Division Four Secretary Reports - Peter Wilson and Ian Whetherly
Fri 5th Dec Week 12
DESFORD III Vs KNIGHTON PARK XIII
Desford move in to top spot courtesy of their 6-4 win. Joel Moulder (POM) and Andy Wright both scored maximums.
The visitors missed having the in form Stan Dunne in the team, but Jamie Buck,Penny Eames and Andy West all managed to beat Lee Berrill. Lee against Penny was the only singles 5 setter of the evening. The doubles also went to 5 sets with Jamie and Andy managing to beat Lee and Joel
WINSTANLEY WIZARDS III Vs LEICS TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB I
This always looked like it would be a close match.
For Winstanley David Reid, Matt Weedall and Steve Burrage all won 2, but it was Chris Traffords brace for LTS that took POM
Chris beat Dave (1st set by 18-20!) and Matt and it was Dave Fowlers win over Sreve Burrage that was enough to get the three wins for a point in the 7-3 loss.
NOMADS I Vs WINSTANLEY WIZARDS IV
Nomads dominated this match with a 9-1 victory, the only defeat coming in the doubles
Nomads trio of Rob Sanders, Martin Taylor and Chris Wilson all scored maximums against Alfie Purple, Kelsey Andrews and Harvi Sangha, Alfies game against Chris was the only one to go to 5 sets and although it was quite close, Chris took control of set 5 for a decisive victory
KNIGHTON PARK XII Vs HOLWELL SPORTS II
9th placed KP XII hosted 3rd placed HS II and as form would suggest, HS ran out as 1-9 victors,
Robert Geary claimed KP's only victory in beating Jeff Jarvis. Mark Walmsley and Praveen Rao were unable to add to this although Praveen lost to Jeff in 4 sets, 2 of which went 10-12 in Jeffs favour.
Richard Dolby and Dave Sharpe both claimed maximums for HS with Daves victories all being 3 straight to secure POM
LEAGUE TABLE
A change at the top this week sees Desford climb a point ahead of KP XI, both teams now having played 9 matches. Holwell are in close contention too taking 3rd position, just 2 points adrift of Desford but with a game in hand.
Winsrtanley III go up a place to 5th, and although they are 8 points off top spot, have 2 matches to catch up,
At the other end of the table the bottom 3 of Fleckney II, KP XII and WW IV are all within 4 points of each other having all played 8 matches
Fri 28th Nov Week 11
KNIGHTON PARK XIII Vs NOMADS I
This match went in accordance with league position which was unfortunate for Nomads I as they came away being defeated
6-4
Stan Dunne led the way with another max and POM, followed by Jamie Buck with 2 wins and Penny Eames with 1
For the visitors, Chris Wilson won 2, and Dave Sanders 1. Chris and Dave paired up for the doubles to beat Jamie and Penny
Although Terry Wale came away without any wins, he had a good game against Jamie and an even closer game with Penny. In this 5 setter, 4 sets went to 11-9 or deuce with Penny taking the 5th set 12-10. The game lasted for 101 points
LEICESTER TENNIS AND SQUASH CLUB I Vs DESFORD III
Another match that went to league form as Desford beat LTS 3-7
For the visitors, POM Joel Moulder picked up 3 wins as did Andy Wright. Although Neil Simpson had two 5 set games he was unable to record a singles victory on the night although he teamed up with Joel to win the doubles
For the home side Dave Fowler, Andy Fleetwood and Chris Trafford each had one win
FLECKNEY II Vs WINSTANLEY WIZARDS III
Postponed
LEAGUE TABLE
With just two matches taking place this week, there has not been much much change
Knighton Park XI remain top despite not playing, but Desford move up to 2nd and are now in a good position to challenge for top spot. They are 3 points adrift of KP XI, but have a game in hand...........
