas enjoyed a big 10-1 victory over the injury depleted Regional Taxation Services combination. Experienced campaigners Mark Ljubic and David Leng came in at late notice and the 1992 premiership teammates were able to reminisce on their past success however they ran into a hot opposition on this occasion. For Cookes Kate Carmichael and Casper McCarthy won three singles.

McCarthy is usually a bash and crash exponent of the game however he showed excellent maturity against the experienced campaigners. Teammate Russell Walder also played well chipping in with two singles.

– Cookes Pools & Spas 10 (Kate Carmichael, Casper McCarthy 3, Russell Walder 2) d Regional Taxation Services 1 (Edi Re 1)

With his team at 0-10 Edi Re stepped up to the table against Walder and this was an outstanding five set contest. Walder took two games to one lead however Re fought back winning 3-11 11-7 5-11 11-7 11-9 to get his team on the board.

The washup of the round was that not one position changed on the ladder.

PENNANT TWO:

– Pinnacle Packers 6 (Peter Midgley, John Fitzpatrick 2, Andrew Jones 1) d Mallee Bearings 5 (Jamie Kealley 3, Josh Arnold 1)

Despite Jamie Kealley winning three singles Pinnacle Packers grabbed a come from behind 6-5 victory over Mallee Bearings to keep their finals chances alive. 

In a strong finish the Packers won three of the last four matches to take the points.

The second doubles was a cracker and with the Packers trailing 3-4 the experienced pair of Peter Midgley and Andrew Jones stepped up to the table against the young combination of Jamie Kealley and Therese Fitzpatrick. The youngsters played well and this was an outstanding match with the older pair taking the points , just, 13-11 11-13 6-11 12-10 11-8.

Two matches later with his team trailing 4-5 John Fitzpatrick outlasted fill in Josh Arnold which again was a lengthy five setter and the match of the night. There were lots of strong forehands and sound defence from both players, but it was John who was able to prevail in a thriller 5-11 11-3 11-8 8-11 11-9 and in doing so he levelled the battle for the four points to 5 rubbers all.

In the final singles Bearings number three Therese Fitzpatrick tried valiantly against the cagey Andrew Jones, Therese took the first game narrowly and after many long points Jones recovered to win in an excellent four set match 11-13 11-8 11-3 11-9.

The Packers had recovered with a strong finish to keep their finals aspirations alive. In a good team performance, Peter Midgley and John Fitzpatrick won two singles each while Andrew Jones won one.

WINNERS: Pinnacle Packers 6 Tankard Dental 5. GAMES: 21 to 21.

– Cookes Pools & Spas 8 (Tom Morrison 3, Marcus Cimino 2, Peter Fitzpatrick 1) d Weightmans Packaging 3 (Quentin Clark 2, Brendan Alderton 1)

With an 8-3 win over Weightmans Packaging, Cooke’s Pools & Spas have moved to third on the ladder. In a solid team performance Tom Morrison, Marcus Cimino and fill in Peter Fitzpatrick won three, two and one singles respectively. Morrison is having an excellent season and is only two wins away from the top of the singles aggregate, while Cimino is only one win behind Tom.

To get three singles victories in this match Tom was under real pressure from Brendan Alderton losing the first two games before making an excellent comeback to win 4-11 7-11 11-8 11-4 11-3. Morrison also had a good tussle with Quentin Clark winning in three sets 16-14 11-6 11-8.

This was an excellent win for Cooke’s as they attempt to consolidate their position in the four. 

From third to sixth on the ladder only one win separates the four.

WINNERS: Cookes Pools & Spas 8 Weightmans Packaging 5. GAMES: 26 to 16.

– Choices Flooring Mildura 9 (Jason Gifkins, Kevin Johns 3, Harry Gujral 1) d Mallee Meats 2 (Ashley Morrison, Rasin Bhuiyan 1)

In the remaining match Choices Flooring Mildura grabbed top position with a sound 9-2 victory over fifth placed Mallee Meats. 

Mallee Meats number two Rasin Bhuiyan was able to get his team off to a good start defeating Harry Gujral in a hard fought four set tussle. 

From this point it was all down hill as the Choices trio won nine of the next ten matches.

Jason Gifkins was again in good form winning three singles for the second time this season. His match against opposing number one Ash Morrison was a good tussle with Jason taking the points 11-8 12-10 11-13 11-8. Gifkins teammate Kevin Johns was also in good touch winning three singles as well, including a marathon five set slog against Rasin Bhuiyan. In a match of many long rallies Johns took the points 11-8 5-11 8-11 11- 14-12 a real struggle. 

