SOMETHING had to give when two teams boasting 100 per cent records met in the Aldershot Table Tennis League Division Four.

Far from being close, Crawley Ridge C won easily, beating Tennis H 8-2, thanks to maximums from Mark Stephenson and Yuriy Schulzhenko.

Cody E remain unbeaten after a 9-1 victory over two-man Tennis J. Dave Hewitt and John Asprey both won their two singles.

Frimley F overcame their E team 7-3. Ted Cornell, Gary Smith and Steve Lawlor all won two apiece, but none could get the better of Ramesh Vasudevamurthy.

Fleet C beat Ash F 6-4, with Alan Yeung unbeaten for the winners. Roger Fletcher and Graham Thomas both won twice for Ash.

Tennis A edged nearer the top of the Division?One table with a 9-1 mauling of Frimley A. Eliot Tilley and Rod Kay both returned maximums and Paul Myers supported with a double.

Tennis C secured their first points of the season while losing 7-3 to Fleet A. Fallon Thompson, Lawrence Dack and David Joyce all won two for Fleet and Shaun Newbold replied with a pair for Tennis.

Paul Shakespeare and Michael Kwan were undefeated as Tennis B saw off Ash B 8-2.

Cody A moved to the top of Division Two with a 7-3 victory over Bentley B. Keith Russell led the way with a hat-trick and Peter Anthony and Phil Russell took two each, both losing to Bentley’s Robin Street.

Cody B beat Ash C 6-4, but the star of the night was Frank Winnard who claimed a maximum for the losers. Cody’s Dave Stenning, Duncan Sibbick and Paul Mission all won twice.

Braybrooke A squeezed out Tennis E 6-4 and again it was a member of the losing team, Peter Bone, who finished unbeaten. Mark Armstrong and Tony Gabriel won two apiece for Braybrooke.

In a week of tight results, Tennis D lost 6-4 to Old Woking. Steve Cheek was unbeaten for Old Woking and Frank Roberts won twice, as did Stuart Middlemiss for Tennis.

In Division Three, there was a keenly contested match between the Ash E and D teams. The Es came out on top, 6-4, thanks to a full house for Terry French. Amy Parkes won twice in a match in which every player won at least once.

Crawley Ridge B still head the table after an 8-2 win over Tennis F. Phil Garrett secured a maximum and there were doubles for Steve Bridle and David Marchant.

Crawley Ridge A and Frimley D shared the points. Russell Gibbs was unbeaten for Crawley and team-mate Corin Moore bagged a brace, as did Frimley’s Ted Cornell.

Tennis G maintained their perfect record with a 6-4 victory over Cody D. Peter Bone scored a treble for Tennis and Mehrdad Abutalebi won twice. John Sheehy took two for Cody.

Results:

Div I

Frimley A 1 Tennis A 9, Tennis C 3 Fleet A 7, Tennis B 8 Ash B 2

Div II

Bentley B 3 Cody A 7, Braybrooke A 6 Tennis E 4, Old Woking 6 Cody B 4, Cody B 6 Ash C 4, Tennis D 4 Old Woking 6

Div III

Ash E 6 Ash D 4, Crawley Ridge A 5 Frimley D 5, Crawley Ridge B 8 Tennis F 2, Tennis G 6 Cody D 4

Div IV

Ash F 4 Fleet C 6, Tennis H 2 Crawley Ridge C 8, Cody E 9 Tennis J 1, Frimley F 7 Frimley E 3