Jersey Table Tennis facebook site Click here * pics added 19 Dec 08

League report 19 Dec 08 week 9

Division 1

Pegasus beat CCC C   9 - 1      Defending champions will head the table going into 2009 following this victory. The vintage duo of Clive Hansford and Bruce Gallichan starred for Pegasus , Hansford defeating Mark Liron, Hugo Tupper and Martin Tupper, 3-1 in each case, Gallichan gaining 3-0 successes over the Tuppers before coming back from 2-1 down to edge Liron. 3-2. Hugo earned CCC their consolation victory with a 3-2 success over fellow junior Scott Cassin.   In the doubles Hansford and Cassin teamed up to beat Hugo and Liron in 4 close games.  

CCC A beat St. Joseph B 10 - 0      An unexpected resounding victory for CCC, helped in some part by illness to Josh Band who was unable to play his final two singles matches. Luke Walker produced his best table tennis of the season, opening with a 3-0 win over Band and following up with victories against Colin Marriott 3-0 and Tom Quinn 3-2, after having been 2-1 down.  Bobby Vincent beat the unfortunate Quinn 12-10 in the 5th, ending with a net cord and also overcame Marriott 3-1. Eugene Ellis had a more comfortable evening with wins over Quinn 3-0 and Marriott 3-1. Ellis and Walker completed the whitewash with a 3-1 doubles success over Quinn and Marriott.

St. Joseph A drew 5 - 5 with CCC B.      For St Josephs, Craig Gascoyne won all his matches without dropping a game and in doing so maintained his perfect 100% record. Island Top 12 Junior Max Tupper beat Kay Lefebvre 3-0 but was totally outsmarted as he surprisingly lost 3- 0 to the wily veteran Barry Vibert. Tupper also lost 3-2 to Trevor Lefebvre after being 2-1 up.   Tom Morgan lost 3-0 to Trevor and 3-1 to both Kay and Vibert. Gascoyne and Tupper salvaged a point for their side with a straight set doubles victory over Vibert and Lefebvre

Division 2

Victoria B beat CCC A 8 - 2      Victoria bounced back from last week's surprise defeat with victory over one of their nearest rivals   For CCC, Carol Milnes continued her fine run of form. Despite just losing 3-2 to David Hole, Milnes defeated both Charles Le Sueur and Peter Hinds 3-1.  Le Sueur and Hole, however, both beat Martin Tupper and Rex Cardy 3-0, with Hinds gaining success over the forlorn Tupper 3-0 and coming back from 2-1 down to claim the scalp of Cardy.  In the doubles, Hole and Le Sueur won 15-13 in the 5th game against Tupper and Milnes. 

CCC B beat Victoria A 6 – 4 A deserved first win of the season for the young CCC side.   Tom Marsay beat Ed Le Quesne 3-0, Myles Hawgood 3-1 and in the final match beat Alan Richardson 11-6 in the 5th game.  Helen Liron also enjoyed a good evening with wins over Le Quesne 3-2, Hawgood 3-0 before just losing 3-2 to Richardson.   Sam Allen's play did not produce the results it deserved losing in the 5th game to Richardson, over 4 games to Hawgood and 3-0 to Le Quesne.  Marsay and Liron capped their excellent evening beating Le Quesne and Richardson 3-2 in the doubles to clinch the match.   

CCC C beat St Mary 9 -1    CCC took full advantage of a weakened Parish side. Fred Coote did beat Paul Hargreaves to gain his side its solitary success, before losing 11-9 in the 5th game to Malcolm Gallichan and 3-0 to Sam Elliott. Anne Coote took a game off Elliott, however Vic Roberts found the going tougher, losing all his matches in straight sets.   Elliott and Hargreaves beat Anne Coote and Roberts 3-0.

League report 12 Dec 08 week 8

Division 1

With the season nearing its half way stage, the battle for the Division One title looks like being the closest for many years, only one point currently separating the top 4 sides

St. Joseph A beat CCC A 6 - 4     St. Josephs leapfrogged CCC to go joint top of the table with this win, Craig Gascoyne once again remaining unbeaten without the loss of a game.  It was, however, Island Top 12 Junior Champion, Max Tupper, who took the plaudits with victories over fellow junior rival Luke Walker 3-0 and Bobby Vincent 3-1, before losing to Eugene Ellis after 4 hard fought sets. Despite losing his 3 matches, Thomas Morgan again showed improved form and he will certainly play a key role for his side during the second half of the season. Gascoyne and Tupper teamed up to beat Ellis and Vincent 3-0 in the deciding doubles encounter.  

Pegasus beat CCC B   7 - 3      Pegasus also now have 11 points following this victory, Clive Hansford beating Kay Lefebvre 3-1 and Martin Tupper 3-0, before losing out to Trevor Lefebvre.  This defeat cost Hansford his carefully preserved 100% record. Bruce Gallichan beat Tupper and Kay 3–0, but also came unstuck against Trevor in five close sets. Scott Cassin also enjoyed success against Kay 3-2 and Tupper 3-1, but again found Trevor to be too good as he was defeated in straight sets.  In the doubles, the very experienced pairing of Gallichan and Hansford outclassed the Lefebvres. 

