The new Netts A team – a mix of last year’s A and B teams – have wasted no time in establishing their reputation in the Braintree Table Tennis League.
They followed their 8-2 win in the first week with another by the same scoreline when they faced Black Notley B.
Andy Holmes and James Hicks remained undefeated, while Notley’s former men’s singles champion Steve Kerns – out of action for some time before and after hip surgery – sparked his comeback with a victory over Joe Meleschko.
Sudbury Nomads, who are expected to be in the mix at the end of the season, got off to a solid start with a 7-3 win over Liberal B, where Richard Fifield, who joined the club midway through last season, defeated Nomads regulars Karl Baldwin and Ken Lewis, who both lost to David Razzell.
Rayne A, effectively last year’s B team, introduced newcomer Pandus Ademakinwa, who won two singles in their draw with Notley A. Steve Pennell also recorded two, including a victory over last season’s men’s singles finalist Luke Burridge.
James Mullane started his season with an unbeaten night in Liberal A’s draw against Sudbury Wanderers.
Rayne C led division two after a 9-1 win over their own E team, taking their points tally to 17 out of 20. Matthew Brown and Paul Wellington were undefeated.
Netts D, who had started the season with a 10-0 win, could not repeat the dose against Notley D, who defeated them 6-4. Matt Stephenson was undefeated and unusually defeated Graham Chinnery, who won twice.
Equally unusual was Ken Lewis’ performance in division two, where his three wins helped Sudbury Strollers to a 6-4 victory over Yeldham Whitlocks A. New signing John Colvin added two more.
Charles Calisin’s three singles led Netts C to a 6-4 victory over Rayne D.
Finchingfield B leads division three after two big wins. They went one better than last week’s 8-2 by beating Netts E 9-1. Peter Dacey and Trevor Laird were undefeated.
Rayne F hava also won both matches, Dave Whiting leading them to a 7-3 victory over Rayne G.
Netts F followed up their opening week draw with a 7-3 win over Notley F, where James Howard was unbeaten.
Notley G have started the season with matches against their own club’s F and H teams. After a 6–4 defeat to the F team, they reversed the result in their next match, but not before Wayne Wilson had repeated the previous week’s hat-trick.
New team Sudbury Drifters opened their account with a draw against Yeldham B. Steve Willis was undefeated for Yeldham.
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