The only other change was LTS swapping places with WWIII courtesy of their point gained to go level on points, although they have now played one more match than WWIII
Fri 21st Nov Week 10
HOLWELL II Vs WINSTANLEY WIZARDS IV
This match went to form as 3rd place Holwell II defeated 9th place WW IV by 8-2
Holwells Richard Dolby claimed POM with 3 wins. Jeffrey Jarvis also secured a max, with Stuart Bartram picking up 1 win,
Richard and Jeffrey teamed up in the doubles to beat Alfie Purple and Harvi Sangha.
Alfie and Harvi both beat Stuart for the visitors
Elijah Weedal stepped up for WW, and put in a good effort, narrowly losing out to Stuart in 5 sets
WINSTANLEY WIZARDS III Vs KNIGHTON PARK XI
WW III held leaders KP XI to a 5-5 draw in this match
It was always going to be a close match on paper with player gradings very similar. However, it proved to be a good night for WW's Steve Burrage. He led the way with a fine max and POM to go with it. Matt Weedall beat KP's Tony Scarborough before joining Steve in the doubles win to make the draw.
For KP XI, it was 2 wins each for Jayal Mistry and Paul Ducksbury, and one for Tony, managing to overcome Martin Leake in a 5 set encounter. The closest game of t he night was Matt Vs Paul that went in Pauls favour 10-12 in the 5th set and accumulating 101 points along the way
KNIGHTON PARK XII Vs KNIGHTON PARK XIII
A good performance from KP XII gained a draw against KPXIII
For KP X111 it was Stan Dunne leading the way with his customary max and POM, supported by Jamie Bucks victory over Robert Geary. Stan Dunne teamed up with Penny Eames to win the doubles for the all important draw.
For the home side, Robert beat Penny, and there were two victories each for Mark Walmsley and Ethan Hu, stepping up as an ungraded player from Div 5
NOMADS I Vs LEICESTER TENNIS AND SQUASH CLUB I
The opening game of the evening saw Nomads Chris Wilson defeat Dave Fowler in a close 5 setter. This set the tone of the match that ended 5-5.
Chris won 2 games on the night for Nomads, as did Terry Wale but it was Chris that got POM. Chris and Terry teamed up to take the doubles. Dave Sanders stepped up for the match but despite some close games was unable to record a win
For the visitors, Andy Fleetwood and Chris Trafford both won 2 while Dave Fowler added his victory over Dave.
LEAGUE TABLE
The table still remains tight. KP XI retain top spot and are 5 points clear of second place but have played 2 more matches,
Holwell II leapfrogged Desford III to go second. KP XIII are 4 points behind 3rd place closely followed by Winstanley III and LTS who both have a match in hand
At the other end of the table, Fleckney II. KP XII and WW IV are all battling to avoid 10th place but there is a long way to go still
Fri 14th Nov Week 9
KNIGHTON PARK XIII Vs HOLWELL II
This match saw 4th place KP take on 3rd place Holwell with two highly regarded players coming face to face.
Div 4's highest ranked player, Stan Dunne of KP XIII took on ungraded but talented Andy Goodacre of Holwell II. The game was close throughout with Stan taking the victory 12-10 in the 4th set. Stan won all 3 games on the night with further wins over Stuart Bartram and Dave Sharpe. Jamie Buck and Penny Eames both beat Stuart.
For Holwell, Andy won his other two games, with Dave Sharpe also beating Jamie and Penny, leaving the doubles as crucial to determine the result. It was Holwells Andy and Dave that paired up to beat Jamie and Stan to give a 5-5 match result
LEICESTER TENNIS AND SQUASH I Vs KNIGHTON PARK XII
A good night for LTS defeating KP XII by 9-1
Chris Trafford took Player of the Match with a max. Dave Fowler also won his 3 and John Walworth picked up 2 wins, losing out to Mark Walmsley
There were some close games, particularly Dave Vs Robert Geary and John Vs Jack Bitenieks but ultimately it was a convincing win for LTS I
FLECKNEY II Vs NOMADS I
One league point separated these two teams at the start of the week (although Nomads have played 3 fewer matches) and that's how it will stay at the end of the week following the 5-5 result.