St. Joseph B beat CCC C 10 - 0.     A comfortable victory for the St. Josephs B side keeps them well in contention.   The respective singles victories were all gained with the minimum of fuss , although Josh Band dropped his opening game to Mark Liron, Tom Quinn dropped a game to Glen Brown and Colin Marriott did likewise against Hugo Tupper. The combination of Band and Quinn beat Tupper and Brown 3-0 in the doubles to complete the whitewash and a bad week for CCC, though the overall result was a bit harsh on Mark Liron's side

Division 2    

CCC C beat Victoria B 7-3     Despite the Association's large number of up and coming juniors, the performance of the week was undoubtedly that of Jeff Vincent, the current Island Over 60s and Over 70s champion. Vincent came out of retirement, swapping slippers and mug for trainers and bat and starred as reserve in CCC's victory over the previously unbeaten league leaders. Vincent beat Peter Hinds 3-0, Dave Hole 11-9 in the 5th game and finally Trevor Motto 3-0.  Malcolm Gallichan lost his first match 3-1 to Motto, but came back with wins over Hinds and Hole both 3-0   Paul Hargreaves lost 3-0 to both Motto and Hole but beat Hinds 3-1.   In the doubles, Vincent and Hargreaves overcame a shell shocked Hole and Motto 3-1.

St. Mary beat CCC B 9-1    The Parish side took full advantage, closing the gap at the top to just 2 points with this victory. In the opening match, Ken Le Brun lost the first two games, won the 3rd 16-14 and finally beat Tom Marsay 13-11 in the 5th game. Marsay also lost 13-11 in the 5th game to Darren Le Brun, but finally beat Fred Coote, again 13-11 in the 5th game.   Sam Allen also had a close game against Coote, finally losing 13-11 in the 5th game. Helen Liron had an unsuccessful evening but continued to show promise against much more experienced rivals.

CCC A beat Victoria A 8 - 2     CCC also remain in joint second place with Carol Milnes, who dropped just the one game to Ed Le Quesne and Martin Tupper both unbeaten, Tupper also dropping only the one game to Alan Richardson. Rex Cardy was victorious against Richardson and Myles Hawgood 3-0, but lost out 3-1 to Le Quesne.  Le Quesne and Richardson gained some consolation with a 3-1 victory in the doubles over Tupper and Cardy.   

League report 7 Dec 08 week 7

Division 1

All 3 matches in the top division this week resulted in victories by the closest of margins.

St. Joseph A beat Pegasus 6- 4     A surprise reverse for the defending champions and league leaders. For St. Josephs , Craig Gascoyne maintained his 100% record, dropping just the one game against Dave Cronin.  Max Tupper lost 3-0 to both Bruce Gallichan and Dave Cronin before defeating Scott Cassin 3-2. Thomas Morgan lost 3-0 to Gallichan and 3-1 to Cronin, but crucially and much to his credit, came back from 2-1 down to beat Cassin 11-9 in the 5 th game.  Gascoyne and Tupper comfortably beat Clive Hansford and Gallichan 3-0 in the doubles.  

CCC A beat CCC C 6-4.      CCC A took full advantage and now head the table, although were pushed all the way by the league's bottom side. Eugene Ellis and Luke Walker both won their 3 matches without dropping a game.  However reserve Martin Tupper lost 3-0 to son Hugo and 3-1 to both Glen Brown and Mark Liron. In the doubles Hugo Tupper and Brown beat Martin Tupper and Walker 12-10 in the deciding game.   

St. Joseph B beat CCC B 6-4.  Josh Band was in good form with 3 wins. Band overcame Barry Vibert and Kay Lefebvre, in each case 3-1, Band rounding off the evening by claiming the scalp of Trevor Lefebvre 11-8 in the 5th game.  Band was well supported by Tom Quinn who defeated Vibert and Kay Lefebvre 3-1 before losing 3-0 to Trevor. Colin Marriott lost close matches to both the Lefebvres before overcoming a forlorn wily veteran Vibert 3-1 in his final match. Vibert and Trevor Lefebvre gained some consolation as they teamed up in a 3-2 success against Band and Quinn, this after having been 2-1 down.

Division 2    

Victoria B beat CCC B 7 - 3     Victoria maintained their 4 point lead at the top of the table with this win over the young CCC side. Trevor Motto again won his 3, with straight sets wins over Sam Allen and Helen Liron 3-0, before a much tighter struggle against Tom Marsay, Motto winning 3-2 after being 2-1 down.  Peter Hinds also beat both Allen and Liron 3-0, but found Marsay to be too good as he went down 3-0. David Hole gained a 3-1 success over Liron before tasting defeat, 3-0 and 3-2 against Allen and Marsay respectively. In the doubles, the combination of Hole and Motto gained a comfortable 3-0 win against Liron and Marsay.

St. Mary beat Victoria A 7-3   In a tightly fought contest, each St. Mary player registered 2 singles victories. Fred Coote opened with an 11-9 5th game win over Ed Le Quesne, beat Alan Richardson 3-1 before losing 3-0 to Doug Ferguson. Darren Le Brun beat both Le Quesne and Richardson 3-1, but lost to Ferguson by the same score line. Barry Breuilly started with an excellent 3-1 win against Ferguson in 4 close games then lost 11-9 in the 5th game to Le Quesne, before ending the evening with a 3-0 victory over Richardson. Coote and Le Brun came back from 2-1 down to beat Ferguson and Le Quesne 18-16 in the 5th game of the doubles.

CCC A beat CCC C 7-3     Following a recent run of good form, the C team's Sam Elliott surprisingly lost all of his matches, though not before going to a deciding 5 th set on each occasion. Paul Hargreaves also lost his 3, taking a game from Carol Milnes and Martin Tupper. It was left to the C team's captain, Malcolm Gallichan, to restore some balance to the proceedings as he remained unbeaten. Rex Cardy, Milnes and Tupper therefore each gained 2 singles victories for the A side, with Milnes and Cardy also successfully combining for a 3-2 doubles success.

Division 3   

St. Joseph A beat St. Joseph B 3-2.   St. Josephs remain unbeaten at the half way stage of the season but were given a real scare by the league's youngest side. Matthieu Fisher beat both Jordan Wykes and Philip Quinn  3-0.   However Michael Fisher lost 3-2 to Wykes after being 2-1 up. He also lost 12-10 in the 5th game to Quinn.  In the crucial doubles, the Fishers won the first game 17-15, lost the next two games, before finally coming out on top 11-8 in the final set.  