Johns in the last three round has dropped only one singles and this team are proving very competitive particularly with number three Gujral on the improve and sporting a new bat.     

 WINNERS: Choices Flooring Mildura 9 d Mallee Meats 2. GAMES: 30 to 11.

PENNANT THREE:

Despite having the bye Regional Taxation Services have held on to second place on the ladder. Their team of Peter Fitzpatrick, Sabrina Fitzpatrick and Sam Campbell were all called up as fill ins in this round, Peter in pennant two where he acquitted himself well while both Sabrina and Samantha played in pennant three, Sam was kept very busy as she played for two teams in a big night for her.

On the table Weightmans continued their undefeated run although they were placed under extreme pressure by third placed Sammy’s Slammers. In big news for pennant three Mallee Meats finally broke through for their first win with skipper Andrew Kremor on fire winning three singles and taking part in both doubles’ victories.

– Weightmans Packaging 6 (Ryan Peterson 3, Karly Leach 1) d Sammy’s Slammers 5 (James Jarvis, Nhat Dat 2, Hayden Wilson 1)

Third placed Sammy’s Slammers proved a handful for the undefeated Weightmans Packaging right up to the end of the match and at one stage took a 4-3 lead and then 5-4 before the ladder leaders recovered to win a very tough contest 6-5.

The importance of the doubles again stood out here with Weightmans winning both, the second in particular was a match winner when Ryan Peterson and Karly Leach teamed up against Sammy’s Slammers pair James Jarvis and Nhat Dat, the Slammers took the first. This match went on and on with many fine rallies before the Weightmans pair won 13-15 11-5 11-7 11-13 11-5, the scores now four rubbers all.

Earlier James Jarvis lost only his second singles of the season going down to the talented Ryan Petersen for the second time, Ryan is only one win in arrears however missed a round recently and has the bye in round 11.

With Weightmans in arrears 4-5 Ryan had his hands full with Nhat Dat but was able to prevail in four sets. At five rubbers all Karly Leach then proved too steady for the hard-working Hayden Wilson winning 11-4 11-9 11-8 and banking the four points for Weightmans.

The Sammy’s Slammers team had given it their best shot with James Jarvis and Nhat Dat winning two singles each and Hayden Wilson one, on most nights this would have meant success however the doubles came back to bite them. Despite the loss they will be encouraged with this effort.

WINNERS: Weightmans Packaging 6 d Sammy’s Slammers 5. GAMES: 21 to 19.

– Mallee Meats 7 (Andrew Kremor 3, Hamish Smyth, Sam Campbell 1) d Exposed Signage/Apparel 4 (Sabrina Fitzpatrick Dave Tanner 2)

In an outstanding display bottom of the ladder Mallee Meats have broken through for their first win of the season defeating fourth placed Exposed Signage/Apparel 7-4. With this win they are now only one win behind Exposed and cannot be ruled out of the finals race with six rounds to play.

Andrew Kremor was the star of the show winning three singles and taking part in both doubles victories. His form in the last three rounds has been excellent only dropping one singles in his past nine matches.

In all there were three fill-ins in this match with Sabrina Fitzpatrick and Dave Tanner replacing Marita Grace and Nick Kiapekos respectively for Exposed while Sam Campbell replaced the injured Glenn Leeson in the Mallee Meats team.

The match of the night took place in the very first when Dave Tanner for Exposed defeated Sam Campbell in a marathon five setter 14-12 9-11 11-7 14-16 11-8 an eventful match.

Tanner and Sabrina Fitzpatrick tried hard for their adopted team winning two singles each however it was the form of Andrew Kremor and the lack of success in the doubles which proved too difficult a task for the Exposed team.

WINNERS: Mallee Meats 7 d Exposed Signage/Apparel 4. GAMES: 23 to 13.

PENNANT FOUR:

The Team of Dunkley Scales has held their position at the top of the Ladder. After a lose last week, they have jumped back with a convincing win in Round 10. Weightman’s Packaging are hot on their heels, winning the past two rounds.

Now that the colder weather has hit, the number of fill-ins are on the rise, not just in Pennant 4, but through all Grades. With 11 replacements being sought, luckily our Pennant only needed one this week, with Derek Hung, filling for Gary Leach, in Weightman’s team.

