THE two leading league teams found themselves contesting a quarter-final of the Aldershot Table Tennis League Div I Cup and it proved to be an enthralling encounter.

Central A fielded Peter Millard, Phil Snelson and Paul Baker, while cup holders Tennis A comprised Eliot Tilley, Paul Myers and Ross Saxby.

The first six sets were shared. Snelson beat Myers and Tilley and Baker defeated Myers for Central’s wins. For Tennis, Saxby beat Millard and Baker, with Tilley getting the better of Millard.

The critical seventh set between the two unbeaten players, Snelson and Saxby, was a classic. The first four games were shared, with just a couple of points in it.

Snelson secured the deciding game, 11-7, to give Central a 4-3 lead. Tennis, however, dug in. Tilley beat Baker in four games and then Myers defeated former team-mate Millard to secure Farnborough Tennis Club’s spot in the semi-finals.

Fleet A gambled with a two-man team for their Div II Cup match against Frimley B. They need not have worried. Lawrence Dack was unbeaten and David Joyce lost only to David Mackinnon as Fleet reached the semi-finals with a 5-4 victory.

Frimley D eased into the Div III Cup semis with a convincing 5-2 victory over Cody E. Anthony Connelly and Gary Nicholson were both undefeated for Frimley.

Ash G beat their J clubmates 6-3 in the Div IV Cup. Bob Murrell was unbeaten for the Gs and Chris Payne supported with a double. Bob Murrell won two for the Js.

The first two matches in the Bob Taylor Cup have also taken place. Division Three, the trophy holders, narrowly lost to the Division Four outfit, 7-5. Every player won on the night, but John Asprey (Div IV) was the most successful with two wins, plus a tie against Paul Jarvis. The latter was also unbeaten, recording a win and another tie, this against Richard Hornby. Division Four edged the match by winning two of the three doubles.

Division II beat Division I 8-4, with both David Joyce and Melvyn Lovegrove unbeaten for the winners.

In Division One, Bentley A overcame Tennis C 9-1. Andy Mudie and Micky Lang claimed maximums and Steve French won twice.

Two-man Cody B beat their A team 6-4 in Division?Two, with Duncan Sibbick chalking up a full house. Kin Chan supported with two wins.

Results:

Div I

Bentley A 9 Tennis C 1

Div II

Cody B 6 Cody A 4

Div IV

Ash J 3 Ash G 7

Div I Cup

Central A 4 Tennis A 5

Div II Cup

Frimley B 4 Fleet A 5

Div III Cup

Frimley D 5 Cody E 2

Div IV Cup

Ash J 3 Ash G 6

Bob Taylor Cup

Div I 4 Div II 8, Div III 5 Div IV 7