CCC C beat Victoria 3- 2  This was another excellent match involving 4 junior players where the standard of play was exceptionally high. Ollie Meaton beat Chris Morshead 3 - 1 and Jack Messervy 3-2, 11-9 in the final game.  Ollie Griggs also beat Morshead, 13-11 in the 5th game of a match of many thrilling rallies, before losing 3-0 to Messervy.   . In the doubles the Victorians won 3-0, 13-11 in the final game, but this was not enough to win the match.

CCC A beat St. Mary B 3-2    CCC's sister act, Kelsey and Jodie Le Maistre remain in joint second place. Both beat Paul Moullin 3-1, but each lost out to a much improved performance from Dot Kierys, The Le Maistres however took the doubles 3-0 to win the match.

St. Mary A beat CCC B 5-0 .  Another girl in form was St. Mary's Anne Coote with wins over Emily Robins 3-2 and the diminutive Jack Mills 3-0.  Vic Roberts fared even better with 2 straight sets victories.  In the doubles, the St. Mary pair lost the first game before going on to win 3-1. 

Division 4   

Victoria A beat St. Joseph B 5-0 .  The league leaders kept up their impressive start to the season. Harry Messervy won both his matches 3-0.  Adam Denny beat Andrew Tsang 3-0 and Corey Stewart 3-2 after being 2-1 down.   Victoria also took the doubles 3-0.

Pegasus A beat CCC B 5-0   This win means that Pegasus remain in joint second place in the table. In the singles Oren Le Marquand and Tyler Gosselin won both their matches 3-0..  In the doubles James Job and George Gautier won the first two games 13-11, before losing the next 3 games 11-9.

CCC A beat CCC C 5-0 .  CCC A also share second place with Billy Hickling and Carl Duncan both winning their singles and the doubles without dropping a game to Nate and James Walwyn, though both Walwyns are improving week by week.

League report 30 Nov 08 week 6

Division 1

Pegasus beat St. Joseph B 7- 3  Pegasus remain at the head of the table, despite the efforts of Josh Band who recorded two excellent victories over Bruce Gallichan 3-0 and Dave Cronin 3-1. Gallichan and Cronin both fought back with straight set victories over Tom Quinn and Daisy Duke 3-0.   Junior Scott Cassin continues to impress for the defending champions, coming back from 2-0 down to beat Band. Cassin also won 3-0 against Duke, before going down 3-0 to Quinn. Clive Hansford and Cronin beat Band and Quinn 11-9 in the 5th game of an exciting doubles encounter.  

CCC A beat CCC B  6-4.    CCC A are now the nearest challengers to Pegasus following this close fought victory. For the B team, Trevor Lefebvre was unbeaten with successes over Luke Walker 3-0, Kevin Allen 3-1 and Bobby Vincent 3-2. Barry Vibert also beat Allen 3-0, however lost 3-0 to both Walker and Vincent. The improving Tom Marsay, playing as reserve for the B team, lost his 3, taking a game from Allen.  Despite his heroics in the singles Lefebvre was unable to carry wily veteran Vibert as they went down 3-2 against Allen and Walker in the crucial doubles.

St. Joseph A beat CCC C 7-3.   For the A team Craig Gascoyne was once again undefeated, his victories including a drubbing over the despairing Mark Liron. Top 12 Junior champion, Max Tupper, matched the performance of Gascoyne, dropping just the one game to Glen Brown.  Tom Morgan, who has moved up from division 3, continues to impress but is finding victories hard to come by. Morgan lost 3-0 to Liron and Hugo Tupper, before just failing to get the better of Brown in five close sets. Tupper and Gascoyne beat Brown and Liron 3-0 in the doubles. 

Division 2  

Victoria B beat St. Mary 6-4     Victoria now enjoy a healthy four point lead at the top of the table following this success against their closest rivals. For Victoria, Trevor Motto showed a welcome return to form with 3 resounding victories. David Hole won 2, losing to Fred Coote, however securing the crucial final match of the evening against Darren Le Brun, while Peter Hinds chipped in with his success over Breuilly.  In the doubles, Le Brun and Breuilly beat Hole and Motto.

CCC A beat CCC B 6-4.      Despite another defeat for the young CCC B side, Tom Marsay was again in fine form winning all his matches 3-1.  Sam Allen beat Martin Tupper 3-2 but lost 3-1 to Rex Cardy and 3-0 to Carol Milnes.  Helen Liron won a game against Tupper but lost 3-0 to both Cardy and Milnes.  In a close doubles, Tupper needed all of Cardy's steady resolve as they overcame Allen and Marsay 3-1 to clinch the two points for their side.   

ictoria A beat CCC C 6-4   A first defeat of the season for CCC, the league's draw specialists. Doug Ferguson was man of the match for Victoria, dropping just the one game to Ollie Meaton.  Both Alan Richardson and Ed Le Quesne beat Meaton, before each lost 3-1 to the unflappable Malcolm Gallichan   CCC's Paul Hargreaves beat Richardson 3-0 and Le Quesne 3-2, 11-9 in the 5th game.  Seasoned campaigners, Ferguson and Le Quesne, overcame Gallichan and Hargreaves 3-0 in the doubles to gain the win.  

Division 3

St. Joseph A beat Victoria 5-0    St. Josephs retained their 100% record and are clearly now the team to catch. Matthieu Fisher beat Jack Messervy 3-2 and Chris Morshead 3-1.  Brother, Michael Fisher, also beat the unlucky Messervy, 13-11 in the 5th game and Morshead 3-0.  The Fishers completed the whitewash, coming out on top 3-1 in the doubles.

