AFTER a difficult start to the Aldershot Table Tennis League Division One season, Bentley A completed an emphatic 9-1 victory over Tennis C.

Trevor Spraggs and Crispian Knight both notched up maximums, while Micky Lang bagged a brace.

Tennis A beat Ash B 7-3. Paul Myers gained a maximum for the winners and Eliot Tilley won twice, as did Ash’s Paul Rumble.

Frimley A inflicted the first defeat of the season on a two-man Central B who went down 6-4. No player was undefeated, with Central’s Andy Appleby winning twice.

Frimley C overcame Cody B 7-3 to record their first win of the season in Division Two

Vasco Correia led the way with a full house for Frimley, well supported by Hilary Greig who won twice.

Old Woking trounced Braybrooke A 9-1, with trebles for Gordon Aplin and Steve Cheek and a double for Frank Roberts. Braybrooke bounced back to defeat two-man Ash C 6-4. Frank Winnard and Nigel Tustin won two each for Ash.

Unbeaten Cody A paid the price for fielding two players and lost 7-3 to Frimley B. Keith Russell secured all Cody’s points.

In Division Four, Ash F broke their duck by defeating Cody F 6-4. Graham Thomas claimed a maximum for Ash and Roger Fletcher won twice, as did Vic King for Cody.

Braybrooke B were 7-3 winners against Frimley E, with Gabriel Ailioae unbeaten and team-mate Tony McDowell winning two. Frimley’s Charles Rhodes won twice.

Frimley F overcame Tennis H, also by 7-3. Ted Cornell scored another hat-trick for Frimley and Gary Smith won twice in support. Michael Wolfe took two for Tennis.

Crawley Ridge C re-asserted themselves at the top of the table with a vital 8-2 victory over promotion rivals Cody E. Yuriy Schulzhenko led the way with a maximum, backed up by doubles from Richard Hornby and Mark Stephenson.

Fleet C shared the points with Ash G. Bob Murrell marked his seasonal debut for Ash with a full house, inflicting the first defeat of the season on Alan Yeung who won his other two games.

Results:

Div I

Tennis C 1 Bentley A 9, Tennis A 7 Ash B 3, Frimley A 6 Central B 4

Div II

Cody B 3 Frimley C 7, Old Woking 9 Braybrooke A 1, Braybrooke A 6 Ash C 4, Frimley B 7 Cody A 3

Div IV

Ash F 6 Cody F 4, Braybrooke B 7 Frimley E 3, Frimley F 7 Tennis H 3, Cody E 2 Crawley Ridge C 8, Fleet C 5 Ash G 5