A good night for Nomads Martin Taylor saw him take POM with three victories. Terry Wale picked up one win against Rikesh Panchmatia to secure the 5-5 result. Martin and Terry paired up to beat Rikesh and Andy Haddon in the doubles.
For the home side, Andy and Drew Harbidge both won two, with Rikesh beating Rob Sanders in a close game, winning 11-9 in the 5th set .Rikesh was also involved in the closest game of the night against Martin. Martin won the game 10-12 in the 5th set, claiming a spot in the '100Club' with 101 points!
WINSTANLEY WIZARDS III Vs WINSTANLEY WIZARDS IV
WW III claimed a 7-3 win over two player WW IV
Steve Burrage and Martin Leake both achieved maximums for WW III, with Martin taking the honours for POTM
Harvinder Sangha came close against Steve, losing 13-11 in the 5th set, while Kelsey Andrews also had a good battle against Steve, ultimately losing 11-6 in the 5th set.
KNIGHTON PARK XI Vs DESFORD III
The Divisions top two teams faced each other with only 2 points keeping KP ahead although Desford have a game in hand.
At the end of the night though, KP extended their lead with a fine 7-3 victory
Gerard O'Callaghan led the way with 3 victories and POM. It looks like a tough battle though as his games against Neil Simpson and Joel Moulder both went to 5 sets. The game against Joel saw one set decided at 16/18, with the whole game reaching 110 points
Jayal Mistry recorded 2 wins for KP and David McBride one.
For Desford, Neil won 2 games and Joel won 1
KP took the doubles to secure the 7-3 victory
LEAGUE TABLE
At the end of the week, there were only two changes in position and that was where the bottom two teams swapped places, Winstanley Wizards IV going above Knighton Park XII
All other teams stayed as they were but the gap at the top widened with Knighton Park XII now having a 5 point advantage over second placed Desford Village IV although Desford have played one less match
Holwell II, KP XIII, WW III and LTS I can all put pressure on the top two as they all have matches in hand on both sides
With no clear leaders, this division is proving very competitive and difficult to predict!
Fri 7th Nov Week 8
Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to Peter Wilson who has covered the admin. for this division while I have been unavailable. As if Peter isn't busy enough, he offered his help without hesitation to keep results up to date and that should be appreciated. Thanks again.
Now on to this weeks games
KNIGHTON PARK X11 Vs FLECKNEY 11
The performance of the night in this 5-5 battle was from Ethan Hu. Stepping up from Div 5 as an ungraded player, Ethan secured wins over Callum Harbidge and Andy Haddon but closely missed out on a max being defeated by Rikesh Panchmatia, 9-11 in the 5th set after leading by 2 sets to 1
A good effort too from Jack Bitenieks winning 2, supported by Mark Walmsley with 1
For the visitors, Rikesh won 2, with Andy Haddon and Callum Harbidge 1 each
Fleckney won the doubles for a 5-5 result
NOMADS I Vs KNIGHTON PARK XI
This match saw some close and long games, with Terry Wale Vs Paul Ducksbury entering the '100 Club' (check out Dave Seeds analysis in Top Spin). Terry won the game in 5 sets that amassed 109 points. (Terry is still top of the Club with his previous epic 124 total points victory over Praveen Rao of Knighton Park XII)
Knighton Parks Tony Scarborough picked up Player of the Match with victories over Terry Wale and Trevor Hawkins. Paul Ducksbury also won 2 games but lost to Terry in that longest game of the night. David McBryde defeated Trevor Hawkins.
For the home side, Terry and Rob Sanders won 2 each and then combined to win the doubles for a 5-5 result.