CCC A beat St. Mary A 3-2   CCC A did St. Josephs a big favour with this win over the latter's nearest rivals. For St. Mary, Vic Roberts defeated Kelsey Le Maistre and combined with Anne Coote to win the doubles. However, two wins from Jodie Le Maistre and Kelsey's victory over Coote was enough to give CCC the points.

St. Mary B beat CCC B 3-2 .   In undoubtedly the league's closest match of the week, Paul Moullin and Dotty Kierys both won one singles for St. Mary, as did Emily Robins and Jack Mills for CCC.  In the doubles, the St. Mary pair edged to victory, 16-14 in the 5th game, to give the home side the narrowest of 3-2 successes.

League report 22 Nov 08 week 5

Division 1

Pegasus drew 5-5 with CCC A    A point dropped by the champions as CCC's Eugene Ellis produced his best performance of the season with victories over Scott Cassin and Dave Cronin, both 3-0 and Bruce Gallichan 3-1. Bobby Vincent beat Cassin 3-0 but lost out 3-1 to Gallichan and Cronin.  Reserve Tom Marsay was defeated in straight sets by Cronin and Gallichan before just going down 3-2 to fellow junior Cassin.  Ellis and Vincent paired up in an excellent 3-1 doubles victory over Cronin and Gallichan.

CCC B beat CCC C 8-2.   The anticipated victory for the B side for whom Trevor Lefebvre impressed with 3 victories without dropping a game.  Kay Lefebvre lost 3-1 to Mark Liron before gaining victories over Glen Brown 3-0 and Hugo Tupper 3-2.  Barry Vibert beat Mark Liron 3-0 and then came back from 2-0 down to beat Glen Brown. A desperately tired Vibert was unable to repeat the feat against the much younger Tupper, Vibert losing out 3-2 after having been 2-1 up.  Trevor Lefebvre and Vibert defeated Tupper and Brown 3-0 in the doubles.

Division 2  

Victoria B beat Victoria A 6-4     Charles Le Sueur won his 3 for the league leaders, the closest a 3-2 win against Doug Ferguson. Trevor Motto lost 3-2 to Ferguson and 3-0 to Ed Le Quesne but beat Alan Richardson 3-2 after being 2-1 down, Peter Hinds lost 3-1 to both Ferguson and Le Quesne but beat Richardson 3-0.  In the doubles, an amazing return from Le Sueur at match point in the 4th game kept he and David Hole in the match and they eventually beat Ferguson and Le Quesne 11-9 in the 5th game to get the win.

St. Mary drew 5-5 with CCC A.    Darren Le Brun was again unbeaten for the parish side, but was pushed close by both a resurgent Martin Tupper 3-2 and Rex Cardy 3-1. Barry Breuilly beat Cardy 11-9 in the 5th game but lost 3-1 to Tupper and 3-0 to Carol Milnes.  Fred Coote lost 14-12 in the 5th game to Cardy and 3-1 to Tupper and 3-0 to Milnes.  Le Brun and Breuilly beat Tupper and Milnes 3-2 after being 2-1 down in the crucial deciding doubles.       

CC C beat CCC B 6-4    For the B team, Tom Marsay continued his fine run with comprehensive victories over Malcolm Gallichan and Sam Elliott, Marsay dropping his only game to Paul Hargreaves.   Marsay's teammates, Sam Allen and Helen Liron, however both struggled on the night, though each had close matches with both Hargreaves and Elliott  Allen joined up with Marsay as they beat Gallichan and Hargreaves 3-2 in a close doubles including one game at 18-16. 

Division 3

St. Joseph A beat St. Mary's A 3-2    A fabulous match between the leagues 2 unbeaten sides, with Matthieu Fisher again on top form beating both Vic Roberts 3-0 and Anne Coote 3-1, the final game by 19-17.  Michael Fisher crucially came out on top against Coote in 3 close games, but lost 3-1 to Roberts.   In the doubles Roberts and Coote gained some consolation with their excellent 3-0 success over the Fishers.

CCC C beat St. Mary B  4 - 1 .    In another match where the standard of play was very high, Olly Meaton enjoyed straight set victories over both Paul Moullin and Dotty Kierys 3-0.  Olly Griggs beat Kierys 3-0, the final game 16-14  but lost out 3-1 to Moullin, this to give the parish side a deserved albeit solitary success. Meaton and Griggs combined to take a close doubles 3-2.

Victoria beat CCC A 3-2    Jack Messervy was in good form with wins over Kelsey and Jodie Le Maistre, both 3-0.   Chris Morshead lost 3-0 to Kelsey and 3-1 to Jodie.   In the doubles, the Victorians came back from 2 games down to win 11-8 in the 5th game and take the points.  

CCC B beat St. Joseph B 3-2.    A good night for Emily Robins over the young St. Josephs side, Robins winning both her matches over the full 5 sets. Jack Mills beat Philip Quinn 3-0 but lost 3-1 to Jordan Wykes.   In the doubles, the improving pairing of Quinn and Wykes enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 victory.

Division 4

Victoria A beat CCC C 5-0.   At this early stage of the season, Victoria remain the only unbeaten side. Harry Messervy won both matches 3-0, with Adam Denney also defeating James Walwyn 3-0 and Nathanael Walwyn 3-1.     Messervy and Denney also took the doubles but only after 5 hard fought sets. 

Pegasus beat Victoria B 4-1 Pegasus kept up the pressure on the league leaders, Owen Le Marquand beating Charlie Hodges 3-2 after being 2-1 down and Daniel Heaven 3-0  Tyler Gosselin lost 3-0 to Hodges, but beat Heaven 3-1.    Tyler Gosselin and Charlie Hansford beat Heaven and Hodges 3-0 in the doubles.