– Weightmans Packaging 6 (Derek Hung, Raj Gujral, Curtis Crabtree 2) d Tankard Dental 5 (Nathan Beard 2, Ildi Healy 1)

Captain and number one player for Weightman’s, Cutis Crabtree was too challenging for Tankards number three, Connor Burnett, in the first singles (11/6, 11/4, 11/3). These two had a ripper match, with Derek snatching a grueling five setter, from Nathan Beard, to add another win for Weightman’s (11/6, 8/11, 12/10, 9/11, 11/6). The next match was a real upset, with newbie, Raj Gujral testing the skills of Tankard’s number one player Ildi Healy and pushing it to a four set win for a determined Raj (9/11, 11/7, 11/7, 11/7).

Weightmans Curtis and Derek paired up for the first Doubles and were forced to a five set match against Ildi and Connor, with Tankard notching up their first Rubber in an exciting watch (11/9, 8/11, 10/12, 11/8, 11/7).

Although Connor put up a good fight, Derek’s experience was a bit too much for him (11/6, 11/8, 11/7). Curtis and Ildi played out four sets, but Ildi didn’t have her normal calm game in place and Curtis took advantage of this, marking up the fifth Rubber for Weightman’s (11/9, 11/9, 6/11, 11/9), which looked like it was going to be a white wash, in Weightman’s favor.

Then, just at the right time, Nathan pulled out a winners against the ever improving Raj, who pressed him for five sets (16/14, 8/11, 11/5, 7/11, 11/6). This gave Tankard there second Rubber and their last chance to pull the night back into their court.

Ildi and Nathan, now with a plan in mind, used the Doubles against Curtis and Raj to sneak in another Rubber (11/9, 11/5, 11/8).

When Ildi focuses, there’s no stopping her and that’s exactly what she did when she came up against Derek, winning the four set match (11/9, 8/11, 11/5, 11/8). This put the match on a knifes edge, with Tankard needing to win the next match to stay in the game. Raj and Conner were to face up now and Connor gave it his very best, but Raj just has that little bit extra in his game at this stage, with a three set win giving Weightman’s the Rubber they needed to Win the night (11/7, 11/9, 15/13).The last match was between Curtis and Nathan and this was taken out by Nathan in four sets (11/5, 7/11, 12/10, 11/9).

WINNERS : Weightman’s Packaging  6 Tankard Dental 5. GAMES : 24 to 19.

– Dunkley Scales 8 (Tom Gilmour 3, Deegan Kerslake 2, Selma Mayne 1) d Mallee Meats 3 (Maria Starikov 2, Jenny Leach 1)

The first match saw Mallee’s Jen Leach up against Dunkley’s Deegan Kerslake and as much as she gave a good try, it was Deegan who ended it at three sets (13/11, 11/9, 11/7). Maria Starikov gave Mallee a Rubber, when she finished a three setter against Dunkley’s Selma Mayne (11/8, 11/5, 11/7). Jake Hines tried to out smart Tom Gilmore, but it was Dunkley who came out on top in three sets (11/2, 11/8, 11/3).

In the first Double set, Maria and Jen put up a very good fight, but couldn’t quite get over the line, against the strong combination of Tom and Deegan (11/9, 5/11, 11/9, 11/9).

It seemed like Maria had worked out Deegan’s game, as she made short work of him in a three setter, with the brick wall up barley passable in this match (11/7, 11/3, 11/5). The sets were very close, but Tom ended up with the victory over Jen, after she snuck one set from him (11/9, 12/10, 8/11, 12/10). Jake and Selma’s match was a thriller, going to five sets and filled with rallies (5/11, 11/7, 11/7, 9/11, 11/6). In the finish Selma increased Dunkley’s lead to 5 to 2, meaning Mallee would need to win all remaining matches.    

Maria and Jake were in the next Doubles and up against Tom and Selma, which was a tough fight, which lead to five sets, with some long battles. The final score gave Dunkley the win to be the victors on the night (11/9, 15/17, 9/11, 12/10, 11/8).

Tom and Maria usually go to a five set marathon when they face up, but this time it was completed in three, with Tom grabbing this one (14/12, 11/8, 13/11). Deegan was up and running again in his match with Jake, winning in three sets (11/8, 11/9, 11/5). The final game was between Jen and Selma, with Sel pinching a set, in a good match which gave Mallee their third set (11/6, 7/11, 11/6, 11/7).

WINNERS : Dunkley Scales 8  Mallee Meats 3. GAMES : 25 to 15

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