Masters Premier division going down to the wire
Catch up on what has happened in the Masters, Mixed and Men's divisions in the last week!
Fitzwimarc kept their title chances alive in the Masters Premier with a 6-0 victory over Phoenix Flames Seconds. Kera Lewis, Emma Dixon, Phil Tuffee and Jay Crewe made up the winning team for Fitz, with Kera not dropping a game all afternoon. Trudi Clark and Rob Dunn came closest to getting a rubber for Phoenix Seconds. Fitz need to win their final match 4-2 or more to leapfrog Phoenix Flames Firsts and reclaim the title.
In the division below, Eastwood Seconds kept their unbeaten season going as they drew 3-3 at home to SLH Rayleigh. Lim Loo helped Eastwood to the draw as he won all three of his rubbers without dropping a game. Jan Watt, Judy Slater and Colin Campbell all won two rubbers each for SLH. If Eastwood avoid defeat in their final match, they will be champions. SLH sit in third place, also with one match remaining.
Westcliff moved back top of the Mixed Premier with a 9-0 victory over bottom side Phoenix Flames Seconds. Adam Sibley and Clare Roberts, Matt Allum and Jade Timms and Lee Scott and Phillipa Pearson all won three perfect rubbers for the home side. Andy McMahon and Mandie Breed performed best for the visitors.Â
In the division below, Fitzwimarc Seconds reclaimed first with a 6-3 home triumph over Hawkwell. Sean Tierney and Chloe Baker picked up a perfect hat-trick and were supported by a brace from Kera Lewis and Ryan Pinnock and one from Emma Dixon and Oliver Smith. Gavin Lewis and Heidi Paine secured two rubbers for the Hawks with Tim and Hannah Rainbow getting the other. Fitz are five points clear with two matches left to play, both of which are against second placed SLH Rayleigh. Hawkwell finish the season in third.
Leighway battled to a 5-4 win away at Phoenix Flames in the Men’s Premier league. They could only field two pairings so started 3-0 down, but Michael Clark and Ahsan Rohman won a perfect three rubbers and Craig Mack and Jinu Jacob bagged two rubbers to clinch victory overall. Jay Clark and Danny Peach got the point for Phoenix Flames on the day.
In the division below, Fitzwimarc Seconds won 7-2 away at Blenheim to stay in with a shout of winning the league. Bishnu Ale and Sean Tierney picked up a hat-trick and were backed up by a brace each from Gary Curtis and Jay Crewe and Oliver Smith and Jammie Lammas. Andy McMahon and Kenny Wong and Chris Roberts Brodie Beaven both won a rubber each in a match where six of the nine rubbers went to three. Fitz are seven point behind league leaders Westcliff Seconds and both teams have one match left to play. The two points for Blenheim means that Chase are relegated from the division.
Finally, in the Men’s Second division, champions Phoenix Flames Seconds beat Fitzwimarc Thirds 9-0. Joeal Tony and James Georgiev, Jack Baskett and Joe Aguinaldo and Tim Baskett and Lewis Pain all won three rubbers each. Tom Cook and Matthew Pavyer came closest to getting a point for Fitz who finish the season in fourth.
Player of the week: Sean Tierney - hat-tricks in both the Mixed and the Men’s for Sean helped both Fitz teams to victory and make sure that both are still in the hunt for a trophy too!
Team of the week: Fitzwimarc (Masters) - Fitz have long been a dominant force in the Masters so a 6-0 victory perhaps isn’t surprising. However, they really needed all six to keep them in control of their own destiny in the title race and they held their nerve under pressure, winning one of the rubbers 21-20 in the third game.
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