CCC A beat St. Joseph B 5-0 Billy Hickling had a good morning with success over both Corey Stewart and Andrew Tsang 3-0.  Carl Duncan also won 2, dropping just the one game to Stewart. Hickling and Duncan then teamed up to defeat beat Tsang and Stewart 3-1 in the doubles. 

Division 1

Pegasus beat CCC C 10-0 Pegasus moved to the top of the table in emphatic style, led by Bruce Gallichan who won his 3 matches without dropping a game.  Fellow veteran, Clive Hansford, beat Mark Liron 3-0, Glen Brown 3-1 and Hugo Tupper 3-2, this after having been 2 games down. Junior Scott Cassin continues to impress defeating both Brown and Tupper 3-1, before overcoming Liron 15-13 in the 5th game, Cassin also pulling back a 2 game deficit. CCC, last season's Division 2 champions, are finding the step up to the top level a difficult one but the experience being gained, particularly by the juniors Brown and Tupper, will certainly stand them in good stead for the future.

CCC B beat St. Joseph A 6-4    A close win for the CCC side, despite the efforts of Craig Gascoyne, who maintained his 100% record. Gascoyne won his 3, albeit dropping games to both Kay and Trevor Lefebvre. Gascoyne also teamed up with Max Tupper in a 3-0 doubles victory against Barry Vibert and Trevor Lefebvre. However Gascoyne's teammates had a miserable evening, Marcus Hawgood and Max Tupper both losing their 3 singles matches, Hawgood taking a game off the wily veteran Vibert, while Tupper won a game against both the Lefebvres.  

St. Joseph B drew 5-5 with CCC A    In questionably the match of the season so far, St. Josephs recovered from 4-0 down to deservedly take a share of the spoils . Tom Quinn lost 3-0 to Bobby Vincent but beat Luke Walker 3-1 and gained a notable victory over Eugene Ellis 3-0. Colin Marriott was very unlucky to come out of the match with no wins, losing 3-1 to both Walker and Vincent and 3-2 to Ellis.  Josh Band defeated Vincent and Walker both 3-1, but later succumbed 3-0 to Ellis. Band and Quinn teamed up to defeat Walker and Ellis 3-1 in a tight doubles encounter.

Division 2  

Victoria B beat CCC A 8 - 2    Victoria remain at the head of the table following this victory and in doing so, inflicted a first defeat on one of the nearest rivals. Charles Le Sueur was unbeaten, with 3-0 wins against Martin Tupper and Rex Cardy, Le Sueur also defeating Carol Milnes 11-9 in the 5th game of their match.  David Hole was also in good form with wins over Tupper 3-0, Cardy 3-1 and the unlucky Milnes 3-2, 11-8 in the 5th game after being 2 games down.  Trevor Motto beat a tiring Milnes 3-0, a dejected Tupper 3-1, before losing 3-0 to Cardy.  In the doubles, Milnes and Cardy beat Le Sueur and Motto 3-0.

St. Mary beat CCC C 8-2   The Parish side kept up the pressure on the league leaders with their latest win. Darren Le Brun won his 3, but had to dig deep in his 3-2 successes over both Malcolm Gallichan and Paul Hargreaves.   Barry Breuilly beat Hargreaves and Sam Elliott both 3-2, however lost out to Gallichan. Fred Coote lost 3-2 to Elliott before fighting back with good wins over Gallichan and Hargreaves.  

Division 3

St. Mary A beat CCC C 4 - 1 .    St. Mary maintained their perfect start to the season with this win. Vic Roberts beat both Olly Griggs and James Harrison.  Anne Coote beat Harrison but lost out to the fast improving Griggs. Experience told as Coote and Roberts won the doubles.

St. Joseph A beat St. Mary's B  5 - 0   St. Josephs also retained their 100% record but were pushed a lot harder than the score suggests, 4 of the matches requiring a 5 th and deciding set. Paul Moullin lost to both Michael and Matthieu Fisher 3-2.  Dot Kierys lost 3 - 0 to Matthieu, before succumbing to Michael 3-2.  The Fishers also ran out winners of the doubles, 12-10 in the 5th game.

CCC A beat St. Joseph B 4-1  A good win for the young CCC side against much younger opponents, in a match played with great spirit and a tremendous and very sporting attitude. Jodie Le Maistre starred with 3-0 victories.    Kelsey Le Maistre also beat Philip Quinn 3-0, before losing 3-1 to Jordan Wykes, the sisters teaming up in a 3-1 doubles success.

Victoria beat CCC B 3-2    The closest match of the week saw Jack Messervy beat Jack Mills 3-0 and Emily Robins  3-2 after having been 2-1 down.  Chris Morshead had a crucial 3-1win over Mills before losing in 3 close games to Robins.   In the doubles, Mills and Robins beat the Victorians 3-2, coming back from 2-1 down. 

Division 4

The “new kids on the block” were back in action this week, following a break of 2 weeks from league action, but not from a lot of hard and fun practice, evidenced by the standard of play on show.

Victoria A beat Pegasus A 4-1.   Victoria head the table following their victory over close rivals Pegasus. Harry Messervy came back from 2-0 down to beat Tyler Gosselin 3-2 and then beat Charlie Hansford 3-1   Adam Denney lost 3-0 to Hansford but beat Gosselin 3-0.   Messervy and Denney won the doubles 3-0 with 2 games going beyond 10-all.

Victoria B beat CCC C 5-0   Dylan Rawlinson and Charlie Hodges didn't drop a game in their respective singles matches. The doubles proved to be much more even, James and Nathanael Walwyn winning the first game, before eventually losing 3-1, 12-10 in the 4th game.