WINSTANLEY WIZARDS IV Vs KNIGHTON PARK XIII
This match resulted in 3-7 victory to the visitors. Stanley Dunne, the Divisions highest graded player led the team with 3 wins, followed by Andy West with 2 and Penny Eames with 1.
A good effort from Winstanleys Thomas Seeds saw him win 2, with Harvi Sangha beating Penny in the 5th set. These 3 wins secured a point in the match. Alfie Purple came close to beating Andy, but lost 8-11 in the 5th set after a close game throughout
DESFORD VILLAGE III Vs FLECKNEY II
A strong Desford side saw an 8-2 victory in this match. Joel Moulder and Andy Wright both recorded a max, with Joel taking Player of the match. Neil Simpson had a good victory over Andy Haddon
For the visitors, Drew and Callum Harbidge both beat Neil. Callum took both Andy and Joel to 5 sets but lost both games in the 5th set
TABLE
In this close competition, Knighton Park XI lead the way, but are closely followed by Desford Village III and Holwel Sports II who have both played fewer matches. This will be a close, competitive division at both ends,
RESULT CARDS
Thanks for the prompt return of match cards to all concerned. While it is good to see the results, there is often more to a match than just the results. It is great to see comments either on the card or on messages to accompany the card, so if anything deserves a mention, please make your comments known!
Sun 2nd Nov
With apologies for the delay, my second report of the season.
It will also be my last as Ian Whetherly has now returned and will taking up the divisional secretary reins with immediate effect: ianwhetherly@yahoo.co.uk
Eight of the ten teams have now won matches.
The ninth has a draw and losing points from two of three defeats.
The tenth team has losing points from three of four defeats.
So, pretty competitive throughout.
Knighton Park XI went top following this week's 7-3 win over KP XII (Gerard O'Callaghan max with 2 each from Tony Scarborough and Paul Ducksbury).
They beat WW IV 7-3 with 2 each from Jayal Mistry, Tony and Paul.
Jayal won 2 in the only blot on their record, an 8-2 defeat to Holwell.
They beat Fleckney 7-3 with a 2-man team of Jayal and Paul.
Holwell are second.
In the 8-2 win over KP XI there was a max for Andy Goodacre, supported by 2 each from Richard Dolby and Jeffrey Jarvis.
Jeffrey led the way with a max in the 6-4 win over Fleckney; 2 for Dave Sharpe and 1 for Stuart Bartram.
Desford Village are the only unbeaten team.
They beat Nomads 8-2 with Saxon Beardmore's max backed up by 2 each from Neil Simpson and Joel Moulder.
In the draw with WW III Saxon and Joel won 2 each and paired up to win the doubles that secured the draw and maintained the team's unbeaten record.
Winstanley Wizards III beat KP XII 6-4 with a max from Matt Weedall and 2 from David Reid; the pair won the doubles to ensure full points.
In the draw with DV Matt and Steve Burrage won 2 each with 1 from David Reid.
Leics Tennis & Squash lost 7-3 to KP XIII (Chris Trafford 2, Dave Fowler 1).
They beat WW IV by the same score with max from Dave, 2 from Chris, and 1 from guest John Walworth.
Knighton Park XIII have had two wins since the previous report.
They beat Fleckney 9-1 (maximums for Stan Dunne and Andy West, 2 from Jamie Buck).
They then beat LT&S 7-3 with Stan's max supported by 2 from Andy and 1 from Jamie.
Fleckney lost 9-1 to KP XIII with Callum Harbidge saving their blushes.
Callum scored a max in the 8-2 win over WW IV, backed up by 2 each for Andy Haddon and Drew Harbidge.
They picked up a point in a 7-3 defeat to 2-man KP XI.
They picked up a further point going down 6-4 to Holwell (Andy 2 and 1 from Rikesh Panchmatia; we will draw an elegant veil over the doubles).
Nomads have only played once since the previous report.
They lost 8-2 to DV with Chris Wilson winning the 2 (and taking Saxon to 5 in his other match).
