Buzzards begin title defence in South Devon Table Tennis

Last season’s champions, NA Buzzards, got their season underway with a fine 8-2 victory over Brixham Sharks, Kevin Nicholls was unbeaten for the Buzzards.

NA Eagles recovered from their loss last week with a 10-0 win over Brixham Trawlers, Jeremy Broad, Bryan Birkbeck and Guillaume Gaston in control throughout. A Jim McIvor maximum helped NA Owls to a 6-4 win over clubmates NA Condors.

In Division Two, Halwell B started their season with a 7-3 victory over Torbay Academy 2 but they couldn’t get the better of Neville Cregan who picked up the Academy’s three points with an excellent maximum.

Also playing their first match, the newly formed NA Ravens returned from the Grove with a 6-4 victory over the Guerrillas. Steve Hugh on debut for the Newton Abbot club secured a fine maximum.

Torbay Academy 4’s Matt Laws and Ionel Ichim were both unbeaten as they saw off the challenge from Dawlish Renegades with a 7-3 victory in division three. A Chris Garner maximum for Torre Vikings gave them the edge over a battling NA Kites, eventually winning 7-3.

Also 7-3 winners were Brixham Gulls, inspired by an excellent maximum from Issy Brown as they defeated NA Kestrels.

In Division Four, the youngsters from Torbay Academy 6 secured another 6-4 victory, a Gustaw Adamczak maximum leading them to victory over Dawlish Delinquents. Another Lee Raymond maximum helped NA Merlins to a narrow 6-4 victory over Brixham Seals.

Grove Tigers got their campaign going with an impressive 8-2 win at Torre over the Spartans, Peter Daly was unbeaten for the Tigers. Rob Ferguson and Ken Ramsden maximums helped guide NA Ospreys to a 9-1 win over Torbay Academy 7.

RESULTS

Division One

NA Buzzards 8 (Nicholls 3, Ryland 2, James 2, Dbls) Brixham Sharks 2 (Harper 2, Edwards 0, Banham 0)

NA Eagles 10 (Birkbeck 3, Broad 3, Gaston 3, Dbls) Brixham Trawlers 0 (Maynard 0, N Shipley 0, S Shipley 0)

NA Condors 4 (B Parkins 2, Frew-Smith 1, C Sage 1) NA Owls 6 (McIvor 3, Thompson 1, Malin 1, Dbls)

Division Two

Grove Guerrillas 4 (Butterworth 2, Pearson 1, Gilhespy 0, Dbls) NA Ravens 6 (Hugh 3, Malin 2, Baron 1)

Halwell B 7 (Sugden 2, Smith 2, Dunn 2, Dbls) Torbay Academy (2) 3 (Cregan 3, Damanskas 0, Perry 0)

Division Three

Dawlish Renegades 3 (Kashap 1, Doutreligne 1, Chadwick 1) Torbay Academy (4) 7 (Laws 3, Ichim 3, Dillon 0, Dbls)

NA Kites 3 (Humphreys 1, N Kitchen 1, J Kitchen 0, Dbls) Torre Vikings 7 (Garner 3, Keywood 2, Russell 2)

NA Kestrels 3 (Wakefield 2, Millman 1, Hathaway 0) Brixham Gulls 7 (Brown 3, Ayling 2, Williamson 1, Dbls)

Division Four

Torbay Academy (6) 6 (G Adamczak 3, Harkin 2, Jeffs 1) Dawlish Delinquents 4 (Sanders 2, Girling 1, Curl 0, Dbls)

NA Merlins 6 (Raymond 3, Stratton 1, Olver 1, Dbls) Brixham Seals 4 (Edwards 2, Stead 2, W Mulholland 0)

Torre Spartans 2 (Excell 1, Sadler 1, Glasser 0) Grove Tigers 8 (P Daly 3, F Daly 2, Cornish 2, Dbls)

Torbay Academy (7) 1 (Everist 1, K Adamczak 0, Clark 0) NA Ospreys 9 (Ramsden 3, Ferguson 3, Dulling 2, Dbls)