CCC A beat St. Joseph A 4-1.   Billy Hickling was impressive with two 3-0 victories. Carl Duncan beat David Quinn 3-0 but lost 3-2 to Timmy Boulter, this after being 2-0 up. Hickling and Duncan ran out 3-1 doubles winners

St. Joseph B beat CCC B 4-1

Andrew Tsang was another in good form also taking both singles without dropping a game.  Corey Stewart beat James Job 3-0 but lost 3-2 to George Gautier after having been 2-0 up. Tsang and Stewart combined in a 3-0 doubles success

Division 1

Early indications are that the battle for the Division 1 title looks like being a close fought affair with four sides sharing top spot following on from the third week of matches.

Pegasus beat CCC B 7-3      The defending champions recovered from last week's defeat with Dave Cronin leading the way, all his wins coming in straight sets. Bruce Gallichan beat Barry Vibert and Kay Lefebvre 3-0, however lost 11-9 in the 5th game of an excellent match against Trevor Lefebvre. Junior Scott Cassin gained two vital wins for his side, coming back from 2-1 down to beat an energy sapped Vibert and Kay Lefebvre 3-2. Trevor Lefebvre proved too good, however, for Cassin with a 3-1 victory. A good night for Lefebvre was completed as he teamed up with a rejuvenated Vibert in a 3-1 doubles success against Cassin and Clive Hansford.

CCC A beat St. Joseph A 7-3    CCC joined St. Josephs at the top of the table, despite 3 wins from Craig Gascoyne who maintained his 100% record, Gascoyne dropping only the one game to Eugene Ellis.  Gascoyne's teammates, Thomas Morgan and Max Tupper, were less successful. Both lost 3-0 to Ellis, although Morgan did take a game from Bobby Vincent, Tupper doing likewise against Luke Walker.  Ellis and Walker are looking to be a vastly improving pairing as they defeated Gascoyne and Tupper 3-0 in some style in the doubles.

Division 2  

Victoria B drew 5-5 with CCC C    The league leaders, Victoria, dropped their first point of the season in a match full of many close and exciting games. Sam Elliott had an excellent evening for CCC, winning three close matches beating Trevor Motto 12-10 in the 5th, David Hole 11-9 in the 5th and finally Charles Le Sueur 11-9 in the 4th game.  Malcolm Gallichan beat Hole and Motto 3-1 but lost 12-10 in the 5th game to Le Sueur.  Paul Hargreaves won a game against Hole but otherwise was unsuccessful.  In the vital doubles, Hole and Motto came back from 2 games down to beat Hargreaves and Gallichan 11-7 in the 5th game.

CCC A drew with Victoria A 5-5    Ed Le Quesne starred for Victoria, winning all 3 of his matches, dropping a game to each opponent.  Doug Ferguson beat Martin Tupper and Rex Cardy 3-0 but lost his first match 3-0 to Carol Milnes.  Junior, Myles Hawgood, performed with much promise, albeit experience told as he lost out to each of the Vintage Trio. Cardy and Tupper beat Hawgood and Le Quesne 3-0 in the doubles to level the match.

St. Mary beat CCC B  6-4   CCC's Tom Marsay fine form continued, despite his side being edged out against the Parish side. Darren Le Brun beat Helen Liron and Sam Allen 3-0 but lost 3-2 to Marsay who came back from 2-1 down.   Barry Breuilly beat Liron 3-0, before losing out 3-0 to Marsay and 3-1 to Allen.  Fred Coote lost 3-0 to Marsay but came back with two very good wins against Allen 3-2 and Liron 3-0.

Le Brun and Coote beat Liron and Allen 3-0 to secure both points for the Parish side

Division 3

Another batch of tight matches, all decided by the narrowest of score lines.

CCC C beat CCC B  3-2    Olly Meaton beat Jack Mills 11-9 in the 5th game and Emily Robins  3-1, the final game 15-13.  Alex Du Feu lost 3-1 to Mills but crucially defeated Robins 11-9 in the 5th game.    In the doubles, Mills and Robins beat Meaton and Du Feu 3-0.

St. Joseph B beat St. Mary's B 3-2   A very good result for the young St. Josephs side. Philip Quinn beat Dot Kierys 3-1 and Brian Nicolle 3-0.  Jordan Wykes beat Kierys 3-0 but lost 12-10 in the 5th game to super veteran Brian Nicolle, who recovered from being 2-0 down. In the doubles the St. Mary pair won the first two games easily, lost the 3rd game 11-9 and finally won the 4th game 14-12  

St. Joseph A beat CCC A  3-2   Close games a plenty in this match, with Mattieu Fisher leading the way with wins over Kelsey Le Maistre in 3 close games and Jodie Le Maistre 3-1.  His brother Michael came back from 2 games down to beat Kelsey 12-10 in the 5th but lost 3-1 to Jodie.  In the doubles, the sisters prevailed, Jodie and Kelsey coming out on top with a 3-1 victory. 

St. Mary A beat Victoria 3-2 .    St. Mary retained their 100% record despite the efforts of Jack Messervy who beat Anne Coote 3-1 and Vic Roberts 3-2. Chris Morshead lost 3-0 to Roberts and in the match that was to prove the decisive result, 11-9 in the 5th game to Coote. In the doubles, Coote and Roberts lost the first game but rallied well to win 3-1. 

Division 1

St. Joseph A beat Pegasus 6-4     St. Josephs maintained the Division's only 100% record following this victory over the defending champions. As expected, Craig Gascoyne won his all his matches, beating Dave Cronin and Paul Routier 3-0. Gascoyne was however pushed hard by Scott Cassin, before prevailing in the deciding 5 th set. Max Tupper defeated Cassin and Routier but lost to Cronin, all 3-1.  Although losing all his matches, Tom Morgan continued to show much improvement in this his first season in the top flight. Gascoyne and Tupper teamed up to take the deciding doubles, 3-1 against Cronin and Cassin.