Winstanley Wizards IV have suffered three defeats.
Thomas Seeds scored a max in the 7-3 defeat to KP XI.
Harvi Sangha and Alfie Purple won 1 each in the 8-2 defeat to Fleckney.
Thomas won 2 and Harvi 1 in the 7-3 defeat to LT&S.
Knighton Park XII have suffered two defeats.
They lost 6-4 to WW III (Robert Geary 2 and 1 each from Mark Walmsley and guest Philip Chapman).
They then lost 7-3 to KP XI (1 each from Jack Bitenieks and Mark; Mark and Robert winning the doubles 11-9 in the 5th to grab the point).
With best wishes for the rest of the season
Peter
Sun 5th Oct
Desford Village III are top of the pile with two wins and one draw.
Andy Wright scored a maximum in the draw with WW IV, supported by one from Neil Simpson and another with Lee Berrill in the doubles.
Joel Moulder and Saxon Beardmore won two each in the 6-4 win over HS, with one from Lee and the youngsters teaming up to take the doubles and secure the win.
Joel and Neil notched maximums in the 6-4 win over KP XII.
Holwell Sports II are in second place with two wins and a narrow defeat.
They started with a 6-4 win over Nomads: max for Andy Goodacre and two from Richard Dolby; the pair won the vital doubles to ensure full points.
Dave Sharpe won a maximum in the 4-6 defeat to DV with one from Jeffrey Jarvis.
Richard and Andy won maximums in the 7-3 win over WW III, with one from Stuart Bartram.
Knighton Park XI have the only perfect record, two wins from two, and are in third place.
They beat Leics Tennis & Squash 7-3 with maximums from Jayal Mistry and Gerard O'Callaghan, one from Paul Ducksbury.
They then beat clubmates KP XIII by 6-4: another Jayal max (including very good win over Stan Dunne), two from David McBride, plus the doubles (in the 5th) to secure the win.
Leics Tennis & Squash I are in fourth place, with one win and one defeat.
They started with a 3-7 defeat to KP XI: one each for Chris Trafford and Andy Fleetwood plus the doubles to take the losing point.
Dave Fowler and Chris scored maximums in the 9-1 win over Fleckney, with two from Andy plus the doubles.
Nomads I are in fifth place with same record of one win and one defeat.
They lost 4-6 to HS with two from Chris Wilson and one each from Trevor Hawkins and Terry Wale.
Martin Taylor and Chris scored maximums in the 8-2 win over KP XII, with two from Terry.
Winstanley Wizards III are in sixth place with the same record again, one win and one defeat.
They beat KP XIII 8-2 with maximums from Samuel Leake and Matt Weedall, one from Martin Leake plus the doubles.
Matt and Steve Burrage won one each in the 3-7 defeat to Holwell, Martin and Steve pairing up to take the doubles and a losing point.
Winstanley Wizards IV are in seventh place with a draw from their only outing so far.
They drew with DV: two each from Thomas Seeds and Kelsey Andrews and one from Harvi Sangha.
Knighton Park XII are in eighth place with one point from two defeats.
Steve Bessant won one in the 2-8 defeat to Nomads, teaming up with Robert Geary to take the doubles.
There was one each for Mark Walmsley, Jack Bitenieks, and Robert in the 4-6 defeat to DV.
Knighton Park XIII are in ninth place with the same record as clubmates KP XII.
Andy West and guest Kate Cheung won one each in the 2-8 defeat to WW III.
Stan Dunne won two and there was one each from Jamie Buck and Penny Eames in a 4-6 defeat to KP XI.
Fleckney II have played just once so far and suffered defeat.
Andy Haddon won the one as they lost 1-9 to Leics Tennis & Squash.
So, everyone has now played:
-nine of the ten teams have got points on the board; and
-half the matches have fallen in the 6-4/5-5/4-6 range which bodes well for a good competitive division