CCC A  beat CCC C 10-0    A resounding victory for the A side, for whom Luke Walker won his 3 without dropping a game.  Eugene Ellis dropped just the one game to Mark Liron, the other member of the A side, Bobby Vincent, enjoying victories over Hugo Tupper 3-0, Mark Liron 3-1 and Glen Brown 3-2, this after being 2 games down.  Ellis and Walker beat Tupper and Brown 3-0 in the doubles.

St. Joseph B beat CCC B 6-4.   The closest match of the night saw both Josh Band and Colin Marriott of St. Josephs come out on top against Kay Lefebvre and Barry Vibert, before both lost in straight sets to Trevor Lefebvre.  Tom Quinn gained a straight sets victory over Trevor Le Febvre but surprisingly lost 3-2 to both Kay Lefebvre and Vibert.  Quinn's match against Vibert was unquestionably the match of the evening, the trimmer Vibert outlasting Quinn over 5 grueling sets, taking the deciding set 13-11. Band and Quinn took the vital against Trevor Lefebvre and Vibert 3-0. 

Division 2  

Victoria B beat CCC B 7-3   Victoria top the table following the victory over the young CCC side. For the victors, David Hole was in imperious form with wins over Helen Liron 3-0, Sam Allen 3-1 and Tom Marsay 3-2. Peter Hinds performed likewise defeating Liron and Allen 3-0 before succumbing 3-1 to the impressive Marsay. Sam Motto beat Allen but lost to Marsay and Liron all 3-1 The combination of Hole and Hinds beat Marsay and Liron  3-1 in the doubles.

CCC A drew with CCC C 5-5   An excellent evening for the C team's Sam Elliott with 3 wins against much more experienced opponents, Martin Tupper, Rex Cardy and Carol Milnes. Club stalwart, Malcolm Gallichan also had wins over Tupper 3-1 and Cardy 3-0, before losing out against Milnes 3-1. Paul Hargreaves lost his 3, but did take games off both Cardy and Milnes. In the doubles, Milnes and Tupper defeated Gallichan and Elliott 3-0 in close games to level the match.

St. Mary beat Victoria A  8-2.  This proved to be a comfortable win for the Parish side against under strength opponents, despite the valiant efforts of Ed Le Quesne. Darren Le Brun won his 3 comfortably.  Ken Le Brun was also unbeaten, his closet match being against Ed Le Quesne, Le Brun taking the deciding set 11-9.  Barry Breuilly lost his opening match 3-1 against Jack Messervy and then lost 19-17 in the 5th game of a marathon match against to Le Quesne, before gaining his solitary success against Myles Hawgood.   Le Brun and Breuilly beat Messervy and Hawgood in the doubles.                                                                                         

Division 3

St. Mary A beat St. Joseph B  5-0 .   St. Mary maintained their perfect start to the season with this win against the very young St. Josephs side. David Deffains and Vic Roberts won their singles against their young opponents.  In the doubles, Anthony Marriott and Philip Quinn had a big lead in the 5th game, before the St. Mary's pair dug deep and showed their experience to take the deciding set 11-9.

St. Joseph A beat CCC B 4-1  Some very close matches as St. Josephs kept the pressure on the St. Mary side. For the victors , Mattieu Fisher defeated both Jack Mills 3-1 and Emily Robins 3-2, the latter 12-10 in the 5th game.  Brother Michael came back from 2 games down to beat Mills 11-9 in the 5th and also took 5 games to beat Robins   In the doubles Mills and Robins won 11-9 in the 5th game to gain a solitary but much deserved win.

CCC A beat CCC C  3-2   Kelsey Le Maistre continued in her rich vein of form with wins over both Olly Meaton and Ollie Griggs 3-1. Kelsey also teamed up with Jodie as they secured a 3-0 victory in the doubles. Jodie lost both singles matches but will no doubt find her best form again very soon.

St. Mary B beat Victoria 5-0.  The scoreline does not reflect the true story of the match, as there were a number of tight matches before Paul Moullin and Dot Kierys eventually overcame newcomers Norma Hinds and Chris Morshead.

Division 4

The Geoff Reed Table Tennis Centre continues to be a buzz of activity as the newcomers to the game take part on a Sunday morning in the recently formed fourth division.

Pegasus A beat St. Joseph A 5-0

At this early stage, Pegasus do look to be one of the stronger sides. Tyler Gosselin and Charlie Hansford both won their matches 3-0 and together also won the doubles 3-0 against the younger pair of Timmy Boulter and the diminutive rising star David Quinn.

CCC C beat St. Joseph B 5-0

CCC also look to be a talented side. For the victors, Andrew Tsang beat James Walwyn 3-0 and Nat Walwyn 3-1.   Corey Stewart beat James 3-1 and Nat 3-0. The CCC duo took the doubles 3-0. 

Victoria B beat CCC B 5-0

Dylan Rawlinson beat George Gautier and James Job both 3-0.   Daniel Heaven beat Gautier 3-0 and Job 3-2.  In the doubles Charlie Hodges partnered Rawlinson and they beat Job and Gautier 3-0. 

Victoria A beat CCC A 4-1

The longest match of the morning saw Harry Messervy beat both Billy Hickling and Carl Duncan 3-2. Adam Denny beat Duncan but lost to Hickling, in each case 12-10 in the third game.  Messervy and Denny secured the doubles in 5 close games.  

Division 1

Pegasus beat St. Joseph B 7-3    2007/08 Champions Pegasus began their defence of the title with this victory over the potentially dangerous St. Josephs B side. Bruce Gallichan was in impressive form with comfortable 3 wins. Gallichan was well supported by David Cronin who beat both Tom Quinn and Nicola Duke 3-0, Scott Cassin gaining an excellent 3-0 victory over the Island Ladies champion. For St. Josephs, Josh Band put in a superb performance to defeat Cronin, Band and Quinn both defeating Cassin, Quinn's victory coming after 5 hard fought sets.  Cronin and Gallichan beat Duke and Band 3-1 in the doubles.

CCC B beat CCC A 8-2. A good victory for the B side who took full advantage of the absence of the A side's Eugene Ellis. Trevor Lefebvre won all his matches without dropping a set and was backed up by a leaner looking Barry Vibert, who beat Luke Walker and Malcolm Gallichan. Kay Lefebvre also had wins against Walker and Gallichan. The only consolation for the B side was Bobby Vincent's wins over Vibert and Kay Lefebvre. Trevor Lefebvre and Vibert defeated Vincent and Walker 11-8 in the 5th game of the doubles.

St. Joseph A beat CCC C 8-2 .    This matched involved 4 of the up and coming juniors. Craig Gascoyne was the star man, remaining unbeaten without dropping a game.  St. Joseph's Max Tupper was also undefeated beating brother Hugo and Glen Brown 3-1. Tupper also came back from 2-1 down to beat the experienced Mark Liron 3-2.  Tom Morgan had a good 3-1 win over Hugo Tupper however lost 3-0 to Liron and 3-2 to Brown.  Gascoyne and Max beat Liron and Brown 3-0 in the doubles.

Division 2  

CCC A beat CCC B 8-2     A good victory for the experienced A side against their young counterparts. Carol Milnes won her 3, dropping games to Tom Marsay and Sam Allen. Teammate, Martin Tupper beat Allen 3-0 and Helen Liron 3-1 but lost 3-0 to Marsay in his opening match. Rex Cardy gained decisive wins over both Allen and Liron 3-0 but too lost 3-0 to Marsay. Cardy and Milnes took the doubles 3-0 over Marsay and Allen.  

Victoria B beat St. Mary 7-3   Charles Le Sueur enjoyed a successful return to the local table tennis, defeating Fred Coote 3-0, Barry Breuilly 3-1 and Darren Le Brun 3-2.  Trevor Motto was also unbeaten on the night with wins over Coote and Le Brun 3-1 and Breuilly 3-2.  Peter Hinds lost 3-1 to Breuilly and 3-0 to Le Brun but came back from 2-0 down to beat Coote 3-2.   Le Brun and Breuilly teamed up to defeat Le Sueur and Motto 3-1 in the doubles.   

   
Victoria A beat CCC C 7-3   A good night for the Victoria sides, with the B side also enjoying success after some very long and close matches. Doug Ferguson was in impressive form with victories over Paul Hargreaves 3-0, Malcolm Gallichan 3-1 and Sam Elliott 3-2.  Ed Le Quesne beat Elliott 3-1 and Hargreaves 13-11 in the 5th game but lost 12-10 in the 5th game to Gallichan.   Alan Richardson lost 3-0 to Gallichan and Elliott, before overcoming Hargreaves 13-11 in the 5th game.  Ferguson and Le Quesne beat Elliott and Hargreaves 3-1 in the doubles.

Division 3

St. Joseph A beat CCC C 4-1.  A good start to the season for the young Fisher brothers who are many peoples favourites to take the title this year. Michael Fisher beat Alex Du Feu 3-1 and Olly Meaton 3-2.   Mattieu Fisher also beat Meaton 3-1 but surprisingly lost 3-1 to Du Feu, an excellent win for the latter. The Fishers won the doubles 3-0, but the final game went to 16-14.

Victoria beat St. Joseph B 3-2 .  A close fought victory for Victoria against the league's youngest side. Jack Messervy beat Jordan Wykes 3-0 and Philip Quinn 3-1.  Chris Morshead lost 3-0 to Quinn and 3-2 to Wykes, after leading 2-0.  In the crucial doubles, Messervy and Morshead came out on top 3-1.

CCC A beat CCC B 3-2.   Kelsey Le Maistre starred in her side's opening victory with wins over Jack Mills 3-1 and Emily Robins 3-0. Sister Jodie lost 3-0 to the much improved Robins but enjoyed success against Mills 3-2 in the final match of the night.  Mills and Robins beat the Le Maistre sisters 3-0 in the doubles.

St. Mary A beat  St. Mary B 5-0 .   The Division's Senior players were on show in this battle of the parish sides, the A side gaining a resounding victory David Deffains won his two without losing a game, but Vic Roberts was taken to a 5th game by both Paul Moullin and Brian Nicolle. Deffains and Roberts won the doubles to take an early top spot in the league.

Division 4

The 4 th division is made up of a host of new juniors who have all taken up the sport over the past few months. At this early stage, it is difficult to predict who will prove to be the pick of the 8 sides making up the league

Pegasus A beat CCC C 5-0

Tyler Gosselin beat James and Natanael Walwyn, both by 3-0.   Charlie Hansford also won both his matches 3-0.  Together, Tyler and Charlie won the doubles 3-0.

CCC A beat CCC B 5-0

Billy Hickling beat George Gautier and James Job both 3-0.   Carl Duncan beat Gautier 3-0 and Job 3-1.  In the doubles Hickling and Duncan won 3-0.

Victoria A beat Victoria B 4-1

Harry Messervy beat Dylan Rawlinson 3-0 and Charlie Hodges 3-1.  Adam Denny beat Hodges 3-1 but lost 3-2 to Rawlinson in an extremely close and hard fought match. Messervy and Denny beat Rawlinson and Daniel Heaven 3-0 in the doubles.

St. Joseph A beat St. Joseph B 4-1